The Placer herald., 1870-12-17

The incased letter was found near But
tiers house in this city, in an envelope.
Print if you think best
Yours, G. WALKER.
LOWELL, Oct. IS, 1870.
Ny Dear Horace:-I think the time APP
proache. when according to our understand
ing to interview me, though it may not be
well to do so before the November election
The Republican party is as dead as Chelsea,
and if it can not be galvanized | will have a
new one. You have reputation of honesty
and are said to resemble old Ben Franklin
think you are as honest as policy will al
low That is all that is claimed for him you
know. do not Aatter. So let us go ahead.
1t is my intention to be President of the Uni
ted States; and when set about matter
of this magnitude ali h--ll cannot stop me-
Grant went in on hismilitary record when it
was fresh. 1t is now old and somewhat tar
nished He hates me, but is no match for
me in politics. have fixed him by a series
of movements away beyond bis military tao
tics. He little knows who of HIS Cabinet
are MINE. Without boasting can say that
roam at will through the Treasury, Patent
and Internal Revenue Departments; the sub
ordinates know, feel, and tremble at my
power. have more men at my dictation
than any other living man has or ever had.
Every member Of the Ship Island expedi-
ton that Gov. Andrews attempted in vain
to crush has been appointed to good positions,
or what is better for me, expect to be.
Will a.. ,,ol.boJ ;o,lo Eoo II or;,,~
has been at the Bird Club on Saturdays,
sitting between Sumner, Wilson and Cahin
gathering, have held my ieree at his Office,
5 fremont Row, dspatchng and receiving
kilograms from every quarter, and have had
time to compare notes before the Sabbath,
which we all so sacredly keep, you know.
My entree at the Department gives me eIact
as a lawyer; while the fee of 50 600 killed
poor John =. Hale hive princcy in
come from that profession, and the beauty of
the thing is that nobody holds NE to the
same moral standard. ! would not care
d-n if they did, am master of the situa-
ton, and hold the only Bay State in the hol-
low of my hand have Whiting at Wash
ngton to manage the Immense number of
patent and other cases in which | have in
terests besides my fees and where money is
paid, he can swear to anything-anyhow.
have been very successful in my under
takings, and though when started the Ship
Island expedition from Boston, the very hors-
es drove were mortgaged. have now
funds to any desirable extent, every dollar
of which shall go to accomplish the darling
object of my le;rt, my glor rois am it ION.
There is no man in Massachusetts for whom
| care brass farihing, except Sumner and
he is so stolidly honest, and imagines him
self so elevated in the world esteem that he
won't 60 out Of his way to cross my path as
long as pay the tribute of hattery to his
insutf'rable vanity. 1t is rather CALLING to
my free, open manner, bat it is the only way
to use the egotistictl peacock. have kept
poor Wilson in state of constant alarm for
the last two years have held my sledge
hammer over his head, while Boutwell,, like
the mole that he is, was undermining his
feet enjoyed his contortions hugely, say
ing, in answer to the frequent abortive at
tempts of his friends to pump me, "Do you
take me for fool, to seek the position |
know cannot get Boutwell, can have it if
he wishes" Boutwell, said the same to me.
We have acted together ever since we were
members of the Democratic party. The i'm
parchment of johnson cemented our fortunes
anew, though Boutwell,, who never had a
particle of Imagination, made himself rdicu-
Ious in his famous 'hoe in the sky illustra-
ton. We understand each other as much
as a dssembler can comprehend man of
my depth, capacity and audacy. | have
him by the throat, but handle him gently,
because have use for him hereafter. He
fondly dreams that he will checkmate me;
but it takes more than that owlsh reticence
to accomplish such a feat.
The man who will be President of these
United States, that has tasted military glory
must be made of different materials than
ccmpo Lis narrow, selfish, cold, timd soul
My great cry will be, 1.-The British posses
sions, have them we WILL peaceably if pos
sible, forcibly if we must" Every dollar Of
that vast fortune possess shall go for the
object. | can at any time prccipitate a con
hct by the fishermen of my district, over
whom have unlimited control. Bat Eng
land dares not fight with u.s. She will yield,
as she cares nothing for her expensive colon
ies We can assume the Alabama claims.
But it does not follow that we need pay them.
We have not yet paid the old French claims,
and reasons enough for not paying them can
always be scared up, at sight, you know.
l shall have the leadership in Congress;
there isn't man in the House for whom
care snap. have taken measures with
Boutwell, and Delano for the defeat of old
Schenck and that Id Fansworth, and nei-
ther of them will show their snouts in Cong
ress. As to Bingham, he is a tough old
cuss. hope to get rid of him, but hardly
expect it,
l have another plan which may not meet
with your views so readily, but the man
who could thrust jeff. Davis upon the
country after the Government had payed
800 900 for him, petticoats and all, won't
stick at 90 small matter. | must concili-