The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-07-18

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Iowa and other munich palities in the
state, may be expected
The property of some of these places
would hardly sell for enough to paw the
judgments. No community will ever
submit to proceeding which strips the
people of homesteads and household eff
fects, to pay an Indebtedness originating
in fraud. When the bond holders see
that they cannot get their pound of flesh,
they will be willing to take less. Both
parties should ultimately find relief in
some fair and equitable compromise.
1t is not just. that whole communities
should be impoverished to pay the bond
holders one hundred cents for what cost
them one.tenth that amount. We believe
these towns and counties are now, as they
have always been, willing to pay reason.
able sum to get out of their difficulties.
This recent decision gives both parties
an opportunity for a compromise which we
hope may be embraced to put an end to
this protracted and vexatious litigation.
DooLITTLE AND GREELEY.
From the Inter Oceanl
The interview between Dcolittle and
Greeley, on Friday, was substantially as
prefgured in the Inter- Ocean of that day.
Doolittle, the "detestable" H. G. broke
the news of his nomination to the great
bolteT as gently as possible, and the an
ticipated interf1ow of emotion followed.
In communicating to Mr. Greeley the in
telligence with which he was charged, we
are sorry to perceive Mr.. Doolittle per-
petrated what we are Obliged to brand as
a misstatement, which II. G., when he
was himself, would have characterized by
a much palmer word. Said Doolittle,
parodying most vilely the language Of
Judge Settle in notifying Gen. Grant of
what occurred at Philadelphia:
''The published proceedings of our con
vention show great unanimity, but those
only who took part in them can realize
the cordially and enthusiasm with which
it resolved to sustain the Liberal RepLb-
lican movement"
What do contemporary authorities gay
about this alleged bitter-pill cordiality-
this Boiled crow enthusiasm Saws an
editor of the Chicago Times, one of those
who took part in them" and who is far
better qualified to speak for the Demo
cratic party than the renegade Wisconsin
senator:
There is positively no genuine enthu.
slasm among these men who are going
for Greeley and who comprise an i'm,
mense majority of all the strangers here.
All of them seem to 0e swallowing that
bitter pill the public have heard so much
about, and this Greeleyism, like Macbeth's
amen, Sticks in the throat"
And Maj. Ben Perley Poore, q journal. |
lst whose lIfe-trled candor and accuracy
in recording events will make him be- !
lieved against hundred damaeogue
DoolIttles, writes, after the convention, in |
the Boston Journal:
"Ihe convention has been fully des- |
cribed in these dispatches, but it has been
impossible to convey an iGea of the mel
ancholy and dismal air of nearly every |
one engaged in it. None of the old,fash- |
Toned, Old-Hickery enthusiasm was man
ifest, and even that pleasant little gentle
man, Sunset Cox, moped about like an
without smile or joke"
That is to say, chose only who took |
part in" these proceedings "can realize"
"the melancholy and dismal air of nearly
every one engaged" in them.
Mr. Greeley in responding to this
"whopper" Of his esteemed and "detest-
able" friend, remarked that he was Gem
barrassed" by the occasion. The cause
of bis embarrassment is easily conceived. |
He was aching to give Doolittle quota
ton from the Tribune of the fall of 1849,
which was in the words and exclamation
points following: N
'You lie, william willfully, wickedly,
basely lie!