Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-10-01
BALTIMORE LETTER.
Baltimore Corr of the Spirit of Jetfer.nn
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BALriMoR9, Sept %. 1872.
Dear Sp,r;t:-Agreeably to the promise
made you when we last sat down together to
chat over the wise saws and modern instances
of the campaign. l seize flying quarter>honr
this morning from other duties, to take ran>
dom shot or two at matters and things in
general.
liked your last leader on Martins visit to
Charlestown. He is clever Cts alpine,
good democrat and too unfashi .nable to have
boxed the political compass. Stick to him for
this reason, if for no other They say over
the mountains that Martins hobby is Har>
per's Ferry. He wants to get at those specu-
lators who have the place by the throat, and
when he goes down to Washington tn take his
seat, he means to press the bosses into them,
and know the reason why the Ferry should
continue to suffer and Its once thriving inter-
e>ts should be paralyzsd when prosperity and
a material growth such as the town never
looked forward to in its old and mort flourish
ing days Hundreds of thousands of dollars
and busy trade would have been centred at
Harpe's Ferry to>dsy by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. hut for the intrusion aud dis
astrous intervention of these same outside
schemers. My friend Vice President King
Gas we'll az Mr. Garrett) is deeply interested
in the restoration Of its natnral and legitimate
prosperity to the town. and had they not been
thwarted the practical realization of their
views would now be seen and felt Martin
understands all these things. and. depend upon
it, YOU will hear from him on the subject in
the Forsy-Third Congress.
And so the versatile Buteler is going to
run tandem in the race with Martin and the
Radical candidate NOT vet named WE'LL
Let him run. But don't rasp him so hard.
Think of his fine negative shadings-I mean
with the brush-and his puneent and per-
sonal cartoons of certain people whom tie
magnanimous fellow has now forgiven and
now extols. fbv the by, they are excellent,
those CAPITAL cart"ns.--s'mnst ur TO Matt.
Morsan's and Nt>t's in leslie and H,rper.)
Pardon something to tine shirt Of an artist.
who like Richelen with his poetry, has an
amiabie weakness for politics. RicheIien the
great statesman, insisted that he was great
err poet and the sketchy Bnteler NAV he the
victim Of like delusion in relation t., Com
eress. Men. you know, as common law and
common sense tell us. are seldom the best
judges "f themselves, and what harm is it If
good fellow, very Yorck of fellow,
chooses to re.ale himself and his neishbors
with the scattered sweets which he sayly
helned to blow in the Thirty sixth Congress
Trn" there is sernus side TO the subject.
as You we'll say; hut Mr.. Butchers friends
trust when he gets through with his frisk,
and comes to look that side in the face. he
will call halt, and have the good sense and
the honest patriotism to Distinguish between
the grave responsibilities and the humors of
the campaign.
Who knows, If Botclcr does the handsome
thing now, but Martin may persuade Horace
Greeley t. reward him with a good fat office
herenfter. Perhaps he may become Mini ter
to France! He looks like 9istingne of the
FnnJon'g 81 Gcrn'nin and NO mistake ahnnt
it. does the graceful I5"telcr. Aud then Mr.
Faulkner has been there and knows all ahout
it, and as Mr. Bntelrr is such an ardent though
late admirer of the ex Minister the ex- Minis
lister will Doubtless take him into trimming
when Mr.. Greeley sends his name into the
Senate az orr Representative at Ia R~l~LLqne
Frnmrnis. No man in America could get MP
more Of the exquisite and diatart air of
marquis Of the old regime than the clegan,
R"teler. Isv all means let him stop the
'n"'2"n, for Congress, and. assisted bv the
subtle cnnnscls Of Mr. Faulkner, begin to lay
his pipes for France
Yours faithfully,
GanRoJ, 0pus