The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-12
The Man WHO Nominated Greeley Dis
covers HEmseff.

zoned with the proud possum, as the
"signo" under which we should "vinco"
or bust, in the momentous national CON
test of 1872. We declared ourself for
''anybody, on any platform to beat
Grant" On the 14th of October we
flung out the name OF Horace Greeley
for the Presidency, and announced our
Willingness to support him, Gratz Brown,
or the dovil, to- overthrow the Galena
gift gobbler. We proclaimed the utter
hopelessness of any Democratic ticket,
and denounced as the bIindest and besot-
tedest Jackassery any National Conven-
tion, or nomination, by our party. Aud
on, the howl that went up from Dan to
Beersheeba. from Cnpe Cod to san Die
go! Every paper in America had its say
about the ludicrosity Of an uncompro-
missing rebel, States rights paper, taking
such stand, enunciatiug such doc
trlne, raising such candidate. Demo.
Gratis, Conservatives. Radicals anu Mig
gers We'd with each other in vituperation.
oalumny, mockery aud Iampoonery.
Fudge, fustian aud foolery. blubbered
one diminntive Democratic tadpole.
Greeley will never join the Liberals,
positively lied another. Caucasian folly,
nonsenslcal rant, sensational drivel,
chlmed hundred others. "Horace
Greeley, Gratz Brown aud Pat. Donan-
q hopeful sot Of President-makers,"
chuckled every yanko-uigger ink squirt
IN the land. from the Springfield, Nasty
chuseets Union. and New York lying
ltmes. to the pirate embcllished Hanni-
bal Courier. aud thiefedited Now Or
leans Repu6Ac1m. Luuutic, lunutic,
chnnted our enomies; cratic vagary, un-
accouhtaole, queer, whimpered our
friends. Ha! ha!
~, Tall aches from little too corns grow.
The dorided, '.lunatic" policy OF eight
months ago., today hailed, the wide
world over, as q masterpiece of political
strategy. Aud we oursef, last week. be
held, III the famed meatro polls of Ohio,
tue vastcst gathering of patriots that
have ever assembled in America. since
tho war, nominate, amid q prodieious
tornado of applause. the identical names
which it was ''lunacy" in us to suggest
few mouths agol Aye we have peni
uidi.d.
Sound the hew gag; strike the ton.ion:
beat the fuzzy-guzzy; wake the gong.
kwong; let the loud hosanna ring: bum
tum. fnzzle bum. dinggo bin! Praise
God, from whom ali blessings flow.
praise HIM all patriots here belowl
Glory Glory!! Gloo-ory!! In the lam
guags of the sanity Beecher, when he
heard Of the butchery of 10000 of his
fellow beings, at Gettysburg, "Bully.
hallelnjnhl" All hail to the Israel of
Liberalism and Reform, for now may
they triumph gloriousIy. The woolIy.
horse and his rider may they cast into
the sea. Jubilatel Hoopteedoodendool
Jacobinism totters to its fall. Unconsti.
tutlonal Congresses of periured ruffians:
ltohy palmed. -taking, office-ped-
ding, Presidential Doors and sots:
usurping Legislatures, blasphemous
pick pocket Senators and Governors,
shouider-strapped outlaws. titled bum
mers. reconstruction satraps, niger
bacchanals, official inoendiaries, thieves.
bond holders. cut-purses, all trenble at
the roar OF coming doom. The whole
gigantic fabric Of fanaticism, corruption
and wrong reels and shivers before the
rising hurricane of long down-tram-
pied aud deluded peoples wrath and
common sense. TIE Dsum laudamus.
Radicnlism the great is falling, in falling.
Huge will be it's tumble, and few will be
the mourners. Ring out, ye bells, bells,
bells-the steamboat bells, the far
sounding bells. the COW bells, the peace
ful bells, the sleigh bells, the merry
bells. the church bells. the deep-toued
bells. the factory bells. the engine bells,
the bellies in bellshuped crinoline-all
the bells but Stewards 'little belll"
Ring. ring your glad anthems over city
and country, over mountain and prairie,
crag, river, lake, wildwood aud valley.
Let the joyous music strike the skies.
Jingle. jingle! TIng-a-lingl Ding
dong. ding-dong!
Rejoice, ye old men. because ns things
are going now, your ancient optics shall
onoo more see ''peace on earth, good
will to men," and your skinny fingers
thrill with the long-forgotten magnetism
OF half dollars that glitter and clink.
Leap for Joy. ye aged women, because
ere long calico, tea, sugar and camphor
Will De back at old prices; open your
toothless. cat-fishy mouths aud warble
sweet songs of deliverance. loot the
tympanum- cracking rams horns. Howl
rApturous hosannas. ye Gea. bitten HOUND
pups; and lot the gleetul cat. t.gut squeak.
Pipe forth your gladness, oh jassacks
and nightingales aud ganders. Croak,
ye frogs; squeal, ye hogs Flap your
wings and scream your shrillest note of
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