The Van Buren press., 1872-09-24
NO. 2l.


Senator Buckalew's election will guasan.
tee us that grand old Keystone common.
wealth in November. 1t 10 perfectly r.
diculous to think OF Psnnsylvsnia going
Tor Grant And the last OF the list 10
RHODE ISLAND.
Mr. Gresley's clam bake trip through
Ltile Rhody settled that job. II has
bsen populsrly supposed that the
Spragues lead that State to political vic
tory.
Heretofore, (since 1851 at least VIM.
Sprague has been on the side OF the Re-
Publican party, and his brother, Amasa
Sprague has stood firm by the Dsmocra-
cy. Now these two men OF vast wealth
end power are pulling valiantly at the
same swingls-trce. and their glsrious
song is.-
IIurrah we've won Il sailsntly! cssI slsrs ~
For Gran. 5" sI'd isi sasrssss. sss'lAssss'dsss.
Tho carpet knights sorsiy psssssa. and hdiasfe
Full vol they know their borrowed slsnss shsy sss
The mailed Sanassi sfths South. h.ssr. our .pssss
And troop, Of prudential kin are a..ns Arossh,hs
town.
Cola. lies low with Robson. Den Datlss saass.
The sru,ts blade Of Horace in their hearts hss found
And lis. angry srissls,. Fish licts his wounded
Whilst victory !, perchins on the ha, Of chsspsqus
Ifthe Spraguss can sing thst ssns to
the tens Of thousands OF m. n and women
in their employ in Rhode Island, can ws
not count 1t among our states certain Tor
Greeley2
The Bianton Duncan nasco at Louis-
vile made an effort to impress the coun.
try with the Idea that
], OLD KENTUCKY
Would not support Horace Greeley. The
enthusiasm for Greeley there 10 over
whelming. Men and women all over the
state vie with each other in expressions
OF personal admiration. Ireceived day
or two ago a private letter from = wide
; awake and lovely young lady Of Yer.
saillss, the county capital Of one Of the
richest Of the Blue Grass region counties,
and Miss Smith writes as fsllows:
"You don't know the amount Of
Greeleyishness there 10 down here or you
might be induced to come in this drec-
tion. have never heard ofany one per-
son so highly sulogizsd as 10 Mr.. Gree
ley. He must be q very excellent man.
The greatest honor We can confer upon
the gentleman 10 to call our inimitabls
canary Horace As there js no one in
our family to vote we will let little 'Hor-
ace chirp few praises.
That indicates the social aud personal
feeling which Is sxerting itself for honest
old Horace. The people love and adors
him And when the masses Of the pco-
pie set their hearts on man, no power,
of gold or sanguinsry fame. csn
oyermatch the movement.
Republicans are often told that il 10
simply going over to the Democracy to
vote Tor Greeley. Is itp Then what
vet sf fools we have made OF ourselves Ia
the past decade For instance We have
sung peans TO our leaders - We should
To- and among those chiefs whe have BY
their great service won our bearts aud K
heads. | might name dozen or 20 OF
PUBLIC MEN
Who have heretofore been eur Rcpubli.
can champions, and are now vehement
,dvocates of Horace Greeley. Tho are
lhcse mcnp Lot us name them.
l Gslnsha A. Grow. He was our Re.
publican speaker Of the house OF repre-
',1tatives at Washington some years age.
2 Gen. Nat. p. Banks. He Was slss
, speaker Of our congressional house,
and did some very good military service
in our late war. He 10 now chairman Of
h. committee Of foreign affairs in the
house
8 Charles Sumner IL 1t necessary
hat SAY word about Sumner His
biography Ia household word--on ~.
", bodys lips.
1 Lyman Trumbull Senator Trum.
,uil is the father Of the grand law on civ
| rights, That alone should be the
yrandes. compliment which could BE- paid
lin He stood up in the United States
senate and defended impartial justice
when Senator Morton was talking against
.olored suffrage at Richmond. Indiana.
Gov. Austin Blair. This gentleman
vas governor Of Michigan . few ysars
,go and then his constituents demand
I'd his services in congress: He now
,iyes his heart and soul to tho Greeley
6 Gen John F. Farnsworth. Fer
years Gen Farusworth has represented
one ofths strongest Republican districts
Df Illinois in congress. Again and again
.ha people have elected him, and now bis
voice is raised for Horace.
Z Senator William Sprague. lie 10
we'll known, and that settles Little Rho.
iy.
5. Gen. Carl Schurz. A man OF ac-
intellect and profound states-
His eloquent voice, once 20
potent for the regular Republican ticket,
S now raised with peculiar power for
he sage of Chappaqua.
O. George w. Julian. Everybody
Knows that Mr. Julian was one OF the
athers of the Republican party-an in
statesman, congressman
whose services were Of the highest order.
Who was Industrious, faithful and able.
Is is working like hero for Horace
Greeley
10. Then there Is John Hickman, who
stood up bravely and powerfully against
he Nebraska bill, which carried slavery
nto free territory Mr.. Hickman sivesa
,igorous support to Horace Greeley.
II Gen. John NJ. Palmer, who Was The