The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-08-14

anG there, while The strangers we're
oves rhe premises. Mr.
Greeley exhibited his stock and his
crops will, pardonable pride. and was
as enthusiastic as ever over the merits
Of his celebrated spring. Each guest
uuaffed goblet>ot the sparkling water,
aod after a short pause in the grove
the assemblage started for the house |
Here tile ladies were found waiting the
arrival Of the gentlemen. Dinner was
served in the grove, and the substan-
tails and aelicacies alike disappeared
with rapidity Miss Ida Greeley dis
pensed her fathers hospitality with
grace which added zest to the viands.
Dinner aver, a meeting was organized.
and after several speeches had beer
delivered Horace Greeley said:
Ladies and Gentleman was once
said by one Irish orator to another,
that he never opened his mouth but ne
put his foot in it. One of the ideas OF
candidate for the Presidency Is that
the always commits an error of the
| nature. Their friends always advise
them not to talk, although they might
talk if they did not say anything
Without referring 20 politics, I shall
sneak of the meetings in this grove,
as this will pe the last one. For
twenty years, my friends and neigh
bors, it has been my chief delight TO
spend one day at least in the week
among you. have enjoyed myself In
your society, and have had the rec
reation which my physical nature re-
j! ouired. In working on my farm this
spripr a new series Of circumstances
arrayed themselves about ME. Quite
unexpectly to me, was named as a
, candidate for the Presidency by my
most intimate friends. Then my cir
! Gle grew from six or eight to fifty or
hundred. We met in this grove, and
, SO much of my time was demanded by
them that was compelled to give VI
a nv exercise. These reunions were
= very gratifying to me; but the cr'tlca
a state of my wife's health, and tn
Iill-natured and, must say, impertl
IS nent remarks and criticisms Of certai
" journals, have cend cred ther
d sources of uueas ines and dis
= comfort to those who unite
,s with me. I never doubted that pei
ID sons who consented, as l do, to becom
III candidates for public offices are ia
ly subjects for criticism, but cannot st
he why ladies should have their name
l criticised in newspapers, and drlite
Y, across the continent by electricity
Ike don't think such commentaries, SUI
We important revelations, are consistel
ne with reputable journalism, nor WI
x that courtesy and good feeling viii
seems to ME to be improved wherev
one man meets another. 1t is, Their
ISL fore, deemed expedient by our frien
If to ask all who could to come here
he dav, to say after this our meet,n
=. will be intermitted. l trust they ha
MI been to most of us pleasant occasion
long to DO remembered. Whatever
future may have the past is not to
- forgotten. Friendships of the warm
l." kind have been formed in these gal
sal erings, and five could have been
the cluded from those insolent inrrusi'
ava which were deliberately intended to
unkind and disparaging, we sho
have continued our reunions. ]
70 % since we cannot be secured agar
ner gossips and tale bearers, we will {
.eW, continue them here and meet elsewh
.o -. IA yoice-At the White House, chez
ten After while it will be nothing OF
ION, ticular interest and profit to misrel
ctir sent what is done here. The objec
her made to the speeches of candidates
med the Presidency is not what they S
lack say that is improper or iudiscreet
we're what they shall say that is liabl
; the Misrepresentation. l was plur
ioed neck and crop, the other evening,
close gatherings social dinner OF col
wing graduates. 1t would have been I
to make excuses against going I'll
but went. I was entreated to sp
= his and did speak for three minutes OF
I the subject of education. 1t was at
) VIC reported around the country that
cd to tually proposed to give the Fec
oxen. Government the entire control o
lulse education Of the American PEI
nuns The impression was sent abroad Il
Il ten favored putting within tho sphci
the great Federal Government
n the matters of this kind. You
'hich therefore, cease your visits for the
appl- few months. Then in November
that election will be over, and trust
ex- we shall after that have oecasit
any meet in this grove and renew OF
pira,iens of friendly regards 10
Y are each other, and hope and pray for
other long life and nrosneiit..'