The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-20
GLASS HOUSES.
A Reply to an Attack on "raiz
BrOwn-what the Grant Journals
Have.PrOvoked-An Explicit state


BrOwn-What the Grant Journals
ed-An Ex plIeit state
ment.
To the Editor Of the World:
SRI iud the following in the New
York Tines of to-day:
The precise degree Of hilarity to
which Gratz Brown attained during his
somewhat recent demonstrations in New
Haven, Conn, seems difficult to deter
mine. Martin r. Gum writes to the
Palladium that be did not tell the re.
porter for the journal named that Gov.
ernor English said Governor Brown
was "boozy drunk" The Palladium
responds that "the Photographic phrase
booty drunk though strictly accurate
az describing Gratz Browns condition,
was not, as correctly stated above, used
BY Governor English."
Personalities OF the above description
are poor weapons TO use in political
campaign. But when two Grant Or
CANS OF the standing of the Palladium
and the Times unite in circulating the
report that Gratz Brown was "boozy
drunk" at New Haven, can any fair
minded person blame the opponents Of
President Grant for retorting the chargs
of drunkenness 2 Is it wise in those
who support a confirmed, sodden and
filthy drunkard for the chief Office in
nation to resort 10 such accusations
against others?
When at Buffalo, on the occasion Of
Andrew Johnsons famous Swing round
the circle" Gen. Grant was the guest
of the Mayor OF that city. One Of the
handsomest rooms in private mansion,
that has not its equal in elegant taste
in the United States, was prepared by
the mistress OF the house for the ac-
commodation of the Lieutenant Gen
eral. Grant was in such q helpless,
disgusting state Of drunkenness when
he arrived there as to necessitste hls
retirement. After he had been left in
q heavy sleep Of intoxicstion in the
room he revived sufficiently TO eject
the lad liquor ne had imbibed over the
embroidered coverlet and lace curtains
then rolling out on the floor, be still
more revoltingly disgraced himself to
the injury of the velvet carpeting.
While on the subject may state thai
Charles Goddard, the late Captain OF the
Port, has in bis possession letter writ
ten by Mr.. Rice, OF Boston, giving g
graphic description Of Grants drunken
condition at the first jubilee, when jim
Fisk and other friends were compelled
to surround him on the platform t.
prevent his disgrace from becoming pub
lie. The letter describes the orgies q
Josie Mausfeld's house before Grant,
departure for Boston. The names o
the parties present are given in the let
ter, and they included President Grant
Fisk, and Josie Mansfield; well known
faro bank keeper who subscribed
portion OF the amount for the pIrchas
Of Grants cottage at Long Branch ant
a divorced actress who Is now . star
at that watering place; Q manager OF
theatre in New York now undergoing
extensive repairs, and . theatrical lessee
New England general of volunteers
a celebrated financier now under
cloud; and a fair friend, and others
do not remember. Would it not b
just. in response to such gross personal
assaults as those in the Palladium an,
Times, to publish thus letter with tn
names Of the parties in FULLY
August Is. 1872. cd Tir-FoR-TAT.