Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-25
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The Grant Journals were assidu-
ously engaged for some weeks in Civ
ing circulation to a slandcr against
Senator Schurz, in connection with
certain business transactions of his
| while a resident of Waterfowl, in the
State Of Wisconsin,. The gist of the
charge WIS, we believe, that Schurz
had laid OFF certain real estate into
town lots, which he sold at their full
value, Notwithstanding the whole
property was heavily mortsaSed.
Lachrymosc Radicals were ready 10
shed bountiful tears over the mlsfor-
tunes of the dcfraudcd lot buyers OF
Watc:town, and there WAS 10 emu 10
their denunc.ution of the hen" !"
human shape who could thus '"Ne
advantage of unsuspccting honesty
0, how the hl pocritical whip>'c'S
rolled this morScl of scandal uhoer
their TONGUES! They proclaimed IL
Iloudly from the house tops 'ha'
Schurz was n prescribed man ''''s
old Wisconsin home, ami that ne
| would not dare TO make a speech
there, under penalty OF being f"'t'"
sggcd. &c. But our gallant senator
has a way of confounding his adfer-
s,ric, which is rcfresIinglv delight
full. L. :. Grant, il will be rcmcm-
bcrcd, made an issue of reraclty with
him. and came ont the most clicctu-
ally proven up liar since Anal'laS and
Sapphira. 50 Schurz went up to
Watcriown the other day. having
previously sent word to his old
ncigl,bors and friends that hc was
going to make them Il speech, iii or
der that they might procure Il good
suppl, OF rotten eggs, and have every
thing ready to cover the face of their
dc>poi!cr with sr,'umtfed confusion.
Well, the momcntous day came.
ScllurZ found himself approaching
the scene of his alleged villainics, we
will imagine, with feelings very
nearly akin % those of Jacob as he
ncarcd the formidable cncampment
of the wrongcd Esau. AT a station
forty miles away he sees awaiting
him a procession. What is it! No
doubt Il solemn population to warn
him not to leave the print of his I'M
liallowed foot in the sacred dust OF
Watcrtown. But to his utter sur
prise and Undesirable delight as
Wendell Phillips would say, it turns
out to be the mayor of that devaStat'
cd town, and a large number of il:
most influential citizens, come tC
welcome back with open arms The
fell d~csolutor Of their homes. The
train approaches the town. Affair:
look vet more threatening. y grea'
crowd surrounds the depot yelling
tremendously. Look out o thu
eggs. But somehow it didn't turn
egg>-actly that way. What a curious
fashion they have OF receiving a NAL
~efnctor up there. lie steps of the
cars amid the deafening cheers o
thousands. Perhaps out of a refine
mcnt of cruelty they have determine,
to despatch him with Kindness. Il
indeed eeIns 50. Look ut those
hearty slaps of honest hands on hi.
back and shoulders. See these tire
mcnduus wrcncllcs of the hand
How the crowd, c ONE and
children, press upon him! To sutfo.
cate him with laudatory welcomes is
evidently the plan. But after run
ming a terrible gauntlet. the exhaust
ed orator reaches his hotel, and cs
capes for IL while this friendly ven
geancc. But the storm breaks GU
anew upon his dcfenccless head whel
the hour for speaking arrives. Now
evidently the Radical predictions ar,
about to be fulfilled, and the hon
eyed words Of thai silvcrv tonyu,
viii be stifcd by the ovarian roma
of the most penetrating description
One thing is sure. never was crimi
nal vouchsated Il more demonstra
tive execution. They came by thou
sands from every direction, in cars
in wagons, on horseback. on foot, il
every Imaginable way, i'll fact. An'
what a sympathy they have for tn
poor doomed man up there; how
they wave their hats and handker
chiefs towards him, and cncourag,
! him with friendly words! The rot
ten eggs are slow to make their ap
%pearancc lie begins speaking; con
tinues ten, fifteen, twenty minutes
still no eggs. He goes on for half n
hour, all hour, two hours, and tinall
winds up amid a perfect thunder q
plaudits. Surely no such scene ha
been witnessed since Mark Anton
made that noted speech ovcr til
, dead Cesar in the market place a
Rome. We rather wish the Radical
T. would trumVup some similar charg
!. against :Scliurz in every princip:
q. town in the doubtful States.
: Horse Thieves.