, 1872-11-23
WASHINGTON.
"reminiscences Of the Campaign.
Some Friends of Lewis Cass--CleVe-
land and Detroit Cities,
The Iron Screw--H. B. Paine
on Chase.

on Chase.
From Our Opz Correspondent.
WAsn1se7os, Nov. 10, 1872.
During the past year, have travelled many
thousand miles,-one trip to Cuba, one to the
Pacific Coast, one to Salt Lake, one to Arkansas,
two to Canada, and, for the rest rambling over
all the Eastern portions Of the country and, asI
sit down to overlook the memoranda of these
excursions, I see many kindly names which de-
serve commenlation for some knowledge gra-
ciously rendered, but which were crowded out
Of the weeks record by less agreeable and more
imperative topics.
TIE REMAINS or LEWIS cA6s.
Amongst the very communicative gentlemen
must remember John Harmon, OF Detroit. He
had been the editor Of Cass' old home organ for
very many years, and had held the positions Of
Mayor and Collector Of the Port. He gave very
sincere and hearty support to Greeley and the
Liberal movement, but I WAS chiefly interested
in hearing him talk about Cass.
A great deal Of Cass' property around Detroit
has been sold OFT to supply the desires Of some
Of the children who have married and reside
abroad. Cass' residence nt the Court Of france
inocu1ated his family with foreign preferences,
and most Of them remain permanently out of the
country. His enormous property in the region
Of Detroit has been good deal depleted BY sales.
Harmon told me OF q scene at the Baltimore
Convention, where Pierce WIS nominated, which
deserves to be put down. After balloting for
some time, with Cass ahead, but never up to the
two-thirds vote required, the State OF Virginia
swung OH from Mr.. Cass, and cast her vote for
Daniel S. Dickinson. Harmon vent up to Dick
inson, and told him that Nlr. Cass' friends ex-
pected that he would retire-for that ballot at
least-in Cass' favor. Alr. Dickinson said he
would ob1igo Mr.. Cass to that extent, and he
did decline, but with bad grace whereupon
Virginia cast all her ballots for Franklin Pierce,
OF New Hampshire ; and Pierce, at tho next BAL
lot, was nominated. Harmon says that he Was
at Barnums Hotel; and that, after tho nom1 na-
tion WAS made, he was passing an open door
there. and heard the voice Of Dickinson, very
loud and indignant; and, without thinking,
Harmon walked into the room.
'Mr. Harmon" said Dickinson, ''you have
put me in the position to-day Of losing the Pres
idency Of the United States. Old General Cass,
standing ont against hope, has crowded better
men than himself to the wall and, but for his
request that should get out Of the way to-day,
Franklin Pierce would not now DO the nominee
41s Of the party and could have been chosen and
Harmon shys it was all true, and, as soon as
he could find it convenient, he 1etreated, and
ieft tfe irate statesman to bemonn HIS ayii for
tune.
eansitivo men he ever know abo11t newspaner-
oftaclr ana won1d fnr7 na1e hefore 4 n hia
dav h. waa - man of acme sterling character:
and it is q little queer now to read how, as H.
dian Superintendent, he explored Michigan -z.su-
t;,n,a aeo r. -,1.;n - e soan hn1o- -,
aver tl'st ~ na1rot Joanoa rats nad 1ttia COM
~ H. 1nt4a 1,nrton rrtE ~
Cass ne, when ne go. 20 90 ga!ia1ous, alu tIn a
o. snss eoat 49, ~ thn haosa r. SfaE{;, v.
noten WIZ eooasu sue " - tha o. ~
ae ue 4 WIS saraaa ers.t;131 srdact i sy
snd the res resources yersatty ~ oat auGaGS, anq 30
4qstte o. tan 5uren % ofoFe sl's e1eAt oooSss u
Mlcalean W aue ""u.
A1ter hls oeIeas py @ san balan; oass nuhs nh
aong as 1n sot. y, a 1fa nn
SO It that M bis friends generally pulled md hauled
H t " G.h;nat IL; 4;,na ~ 49, sva III. b;a
ous u ~ 49, "a - W .1era1 s
tbE;ftu end evan naGnr;ona and nrnhah1v nuhiic
;fa ~ ~ s,oa fo h. aftar ha becama ami
aan ne o3 a.
any .5 man man becomes who gets the Presidency on
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ao s 90 Ss' d naa tnj;ai- that r. soa,ar -
tEe ~ ist nso ,aal a;a 1in 1a' ~ at tu9 s
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~ ns'eeM ~ sue 0 ~ .rh;o ~ ~ n-.arao
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nonse 10 uaa ano ero Gity i11H a ~ Ho 70 ;s
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nn,a ~ nntn eJSs % ~ cSc nficea +;
Gss ;s n4 ~ ms+rn;t ~ 1,avap eaen,ad
tns county a. a. a.y, o,aar 1,1b1; s;r;t
VI ms " W. utsr5 r5 ;Ic - araap3 Gh;asoa .nI ofher
wn,cn "e lu " ort;o, ~ tbs :, r na ~ tba
younger so"1s VI " s ~ - tIat Stota e
Whe1 T@11 Y.cb - Chandler can Be- great man It
VII ps ~ 1srars;1 ~ eao 'tD'o' 't0
e1'AA aeS't ~ TsTr ~ 1rvv,.xn
rgora,an5 ia o,,e of the most nerfect NJ MI the
,ueatn MO- nosasaaaa nrovnc;a1;sma
,n;. ~. =, +hana nonts Fl chsracter
~ w., a. +ha whn1e citv pent1e and cordiai
s;rt pos 8'Ir nreVai1s and some q the pleasantest
ep-nn.21 epr.S ;n anorica ;s tn he fonn1 on That
3vtmf3 WesFsrn Raserva. Re- % Amongst he eentlernon
,";fb ufon, had conversat;on in cleveland was
r ~ 3 PANE T7h;s oantJaman WA the Demo
crst;c cs1d;date far Hovernor OF Ohio arainst
Salmon p Chnse. when the latter was re-eiected.
snI ha ran Ghsaa a. cfoaa1v that Il took many
dsva II Irnow aTactlv how fhe State had zone.