The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-09
A BOURBON COCKTAIL.
Straight-Outs in Fierce Denuncia-
ton Of the Philosopher.
ANYTHING TO BEAT GREELEY.
Contemptuous Silence Not To Be Borne by Bour-
Correspondence Between Charles
OConor and Judge Lyons-A Pretty
Kettle Of Political Fish.


Mr.. James Lyons late President OF the Louisville
Democratic Bourbon Sorehead Convention, which
nominated Charles O'ConOr OF New York, and
John Quincy Adams, Of Massachusetts for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency, having published
card In the press OF this city, calling q C0nven-
ton on the Goth Inst, for the purpose OF forming
electoral ticket for O'C0n0r and Adams, the
HERALD correspondent called upon him with
view to ascertain whether Mr.. OConor had actually
accepted the Louisville nomination. Mr. Lyons re-
piled by showing me a correspondence which had
recently taken place between himself and
Mr.. O'Conor, and though the latter expressly
stated In his letter that 1t should not be
published. Mr. Lyons considered 1t his duty to lay
1t before the public. He eulogzed Mr.. O'Conor as
the faithful and fearless defender Of the constitu-
ton and the equal rights OF ALL who asked nothing
for one part which those of every other part were
not equally entitled TO-; never bending the prcg-
nant hinges OF the knee that thrift may follow
awning; but, with sublime devotion to the liberty
and welfare Of his country clinging TO the constl-
tuition as his rock OF ages. It was Mr. Lyons In
tention to publish the correspondence in the city
press but upon the solicitation Of your correspond
ent ne willingly gave 1t exclusively to the HERALD.
BOURBON COCKTAILS FOR TWO.
The following Is the Correspondence
~ RICHMOND. Va, Sept 49, 1872.
AS the newspapers say you have accepted our
the late Convention who first announced your
nUhIic shnr 70 you; ana which may give to the
as to say that II elected you viii serves II il Of
much Importance that you should do 80, for many
people otherwise sensible will not vote for any
man who VIII not say directly and publicly that
he win serve them, because they consider his 81
lence as contemptuous. which you know is unpar.
that Greeley is man OF transcendent ability Is
not that msprints II 1T Is please tell me so.
Yours truly, JAMES LYONS.
Hon. JAMES LYONS, Richmond, Va. -
MY DEAR SIR-Y0ur esteemed favor OF the 23d
inst. did not reach me till this forenoon. If have
said or written thing differing in the slightest
degree from what Is contained In my two published
COMMUNICATIONS to the Louisville Convention
language which would enable me to speak more
plainly on any Of the subjects there treated Of 1t
may y DC tfTe as you suggest that the people viii
public manner that II elected he will them. II
so they will never vote for me. should regard
such announcement as one mode OF soliciting their
support. II the Southern people did not know be.
fore said anything on the subject that one OF the
candidates Is man Of transcendent ability they
are sngularly slow Of apprehension. The desola-
tioh OF which they complain is attributable to him.
BOURBON AND BTrTERS
The long and disastrous war that filed his
"blOody chasm" with fratricidal slaughter and in
volved the whole country In debt and demoraza.
with the folly, OF this exceedingly able exceed
ingly amiabe and exceedingly mischievous man.
regard the possibility OF his election with inexpres
sibe aversion. II the ideas or heather times pre-.
vailed would cheerfully surrender my person as
sacrifice on the altar OF that deity whose con-
trolling events might thus be propitated ana in
duced to save my country from the impending
evil. / do not write this letter for publication.
With unchanged and Interchangeable friendship,
respect and esteem, remain, my dear sir, yours
| truly, CHARLES O'C0NOR.
| Mr. Lyons also submits the following extract
from letter from a distinguished New Yorker:-
NEW YORK, Sept. q, 1872.
/ am delighted that you have taken the only
democrat and patriot can take The idea that such
person can vote for such creature as Horace
Greeley Is prepOstel Gus. He was more the cause Of
all our troubles than any other man. and has
no fixed principles OF honor or politics.
O'Conor's letter will have an astounding effect
among the antGreeley conservatives upon its re.
turn here. * sHs''