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intellectual, social, or financial bankruptcy
when man constantly parades his highborn
rich, or influential friends for the sake Of
showing his own sOlvoncy and standing.
When we meet an individual who at every
turn f1ourishes into our faces, "My dear friend
the Duke of Ratstail," ''the Great Chan
cellor, who is a particular friend of mine -
or, Ny cousin the millionaire Fleabite,' -
we set him down as the zero whose value
depends altogether on the figure that pre-
cedes it. Only the painful consciousness of
ones poverty and weakness will suggest the
expsdient of dressing in so transparent a
beggar's cloak - the mere reflection OF
strange greatness, and We may accordingly
conclude that Mr.. Greeley begins to realize
that, after all, he is not supported by such
large numbers Of the best and ablest men as
he wants to make believe, for his speaking
trumpet, the Tribune, is kept hard at work to
establish his strength by publishing the name
of every prominent or notorious man who
declares in his favor. Recently it provided
for the entertainment Of its readers by list
of all the papers supporting Greeley, and,
since he has been derided on account of the
disreputable character of his chief supporters,
it follows up its useful work by putting to-
gether in one list the names Of his most
prominent Republican allies, with a display of
titles that would be truly imposing in country
less democratic than our own, and which
are evidently to serve as rich and full robes,
to conceal the small number of the bodies
they cover, for the list is sadly short. Thir-
teen names in all-rather an ominous num-
ber-counted forward and backward, and,
since it contains but the names of men known
before to favor Mr.. Greeley's election, it
would seem that its publication would rather
injure than improve his prospects. 1t is true
that we find some of the best men enlisted
in his support, whose detection We heartily
regret, but they are moro or less either
chronic soreheads or laboring under the in
fiuence Of real or imaginary grievances, and
arc prompted by personal passion and resent
ment, though imagining to be actuated solely
by considerations for the welfare of the Re-
public. The others are conscientiously work
ing for their own interests, had virtually
deserted the Republican party long before
Mr.. Greeley, and done everything in their
power to injurs and undermine it while
yet claiming oil Of its patronage, as for in
stance, "Speaker of the House of Rcpresen-
tatives Saith Congress, and Chairman Foreign
Relations Committee since, Nathaniel p.
Banks, Of Massachusetts," whose whole
course in New Orleans, his tender regard for
the rebels, and disregard for the rights of
the freedmen, are sufficiently indicative of
his tendencies, and explain why, after failing
to obtain under Republican Administration,
such position as he thinks due him, he should
cast his lot with the Democrats.
Chairman Of the judiciary, United States
Senate, for many years, Lyman Trumbull, of
Illinois, has virtually been outside of the
party, and an offense to true Republicans,
ever since his vote in the impeachment trial,
Zone of the "seven Romans" the Tribune
styled him. and has sealed his desertion by
voting against tho Ku-Klux bill and Mr..
Summers Supplementary Civil Rights bill.
As for member Foreign Relations Com
mittee, United States Senate, and since 1850
one of the most successful and valued orators
and editors of the Republican party, Major
General Carl Schurz," the whole Republican
press-we among the rest-have so frequently
discussed his merits and characterized him
as dangerous, INSCRIPTIONS political dema-
gogue, who is using high and rare gifts for
evil, that for the present we can well dis
pensc with dwelling on his course, except to
say that he, the real originator Of Liberal
Republicanism, is already heartily disguised
with his production, that he supports Mr..
Greeley with manifest avcrsion-with face
half laughing and half crying, and only be-
cause he cannot retrace his steps after burn
ing his ships behind him.
Concerning " Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, former Governor
of Ohio, Senator, and Secretary of the Treas
ury, Salmon P. Chase" it is sufficient to say
that he is suffering from the same disease
with which Horace Greeley is afflicted
the Presidential mania, and has an
old grudge against the Republican party for
not nominating him either in 1864 or 1868,
and that, in his desperation, he was even