Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-01

Two persons who have been reckoned for the
last few days among Mr.. Greeey's most valued
supporters have basely deserted him. We refer
to Jefferson Davis and George H. Pendleton.
We are not aware that the latter is under any
special obligation to Mr.. Greeley, but we submit
that it is not in keeping with that reputation
for courtesy and honor which has given him his
title of Gentleman George" to raise hopes in
the breast of the confiding agriculturistof Chap.
paqua only to disappoint them so soon. Upon
Jefferson Davis, however, Greeley has claims of
the strongest kind, and we learn from the Trib.
une of yesterday that he fully recognized their
obligation. He had written letter to Wade
Hampton declaring for Horace Greeley, and say
Ing that the democratic party would act unwise-
ly to make nomin atoms at Baltimore Asa man
Mr. Davis adds, he could not refuse to support
Mr.. Greeley for his kindness when under trying
circumstances. Now this is a manly and credit.
able declaration, though the pun in the last sem
tence may be condemned as a matter of taste;
yet we learn by telegraph that Davis denies hay
ing written any such letter. This is too bad.
To abuse the confidence of his benefactor in this
way is an act of baseness, of which we can hard
ly believe even the ex-confederate leader to be
capable. To exhilarate Mr.. Greeley by writing
the letter and then to crush his spirit by deny
ing 1t, shows a cruel ingenuity of ingrattude
Tor which the fact that he did not write the let
ter hardly affords any palliation, and the add-
nonal fact if it should so turn out, that he has
not denied it, would be no excuse
The ingenuity and impudence of swindlers
have no assignable limits; the latter quality
decidedly predominates in one of them who calls
himself Thomas d. Thorp, and processes to
nave place Of business in New York. Thomas
says be is brewer, and combines with that oc-
cupation the less laborious one of selling revenue
stamps. He is fortunate in both these pursuits,
put more fortunate in cousin, who "has full
charge of the government printing office in
washington, where all the revenue stamps are
printed" This convenient relative furnishes
Nun with all the stamps he uses in his brewery,
anu as 1t is impossible for any one TO tell how
many are printed, he can get in this way all he
wants. These personal details Mr.. Thorp mem
"o"' )" letter he has taken the trouble to send
Z" eVi'ath gentlemen Of this city who were
ouce brewers, but have not been enoaoed
thai business Tor year or two mast Ue does
not do this 10 excite their envy IN ho.s, Of ~,
superior good fortune, or prove their inablIty
10 compete with a rival so favored IN 10
contrary, he offers to share with them HE ,o,,,
liar advantages, for consideration. az co',r,o
but not an unreasonable one. He saws. ,,No,,, /,
you will agree to say nothing about this mater
] will furnish you with all the stamps YOU wan,
will charge you only $40 for each 500 worth
You can send the money 10 me by mail fo
whatever amount you want Remember, mum
is the word" The gentlemen favored by NJ
Thorp's offer have not awaited themselves of !
but, as the letter is autographed, we presun
that many others have received the sam
tempting proposal, and some of them
most likely, have been deluded by il
since brewers are not exempt from huma
trailiy, aud here and there one may be foun
who Is both dishonest and stupid We confident
y believe, however, that # any one has entrust
ca his mopey 70 the person who uses the nam
% ihofp,i the expectation Of obtaining stamp
NJ aslHy per cent discount, he has been disar
pointed, and has never received any staDon.
good or bad, stolen or forged The swipdle /
IA obvious copy Of the thoroughly exnoso
trick Of The sham counter(eiters mr. s,,,
dust swindlers, as they have been cae,
Less plausible devices have had hos,
Of victims. Some men have an asto,
ishlng propensity for being cheated, and y
should not be surprised 10 learn that this fellow