The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-25

The war for tho White house WAAvs nv"
", IT'S raging from fend % end 81 the v
pupt.y. Men ara taking their sides ans
losips their ranks. Women, and boys
nd girls are affected by the rage
everybody il excited. HoFses and doss
md hats and fans and tho pataphernala OF
ashions are houored by the names OF Grant
u Greeley. Every where they absorb
Iheueht and control conversation. The
periodical brain fever by which our super
fetal people are attacked every four years
previous to the presidential election 10 OF
very aggravated character, this season. So
.sersvated, indeed, that the whole country
is becoming delirious. In these Perioaica'
attacks, reason and common sense invarl-
ABLY desert the patients. It is particularly
the case IN the present instance. Towsros
the middle of November the delirium pas
ses away, and tho poor pattenss generehy
recover the little sense they had. The dis
case cannot be cured. 1t must run us
course and reason seldom returns until
the disturbed brains of the diseased are
4 made to understand that such or sucn an
one has obtained Temporary possession Oh
the White house, house, which goes
into lieation every four years, and which,
axarx time it does fall into litigation, e1-'
cites in ats owners, the people, y mild or
; malignant form of~temporary insanity.
While the people labor under the attack
thew have a perfect mania for putting
little piece of paper in little wooden box
They call it voting. And when they nave
voted they are somewhat relieved OF their
disease. 49,,
of course, when the fit is on them, they
cav and do many wild and foolish things;-
but as nearly everybody is attacked AZ the
). same time and % 80 very few escape 'ns
y. contagion, these wild and foolish things ar
searcely noticed as being out OF the way
!, And one Of the most remarkable aymptom
. In those who are attacked is q liked loe
that everything they say and do Is periee
: \ v;.aom. No one can disabuse them of tha
a singular conviction.
-. In the present season this widespread
- disease appears under two forms,-th
"a Grant form-and the Greeley form.
w. IT'S difasult to say which form e Il
Ar worse. And it is equally difhcuie 70 90
On under which form the most are suherin
NO The Grant form of the malady seems
of have stricken all the coi0rsa People wi
.ea few exceptions but these exceptsona
\, tsfsicted with the Greeley brain fever, ha
A. ;nu caught it from their association WI
zoo some of the white race who brought t
sa4 oontaeions FROM Cincinnati where It n
broke out or from Baltimore where IL
-, sumed Quits virulens type.r5
W In all the C1stoh, officess Post otnces,
cot most of the national Bank institutions
sOr and ip fact wheFsyer the gey s'E1|n u,
he'd its servants the Grans-form OF the dise'
ave ia raging. Among the people the maia
eSin is Widespread. The Greeley form OF
lsss disease seems to be extending. Ame
1ach many distinguished ones who have LAT
hey fallen victims to II, it may be permitted
'ees mention the names of Sumner ana GENE
nen'' Banks. They are, however, suffering IF
:. =, o very light attack. Liberal puoiica
in the main, have the disease. Dem 1I
n,ns. ALSO. Ia the West and South the mailed
ever we'll nigh universal Some political phi!
she clans think, whether with reason OF VI
ii of eat we know not-that one salutaFy en-
able of the Greeley fever will be the comp
lrity, cure of all Democratic feyers ana the
'arge toration Of the patients TO strong, 90
gre Republican health - -: e. r. -
otne Fl eeems,l however, that sthl auo
rss type OF the strange nalady is abou
- break out in Louisville where conven
For of Political physicians 10 to meet to
~ at into consideration the present disord'
condition of the sick country We ay
..nh,. with anaiety, their prescriptions, for w
,at;ns cure thas4heir very prescriptionswill II
cross, duee . new form Of political fever.
nday)1 We are of opinion that all these val
y andt and violent 1naladies are wasting
i'll adj strength and wearing out the system o
people, Their effect upon the brain Of
ie ac- country is fearful;- land their effect
com: the heart of the country is dangero
Justify the extreme.
rscter By good fortuss we have escaped g
fAo"- type Of this periodical national malad
70 ING and We present our readers with the fol
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