The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-28
The Ruin that will Follow Grceley,s
Ele0tion.

Convention, the supporters of Grant are
now trying to frighten the people from
slecting him by prophecies that his tri-
umph will be followed by the ruin Of the
country.
The Hon. Thomas Murphy thinks
Greeley's election will ruin the country,
because it will depreciate the value OF
cottage property, and break up the mar
ket for fast horses at Long Branch.
The curb-stone brokers in Wall street
who daily sell thousands of dollars of
gold without having solitary cent in
their pockets, are sure that Greeley's
election will ruin the country, because
1t will throw the national finances into
dire disorder; and Secretary Boutwell, is
retailing the, same story in North Caro-.
lima, and trying to create money panic
among the negroes down there.
no doubt that Gree)ey's election will
overhauling in Congress-, it may dimi-
nish the amount of his per oentage of
the Alabama claims.
The venerable Caleb Cushing is ner-
vously afraid that Oreeley's election will
ruin the country, because he may ap-
point Secretary of State who can write
his own dispatches, and so cut Caleb off
from pocketing fat fees for doing these
odd jobs in very learned and trenen-
dous style.
Brother-in-law Louis Dent is certain
that Greeley's election will not only ruin
the country, but also his prospects of
realizing enything from his interest in
the swindling Perkins claim against
Russia. as it is not likely that Honest
Horace will send any communications to
the Gar asking for the settlement of
that claim as personal favor. Besides,
he would no longer be able to sell con-
sulships at 50, 500 each. and utter ruin
would foil upon the occupation of Office
peddlng, which has betome O profitable
industry under Grants administration.
Robeson thinks Greeley's election will
ruin the country, because he will no
longer be allowed to pay $93, 600 at
time to contractors who not onlv under
stand addition, division and silence, but
know how to give timoly gifts to the
Secretary's friends.
Baez is confident that Greeleys cleo.
tion will ruin the country, because it will
explode his San Domingo scheme and
wash the greasy job out of existence,
through the failure of United States
fleet to keep Baez in power; and Gen.
Babcock takes pretty much the same
view of the situation.
Gen. B. f. Butler is certain that Gree.
ley's election will ruin the country, be.
cause the new President will surround
himself with dishonest advisers and dis.
reputable characters.
Gen. Dent, brother.in-law of the Pre-.
sident, is perfectly sure that Greeley's
election will ruin the country, because
he will then no longer be chief door
keeper of the White House, the lucra-
tive pickings and stealings whereof are
congenial to the lofty nature of this high
functionary.
Brother-in-law Casey is panied to be-
lieve that Greeley's election will ruin the
country. because he feels sure that the
Chappaqua farmer will not have to
search long for reason for turning him
out OF the Colleotorship of New Orleans,
a position in which he is now kept in
defiance OF the protest of pretty nearly
all the honest men of Louisiana.
Brother-in-law Cramer proclaims from
over the sea that Greeley's election will
ruin his dearly beloved country, and
compel him to pack up his trunk and re.
turn TO his native land, and no longer
draw rations from the National Treasury
III Nto6hooiuS Am6ElCHu QlQlOmACV.
about which he knows as much as any
other ass who feeds at his masters crib.
The patriarch himself, good old Jesse,
lifts up his aged voice and weeps at the
ruin which will come upon his country if
Greeley is elected, for he knows that the
Covington post Office will suddenly slip
from his grasp, and the price of ganser.
ships fearfully decline in the Cincinnati
market.
Col. Leet is agitated in view OF the
general ruin which will prevail through.
ont the country on the election of Gree
ley, because he feels quite confident that
very econ thereafter there will come
specific order from Washington requir.
ing him to give up the general order bu-
siness in New York.
The army of deputy marshals, super
visors of elections, and other Southern
tip.staffs of the Administration, see
naught but ruin to the country in the
election of Greeley, because their power
to charge exorbitent fees for imprisoning
without warrant, and knocking on the
head without provncation nnti- Grant
voters in the South. nn,ler color of Ku
Klux and enforcement laws, will speedily
come to an end.
Tho oornot IN =.