The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-11
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Correspendence Between Char lie.
OeCsAak And SnAss tyoSs-A Fret.
" Kettle OF Political Fish.
From the NY. Hersld.l =
RlcHMpND. VA, Oct. 8, 1872.
Mr.. James Lyons, late President OF
the Louisville Democratic Bourbon
Sorehesd Convention, which nominated
Chsrles OConor, 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 a Convention on the
29th ina. for the purpose oftorming
an electoral ticket for O'Conor and
Adams. the Herald correspondent called
upon him with q view to ascertain
whether Mr.. OConor had actually
accepted the Louisville nomination.
Mr.. Lyons replied by showing me
correspondence which had re-
Gently taken place between himself and
Mr.. 0,Conor, and though the latter
expressly stated in his letter that it
should not be published. Mr.. Lyons
considered it his duty to lay it before
the public. He eulogized Mr. OCouor
as the faithful and fearless defender of
the constitution and the equal rights Of
all who asked nothing for one part
which those of any other part were
not equally entitled to; never bending
the pregnant hinges of the knee that
thrift may follow iawnipg; but, with
sublime devotion to, the liberty and
welfare of his country, clinging to the
constitution az his rock OF ages. 1t
was Mr.. Lyons intention to publish the
correspondence in the city press, but
upon the solicitation Of your correspond
ent he willingly gave it exclusively to
the Herald.
BOURBON COCKTAILS FOR TWO.
The following is the correspondence
RICHMOND, VA, Sept. %, 1872.
My DEAR Mr.. O'CoNoR AS the
newspapers say you have accepted our
nomination, can you write me as the
President OF the late Convention who
first annoupced your nomination to you,
and which l may give to the public,
showing that you do accept, at least, so
far as to say that il elected you will
serve? 1. is of much importance that
you should do so, for many people
otherwise sensible will not vote for any
man who will not say directly and pub.
licly that he will serve them, because
they consider his silence as contemptu-
GUS, which you know is objectionable.
see the papers represent you as saying
that Greeley is a man of transcendent
ability. Is not that a misprint? If it
is please tell me so. Yours truly,
JAMES LYONS.
New YORK, Sept. 80, 1872.
Hon. James Lyons, Richmond, Va.:
My DEAR SIR-Your esteemed favor
of the ODD inst. did not reach me till
this forenoon II have said or written
anything different in the slightest de-
gree from what is contained in my two
published communications-one to the
Louisville Convention and one to the
committed possess no power of lam
guage which would enable me to speak
more plainly on any of the subjects
there treated of. 1t may be true, asyou
suggest, that the people will not vote
for any man who will not announce IN
a public manner that if elected he will
serve them. Ifso they will never vote for
me. 1 should regard such announce
meut as one mode Of soliciting their
support. If the Southern people did
not know before said anything on the
subject that one of the candl-
dates is a man of transcendent
ability they are sipgularly slow OF
appreh ension. The desolation Of which
they complain is attributable to him.
BOURBON AND BIrTERs.
The long and disastrous war that
filled his "bloody chasm" with tratri-
cidal slaughter and involved the whole
country in debt and decentralization is
due to the "unequalled energy" com.
biued with the folly, of this one eI"
ceedingly able, exceedingly amlable
and exceedingly mischieyous man. l
regard the possibility OF his election
with inexpressible aversion. II the
ideas Of heather times prevailed | would
cheerfully surrender my person as
a sacrifice on the altar OF that deity
whose controlling events might thus be
propitiated and induced to save my
country from the impending evil. l
40 not write this letter Tor publication.
With unchanged and Interchangeable