The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-16
Nlw Yonk. Saturday. MAY 4.

1855 0lObo.
NEw ioaK. Saturday. May 4.
The scene in this city YESTERDAY.
when the wires flashed the intelli-
gcncc Of Horace Grcclcy's nomination
Ut Cincinnati, Is worthy Of description.
a vast multitude tickled almost to
death by a huge joke is one of the
stnngest sights III nature. tits a good
deal more than amusing. Ii Is a study
for the naturalist. And never. per-
laps, was there more favorable op-
portunity for analyzing the plienonle-
non than that presented by New York
yesterday afternoon. The Sage of
Chappaqua was nonplusscd by II. He
said: Il think it is the general sur
prise and establishment AT my nomina-
tlOn which has created the uproar.
They are no more surprised. however.
than am. And the Sage was cor
rect. for once III his life. 1t was the
universal establishment and amuscmel,
created by the act that transformed tile
practical, Woodworking, money max.
ing Tom Gradgrinds Of New York in-
to the lunatics and children of the
honr. The yelling crowds that gath
cred around the Tribune oflicee. roar
ing speech, speech" was as little like
the men that passed that way the day
before as the Sabbath worshippcrs are
like the midnight revcle.s. They were
intoxicated By the joke, and did not
want to conceal the fact. but gave free
vent to the feelings il engcndered.
As mingled with the crowd such
queries and comments rs the follow
ing struck me at every stop: lis il
possible that Horace is nominated ?"
"To0 bad 10 make fool Of a poor SIM
pleton in his old age ..It's 4 put M
job Of the Grant party .~i'is TOO
ridiculous for ANYTHING ..What q
jolly time said s,nutty boot-black,
I'VE shall have at next election. ! al
ways said that there was no fun or ro-
nance about elections. Hurrah for
Uncle Horace!" The following CO.
nundrum went the rounds Of the as
semb!ed multitudes: "Who is the
happiest man in New York to-day 2"
"Why. Horace. OF course was the
ready answer. "Not much. = responded
the pr0pounder. "It's poor Tom
Mast tron, you know, Is Harper's
caricaturist). Further comment was
lost In the shouts of boot-blacks.
who pcrpetually shouted .HurIal, for
Uncle Horacc!s sHOracc Greeley for
President Hnrrah for President Gree
ley! The TaMmany cannon from the
Park drowned the t'huriahs.'' The
crowd rushed to the greater excite
n,ent, and deserted the ITit.eae. lIor-
ace then made a sortic, and boarded a
street car, amid the renewed shouts of
the gay multitude.
Next TO the boot-blacks and confirm
|etkHags Of the city, those who appear
ed % enjoy the joke most were the men
who arc knewa As the CustosasRionse
party. Last evening 4 sGsaae acr0ss b,
group OF them. They appeared 10 he
In danger of combustion from laugh
ter. Az soon as could make il known
that seriously wanted their opinion
Of the matter. the leader Of the gang.
who Is one of the most prominent Re-
publicans In the city, said: "You must
excuse me for laughing SO foolishly.--
But really cannot see how any we'll
informed politician can speak Of the
conventions work with serious face.
The idea of the Democratic party GO
ing over to the support OF Mr.. Gree
ley. who. so f;,r rs his mere declar,-
tiOns could go, had been its life-iong
enemy, Is too absurd for a moments
credencc. And as to the Republican
party, to expect that any, except few
who might hope for future iayors tilro'
the columns OF his journal. would sup-
port him, is equally absurd; for. as
must be quite clear to every Intelligent
Republican. the only effect Of throw
ing away vote on him. however much
they might incline TO please him. would
DC simply doing SO much in aid Of the
Democratic effort to weaken the Re-
publican organization. and 10 lessen ii.
power for good. Grceley- prc.cu,
position as a candidate, will. ii pcr,c-
vered in. simply show that he is WILL
ing to CRAFTY his personal spite 10 the
utmost. even while believing that he
was endangering the Republican cause
by the act. 10 expect any comsidera-
Bile portion OF a party composed. in the
main, of intelligent men. to encourage
him in so doing is expecting too mucl..
They say Il wasa put-up job OF our
party, and confess it looks like it,