Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-05-30
MRS. DAVIS AND MIR. GREELEY.

The accompanying communication, says the
Telegraph and Messenger, comes from q source
of the most unquestionable authenticity, and
reflects honor upon the nominee Of the Gin
cinnati Convention. No true Southron can
pursue it with unmoistened eye, and the re-
buke to Mr.. Voorhees, is most whitening and
complete: So.
Editors Macon Telegraph and Messenger:
Mr.. VOORHEES,, in his recent attack on Mr..
Greeley, styled his signing Of Mr.. Davis
bond "an impertinent interference" Allow
me to give you the true history of that matter
as I recently learned it in New York, from
gentleman who knew all about it. Mrs.
Davis went to New York to consult Charles
O'Connor, Mr.. Davis counsel, as to the best
manner of effecting his release from prison.
Mr.. O'Connor told her that in his opinion
there was but one way that it could be done,
ard that was to get the representative man of
the Republican party to sign his bond. Mrs.
Davis inquired who that man was. Mr..
O'Connor replied that it was Horace Greeley.
She then asked him if be would not see Mr..
Greeley and get him to do it. He replied
that he had no influence with Mr.. Greeley,
and that she was the proper person to see him.
She said she would 60 and see him. She went
to his Office sent in her card, and was invited
into his private Office. She said to him: "Mr.
Greeley, nv husbands confined in q casemate
at Fortress Monroe. He has been there for
many long, weary months He is a feeble old
man, and he is gradually sinking under his
rigorous imprisonment. He will die if he re-
mains there much longer. came here to
consult Mr.. O'Connor as to the means of get
ting him released. He has told me there is
but one way to do it, and that is to get the
representative man of the Republican party
to sign his bond, and that you are that man.
He has advised me to apply to you. He says
that you have kind heart, and that you will
do it, if you believe it to be right. My hus-
band is dying. Mr.. Greeley, may hope that
you will favorably consider my application"
Mr.. Greeley arose, extended bis hand to
Mrs. Davis, and said: MADAM, you may, for
I will sign his bond" Mr.. Greeley was then
a prominent candidate before the Legislature
for the United States Senate. Some Of his
friends heard that he had agreed to sign Mr..
Davis bond. They went to him and protes.
ted against it. They told him that they had
made count, and that he would be elected
by six majority, but that if he signed this
bond it would defeat him. He replied, IL
know it will" They told him that he was
one of the owners Of the Tribune, and if he
signed this bond he would lose thousands Of
subscribers. He replied, ri know it." They
said, Mr.. Greeley, you have written history
of the war, one volume you have out, and
have sold large numbers Of it. Your second
volume is nearly out, and you have large Or
ders for that. If you sign this bond, these
orders will be countermanded, and you will
lose a large amount of money" He replied,
"Gentlemen, know it, but 1t Is right and !
sciN do It," He did do it, and I am informed
that he lost seat in the United States Senate,
and over $4,000.
To my mind, this does not look like "in-
pertinent interference ~s
The CHINESE WALL.-Mr. Seward, who
visited the great wall of China during his
visit to that country, recently gave the fol-
lowing description of that wonderful struc-
ture: ..," -......
"The Chinese have been, for at least two or
three thousand years, a wall-making people.
1t would bankrupt New York or Paris to
build the wall Of the city of Pekin. The
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