The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-29
oRlNNELx.

NHoCt SuS A0tV vi NeeH AAbhS w sA~
Grinneil Herald. He is ripe as bean
porridgs nine days Old on the Presi.
Dental question. He pops out on
it now and then like shiny ripe
chestnat from the burr on frosty
morning. This subject primarily is
the object of bis mission Fast, mixed
in with some Of Joys railroads err
rands which possibly may be inti-
matsly connected with the former. |
He says he has more reasons than he |
enumerated in his first letter, why |
Grant should not be nominated. He
saw i've other Iowa politicians in
New York City who thinks ~ he
does, viz that Wilson, of Iowa, lie
the man. Very probably this is so,
that Is, a. to his seeing the Eve men.
II that little set mp caucus. down in
New York, only has six Iowans TO
attend it, certainly it must be very
slim. The "ons Presidential term
theory, he says, he 10 confirmed in,
since bis recent visit to Washington.
We wonder if at the same time he
was convinced that n second and
third term In congress is not profit
ab'e, and that man ought not to be
made Governor when he ia defeated
for his third time As a representative
At Washington.
Further, he says the sagacious
newspaper correspondents at Wash.
ington, admit the defeat Of Grant if
nominated, and that the New York
World is very decided opponent Of
him. II is indeed very remarkable,
Mr.. Grinnell, that the World, the
leading democratic paper in the
United States, lie opposed to Grant.
TO sane man this fact would appear
a. the best reason in the world why
Grant is strong man, for certainly
the democratic organ of the whole
country would not labor to defeat
weak nominee for republicans
Finally, he calls up Forney 10 con-
nection with his resignation OF the
Collectorship Of Philadelphia. To
confute ]. BIS premises in this re.
gard, we quote from Washington
dispatch to Forney's own paper at
Philadelphia, the Press. The dis.
patch says;
"While he was Collector of the
port, If he wrote an article IN favor
nf President Grants administration
some superserviceable knsve would
have to exclaim that the Colonel
was paid for his praises of power
and il he ventured to denounce some
ssaooAl politician or to rsfuse 60 ioin
the scandal against statesman like
Col. Mcclure, an older and bettar
Republican than many who had
been hunting him down, he would be
characterized as an migrate to that
came power. Thus he had to choose
between the shame of being a slav q
or parasite. He has decided TO he
neither. Many persons suppose Dol,
Forney's resignation means opposi.
ton to Gen. Grant. do not think
the President has to-day a more
grateful or earnest friend than Col.
Forney, and Cen. Grant knows IT,"
But In order that our readers shall
have the benefit Of Mr.. Grinpell's
own language, We give that portion
Of bis letter pertaining to Presidep.
sisl matters. BE says:
"Perhaps you notice that certain
Iowa papers can oriticise nv letter
at length, but do not print it to show
Iay reasons why Grant shouId mi.
be renominated. l could now add
to Thorn if there was occasion.
At the st. Nicholas I met fva
Iowa politicians, representing the
merchants, the bar. the bench and
the press, agreeing with me that a
new man like Wilson vonld name
what We wAnt-harmony aud sue.
cess-lf that for the party is desiru.
Die, while contrary course invites
disaster-so weak are party lines
l just came from Washington and
was IN that city confirmed as to the
zone Presidential term" theory, find
ing some of the stronges, men in
Congress who will speak at the prop.
or time tor new Candidate. Eyon
The newspaper correspondence
quite as sagaci0us as editors. admit.
ting the defeat to our party In the
close states with Grant as leader.
Not one out of those of this
class are tor his denomination
New England is FESTIVE. Bowles. the
ablest journalist in Massachusetts Of
the Springfield Republican is ont
spoken for new man. The New
York Post, World and Tribune are
very decided-so of leading papers in
Ohio and Illinois. Col. Fornev Of
the Philadelphia Press, is FESTIVE and
drops his Office to be Independent
which means what now seems nroh'
able to unite by apprehension OF dan.
ger before the convention or mot
going into it which at this writino
means . Republican like Senator
Trumbull or Judge Davis for the
next President.
Cannot the warm, psrticuls,
friends OF Wilson cali or Grinnell
for he is . terrible load for any man
to carry.
The New York Herald, discassino
the Sohurs-Sumner resolution, says.
with great pertinence and force
"Germany, for instance, is an ar.
nitrator in our dispute with Great
Britain on the San Juan question.
An ontavorable impression anon the
mind Of Kaiser--snch an impression
rs would nndoubtably be craatad
were 1t to be determined that We hs \
dealt with the Germans in an no, nn