New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-10-10
Tgac Nasty E.Gti.gs.
The Swing OF the Great and Good II. 1.-THE
Preparation, Start. and Journey.
From the Toledo B.air.l
GAIT House, LOUISVILLE,

GAIT House, LOUISVILLE,
(WICTI Is TIE STATE Gt kENTUCEY,)
September DIST, 1872.
The great and good Greeley (Which the
name hcZ developed into n better Democrat:
than l ever sposed possiblc) WIZ bent upon
| goin to the West somehow. Like the i'm
mortal a. johnson, lIorris hcz an uncommon
idea NV his power with the masses. He
bleoves there is a magnetism in his presence
that sways people whether or no. hev bin
| uniOrchnit in hevin to take charge NV two
men NV this belief, and 1t hcz bin the most
| tryin period nv my life.
Me and Schell and Fernando Wood, to
whom the matter Nv goin WIZ referred, wu2
opposed 10 the trip altogether. We he'd bin
in two sich, and we knowd all about en-.
We he'd bin hailed all over the country with
johnson, and we he'd experienced the cleo
shuns which follcred, and we WIZ shy Nv il.
But Iiorris wuZ bound to 90, and sworc Of
nothing else wuz done he wood go alone by
hisselt, and NV course we yccleied. We stinu-
lated, however, that irom tust 10 last he
| shood make no allcoSions to polticks that
the trip shoOd he for the TJunIIs nv Visitin
the cXposishen at louisville mad Cincinnati.
and that SIGH remarks cZ he shood make
shood be purely agricultural or mechanical.
| This HOris objected to. He wuz sure that
the mere shown NV hisscli to the popuiiS
wood do good, but he lSnOwed that to spcck
to Elm c2 only he Good spcek TO en-. WIZ 10
fetch EN-. For instance IN pennsy!vany-
Good heayens!' i ahrcctt in agony.
"Spcak in Pennsylyany: No, Your excel
lency! Why, Pennsylvany is
l chcekt myself just i'll tine, for / WIZ
agoin on to remark that Fcnnsyyany WIZ u
close State, and to speak there WIZ room.
The committee in charge retired for consuta-
shen. We wuz in Il quandary. Experience
he'd showed how dangerous his spcckin is,
and we wuz certain that it wouldent do.
Finally Fenandy hit it. PENNSYLVANIA
sed he, lis the only State which he will pass
tlro which we need feel concerned about.
Ohio the AbOlishnists will carry ANYHOW.
and his spcckin thro that State may perhaps
lose us Congressman or two, but the only
effect will be he will increase their majority,
In Kentucky his spcekin will rcdoosc our
majority, but he cant do il cnuH to Lose us
the state. Make him promise not TO talk
politicks anywhere, and let him gush cz long
and eZ loud ez he wants to the moment he
strikes Ohio and Kentucky where lie cant
hurt us mlch.'
This WIZ agreed TO, and llorr;s conpro-
missed on it. Fernandy charged him per
tickcrly on two points, namely, TO consulate
the solger element in Pittsburg, which he
Good do by general remarks, and the bigger
element in kentuck. Iiorris promised to do
it, and we started. Governor Randolph NV
New Jersey, Governor Walker NV Nirginny,
and me wuz appointed n guard to go with him
and see that he didn't bile over.
The recepshuns we met with Wuz all that
heart Good desire. IL look out upon the
masses end onto their red noses, forgot that
WIZ Liberal Republican, and for a mo-
ment iancied that | waz a Demokrat.
Al Trenton. y. Il. . Gllr beloved chief Sr,l;n
first. He remaikt that he kad no idcc of
speaking, that he was as II prvit citizen on
his way to visit the industrial exhibition ai
Cincinnati. But he wood say that his mishrn
w,lz to make the people one in heart. one in
sympathy, and ynonitcd under one llag in
peace and harmony. He desired The North
and South to stand up together, and clasp
hands across the bloody chasm witch hca been
made by misunderstanding and sich.
At Mantua, The pure patriot, Alex. Me
Clure, and at bennington, Governor Bigler,
jined us, both anNiously Il begin ov us not
to let lioris speak in Pennsy lvany. They
love llOrrs, but they want to beat lIartranft.
HOrris must be silenced.
Parkersburg-Thc Amerikin Cincinnatus
spoke with great warmth and freedom. He
remarkt that he had no idec of being called
on to speek, bein merely n privit citizen, on
his way to the industrial exposition at Gin
cinnati. But he wood say that his mishen |
wllz to make the people one in heart, one in |
sympathy, and yoonited under one flag in
peace and harmony. He desired the North |
and South to stand up together and clasp |
hands fraternally across the bloody
At this pint the train started much to our |
relief. On the train, however, after we left, |
we found twenty-nne men, each one NV witch |
took me aside, and wanted to know whether |