Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-21
ESTABLISHED 1910.
CHAPPAQUA.

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CHAPPAQUA.
/ Notifying Horace Greeley Of His Non
inatiOn-Uncle Horace and Chap
paqua as Seen by a Rebel,
Dining and Observation-Disclosures an
"Secesh "a Queer Crowd and
Happy Family-GOiHg, and
Who we're Along.
EDITORS APPEAL-I went from Balti
more TO New York with the committe
appointed by the Democratic Convention
to notify Mr.. Greeley of his nomination
Through the kindness of Mr.. Fowler. O
Brooklyn, l was invited with Mr.. Doc
little, Chairman OF the Convention ant
of the Committee, and some others, int
a special drawingrOOm car, provided 70
portion of the New York delegation
Furnished with most luxurious chairs
sofas and marble-tOp tables, entirely fre
from dust, fully equipped with fin
liquors, cigars, and cards, and gliding a
the rate of thirty miles an hour through
densely populated and magnificentll
improved country, it seemed the verl
luxury of railroad travelling. Beside
delegates representing a half dozeT
States, we had a number of literary mel
along, who had been in attendance upoI
the convention as reporters for variOu:
great Journals IN New York and else
where.
Every shade Of past party difference
was represented, from the extreme AbO
litionist of the olden time to the North
ern COpperhead and the Southern fire
eater. The utmost harmony and good
feeling prevailed, and each seemed tC
vie with the other in forgetting all un'
pleasantness Of tie past in enjoying the
present, and in the resolve to make the
future harmonious 10y the election o.
Horace Greeley. Next to Mr.. DOOlittle
the most
PROMINENT PARSONAGE IN THE PARTY
was Theodore TiltOn, for some years edi-
tor Of the Lldcpcndent, and subsequently
the founder and still the editor of the
GOlClea Aqe. He represents the most
advanced type of AbOlitiOnists, Woman
Suifragists and humanitaTians general
lv. / noticed him at one time during
the ride playing cards with an eX-COn-
federate officer as a partner, and Mr..
DOolittle and a Northern COpperhead as
opponents.
I'VE arrived at New York in the even
ing, and assembled by appointment the
next day at twelve O'Clock at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, in the self-same parlOI
made famous a month ago by the
meeting of politicians supposed to be
opposed to Mr.. Greeley, but nearly all
OF whom are now supporting him. MIR.
Greeley had notified Us that he would
receive US at the rooms of the Lincoln
Club. After spending, therefore, hall
hour in private conversation at the Fifth
Avenue, the committee, consisting OF
one from each State, and a few invited
friends. proceeded, two by two and arm
in arm, through the streets to the Lin
coin Clubhouse. At our head walked
Mr. Doolittle, leaning on the arm of the
Hon. Augustus Schell, the newly chosen
Chairman of the National Executive
Committee of the Democratic party.
Arriving at the Clubhouse, we were
ushered into the double parlors and were
there
RECEIVED BY MR.. GREELEY.
Mr.. Doolittle made to him the short
and happy speech which has been pub
lished, and handed him the official letter,
him of his nomination. Each
delegate was then presented, and to
such of them as Mr.. Greeley already
knew, some pleasant word was said.
When all had been introduced, Mr..
Greeley cleared his throat and responded
to Mr.. DoOlittle's speech. His speech
you have already seen. Ii was spoken
slowly and with great
sometimes pausing for a
word, but never changing the structure
Of a sentence. 1t seemed TO be i'm
/ asked Whitelaw Reid, ed
itOr of the Tribune, near whom l was
whether it was written out.
He laughingly replied that 'the old
man could no more write a speech than
| could speak an editorial Its most
salient feature was the statement that in
him we had not ceased to be
Democrats, nor he ceased to be a Repuh-
ican. He wound up by inviting us all
10 visit him next day at his "humhle
farmer home, at Chappaqua, where he
assured Us that he would give us "the
lest the farm Afforded Accordingly
next morning at ten o'clock, /, with
about sixty others, took the Harlem
,ailrOad for Chappaqua. The Harlem
,ailrOad runs through the most rugged,
sterile and least improved country
lround New York city. About the
most ragged, sterile and least improved
pot on it is the village or station of
Ihappaqua, distant from the city
orty miles, and containing about
,iN houses. Mr.. Greeley's farm runs
quite up to the railroad and
almost to the depot \ walk of
| few hundred yards brought as
o large gate, through which We en-
cred upon luis farm and a broad road
along the foot of an immense
ill, and, finally, partially ascending, it
ed Us TO his house after walk of a
hort haif-mile. The farm consists of
hundred and seVenty-five acres, of which
'nly seventy-five are tillable. The 9TH
r hundred is a rugged, rocky hillside,
lmOst a mountain, covered with dense
,rowth, and certainly affordins the
age abundant opportunity for the eXer-
ise of the noble art of "chOpping,n for
which he is so famous The tillable
and had a fine crop of corn, wheat and
ats on it and seemed to be good land.
,Ir. Greeley informed us that it had
nee been a swamp or mOrasS, which he
lad drained. The house IS situated
bout halfway up the hill and is per-
ecuy embowered in the forest. 1t is
n exceedingly plain, twO-story frame
arnH
should say about six rooms. 1t is,
indeed. "an humble farm-hOme."
here are five hundred better country
.ouses in Shelby county and thousand
etter farms.
On arriving at the house we found
hat a large crowd had preceded us and
hat about two hundred persons were
lready present. Mr.. Greeley greeted
5 most cordially and carried us at
nee to the famous Chappaqua spring
ushing out Of the rocks, the pure aud
,e cold waters of which were most de- |
ghtful after our walk through the sun. |
|. considerable portion Of the party
hen followed Mr.. Greeley in Tamble
yer the hills and through the farm to
lew the cascades, fish ponds, ETC., but /
our correspondent with
COLONEL M'RAE
nd several others who had seen
nOugh of that sort of thing, sat quietly 4
own on big rock under dense shade 4
nd calmly discussed the situation and 1
-aited for something to turn up. In
bout an hour something did turn up 1
4 the shape of a negro coming up the /
i'll and furiOusly ringing large bell. /
With singular unanimity and great en-
lusiasm the crowd Including your
correspondent and the other gentlemen |
'hO had been " on yonder hill reclin-
20" moved toward a grove Of young |
T trees which Mr.. Greeley had planted /
Dwer down the valley, and beneath (
rhich We found a long table covered (
18th a prOfusion of delicacies and /
dOrned with handsome china and cut
lass. There were no liquids save Chap
aqua water and lemonade.
THE COLLATION.
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