The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18

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the boiling political waters. Laughter
But there was one grave miscalculation
made by the Grant leaders. There were
some honest boilers IRON the Cincinnati
bolt, and all men were hot for sale. The
result was that honesty bolted again from
the boiling boilers laughter ana the rem
nant again bolted from eacn other. lie.
newed laughter. One distinguished
of his own. Mr.. Goodwin started in his
bolt against brave odds-sometbiDg over
six million to one-and, naturally enough,
he finally bolted from himself. Roars OF
Laughter A small remnant made
declaration Of principles, and nominated
Mr.. Groesback for president; l forgot
appointed " notify the nominees, but the
commi,te bolted before they found the
cand idates, and the candidates bolted over
to Greeley. tGreat applause. 50 ended
the bolt from the Cincinnati boilers. The
Grant party came out minus all the CAPT.
tai and trouble it put into the concern, and
it needs no figures beyond cipher 10
state its profits.
But the Grant leaders would not be dis
couraged. Cameron aud Morton and But
Ter, in their early religious studies laugh
ter had read in Pilgrims Progress, or In
their primers, that in some lexicon there
is no such word as fail, and they resolved
not to fail. They had contracted for a
bolt; they had paid for bolt and bolt
they must have. Laughter. If not a
| liberal bolt they must have democratic
bolt, and thereupon Mosby was welcomed
10 the hospitality Of the White House
/ n, I'd raj
| Laughter Mosby differed with his
brother hero in that he was honest. He
went home for Grant and told his people
that he preferred TO DEE for immediate
delivery, and that Grant was his man.
[Laughter.l Mosby bolted and the first
fruits of the weary effort of the admins
tra,iun were gathered in unspeakable joy.
The antediluvian Wise boited with him
for the one hundred and nineteenth time
in his lite laughter, and will bolt every
fortnight until the election but 1t was an
emergency that forbade ceremony or in
quiry, and he was welcome Applause.
Then came my old friend Bnnton Dun
can. His contract was stupendous. lie
had made mistake in Kentucky and got
on the wrong side during the war. lie
was so defsntly and Extensively rebel that
his fine estate was confscated under the
laws, and he had to choose between sup
porting Grant or bankruptcy. Not that
he loved Grant more, but that he loved
poverty less, decided his political status
daughter, and he assumed the contract of
defeating Mr. Greeley ut Baltimore. He
got his estate back through Buffers cham
piOnship in the house, and Grants APP
proval, but neither floods nor franked cir
culars, nor ccsscless opportunities, nor
prayers, nor tears, nor Office, nor contract,
nor all together laughter could turn the
Democratic convention from its purpose.
Prolonged cheering.1 Brick Pomeroy
was by his side and he blasphemed boldly,
while Duncan begged pteously; but none
trembled or followed him. Not dele
gate from any state could be got to bolt
and Duncan and Pomeroy, and half
score more employed with them to divide
the convention, had to improvise n bolt of
their own to make the appearance of earn
ing their pay. They met and stared at
each other and soon bolted over to the
next day to hire recruits from idlers and
boys. Again they met, and, finding that
they would soon all bolt from each other
like grindstone shivered by lightning
stroke, they called the Louisville conven.
ton, and then bolted back TO the admins.
tration, for reinforcement of money and
men. Laughter The Grant leaders al
once gave notice that the weary and laden
of Bourbon Democracy can now find rest
Laughter That the bankrupt in poll
tics and property can meet with profita
BILE welcome, and that those who are still
unrepentant rebels, and who profess
against the surrender of the issues
of the war; can lind genial fellow
| ship AMI encouragement in the admins
tration ranks. Murphy bargained will
Tweed and O'Connolly and o Brcn 70
safety to the first and honors for the last
and they bolted to Grant. The rebel Gen
eral Pillows mules, taken in war, wer
bolted into claim against the govern
ment, and Pillow bolted the Baltimor
ticket, alter which they boted on hi
mules. Laughter Harris, Of Mar,
; land, who was ce,sIred by Republica
congress for disloyalty while member (
the house, bolted for Grant because di
: loyalty was not maintained at Baltimore
and Brick Poneroy and Wendell Phi
lips bolted together for Grant, and for II
same reason. Both arc lawless and rev
: lutionary, and neither have supported
successful oanditae within my recolle
, ton. Pomeroy bIasphemed Lincoln al
Grant when candidates before, and Wei
dell Phillips, with equal fervor, bla
phemei the constitution and the laws vi
der which they were elected. 30,
stumped the country declaring Grant
4 intellectual and moral untitness for Il
presidency, and as usual with such cbaot
sgitators, when the country has reach,
the same conviction, they bolt in passi'
from themselves. Laughter. Al
Toombs bolts and is made welcome II,
Stephens bolts and is invited to the Ora
Is feast. They bolt because Greeley was {
y the emancipation and cnfranchisement
D. the slaves, and Garrison and Douglas be
n, to Grant, because Grant is more for I
d emancipation and enfranchisement
H. the blacks than Greeley is. Laughte
D. And we have boilers in Philadelph
g. nearly one-half Of one for every thousal
m democratic votes in the city. Laughter
e. They are professional and should be O.
st couraged, and as they will probably be
y from and to each other forty times
st tween this and the election, 1t would
IT unjust TO them and the public to mar
them now Laughter.] The admin
0. tration next turned in quest of needy nj
al seedy adventures to hire for the bolt
S. Louisville.
Y The postmaster at Washington Mr..
1 NJ. Edmunds, who Is also secretary of I
l. Grant congressional committee issued I
n folling circular, and sent it out to Ora
10 postmasters, under frank, to be deliver