The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-11
Letter from Horace Grcclcy.

Letter from Horace Greeley.
The following letter is in possession Of
Warren G. Clark of Whitehall, n. Y.
which was written by Horace Greeley tt
his father, the late Hon. Orson Clark OF
Middletown. The following letter was
written in 1897 and is a very interesting
document. 1t shows the struggles that the
great journalist encountered in establishing
himself in a profession which made him
the greatest of Americans when alive and
now that he is dead, his example is left
us to emulate and his memory to proudly
cherish
New York, August 81, 1897.
ORsoN CLARK, EsQ.-Dear Sir | do
not write to confirm and strengthen the ac-
counts you must already have received of
the great Wing victoly in the West but
am writing, | may as well say n few
words about that, and then talk of less
palatablc matters. The intelligence by the
last express mail from Cincinnati gives
strong reason TO belieyc that Boyd in Ken
lucky and Boon in Indiana, were both
beaten by Wings, SO that the representation
from those states will stand tre7ity Wings
to no Tories Isn't that the decent thing !?
If Boyd is not beaten by Campbell. a whole
pay Wing, he is said to certainly be by
Murray, strong National Bank man, con
sidercd substantially Wing. Twenty to
none where two years since the result
was ten Wings and ten Tories. think
that will do.
! Tennessee has chosen ten Wings to three
Tories, and reelected Gov Carmen by 10
or 10000 majority. \ hard fight and a
heavy vote. We might have had one other
district NOW Turneys), if our folks had
only thought so. They did not know their
strength.
North Carolina, eight Wings to five To-
ries-a gain of one and Byman and Mont
gomery might both have been beaten.
Alabama, probably three Wings TO two
pretty well for that base state.
My intelligence from Rhode Island and
Michigan assures me that we shall carry
the first and badly brighten the enemy in
the second the fight there will he great
arc are al 92nd the vote tremendous. The people
ian MS'..S Pi~t,..I- i...,~ ti., r.e. l.,
cling to TOryism. | hope not. hope he
viii. weather this year of storms, but be-
lieye ! am wrecked. If can sell or rive
away The Men Y0rher shall. for [ am
penniess, in debt over ears. and stand
ialr chance for starvation but if | can't
get out, will get on. am not going to
crawl out | have to borrow money. sac
ritce property. or do anything to live but
the times must be easier soon, and people
pay their subscriptions.
| have yentured to ask you to undertake
the collection of such of our petty ac-
counts in your section as YOU can make
convenient or if you cannot attend to it to
hand them over to some constable or collec
tor, who will make point Of doing it. |
have thought that, if they could be pre-
scented to our subscribers on the day of
election. i'll their several towns. (and YOU
must know some constable or other person
who Will attend to it,, | might stand a
chance to get something then, and the
promise of more in the fall. Do the need
full for me, charge what you like, and
deeply oblige,
Yours in ailiction,
HORACE GREELEY.
ORsON CLARK Esq.
p. S.-Might we not insert your name as |
agent at Mddletown, Vt? 1t would do |
you no harm, and might some time throw |
a scrap of business in your way. Others
say it has Gone so by them.
Orson CLARK, Esq. Middletown. COM
menced No. |, paid 81, now due 81 up to
goth March, 1887
c. b. Harrington, Middletown, COM
menced No. ~, now due - up to goth
May, 1887.
h. Oatman, Middlctown, commenced
No. 80, now due 50 up to November 10,
1887.
Jacob Burnham, jr., Middletown, com
menced No, 105, paid SO, now due 50 up
to March 90, 1888.
Allen Vail, Esq, Nliddletown, com
menced No 1856, paid 81, now due So up
to March 8, 1888.
No. l35, paid 81, now due, 50 up, to
March s, 1888.
Truman Reed, Esq, Clarendon, com
menced No. 81, now due So up to April
list, 1887
o. b. Hosford, Clarendon, commenced
No. 1928, now due $3.50 up to Aug. 10
1887.
Aaron Rodgers, jr., Dandy, commenced
No lO5, paid 80, now due 50 up to March
Is, 1888.
Seth Griffith, Dandy, commenced No.
100, now due 81 up to September |, 1887.
Thomas Griffith, Dandy, commenced No.
80, now due 81 up to April, 1881
Albert Bucklln, Dandy, commenced No.
GA, now due 81 up to April 20, '3S.
p. f. x o. Butfum, Dandy, commenced
No. 1854, now due 81 up to April 30, 1898.
New York, AugE1, 1887.
Orson Clark, Esq, of Middletown, is
hereby authorized and empowered to col {
ect all dues of The Ne,o roykcr, in Mid
lletown, Dandy and Clarendon, VT, and
o give receipts therefor Anyperson whom
Ie may appoint is likewise empowered.
ii. GREELEY X Co.