The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-05
FERNS, ~ Mail, in Advance
From the New York Sum-
A Neat Little Procession.

From the New York SUM-
A Neat Little Procession.
On the 4th of March coming the fol-
lowing talented an high-toned process
sion will proceed down the Capitol
steps at Washington, and after appro-
pirate music by the Marine Band, be
dispersed to various parts Of the coun-
try:
The Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Of South
Bend, Indiana.
The Hoo. James W. Patterson, Of
Dartmouth College. New Hampshire.
The Hon. James Harlan, OF the
Washington Chronicle newspaper.
The Hon. Samuel G. Pomeroy, OF
Atchison, Kansas.
Old Ames.
TIE procession will halt al the foot
of the avenue-a and be addressed by Mr.
Colfax with, the following remarks, &C.
companied by smile:
"Neither Cakes AIMEE nor any other
person ever gave or offered to give me
one share, or twenty shares, or two
thousand shares, in the Credit Mobllier,
or any other railroad stock; and untor-
tunately have never seen or received
the value OF q farthing out Of the two
hundred and seventy per cent dividends,
nor the eight hundred per cent divi-
dends in cash, stock and bonds you
have read about every day for the past
mouth, nor one hundred per cent, nor
one per cent, nor the tenth OF one per
cent"
Mr.. Coltax will then repeat the fol
lowing challenge, uttered and published
in the teeth Of the whole world at South
Bend in September last:
81 have said that / would like to buy
twenty shares at par, if attainable, in
the Studebaker Wagon Company or the
Birdsell Glover Separator Company
here; and l challenge either one o.
the last two companies to give me such
an opportunity now or hereafter
He will be followed by Professor
Patterson, who by special request will
repeat for positively the last time his
touching farewell to public life in the
following beautiful language:
"Of this outrage done to the fair
fame of men who have lived without
reproach for half century by driving
them into the gaze of the public with
a scourge of epithets which should be
laid upon the lowest criminal with
caution; of the torture inflicted upon
men sensitive of their good names by
subjectiug them to legislative inquisi-
ton without sufficient reason, l may
take occasion to speak elsewhere, but
here close, simply remarking, If such
things are to continue, all decent men
will leave public life, as | do, with
pleasure and not with regret"
The Rev. Mr.. Harlan, before pro-
nounciug the beuediction, will hold up
to scorn and reprobstion two checks OF
DR.. Durant, for $4,000 each, with
the following pertinent discourse:
"The expenditure Of money at cleo
tons is a growing evil. The apology
for doing it on one side is that it is done
on the other, and the peril grows out OF
the fact that it is often handled by un-
scrupulous agents, who make use OF
it not contemplated by those who fur
nish it. A public sentiment that will
make it pefilous to candidate to allow
the expenditure Of money TO influence
elections, without restricting its uses
within clearly prescribed limits, is one
that needs strengthening by all the ar
guments our best men and purest jour
nails can adduce."
The Hon. SamuerC. Pomeroy, known
to the general public IS THE Christian
Statesman and to the lobby az Sub
sidy Pom" will follow Brother Harlan.
bearing on his manly shoulders a trans,
parency having one side inscribed with
the following certificate Of character,
eulogy and obituary, from the pen OF
the eminent saint who preceded him:
ave are utterly at loss to account
for such representation Of Mr.. Pome,
row. Those who know him intimately
and we'll believe him to be one OF the
truest and purest of our public men, as
they know him to be one Of the most
generous. His benefactiops have made
hundreds OF worthy families rejoice.
Those who ought to know him thor
oughly regard him as'singularly unsel-
fish, caring only for monev as he can use
it, not to aggrandize himsel', bat to &C.
complish so ne good"
On the opposite side OF the transpa'
rency a representation OF the "truest
and purest and most generous OF our
public men" offering in his "singularly
uusel6sh way" eight thousand dollars
in greenbacks to State Senator York, OF
Kansas, mot to aggrandize himself, but
to accomplish some good" and make
Hundreds of families rejoice" The
dsstardly conduct of York in turning
over the whole sum to the Speaker OF
the Kansas Legislature. and thus OBJ
structing and defeating benefaction
which might have made hundreds OF
worthy families rejoice, will be only re-
motelv referred to in the inscription ::
Mans inhumsnity to man makes
countless thousands mourn"
Old Ames may or may not make
some remarks. He is man Of inter-
mittent memory and spasmodic utter
ance. He will be accompanied by an
army wagon containing vouchers and
memoranda.
Jim Nye would like to accompany
the procession, but being a man OF pro,
fame discourse, and having threatened
to lead Professor Patterson over to the
Patent Office and deposit him as
model OF q damn foo" be has been
barred out.
Aside from the gentleman banned, no
wind Instruments will be allowed inths
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