National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-19
AN OPEN LETTER.


icle.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February L. 1879.
TO the Editor Of tbs National Republican:
SIR: On Tuesday last saw fl to notify tn,
washington Chronicle Publishing COMPANY
that had no further uso for their forty-eight
column-all stuck-together daily, and requested IL
discontinuance. The editor-I presume tina
eght.page daily has an editor, though there II
nothing at the head, and very little in the BODY
of Its editorial page, to raise such presumption
was pleased to give my card considerable proni
nence, and, while making no argument upon The
finance question, to indulge in q little fine satire
ard much genuine wit; the latter little ''corky ,
to be sure, but genuine for all that.
In his literary effort OF less than q column oil
the forty eight at his command-for he is "Col, u
You know, and used to commaud-l discov.
cred no less than eleven grammatical and typo
both latent and patent.
desire to express my regret that thu "Col''
(who would have suspected him Of being SO volum.
tnous readeI?) and such a variety Of matter
His poor brain is compelled to take it all in,
pheasant, witty and painful" Of whichclasses he
puts my card down as belonging to 1.-THE latter -
Where is Goold Brown?
With patronTzing gentleness the "Coloueln in.
forms his readers that 1t 10 not to our own trou
bles however, that We wish TO call attention TO-
My dear Colonel, If the spirits of the departed
are suffered to revisit this earth, beware how you
encounter the ghost Of LIndley Murray. He will
head on you"
but, TO return to my nuttonn-no, veaI-the
Colonel sees fit to portray before IN fneuisitiye
public, public painting for BILE leaders and wise
ccunsels, several Of my Shortcomings and some
your library is too ancient, much too ancient for
this day and generation. Your authorities are
Anticipated; you have been deceived. Your CORE
spondent was not born in Virginia; but, accord
ing to history and tradition that important event
occurred in Pennsylyanis.
And then MIR. W. W. L. is "a clerk in the de.
n
are again, Colonel. Pay, gentle grenadier, now
long since the Second Auditors burea u was raised
to the dignity Of department:
Oh, yes, have suffered some but never 50 ex.
cruciatinEly as to spell the word with tive re-.
Worcesters spelling-book is good reference
1873. = ' '-' '
ne Colonel mistrusts that all my sufferings
have been because have not been PAID ~, "O1t
Of the abundance Of the heart the ttGGlh epeak.
eth,'' and the Colonel is doubtless Influenced BY
his own experience. can assure him, however
that the clerks and employees of the Second Au
ditor's office paid OF promptly. This is no rat
9thee, ard there Is no delay in the matter OF pay
Ard, despite the saying that a burnt child
breads the IRE, you venture to thrust your advice
upon General Grant" Now. Colonel, If 1 ever
had any hopes Of being Secretary of the Treasury
by favor Of General Grant you have ruthlessly
dashed them all. You have commended me. That
is enough. Grant, you know, Is gifted with a
good memory. You have ruined my chances for
Secretary Of the Treasury, or even a foreign ap.
pClntm ent. my, II were an eN Judge, or even
an ex-senator, your anxiety would have excited
the Generals suspicion. don't suppose, Colonel,
that you were ever backward In coming forward,
but don't be too forward. IT'S time enough for
you to come when you are sent for.
Then again, Colonel, your mistaking for in
the word patroniZe shows your ability to read to
be equal TO your ability to write plain English.
But the Chronicle Publishing Company's good
luck did not stop with the accession OF Mr.. Peter
Cooper to its lists, for the doughty editor this
morning loyfully informs the pensiye public,
through Information received from the outposts
that 4 Ny. W. N. Lesh forks over his nickel and
takes a Chronicle in return. Please notice the
evident satisfaction with which the Chronicle
Publishing Company parades the fact that It has
enlarged its cash transactions. am, indeed,
cOnsoled to hear that have not ruined the sue
cess Of the 'eight-page" daily, for my place on
the subscription list has been twice filfed-frst
by Peter Cooper and then by ". N. Lesh.
now simply commit and commend the Colonel
to the tender care Of those who have charge Of
the weak, and hope he Will find an asylum In the
Society for the Prevention or Cruelty to Animals
As for the "Greenback Republican" CORE
spondent, simply decline to respond; acting upon
the suggestion of the gentleman who threw die
tionary at a certain animal Of the genus Mephitis
and who repented his folly, saying 1t was the
poorest use 10 which the kings English was ever
put. W. W. LEsH.