The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-22

New YoRx. June 20.--Yestefdsy
went over 70 0ovsrneFss Island 70 -
the military candidate for the Presiden-
o., Eea-rsi Hsncnk.
The 0.bssAi occupis a sores Of
LAID ~arth. il il we're sold for city
resi- ie..c..s. about t15. 900 600. Gsvssn.
oe's i.l nd has ceased TO b Of any valss
- dsfssse Tor the city o. hsrhor. Il
10 simply ussd - tbs rssidsnes Of some
vt commsndieg Geserai. A gun fired
from Governors Island st . passing
ship vosId 20 essshing into the heart
VI Broskiyn. II . public soeny
should ever gst within reach Of 0ovsrn-
ors Island, With the psw improvement
in Iongg ssnee guns, be could send .
shell thr0ur ID the Assoy Hesss. Trinity
Church, ths 0toct Exchssgs. o. nab
Treasury. Hers on this fftsss million
dollar farm, sasrounded BY several ban
drsd servasss. tbs taxpayers IT A@sri>
CO support Gs6sssi Hancock. Here 10
soldiers wake Gen Hsncock's gardsa.
dig 10 his doosysrd, trim bis srspevisss
and wait % hin - II be we're king.
At his command 10 stssu yacht. With
steam always mp. ready 10 take the
General osss to Dslmosiss's 70 dinssr,
or down to Couey Island Zoe ssa-bsth
or 6irtstion with the ladies.
Thoogh ws live In simss Of peaee
everything around 0sn Hancock 10 on
= var footing. An armed sentinel
stalks MP end. down 10 front Of bis
private rssidencs ell day long and On
through the weary night. What Tor.
nobody Knows. but. tired and jsdsd, In
sunshine ssd storm. this poor soldier
must vslk ~up ssd down before his
great p~seH. Al the Generals resi-
demos Everything 10 done 10 . pedsntic.
military way. No ordinary citizsu cen
SEQ the General. An orderly, buttonsd
up snd baking 10 regulation uniform.
receives your .cssd. a hsughty Chief
Of Stan exaa1nes u ard n your clothes
are e6A sa,ugh. be will permit you
70 stand Dfofs the General . moment
while hs sits. listens and waves you
away. The osdipsSy lllinois farmer.
With HE fsce browecd end bis hands
cslioused with HONEST toll, would never
b allowed 10 enter the presence oi the
commanding 0sneral.
The FIRST thoueht - ron look 1t the
0snsral ID thst be- must b Bssuum's
fss boy grown old. His facs 10 gross
end sensusl. His cheeks puff like the
fst boys, and then bis whole hssd
grows smaller and smaller ill your eye
Sests on bic forehead which IL low and
nsrrow.s The General b great eater
and . liberal drinker. He tAkss wine
ct every nssl and whisksy whenever
he fssls Ike Il. High living and lIber-
81 drinking have given him Asbby.
sensual double chin which hangs down
nd.rssts Over his smsshed down shirt
collar. The General 10 90 years old.
He wears . white military mustache
and weighs about $50. He 10 not .
good tslksr. and never suNcssded IN
making the simplest semi public speech.
He h lssy. phlsgmatic, and does no.
thing hat eas, dsisk and enjoy himself
sensuslly. He never reads books. II
b. were mot . Major General. Ae would
be country landlord, Who sits around
sad lets his wife DO ths cooking while
his son attends TO the bar. II elected
President he will do nothing himself.
He will simply bs . lump Of d0agh 10
the hands q NE Rebel Bfiesdiefs Of
thu Solid South. The sixteen Southern
Ststss hAts Hancock - they do the old
dag. Bat they hare taken him ND q .
swest bait With which 70 catch the
Northern Democrats ana the soldier
vote.
The North oncs 10 tsap. Hancock
will b ussd 70 tnrn out Northern
odico heaaess, asd 10 stock ths eoantsy
with southern Brigsdisra II 10 4
slsot9i. the Solid 1oeth will DO q, and
tAey must have their rsvsfd. That
reward viii b 10 cali back the officials
Who have yone from Illinois and India-
NJ and III Mp the country with rsbsl
Marshals lro0 Loulsiana aod uississ-
ippi. end Coasals from among the Con.
isdefaGoss IL Honooek d elsctea $50.
OO0UOos sow aid aaaaally q Usioa
aeu In the North will be paid 10 the
disunionilts Of the South. The North.
esn man vho vptes Tor Hansook will
vote asainet hS owa coanty. Bis owu
people and vote Tor the enemies Of ths
rspahlic In the Solid South. The mss
W. veese lns Haacook will vote =
hiNt 80 on. 90 taksn away from tAs
Moth and dtstsibstsd ananr tAe hen
cry ssesssioaisls 81 Ne South,
4rs Hancock b . pleasant, ordinary
ve0an. 6he hAs 10 sabisioo. 6ks
Liked 80 and coaiers. II abe vss d
the white Houss she would not. 10 20
esllOqnialle0. pat hessslf out 4
entsstsin anybody. She would forn
. cliqus with . certain 81 end not b
u hsas' With the many. simply bscansl
u would b Ne sasisst way 10 Do. 0sa'
ssal HancoGks soos. JoAn ehd kusesll
havs given hin good deal Of trouble
They hovs ssv4 bssa tiscrsee, end
have 81 rsetlv Ded Mr. Ashpe 81
aasAk6s ksch sSisly. 1oe sxsaplS
Rasesll. BOW - ysAis Il sgs. eos ineu
. 0ielatson With Mn -0uynn. q
Louisville ! fsv yssrt 40. rs W
disaipatsd asd fiss esd - vas so1 e..
sidsssd IN eligible h16baAd. pinally
b uarrle4 Aiss 0PyaA elandesGinaa1,
ed kqpt ~ mGRylHeo = opoest ~ q
u6oothS. His 0wynn wos 0naliy
Obliged 10 tell hef father and nothss
The whole mir nads essst ssandal
In Losisyills. an5 % ckagrissd ID
Do aplsbiAs ios he boy. EsAlly. ~
!. feAhs6-jn.lAUs 4r 0wyan. vAe alu1vI
synpathisedlvi With ths Rebels. 'sst lin