, 1880-05-01

aro tho fnt,ae WI Gnn give him, whtlo NJ Tho
1}rady, Russell. nnwsio1,. and Forr,nlti. iin hna
:nd a e tfo:e my 20 a.idsl Car.sr and lonicx.
thrco moro wllo wo know werc ut cari for lin,
ahort Ting s!tco. 1t Is ani ly s..sno that sov-
@ R j III asn a s e iast fcef r " %ro fSsy os.
over TINT nsny hu. It s1nn'f n!trr tho startling
tnct that = convention of trnnt n,un In whirll
o ro. a otcr III s9Sq 70
Ills Interests at Ehicago.
Mr. W.S. Wilson, manager of tic Louis
rlsln tky.' Commercial Hfcp) wns In Louisville
tlio othor day, anl n reporter OF tho Dostotl
lffrn't hMl conversation with him. Tic fol-
lowing Ia p,rttal rcport of wl,at he na[tl:
M-Dn YOU think thu Instructions Of the Ken.
I.1eky, Ca!ycnt!o1i will bo regarded by tho
t,ai, Mr W;2Ihey VII n9t: There are nt lenst i've
Ct whom viii votc for Hcn. Urant III the chcng,,
convention n my cvent, Fur nf tlioaa tlcle-
..K--H aMnt Il mo.n!nated. 10 yGst think lint
Kentucky M Republicans will succeed III securing
M W.-.No. iii, thoy Will not, nor n my ether
Southern. state. ,,o ,natter who tho Republicans
pIneo +, nomination..
n.cnt aflsansc III ty tic arst' asRors HUH IL 81 ha{ so
cGi, c9rry gorta!n Southern Atatns7
NJ Wnes,dcdy rot; Tso Southern stss
trnry notwithstanding.
Ohio Is for fisherman With substantial unu1,-
fmfty, though DEaine f,as shown remarkable per-
sonal popularity. Mo stnte Inns declared for
Grnnt With snch sincerity, ntter such contest,
as Ohio haa pronounced for sherman. Tho onis-
s!on to pass un until tl,lrd-tortu rosoll1tto wns
rathor Il mattor of cafounttn9 pr,l-
TIC opinion Of tho shcrn!al 1,cn TINT
tsry thsy M s sansa e. oy sk II pcSssSg cnn 3
niaine. ind ihat thr,i-ter1a res.i''tlon might
4cct is that tho Important thing to the 1tepuh.
ffcun purity .nnd tho cnuntry is to beat nrant,
an sso p 1ct n On thG xr@ n thnt
eny .ossbty af + ' tic noi"toS III ~ spes q ant ns Is
and that ianc % men @ may Hi preier lin " to r' sSer.'
to 500 avoidcd.-C Cincinnati! Commercial. '0''~
Tho Peoples Dcfcades, published at West
Union, O., Juno 70, 1B7B continued I'LL account
written by tho ctlltor, tho lion. J. W. Eycr, OF
conversation with ex-senator I'omcroy, rolutlvo
to tho candidacy Of Con. Grant for third torn.
Scnntor r0mcroy boarded tito trHiu on which the
editor WIS travelling ut Atchfso,1, md, as they
wero old friends, thoy fell Into b conversation.
Tho edftur Of tho Defender sud le thought Hon-
nt1r Thurman would bu tho next President.
tskes sn%7 sa ss Ss Es his h' nsc eseSi Or
rcd silk handkerchief. No MIN who blows his
a sD a " ssss a sStsa
lind m Ohio mum ilo appointed q Kebol il
he eonl! got one. and ho did not want
an ''iasa io9 orana ,sa e 9s sa u tic %'sa; Ill.,
received n lettor from ornnt:.tlo other lny,--I
needn't sny tho other aay, for It wns month
70 to ERyp Up ,ls Ne for year
1yf)4t1t1 uiYn him grind rSHEntinn fon
would load him oi, trnln with t',gs3 and larnss
bands, a1,d cannon. and bring him to st. 1nu!s,
tLlore wo would 60 to Chicago, and from there to
Cincnnntt, whore tho Convention would bD In
sSss,en ss n ns tms @ the ,,a s2,f xo be n
ton and bo nomtnated by nccnmltion. Tho
lctterl received II reply catitaine1 two lines,
vii. Yours. t. i. Grant, liz aid not o aay III:
est whshS5 e. be Ms f. & fvos Il + 2r ot but We
have LETT" This remarkable tnllk has thus fur
escaped the attention It deserves.
No ono can have failed to wonder Mt and
ndtnIro tho singular magnanmity ntld pcrsonat
generosity Of Mr. Wastburno in his persistent
refusal to como Into u11y sort Of rivalry With Ills
oll.tt1uo FREUD, Con. Grant, as u candidate for
the Presidency. Nor ia thIs inagnRultaity now
to him. 1t has been preumlncntly true Of him
In hia relations to his old-t!mo Galona uciehbor
from first to last. There iB a very Important
scuso In which Gen. Grant owes everything to
Mr.. Wnsbburnc. II Is he who was tho frft to
Gull him from his obscurty, ut tho beginning Of
the War. and offer to him tho supreme oppor-
tun!ty Of hls life. It was Washburne who dts-
covercd" " Grant. 1t WAS Washburne who, moro
than my ono clac. secured hs promotions. And
how mn9nilcuntty llo has stood by him over
eincot Tint nov, nfter nil tho honors that hnve
bcen hcunGd upou Geri. GrAnt by Il grateful Nit
tton, Mr.. WAshburlLfs-whoso persona: pppulurl-
ty ut tho present moment Ia second to tint of
nn other lnan In tho cnlIntry-should persist fn
bis refusal to stand tn tho why Of tho reelection
nf the cx-Preatlcnt, must bc sot down rs Que OF
tho most romarkabio instances OF generous
friendship known to l!story. This. It nily 10
oppression Of tho Jottr4a& urElnK the nomination
Ut the Hon. F. II. Washbnrnn for tho Presidency
evidently atrikos tho poptllar chord. MMhy nr
tho substantial mon nf ChtalgD, and NIL einsses
Df men whom wo know ns sincere wcll.wlshors
of tho Republican purity ailu Of tho Mt
lon.-.mcn who arg not unthtnktrx laolntcra
III politics Or 0thorwlso. md VINO are not rpatiy
to be attached to tho tail Of tho lfto Ut any nero
fnct1on of self. sccki1g politicians: yary cIn-
proposition. Tho. Nepub!fcaus Of ChfcAEo, Df
Cook County, md OF tho Stato Of 1lin1ls arc
prepared heartily TO support Washburt,o for tho
Presidency pvar ull other nSp!rnnts. Of this VIC
tiro 1nnrn fully convinced t0-tlRy thAn Wo hHyo
pocn before. Wo hnvo abundant md nGcl,rn,t-
hitting evidence Of i. AKnin we Ely. lot C,ok
County ssi'd M q 2 solid W'Mhburne delegation 70
it!cia11s cannot attnrd to, ignore tho popular
Cnlled. hut 1t ia not tho apon til sound tho Oto OF
DfGpAfNttOu,-IHfcuUU EtCtl{1u Journal.