The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-05

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HARP w Erin TAvERS, Moo YoRK, l
April 20, 1850.
1 am more and more impressed, ez TINT
flies on, with the greatness and patriotism
Nv Sam. ]. Tilden, the Great Defrauder
His entire deyoshun to his common ken
try, his utter simplissity nv caracter, the
gilelisnis Nv materially simple nacher
wich contact with the world has never cor.
uptid, and his general child.like trust in
the jestis Of his iellow.msn, all combine to
make him a man which to see is to love,
and which to be in confidential relashunl
with, in q monetary way, is to be sup.
ported.
hev bin for several weeks residin at
the Harp Nv Erin Tavern, hard by Gram.
mercy Park, arrangin Kentucky for the
sage Of Moo York. II is needlis 10 add that
don't pay my own board. In the inter
est Nv his common kentry the good Mr..
Tilden has the bill sent to hisself, for be
recognizes the fact that the laberer for his
common kentry Is entitled TO his daily
bred, and a liberal allowance for likker
and the other necessities NY life. The
good Mr.. Tilden has ten or a dozen patri-
OTIS Nv my kind at the same place, and life
with US is not altogether gloomy. We all
sleep in one room, but there are three
meals day, and unlimited credit at the
bar. A man witch can't live on that is a
Sybarite which hez no place in virchus
Republick.
l concluded Kentucky yesterday, and
start for home tomorrow. he'd two hours
tawk with Mr.. Tilden, the good Mr.. Tilden.
and we fixed the hull matter.
II don't want TO be President" said the
gilelis old man, "but the good OF our COM
mon kentry demandsit. A man wich won't
make sacrifices for his kentry should be
compelled to live under a corrupt aristo-
cracy. How is Kernel Pluuger, of Gov
ington?"
"The Kernel is for Thurman" sed /.
"Tell the Kernelif that deestrick goes for
me he shel hev the postotfis at Covington,
and that mortgage on to his house will be
attended to. Nopattiot witch wants TO be
President will pay him more than will,
which is drawed out OF retiracy reluctant
~, and solely for the good OF a common
kentry."
replied that I thot that wood fix the
Kurnel. Referring to a memorandum
book marked Kentucky, he went on:
"Gineral Podger, Nv Lexinton, hez bin
sayin sumthin for Bayard. 1t won't do.
FL my sufferin kentry elex me TO the Pres
dency, which consent to solely on its ac-
count, and against my will, he shel hev
the postotlis there, and SIGH money ez he
expends in carryin the deestrik furnisht
him, and his bills shell not be looked into
very closely. In savin ones kentry pa.
triot must be liberal. Wat is paltry dross
compared with the good Nv ones kentry?
And Major M'Gath2"
replied that the Major wuz not alto
together satisfied with givin the sage nv
Moo York the nominashen, but thai wuz
satisfied he wuz watin to be seen.
"See him. Find out eggsackly how much
he wants, and promise him anything in
the way Nv otfises that he requires. In
the great work Nv savin ones common
kentry, promises can't be too freely made.
Offer him the postoffis there"
"Honored and patriotic sir" replied,
''that offs hez bin already promised to
three men,"
"Hev they sense enufr to keep their
mouths shut till after the convenshun?"
~ feer not, patriotic and honored SIR"
"Then offer him Turin mishun, and q
small amount Nv money in hand. Thank
the Lord" sed he, feryently, dor Turin
mishuns. Yoo don't hev to specify, and
there are great many Nv elm. 700 can't
hev two postotfices in one place, but their
are great many turin mishuRs; and a
| l. lNn, do ha
to save our common kentry. l hev alluz
believed that our common kentry wuZ
not properly representa- abroad, and that
Their ought to be at leest one Consul for
every Congressional Deestrik, and twict
ez many full mishuns. hate TO double
up. but wat kin do? Their amt nothin
/ won't sacrifice to our common kentry.
For its sake am bein drawd out NV re-
tirement-for its sake am willin to serve
eS its President-ior its sake ! am willin
TO open Just es many bar'ls ez my un-
bought friends desire-and shell hesitate
for its sake to promise the same offs to
five men? Neverl No troo patriot wood
balk at so small thing ez that. Let EN-
come. They shel hey all they want. Kin
Kunnel Simmons be depended onto?"
"Honored and patriotic sir, Kunnel
Simmons adores you in his heart. am
certain. But the Kunnel is labrin under
finanshel troubles, and he hez hesitated,
TO see witch candidate wood giv-p
II understand the Kunnel, and I am
his man. AsAoor the Kunnel that the
collectorship Nv his district"
"But honored and patriotic sir" re-
piled, looking at my memorandum, THAT
offs hez been promist TO four alreddy."
$50 it hez," replied the patriot, so it
hez. Very good. He must hev a turin
mishun. Tell him to select any one he
likes, and give him my word for it. Will
that anser?"
"Better than anything. The Kunnel Is
so heavily in debt that residence abroad
home. He Good hev the flag Nv our COM
mon kentry wayin over his oils, wich
would console him for his enforced eggsile.
He wood prefer the flag OF his common
kentry over his office in Guatermaula, Ia
the SheriG7s flag over his house in Ken
lucky. The Sheriff. flag is lurid red
and Is not variegated enufr for him."
There wuz some more arrangements Of
like nacher, when bid the great and
good man goodbye, and departed for my
ieeld Nv labor.
"Don't forgit," sed he, as he wrung my
hand at partin, that the Collectorship al
Louisville is your'n."
ashanti ioreit 1t, but ez it hez bin prom
, ised to six other patriots, to my ,certin
knollege, l shan't buy brown stun house
to.morror, on the strength Nv It, Wheth'
or cit that or not, hey got what heV
In my pocket, and shel hev the post-oilii
at the Corners, bein ez am the only
Dimocrat In that region witch kin write
This much am shoor Nv. But Mr.. TIL
den Is troo patriot, and does love hi
common kentry.