, 1880-10-08
Chinese Of Politics ami thosc bred tho homo

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politicians. >'1s e"''''-'A''''''''
And now, wrilo on tho subject. viii Rtvs yo,
' 1no esetes OF tn's Hancock move, ntst It Is this
10 he ias ,sa, r,rsh,1n, l"*' y ""'" ~ @"~'S"'
Hancock Il mt erxtsnt To TIN o,.t d ry.,ct,on u,
a' a. err, at,sl TINT uxpectation. mn sorry IL
,r,n1r ia,,u. :. i,,te ~ ,,;',, s v's.s" ~ Janm "a
s,spht. strnng syu,ptoms hdrc t,rir. rrStnn.'i
fnemscr'ct sf"ct hs immtnst,. a1,tl II ia tho vcr-
,sn,,' a asn''ni t n' .hat Ms promotion to tho
hut is inc. has oe,,. mn, h. s"s ,no.; enss
W'anle'', for rca.ons you can rcatlIly DISCERN.
,,.,' AM nn~, aoar noy YOU hive tho f'isfs of this
dcnt. vo,, cnr ra,,,fr ,"r,o,,a hex,sn a ~ lses-
ahrowtl follows OF tho south can nccomp,tsh. '
Tho above rcaAs llkg family letter, In.
decd, It comes from member Of {;cn. linn.
cocks military family, and ons WHO rcrnr,la
ticn. 1lancoek with something Of the sa,uo
affection, SON fecls for his father,
We have the original lottcr In o1,r posscs.
s'on. with priyate note from the recelyer NJ
It authorizing It's publication. but wttbho,d.
Ing the l,nnle Ut tic writer for personoi rcn.
sons.
Thoro Is no doubt obout tho tr,,tl, Of TIM
statement III regard to Con, Ifnncock,s
health. lie Ia cursesl with excessive faL-
et,ough to "inrtl tho lean earth" M lin wn,ka
along, and Is constantly brcom,np morc
obesn. IIo Is man of violent tc,unar mn,
extreme irascihility, nnd cannot en,.,ry cot,-
tradIctlon or opposition. Tic Is In every re-
s,Nct lit subject for npoploxy. During the
fifteen years TINT llaya eln,,sed sIuce t],e
close Of the Wnr-with tho cxccp.
tlon Of his brief md tad carcer
Mt New Orleans-llc llas hatl little to annoy
or sex Hin. lie las been suprstne In Ills
easy department. Tile persons with w|,ou
no Inns bccn associated have berll ,,cc,seo,ued
to como md 60 Mt Ills heck and bidding, lin
has lived mn easy anl luxurious lite. 11o jsa
lnrRc enter and generous drjnkcr Of n1con,1
according to the best accounts, ai,i ),e l,as
settled down into mental and physical llnbtts.
any tEtgression from which. rs tho abovc let
tor says, us liable to bring OH M apoplcc,Io
stroke " at any moment
II Gen. Hancock las alrently been twice
warned since his nomination by symptoms ot
aimploxy, growing out Of tho excitement and
worry OF the campaign, how will ho 10
able to etldurc tho tremendous, perptextnc.
a'sd hurasstng trials incI.'cnt to tho complete
rcvo'uttot, In the civil service for wAtc, thu
De1Mocrats nre striving to c'cct h,mp 11o,v
can such a 'ilan submit 10 being pulled this
way and pushed that way y.coaxrtl, ,I,uportrnot3.
bnllled, br0wtMate1,, crossed, yoxetl. md tor.
mentcd,- as llo ccrtuin!r will bo bv thu
rnycnous herd of swine and rack of wo1vas
that will environ Him from the mo,
1ncnt he shall enter tho 1vhto 1tonsa .
Neither Ills temper nor his p),ysirol
condition cnn withstand tha ,,,,,,,,,,, ....,..
which would try younger man of strong
constitution md perfect sclf-control. Fycrv
Incoming President, though 1nau used tn
tho excitement OF public affairs, a,,d tl,ourl,
succeeding to wel1-regulatetl public scrice
which he docs not propose to disturb. Ia e,,-
bnrrusscd, annoyed, an.l worried al,nosi be.
you'd endurance. but Gen. 1Iancock will
enter upon tho Executive oflcc, II ot MI.
without the slightest experience III tbe TRIMS
and responsibilities Of poittica, 1tf,. ard
charged with tho tnsk of practically rc1Is-
tributlng tic $1,000 Federal Offices tl,ro,,ph-
ont the Union In s,lol, manner ns will sntisfv
the grcctiy, raycnous, unscru,.ulous army ri |
Democrats and Confctcratcs who arc lyInr
In walt for them.
The preliminary at1noyanccs OF II political
are insignificant to tho fcarfn
vexat!ons Of the Presidential nf1lco under
such circumstances; and, IL Gen. flnneoc],
has already par,,atly st1cc,t,nbch IN tha ,,r,.y
,,..,,,,, 49,. 't "t'' 'i'!'' " ~
'""4'"'S sct'"''' 'aat nc cahi'ot survive the
more serious trials TINT will follow MI clcc-
lion.