The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03

nss"-Rress Net worth writipG, Exesp
for Bresa-sous OF the Trinis Of an Eai
ter In the Days when Steamships Arrived
when They Could, and 1000 wa. =
Very osodIy Number OF ssbseriber-.
Most OF the following letters were written by
Horace Greeley when he had been In New York
but a few years. and was struggling to COM
bine literature and political statistics in the
Ne'e Yorker. q weekly. and was doing other
editorial work which preceded tho establish
ment Of the Tribune:
GOOD BUSINESS PARTNER NEEDED.
NEW York. May 2. 1890.
M DEAR RANSOM: Yours OF the oath ult was
handed mo this day by our friend Neale. who
will tell you In what n state OF indescribable
disorder and hustle lie found me consequent
In moving our largo printing Office on Friday
and Saturday. down from II third story. across
town. six rods back through every way OBJ
structcd narrow passage. up into fourth
story-our publication Office to-day. &c
But so deep Is my interest in certain topics al
ludod to in your letter that must ask You to
pardon an Mediate though but incoherent
reply. Let mo first reply to the miscellaneous
questions contained in your lottcr. before they
are crowded OIL the sheet or forgotten.
You are right in supposing that expected to
zee you much sooner than you now propose to
ten communication ON that account. AZ to
your unpublished stanzas. the alteration
wished to consult you about was the suppress
ing OF the satrical portion az l do not APP
prove the mingling " sentiment with satire.
1T may sometimes render an article OF itself
racy. but 1t mars the general effect OF poetry.
and gives tho vulgar AN idea that nl senti
mont Ia either pretcnce or u gross exaggera-
ton. But truce TO criticism TIL | SEQ you;
and then think We shall find no difficulty in
Hgreein: on this point. some way or other.
You inquire Who is the Wandering Willie OF
Bennett presume no is u scrObler Of whom
you have heard little or nothing. His name is
William II. Attreo. u Londoner by birth, and a
police. law. and speech reporter by profess
sion. but known here as "a shrowd, active and
unprinciplcd ponny-a-liner mainly for the
small dailies, 10 was Just starting for Louis
vile and Nashville by way Of Niagara when l
last saw him. | think no returned to this city.
but soon heard OF him in Texas: and be-
lieve he was shipwrecked on tho Florida
coast In returning from that country. and
either persisted with the vessel or was MUIR
dered by tho Indians as he has not since been
hoard OF. will inquire for him tho next half
hour have.
As to tho case Of Robinson. thert il some
difference Of opinion here. and l believe the
majority think with me that he is unques-
tionably and strociously guilty, and ought to
walk up the ladder. And yet. II money. inilu-
snce. and splendid counsel Ogden Hoffman
and Hugh MAXWELL can save him he will cheat
the gallows, and believe that will be the re-
suit. The great contest will be on disable wing
Mrs. Townsend's testimony on account OF her
character. wish l could attend the trial
And now as to IN alters INN ediately concern
ing you aud l. I can assure you that am
quite As favorably disposed as ever to the ar
raneement some time since suggested by you.
As to time. perhaps the sooner tho better, II
ever. though had never hoped that | could
distangle you from your Poultney engage-
ments before next spring. And yet there are
eircum stances which would favor an i'm
ate dem OF stratlon. My second partner. James
@. Wilson. is absent committing matrimony.
and would sell now much more readily and
reasonably than at any former time. think.
He is simply owner OF onc-third Of the Heto
Yorker and has no interest In the printing Of
flee. which Is owned BY Greeley Il Winchester.
Wilson has hitherto hold profitable situation
as foreman Of s. W. Benedict Co.'S printing