The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-01

pen in hand he assailed or upheld prac-
tees and principles He was ambi-
tious, but, until the last months which
preceded his tragical ending, he ever
seemed philosophical in adversely.
Some friends, who We're indignant at
his defeat for a seat in Congress by
John Morrisey, endeavored to induce
him to contest the election. tut, tut,
gentlemen said he, "ours is a repre-
sentative government. There is no OBJ
legation resting upon community of
thieves, and vagabonds, to choose a gen.
tleman to represent them in Congress.
The slums of New York have preferred
a pugilist and a gambler to me for
their Congressman. That is their right,
and I shall not dispute it,
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Mr.. Greeley cordially hated the adj
ministration of James Buchanan, for its
| subservience to the slave power, but
his patriotism was superior to his poll
tics. At a Fourth of July banquet
given in London before the Civil war
by the British Anti-Slavery Society,
Mr.. Greeley was selected to reply to
the toast, 1.-THE United States" He
commenced his speech by saying,
what the United states most needs is
good licking" He was interrupted
by burly Briton who raped his APP
prevail with his knife upon the table,
cried, Hear. hear" and exclaimed,
"That's right, Mr.. Greeley, that's what
the United States most needs" The
Tribune philosopher grew red with in
dignation and turning on the inter-
rupter he finished his sentence by say
ing, But unfortunately no nation on
the face OF the earth, not even the
country of the gentleman who inter-
rupted me, is able to give it to her."
AAA
The nomination of Greeley for Pres
ident by the Democrats in 1872. though
tragical in it's outcome, had many
amusing features.
/ happened to be one of a stage-load
of passengers dining at way-side sta
lions in Eastern Nevada, when the
Austin Stage arrived bringing the glad
tidings. Among our passenger was
stalwart old democrat, g. member OF the
State Senate. One or two of his COM
panions of opposite political faith.
gleefully asked him how he liked the
nomination. Gentlemen" said he,
will answer by telling little story
In 1S49, I was one of company OF
forty cooperative gold seekers VINO
came around the Hern. Arrived at the
scene of our labors, in Placer. County,
we built a large cabin and agreed 10
take turn about in cooking the COOK
to be selected by lot, and to serve three
months unless complaint was made and
then the grunlbler was to take the
Mace of the cook and serve his unex-
pired term. 1t was no sinecure to COOK
for forty hungry miners and any OF US
preferred to labor with pick and shovel.
The first week the lot OF cooking zen
to an inexperienced youth from New
York City, and he certainly did serve
some horrible messes. An old mackerel
fisher from Massachusetts burst into
torrent of profanity at the youth, mere
ly because he had split some whale OIL
into the Goldfish. The Glouscester was,
under the rules, promoted to the place
of cook He was a good cook too, ana
We lived we'll for week, then he got
tired of his Job, and plotted to rel1n-
uuish it. He served US coffee too
weak to walk unbalanced" and beans
that needed to be pounded on the back
before they could be eaten, and pork
with the bristles on. But we put up a
syndicate to praise everything he did,
and he remained as chief culinary
artist. One day. driven desperate, he
baked batch of bread about half salt,
and served it to US for dinner.-hot. L
was one of the first at table, and break
ing off a piece of the bread, was nearly
strangled in attempting to eat it.