Year: 1871




capable of the Presidency he takes measures
at once to put himself Sin the hands of his
friends The ways of doing this are various.
Fenton did it by getting up a serenade for
himself at Niagara and making a speech; but
Greeley, who is new and unique in everything
but clothes, undertook to do it by Western
lecture tour and having himself invited to
private little supper at the fremont House,
Chicago, by those universally celebrated
patriots, Long John Wentworth, who boasted
''that people might call him dishonest, but
damned if they should call him fool" and
by Grinnell, Of Iowa, whose main claims to
patriotic fame lies in the fact that patriotic
soldier caned him once in the Capitol Grounds
at Washington. These two gentlemen, at Mr..
Greeleys suggestion, we suppose Chat is the
usual way among gentlemen in such matters),
invited the agricultural editor to a private
supper, and there nominated him for President.


Grinnell, who cherishes the most ardent
love for Greeley because he said that Rousseau
ought not to have caned the chivalrous Iowau,
began during the wine by congratulating the
tiller of Chappaqua soil On his probable nom-
nation. At this, it is to be supposed, although
the account does not say as much, Greeley
expressed the utmost surprise and tried coquet-
tishly to turn the subject to subsoil ploughing
and hedge fencing. But 1t was no go. His
friends persisted, and Long John said that
Grants denomination was thing not to be
thought Of Finally the friends drew the soft.
headed philosopher ont altogether, and with
the vision Of Presidential diadem directly
ahead of him, and doubtless already regret
ting his thoughtless screed on the one-term
principle which was even then going through
the presses of the GALAXY magazine, the deep
ploughing Cincinnatus Of Chappaqua delivered
himself as follows:-


'.If we nominate Grant we shall certainly be
defeated. The public Will stand no more horse.
jockey and present-takng Presidents. We have
had enough OF them. i tell you, gentlemen. we
must take new departure, and can assure you
that we OF the East determined that 1t shall be
done. have been rather quiet about II so far but
want everybody now to understand what think
gloves on our hands, 1t has got TO be DONE We
must throw Grant overheard or we shall be


"But, said the sly Grlnnell, "what would you have
Us do, Mr, Greeley suppose we throw Grant over,
10 Jump out OF the trying pan into the flre Now,
If you will give us the slightest nope That you
intend to put your own name forward would
willingly throw out Grant,


Here the credulous and child-like plough
man blushed as red as one of his own ex-
pensive beets and further delivered himself of
the following modest and sef-deprecatory
prattle:-


"All want Is TO- nave good man nominated,
who IL elected VIII consent to give up the office at
the end OF his term. Besides want to nominate
man who, If elected, will elevate The office to where
iG was IN former days. man who will not take pres
ents or use the military or his Oflice.hOder5 to ad
vance ms own aspirations for a second term, and In
the meantime neglect the interests OF those whose
ruler he is. Besides | want a man who Is above
mere pleasure.huntng; man VINO Will not dawdlc
away one-lourth of his term amid the follies and
friyOlities OF a watering place, and who, when
called upon for an expression OF his views on polit
cal and other subjects OF national interest. can give
the kind OF man the people want, andn tbringlng
his list down on the table, thars the KIND or man
pep ee e sp na We are 0 g
fight against Grant to the extent OF our ability. we
Will not remain passive or Indifferent but, to use his
own words, We are goingto hight 1t out on this
llne.'n


Without going into the subject of General
Grants fitness for a second term-for all our
readers know our firm conviction on that sub
ject-it is interesting to see how completely
and neatly Mr.. Greeley fills the bill that he
himself lays out for the next President to foot.
He wants man that would consent TO give up
his Office at the end of his term. That Greeley
would do that there can be no doubt, for his
consent would really not be any essential
requirement in the matter. He wants man
who will elevate the Office TO where 1t was in
former days--meanng, doubtless, some one
who would rehabiltate the dignity and cour-
teous demeanor and stately presence of WASH
ington and the Adamses. That Greeley would do
this, who that has ever seen him "toying" with
his axe in the forests Of Chappaqua or mean
dering about the streets of New York wish the
seat of his breeches pinned up can doubt?
He wants, also, one who can give expression,
in clear and comprehensive language, to his
| political views and other subjects of national
interest; and who that may have been COM
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