Jasper Banner, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1855 — Presidential Pub. [ARTICLE]

Presidential Pub.

f Tffe«llihriV<^ , vriy ffwft tn thfe lfttaffchf Ameriflih', with dke reiwarfc that it mayt'WiusWy be burlesque: ' : YoM, April Ist, 1865; To tte Horace Greeky : Sir—The ;z nnder»igned having Irtetn appbirited a Committee, at a your pereonaF adminers in Nfl# YWJ t<r sOuwi rtfetowee to yfcur opinions Oh affairs in getierkl, 04* 0 VieO of nominating you for the Presidency or the United Statee, that it may be known what course you wooM pursue in the’ Iwwtflhe honor to be~ , ■'<; ' ''j ' l ou fr• ■■—- James Gordon Bennett, James Watson Webb, James Brooks, James W. Barker, William H. Dake, William B. Astor, William C. Bryant, William E. Burton, Henry J. Raymond. Mr. Greeley’s accepting reply is rather broad in some parts, but the following paragraph is pretty Wei! or hold any levees, I would hire ftiriiished lodgings, and convert the Presidential mansion into an emigrant boarding-house. The Capitol grounds shall be planted with carrots and cabbages; and a conrilcrable sum might be realized by selling*off all the ships of the Navy, aricFilisposing of their armaments to the junk shops for old iron. As to a tariff, my views are moderate. I woald not insist on ad valorem duty of more than five thousand per cent. By this means, coffee and tea might be raised to great advantage in hot houses; and, by cutting down the useless trees in our parks, and planting morns multicaulis in their stead, the United States might raise ail the silk needed by their wives and daughters ; the Sabbath shall be strictly observed, no letters-shall be written or sent by mail on that day; and I think that by the assistance of Prof. Mapes and Solon Robinson, some scientfic method may be discovered Whereby trees and other vegetable® may be prevented from growing on

that day, and good strong flood gates erected at the months of dur harbors to prevent the tide flowing in and out on Sundays, whereby a day of absolute rest may be secured. As to the foreign policy of my administration, I should insist on the restoration jof the independence of Poland, Hungary and Jerusalem; the Turks shall govern Turkey, the Italians Italy, and the Irish Ireland, and the Greeks Greece; but our own country, gentleraen.shail be free to the whole world to come here and do as they please, provided they don't drink. I am, gentlemen, Yours simply, Horace Gridley. t Post Office Department Ground has been broken at Washington for the enlargement of the building occupied by the General Post Office of the United States. The .addition to be made will cover a space quite as large as that occupied by the present building, and the whole when completed will fill the entire square.— $300,000 were appropriated by the last Congress for this much needed improvement.— N. Y. Times. PTT* When the immortal Sidney was told that he might rave his life by telling a falsehood—by denying his hand writing—he said; “When God hath brought me into a dilemma, in which I must assert a lie or lose my life, he gives me a clear indication of my duty, which is to prefer death to falsehood.” OC/’Men protect us—they provide for our wants—-fight pur battles—buy our books, music, newspapers—» pay all our bills, and now for a moment Just imagine what a world this would be if H- were frill of women, and contained no men! Then let us try to render them as near perfect as possible. Let us cherish their society—cultivate and enlighten their minds—and above all, wife, let Idve be your monitor, and let it be often - i ■ ' deathbed repentance, to be burning out flic Lord’- I’.T’C ’»!•‘ij "*<W. "ts- .f' *- f U-U. l - ' •* ■ ~X; .-*•. ’ U