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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt:...in the Congress of the United States? Only from the little town of North Fairfield, Ohio, came a hearty ery of 'well Done! A meeting of the citizens of that place was held for the purpose of expressing their sense of his gallant and honorable conduct. He responded to their applauding resolutions in a characteristic letter. "Let me beg of you," said he, "to think little of Persons, in this connection, and much of Measures. Should any see fit to tell you that I am dishonest, or ambitious, or hollow ASSOCIATION IN' THE TRIBUNE OFFICE. 319 hearted in this matter, don't stop to contradict or confute him, hut press on his attention the main question respecting the honesty of these crooked charges. It is with these the public is concerned, and not this or thpt man's motives. Calling me a hypocrite or demagogue cannot make a charge of $1,664 for coming to Congress from Illinois and going back again an honest one." CHAPTER XXIV. ASSOCIATION IN THE TRIBUNE OFFICE. Accessions to the corps--Tho coarse of the Tribune--Horace Greeley in Ohio--The Rochester knot-kings--The mediums at Mr. Greeley's house--Jenny Lind goes to see them--Her behavior--Woman's Rights Convention--Tho Tribune Association--The hireling system. But the Tribune held on its strong, triumphant way. Circulation, ever on the increase; advertisements, from twenty to twentysix columns daily; supplements, three, four, and five times a week; price increased to a shilling a week without loss of subscribers; Europeon reputation extending; correspondence more and more able and various; editorials more and more elaborate and telling; new ink infused into the Tribune's swelling veins. What with the supplements and the thickness of the paper, the volumes of 1849 and 1850 are of dimensions most...