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success of this amendment. Nevertheless, there can be no doubt that this
surprising development, combined with the Republicans' _misguided judgement_
in naming an actor as their next presidential candidate, contributed to Mrs.
Woodhull's felicitous success. The Queen, known for her sense of humor,
acknowledges the irony: Mr. Greeley succeeded in eliminating President Grant
from the race, but he himself, as the Democratic candidate, suffered an
overwhelming defeat at the hands of his female opponent, candidate of the
Equal Rights Party!
The Queen has learned that a duck was somehow responsible for Mr.
Greeley's defeat. Her Majesty is at a loss to understand how an ordinary farm
animal could be instrumental in deciding the outcome of a presidential race,
but she recognizes that Americans have lived in isolation for some centuries
and may have unique values.
The Queen also wishes to take this opportunity to convey her
felicitations to Mr. Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist and former slave who
now stands beside Mrs. Woodhull as her Vice President.
The Queen concludes by advising Mrs. Woodhull to seek the advice and
guidance of Mr. Woodhull, remembering as she does how greatly she valued and
misses the strength and wisdom of her departed husband, Prince Albert.
****
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, 28th April, 1873
The Queen has to thank President Woodhull sincerely for her letter of
15th February, and she is pleased to learn that the President felt her
inauguration was a successful occasion!
The Queen further thanks President Woodhull for explaining how a duck




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caused her Democratic opponent to lose the election. The Queen expresses hope
that all ducks have been _removed_ from _his presence_, as well as all
children and all persons of character.
The Queen finds it most enlightening that President Woodhull's sister
Miss Tennessee Claflin initiated their association with the esteemed
Vanderbuilt family by administering a healing massage to Mr. Cornelius
Vanderbuilt. However, though she _seldom interferes_ in the affairs of foreign
nations, the Queen feels bound to suggest that Miss Claflin may not be the
best possible choice for the post of Surgeon General, since her medical
practices led to her being indicted for manslaughter in Illinois in 1864.
Thanks must also be extended to President Woodhull for the time she
took in explaining her _Weekly's_ exposure of the Beecher-Tilton incident,
though the Queen finds it quite difficult to believe such claims about a
clergyman. Apparently the American people also found it difficult. The Queen
is pleased to learn that President Woodhull and Miss Claflin have nonetheless
been acquitted of obscenity charges.
On the issue of Mr. Woodhull, the Queen is somewhat bewildered, despite
the President's explanation. If the Queen understands correctly, President
Woodhull is the wife of Colonel James Harvey Blood, _not_ the wife of Dr.
Canning Woodhull. However, the President's former husband, the afore-mentioned