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Show TRIBUTE TO HORACE QREKLEY. A Interestlna Lettpij Written by Hen-ry Hen-ry Ward Beecher In 1872 Immediately after tho conciut-ion ot the political campaign In which Uor-oco Uor-oco Grcoloy was snowed under by U. S. Grant, for tho presidency of tho United Stntcs, the Hov. Henry Wnrrt Bccchor, in common.' with thotlsiinds of others, felt s.id;tvcr tho terrible desolation of his ojd friend, and Just as soon as Mr. Greeley nnnounced himself him-self onco more In Journalistic harness, addressed to him tho following letter: "Brooltly'ri. Nov. 9. 1872. "My Dear Mr. OruVlcy: I read your card In the Tribune with slncero pleasure, pleas-ure, nnd congtntulatp mynolf and tho cause of Journalism W-Vonr return to a field In which you have won so much reputation nnd when) you have dono such scrvlco that tho,, history of Amor-lea Amor-lea cannot bo written, without Including Includ-ing na nn Important' pnrt ot It your llfo nnd setvlcea. n "You may thlnk.f'Auntd clouds ot smoke nnd dust, that all your old friends who parted Vompnny with you In tho Into campaign will turn a mo-mentnry mo-mentnry difference 'Into n llfo long alienation. It will not bo so. 1 speak for myself, and also from what 1 perceive per-ceive In other men's hearts. Your mere political Inlluonco may for n time bo lmpahcd, but your own power for good In tho far wider field of Industrial In-dustrial economy, social and civil criticism, crit-icism, and tho general well-being ol society, will not bu lessoned, but augmented. aug-mented. It Is truo that hitherto tha times called for a warrU , and such you were; yet I cannot but think with regret how much ability hns been spent by you that died with tho occasion, occa-sion, and which might havo built up positive and peimnncnt elements. But I look upon your years to como in likely to bo more fruitful nnd irrndl. nted with n kind nnd beneficent light, which will leavo your namo In honor far greater thnn If you hud reached tho highest ofllce. "I beg that you will pardon my Intrusion, In-trusion, especially when you stnnd In tho shadow of a great domestic trouble. trou-ble. 1 hoped that a word of honest respect nnd sympathy might not displease dis-please you. Thcro nro thousands who would Ilka to do as I hnvo done, and who with me will rejoice onco moro to bo In sympathy with you In nil things beneficent and patriotic. I am, my I dear Mr. Greeley, very truly yours, "Henry Ward Beecher." |