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Show HORACE GHEE LE V. I The veteran Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, a paper which has perhaps the largest clrcula-: clrcula-: j, tion of any journal in America, and which undoubtedly wields an immense influence in political circles, is figuring prominently in the making up of the ' rrc&idential slate. Uo has been styled tho "white-hatted philosopher," the "model farmer," the "philanthropist of America" and the "Father of the " ' .Republican party." Whether he isen- ; ,. tided to all these appelations or not, ne one will question the fact that he is j , an honest and able man, and the i .father of the Republican party. He! opposed the Democratic party when it 1 r was largely in the majority. He favored ' the abolition of slavery when it was an act of hardihood to do so. He promulgated pro-mulgated the principles of his party when he had but few supporters; in fact ho did more than any other living man (the "sage of Auburn" not excepted) to establish the powerful Republican party. When the tocsin of war was sounded in 1S61, uo bugle blowed a louder blast than did the Tribune in favor of the Union, ' and no one sustained the federal cause more zealously; but when the rcbcl- liou was over, and Jefferson Davis, : the leader of the confederacy, was re- quired to give bail in lieu of his liber- J iy, the old-time abolitionist, Horace '- , Greeley, made his appearance and put his name to the bond in the sum of thousands; while many of those who " were Democrats, and pretended friends in prosperity, loudly condemned tho "'.j act. . Mr. Greeley believed, as the war was over, that hostilities should cease, and , . i that it was the duty of the hour to set about repairing damages;, instead of opening up old sores. Then, as now, he was governed by honest convictions, whether right or wroDg; aud the ap- ; pearaneo of the old veteran on the field, in opposition to General Grant, has, in con sequence, much significative. signifi-cative. He has put himself squarely square-ly upon the record, and no ainoimt of aba-e or animadversions from ' t'ie t'reis of the admtcist ration s.'ctus to swjy him lrom his purpose. M?rton, Harlan and Cockling may rr.1, ai.d Theodore Tilton poi;e his I liuce. vtt Horace still pursues the even i tenor o' his wiy, and avows his pur pose to support the Cincinnati convention. conven-tion. Greeley was the first aud most s:ead:ist friend of the colored people, ' .. and the following letter addressed to ih: colored men in the South, indicates his i'eeliuf. Jf-ui. T. H. Conic-ii. Sno Orlmn.-: Sir: I have yours of 2 1 st. I think ' t- colored people will be benefited by.and should sympathize with, the Cincinnati Cincin-nati convention, because it tends to free thorn from the odium of complicity complic-ity with the villanies and robberies which have been perpetrated in the abused namo of Republicanism during the past five or six years, especially in the South. Tho monstrous exaggeration exaggera-tion of taxes and debts in most uf the Southern States is the fruit of white villainy. The thieves who perpetrated ! those robberies are now seeking to , escape the just puuLhment of their, crimes by bawling lustily, "Grant," "Grant;" "I'm for Grant;" Hurrah for Grant." The Cincinnati movement is at deadly feud with tbeso robbers and' their evil deeds. Let the honest andj upright colored men join it then, audi thus rid themselves of crimes which others only have perpetrated. Vours, Horace Grkeley. |