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Show TRIBUTE TO HORACE GREKIEY. An Interesting Letter Written by Henry Hen-ry Ward Beecher in 187t i TranH'dlal.ity. alter the conciufkca of Vhe political campaign In which Horace Hor-ace Greeley was snowed uutler by U. S. Clrnnl.' for the 'presidency nf Ihe Vnlled Stales. -the Itev. Henry Ward ileecher. In common' with thousands of others, felt al over Ihe terrible desolation of hla old friend, anil lust as soon at Mr. Oroeloy announced him self once niore.ln Journalistic harness, addressed to him tho following letter: "llrooklyn. Nov. U. 1K72. "My Dear Mr. (ireeley: I read your card in the Tribune with alncere pleasure, pleas-ure, and congratulate myself and tho caune of Journnllsm on your return to a field In whlrh you have won so much reputation and whore you have done aucb servlt that the history of Amor-lea Amor-lea cannot lie wrltt-n without Including Includ-ing ss an Important .part ul.lt yout life and set vices. ' "Yriu may think," nnild cjoinls. of smoke and dust, that all yimrt hid friends T Ho parted nimpany with u In the- lute umpsltn will turn a momentary mo-mentary difTotence' Into t life long . alienation. It will not bo so. I speak for mnolf, and also from what 1 pur-celve. pur-celve. Jo. other .tin u s hearts. Your mere political Influence may for a tilde he Imp.ilred. but your own powct, .for good In the Jur wider fleld of 'industrial 'in-dustrial economy, social and civil critic) crit-ic) wn. and tho general well-being society, ii nt . lessoned, but augmented. aug-mented. It Is true tlml .hillu.u to.illt tiroes called for a Warrior, and aucJi. you were; yet 1 caniiot but thJuk with regret how much anility haa - been spent by you that died with Ihe occasion, occa-sion, and which might have built, un positive and permanent -liinii'tils..iJut 1 look upon your yenrs to come at likely to bo mure fruitful and irrail. ated with a kind and benollcent light, which will leave your name In huuor far greater than If yuu had reached the highest olllce. "1 beg that you will pardon my Intrusion, In-trusion, enperlully when you stand lu the shadow of a great domestic tmu-ble. tmu-ble. 1 hopctl that a word- of honcxt respect and sympiiihy might not displease dis-please you. There are thousands who would like to do as I havo dune, and who with me will rejoice once more to bo In sympathy with you In all things beneficent and patriotic. 1 am, my I dear Mr. Ureoloy, very truly yours, "Henry Ward lleucher." |
