The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-10
ssThe Friend OF Humanity" In the Americs
Congress.
UNHAPPY wretcn!
What hast thou gotten by this fetch,
Or all thy tricks In this new trade.

Or all thy tricks in this new trade.
Thy holy brotherhood o. tn blads!"
HUDrBAAs. Part ILL.,, Csnto /.
It's a melancholy fact that we live in a very
wicked age-a hard. hearted gold loving, profigate
age. But 1t is consolatory to reflect that we are
not LETT without preachers of righteousness. We
may be like unto GomorYah but then we have a
Greeley; and although stepped in iniquty there is
still in our midst a miracle OF bran-bread and
charity.
The fame of Reformer Greeley has been widely
spread; and, indeed, we take some credit to our
unworthy self in giving celebrity to this distin-
guished philanthropist. We obtained an early in
sight into this interesting bit of humanity. The
amiable beng who talked SO loudly and SO mo-
destly of his love for the whole miserable race Of
mankind, and who exhibited SO charming sim
plicity of character, naturally attracted our aen-
ton; and we have managed to keep sight of HIM
from his first appearance In white hat and short
pantaloons on the pubic stage, till the present
hour On his election to the House of Rep
resentaves, our interest in the phllosophic friend
OF the human family was naturally enhanced
We awaited, with good deal of anxiety, the de-
but of the reformer on this new and conspicuous
stage of action. How will our protege bear him.
self? What grand scheme OF benevolence will he
of amellorating the condition Of the poor will he
first devote his gigantic energies What plan tor
the education, elevation and regeneration Of hu-
manity will he FIRST carry through Congress On
what subject will he, in his wisdom, first rally the
friends of truth and liberty IN that House What
opportunity will he first embrace, in order to mani
fest himself az burning and SHINING light in the
midst of crooked and perverse generation p
These were the questions which presented them
selves to our mind and the silent watches OF the
night disturbed the equanimity Of our loving soul
We may as well confess the weakness at once
We did uemble for humanity, and Horace
1t certainly was weak TO doubt such aphianthro-
pist Greeley and the result was full Of admoni-
ton and rebuke. No sooner did this pure.minded
man set his foot in Congress, than the work of re-
ormation began. While right
GManfully himself he bore
And setting his right foot before,
He rais'd himself to show how TAN
His person above them all"
Greeley, the philanthropst; Greeley, the reformer
Greeley, the model friend of hum anity"-at once
hurled his bolts against the corruptions Of the
House. No puny, faltering, grovelng reformer is
hei What to hIssaeacious vision are all your paltry
schemes Tor educating the masses of the people
for diusng amongst the poor and despsed the trea-
sures of knowledge which are secured only to the
rch and Inhuentlall What, to him. that government
endows with thousands and tens Of thousands, IN
situations which benefit only rich mems offspring,
while 1t leaves crowds Of the children OF poverty
to grow up all large cities, In nakedness, and
famine, and crime What to him II Legislative
reform Of our prisons and aims houses What to
him Is postage REFORM any other OF these despl.
cable. common place ideas. which bother the minds
Of ordinary sinners AGreeley grapples only with
gigantic evils. The bsnevolsacs of a Greeley is
not content with any thing short of some grand
heroic achievement for the human race Hence
the parliamentary career OF this famous refomer
has been distinguished by a most determined ef.
fort to break down that grand impeachment to Anne
rican progress and human improve nent--the mile
sge of members Of Congress.
Hsrdhe arted men, sceptics, proiane fellows, who
@cofi at odness coming TO as 10 the shape Of tai