Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-10-10
HORACE GREELEY,

writer in Holden's Dollar Magazine has lately
described the editor of the New York Tribune, and
member OF the late Congress- in the following TERMS
Horace Greeley was born al Amherst, n. H..
Feb sd, 1911 and Is the Oldest of five children now
living. His father and mother, who still survive
were natives OF New Hampshire, and belonged to
families long resident there. In 1920, his father
removed to Westhaven, VT, near Lake Champlain
and with his sons was engaged in clearing land for
larm'upon contract. Here he remained six wears
Horace being employed either in assisting in the
saw-mlll, or upon the farm, which his father work
ed upon shares. During this time he enjoyed no
advantages of education superior TO the common
SCHOOLS Ut the day, (and then they were literally
more common than now in facilities of education
ana, IN fact, he has never TO this day attended any
other than district school. His evenings were
devoted TO reading aud study, the means for which
Were often furnished by his neighbours when his own
united resources failed. In those long winter even
lngs he laid the foundation of prosperity which,
emanating entirely from strict self culture has sell
dom been e1ualed and never eXcelled by that ofany
young man similarly crcumstanced What n les
son to the youth of America is presented in the pic
ture of his early struggles latter trials and subse
quont trumphs? What victory of mind over ac
cdent OF bth, what complete prostration of bodi-
ly difficulties by the genius OF mental endowment
On the 18th of April, 1927, he entered, as an ap
prentice, the printing office of the Northern Specta-
tor, at East Poultney Rutland county Vermont
Here ne remained till the paper was discontinued in
1901. His relatives, in the mean time, had remov-
ed to Wayne, Erieco., Penn, and , on leaving East
POultney, he followed them. There he staid about
one year. working in the different printing offices of
Lodi, jamestown, and, we believe Fredonia. He
was then known to fame only as flaxen- haired
Journeyman- printer, not particularly promising in
talent, or likely ever TO create much of sensation
in the world. In August 1881, he left Wayne for
Tie CITY OF New York, where he thought he might
procure steady work, and has since resided in
the latter place. For the first year and half he
laboured in printingofce as journeyman, most of
inc Time, we believe, In a job. office, which then
stood above the corner of Duane, in Chatham street
Many Interesting anecdotes ire related of him dur
ing those eventlul eigteen months, not the least a
musing OF which is relative 10 his first suit of clothes
bought in the city. He exhibited an extraordinary
taste Tor coats OF outlandlsh cut, vests Of singular
proportions and colors and ineXpressibes of mos,
reprehensible longitude, by purchasing, cheap for
cash, decided homespun adorned with bright brass
buttons and 'fiXngs' which served to render him
the observed of all observers. From that time he
was universally dubbed by his fellow -workmen, an
oodlty OF The first wafer. In 1888, he commenced
the publication OF daily newspaper for another
person, but, the project afterwards failed, and
IN March 1884, he established the New Yorker. :
weekly paper OF some celebrity and considerable Il
bllIty. This was an undertaking of great magni
Jude, for he was almost without friends or acouan
lanceS' ana dependent upon chance for success
Inns paper was published for about seven years will
but moderate success although its circulation, at on
time, reached 5000 copies. In lS40, he publishe
for SIX months 1.-The Log Cabin - an ardent Harr
son paper, which had upwards of rs 900 subscriber
and at once brought him into note as politician
On the 18th day of April, lS4l, he, in connec,o
with Thomas M'Elrath, lawyer of consideran
talent. established the Daily Tribune a iourn;
second 10 few in the New World in point of circu
la'ion, and second to none in honesty of purpose an
weight Of influence.