New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-25
T'BE LIFE OF HORACE GREELEY.
i BY JAMES PARTON.

Illustrated. pn,s 81 p.
The press devo,ins unusual space
Of this biography Notices of aai three
eoumr length quen though the book h,s been pub
sheo short stme From the nature OF the case was not
TO be eNpected that all these reviews vogd be favorable
Amops editors especially there many who have WINGED
under the couTCng Of Horace Greeleys pen. a.
e6t have been arsyed terce hostility 70 him IN the dis
cu.-ou Of political questions that II impossible iof
10 ok uuSp within conuct with him with other die
thus accounted for the Life OF Horace Greeley warm vel
Aenity be said that among those who have
thus Bestowed most praise this work sud most heart
slc have been determined opponents of Mr. Gee
lev Oh the in porilnt questions Of The day
from The New Yos s St Sh ns 0s oher
CT exrscts from them, will be fon time TO time pr seuted
From TIE n Christian In'elligeaeer
with feeling Of relief from the autobiography Of
successful chaTlstsny TO the life Of true msn, wh1 has a.
sntd fame and pecuniay success BY din Of hAfi
Beth Dr. Bsrnum and Mr. Greeley commenced life in OBJ
eurty and poverty Both this city sdyenturer
Goth without frerds and dependent themselves
ony Neither had been favored With the hshe ttssnases
education Both have succeeded but 10 what different
h what unequal honors One is the owner OF prncely
su,on that ec9ses the sp'epdor of the royal structure a.
which was copied The other the Owner q NODES
cottage Wesicheser that sixteen hundred dollars and
whose spare means are employed In agricultural experiments
for the benefit Of his countmen or generous loans 70 srus
sg and unfortunate abores The one s the type OF class
OF shrewd the other known
the hardest workers 10 the cy-whese energies ana Gu
trrrse directed the Improvement Of soc mora the
increase mechanical ard agricultural prosperity and the Ell
above the re,ch Of shsTss hapes qgaess
and i'm ostois Of every hind and degree
We not ashamed TO say that we admire Horace ores
lev We have sympathy with his religious errors we do
rot accept his political crotcheis seriously deprecate much
Of his social philosophy; seldom read suueer OF Inc
Tribune without sntmeuts hostile Ia lntg
ment TO the interests OF truth But the Life Of Horace
Greeley nevertheless epic in which the heroism OF a.
ho Is ersrdy illustrated In the month Of August 1884, the
princps editor The New York Tribune to th. city
ragged roundabout and part OF pair OF panio9us
laden with dollars In cash He had not ssotsy selu'int
metropolis To day he the head Of OF tie
Influential ou as in the world and Is "a widely known
with many friends and many political enc mics as any
other living American How this poor wandering ouney
rumphcd what ought 10 be
Tor wherever known the story Of hls life VIII sound ke
truu pet whose inspiring notes will rouse the cespondept
the pulse q MY ambition and so for its mora Is
urderocd azht will preach this great lesson thai courage
deLce ard honesty united with manly aims and benevolent
ruro. will achieve nob.er sud enduring success than
knsvery reckless speculation Mr Greeley has neser re-
ceytd o which ho hiss rot rendered more than al
equivalent In dowpght abor and think that however mis-
taken times his philosophy be h' kept steadily in view
the good usnkud His LIFE therefore, Is living
'sp,ei poca ming that yru0us endeavors aud unssish
,ci sooner or laer, will n.eet ft recompeuse
Published by MASON ohOIhEhs.
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