Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-29
Mr., Horace Greely.

ard at Chicago. seemed to have surprised
a portion Of the Republican party, who
had not previously been fully acquainted
with the leading traits in his character
We believe that those who know him
well, need not be told that he scruples at
no means to accomplish an end that he
is an unsafe friend, and an unforgiying
relentles enemy.
1t seems that Mr.. Seward did not 90 in
to fit of Mysteries some years ago. when
Greeley received 90 reward Of merit in
this city, in the shape of q sound thrash
ing for his venemous personality. Mr..
Seward was Of the opinion that if an eds
tor dipped his pen in gall, he ought to
have back bone enough to "face the mu-
Isic'~-so; he allowed the affair to pass
without sympathizing with this victim of
! his own ungovernable passions. This
was Mr.. Stewards first offence. The next
personal grievance on the part of Mr.
Horace Greeley, was the decision of Mr..
! Seward against him, as umpire or referee,
in the libel case of Graham VS.. Greeley, in
which Mr.. Greeley was very justly COM
PEELED to make most humble apology
for the wrong he had done. This was
grievance number two. The third and
last but by no means the least, was the
fact that Mr. Seward did not appoint
Greeley to an office when he was Governor
of New York, nor use his influence in his
favor afterwards but on the contrary,
preferred rival editor, Mr.. Raymond,
upon whom to bestow marks of his confi>
dence and respect. This was the cap Of
the climax. From that day TO this,
Greeley has been laboring day and night
to undermine Mr.. Seward, and to destroy
his political prospects. lie has succeeded
and by such means as no honorable man
can fail to reprobate and condemn.
We look upon Mr.. Greeley as intrinsic
ally bad man. The bitter disappoint-
ment in the great pet scheme of his hfe,
the Fourierite millennium, seems to have
turned every generous emotion of his
soul into malignity and gall. 1t has had
similar influence upon others attached to
the Tribune office, as is demonstrated in
every edition of that INSCRIPTIONS sheet.
Thousand take that pestilential journal
under the false impression that it is SEM
i-religious and reformatory paper; the Sc
nior editor processes to be sort of nom
desoript Unversalist, and sends the Trib>
une to ministers of that denomination at
half the usual subscription price. BY
this means in conjunction with the Chris
tan ambassador he has succeeded in abol-
itionizing large majority of the clergy
men OF that persuasion in the State Of
New York, who take whole sermons from
the columns Of his paper. The two jour
nails mentioned have succeeded in des-
troying the cause OF Temperance, by
their advocacy Of the odious Maine Law,
and injuring, beyond all human ..calcula-
ton, the cause of religion, by their fanati-
Cism with regard TO southern slavery
Churches have been broken up, religious
societies divided families estranged, and
all for the qualification of a love of mis-
chief for It's Own sake. No earthly good
has resulted from these insane efforts, but
only evil and that continually.
The New York Tribune has for years
been conspicuous as proragator ofmis>
chevious fallacies and a malignant assail.
ant of private character. 1t advocated
spiritualism in a cowardly round. about
way, until public opinion decided against
it, when the editor took the back track.
Free.love abomination found an echo in
/ its columns until torrent of popular in
dignatlon was raised, when he unsaid all
llG lltlu CfGI ullGTOu III TSldJlOH W IL, anu
sneaked into corner to dodge the res"
possibility. The only subject upon which
he has been consistent is his unrelensing
hatred Of the people of the South. He is
n man of some talent, but constitutionally
prone to errors ofjudgement; an egotist
without an equal, narrow-minded, bigot.
ted, arrogant, intolerant, and unscru pu.
lously vindictlve, to the last degree; ut.
torly wanting in conscientiOusness, refine
ment and true nobleness of soul in prin>
ciple he is an Ishmaelte, and in manners
he is a clown. This accounts for his utter
want of sympathy with true greatness,
and his instructive antipathy to o true
gentleman. Hence his studied misrepre-
sentations and injustice, his ferocious in
vectiyes, coarse vituperation, and unscru-
! pulous calumnies. 1t is only because he
is not universally known, that he isnot IL
Universally .execrated. democrats ErpoSit-