Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-28
Greeley ON the Next Presidency.

At meeting held in New York last Tuesday
night, to hear Mr. WENDELL PHILLIPS criticisms
on Mr.. LINcoLN's late message and proclamation,
HORACE GREELEY was called out, and thus ex-
pressed himself in regard to the next Presi-
dency:
He said is was hardly the time yet to talk about
future Presidents He could not yet decide
whether We should ever have another. He hoped
we would. When that question was decided it
would be time to consider that of the Presidency
Ito consider who was the wisest and greatest
man that should stand before this nation as the
representative Of its best spirit and nObest aSpi
rations. He not among them as one sneer-
ing-Dot cOndemning-as not discarding any man
any one OF the statesmen who had been spoken
of to night He thought about the greatest man
in the Government was the man who had been
cecsured to night-Mr. Chase He did not see
better man. When he did he would consider that
He { Mr. Chase) was the foremost anti slavery
man of them all, despite of what said of him
Tonight. He was the statesman who had been
fighting the country's battles best who had been
| fighting all this war the very hardest, and who
has had the hardest command, and whose battles
had all been victories. Perhaps he may be, per
haps he may not be, good candidate for the
| Presidency Perhaps we will have another Pre-
sident He hoped so; but for the present. let all
without distrust, without censure-for We are not
as yet strong enough to quarrel-let strength
en- the hands of all good men, all our men who
have arduous tasks to fulfill; for be could assure
| them il was not enviabe thing to hold a re-
spousible position under the Government as yet.
He did not know how any man except one of
most inordinate ambition, could envy the present
occupant of the White House either this term OF
the next; and it would seem to him hard fortune
to be compelled to take one of the secondary po-
sitions. And so let them in all charity, in all
hope. in all faith-by remembering still
! the nation has terrible trials to under
60, great struggle to fight through
strengthen the hands of those to whom the
destinies of the nation are at present confded
He everyday admired the mighty confidence OF
this nation. He had not always so admired it.
He had very often. on going TO bed at night, lain
down wondering whether he should awaken in
the United States of America or in the Confed-
crate States under JEFF. Davis. The city had
seen the time within the last two years when she
would have given two votes in favor of jefferson
Davis on the very issue over Mr.. Lincoln. He
was very thankful to God who had carried US on
safely so far, and in humble trust we shall still be
carried, and protected, and brought onward. In
the year, or the year after we shall have closed
the contest. with the nation saved and slavery
destroyed. shall wish to give my humble tribute
OF gratitude to every statesman who shall have
aided in carrying us through these dreadful trials
At the close of Mr.. GREELEY's remarks three
cheers were given for Mr. LINCOLN and three for
Gen. McCLELLAs. This expression is significant
of the state of the public mind and it is little
singular that such demonstration should be
made by al assemblage attracted by an ultra
abolition orator
WENDELL PHILLIPS differed from his friend
GREELEY. He would never be satisfied until either
Fremont or BUTLER mans the guns Both PHIL
LIPS and GREELEY are cratic and radical in theil
views-the votaries of single idea, hence theil
ideal Of the representative OF great nation is
man after their own heart. absorbed for the time
being with some visionary theory to which every
interest must be made tributary.