Nebraska advertiser., 1864-04-07
Hnrace Greeley delivered an address

Horace Greeley delivered an address
before an unconditional Union ward CLUB
IN New York City, a few days ago
He smoke at length concerning the pro-
Oress Of the nation TO justice towards the
negro and freedom throughout The eoun-
trv. He made no reference 70 the Pres
idential questions more than casually,
IN the course Of his remarks, praising
both the course Of Fremont, Lincoln and
Chase in their various public acts. He
closed with the following de ~clarations on
the issues of the day.
"And now, said he, as to the question
If the races on this Continent. The
American people are made up from very
diverse origin and from different materI-
ais. we may, if we please, divide our
selves into factions, as native and foreign
irish and German, and so on, and be
constantly hating, thwarsing, disparag-
ing, degrading, opposing, each other
or We nav realize, as | think we ought
10. as we tend toTealize, that all natures
| differences make all natures attr actions,
and hat men are made so various as
thew are. by a wise and benevolent God
for GOOD and wholesome ends, and that
what we have to do is each OF rs IN our
own sphere to do our own work proper
". taking care not to harm our neigh
6ors, however they differ with Us, and
trying to give to every n the same op-
portunity so far as equality is concerned.
There are no two men perfectly equal;
one man is wiser, stronger, more viz
tuous than another - there are many
points of diference-but my rights are
not affected by the fact that my neigh
Dor knows more than | do, or anything
Of the like. These are our rights as
men. A wise government is that which
realizes that a mans influence may de-
pend on his character, but his rights
should depend on his manhood, and on
nothing but that. [Applause. / be-
lieye that this great, terrible fight which
we have In this country is TO last US a long
time after we get over the conflict Of
arms. | believe we shall wish not u
quarrel with each other. At home in
our neighborhoods we shall cease, we
shall repl ess feuds and factions, and all
others except those founded on u gener.
GUS rivalry to promote the public good,
or differences Of s%Opinlon as to policy, or
measures and principles, whereon men
divide and ought to divide for the good Of
their country, not for Its harm. / be-
lieve hat his terrible experience. this
terrible, bloody and d~esolating civil war,
will be an impressive lesson, teaching US
when it shall have passed away, teach
ing us as we never felt before, the truth
of the unity of mankind and the uniyer-
sal rights of our brelhern of the human
race, whatever may be their complexion
or their capacities. L believe that we
snail become a people wherein our diff
ferences shall not be grounds Of hatred
and hostility, but shall be grounds of
generous rivalry in oGr efforts to pro-
mote the public good: Ibelieve that if
we shall at the end of this wal say, 1--WE
have had strife enough, hatred enough,
inequality enough; and now let US be
humon beings let Us be all u%ountrymen;
let US all be generous workers together
for the public good, and MT for anyone
injury ;" l shall believe that this terri
bic calamity sent upon US in mercy, sent
in wisdom-that this calamity has been
on the whole, in its influences upon the
country, beneGcent and a future of peace
and unity, and charity and benevolence
will extend before US that will speedily
efface the recolleetions of this terrible
trial. In that faith, friends, | beseech
you speak to your neighbors and enireat
them to act with US and for US IN the
great work of bringing our country up TO
the standard, no longer of a reProach
among the nations or a light OF warn
ing, as she has been in the past, but a
cheering beacon or lighthouse in the fu-
ture, teaching to every nation and to ev-
cry people the great truth that in liberty
and equality are the foundations of ma
tional greatness and prosperity" Tap
plause.