Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-02-01

Chapin's (Universalist) church, where he
may be seen rrgularly sleeping almost any
Sunday in the year. Probably, he is not
always slumbering so soundly as he seems.
On one occasion, after nodding all through |
sermon by the famous Charming, he
went Immediately to his office, and wrote
out an abstract of it, nearly a column in
length, which proved an exceedingly
graphic, spirited, and faithful report.
His family reside upon his farm, thirty
miles above New York, on the Harlem
Railroad. His wife has been an invalid
for several years. They have had seven
children, only two of whom are now liv-
ing Greeley spends every Saturday upon
his farm; entering into all its details
working zealously at chopping wood, dig
ging potatoes and other manual labor.
Like most amateur farmers, he finds it an
expensive luxury and doubtless, all his
| farm products cost him four or five times
the amount he would have to pay for them
in the New York market. But his lit te
estate is picturesque and beautiful, and it
enables him to practice all his farming
theories. He declares that while all the
money he ever spent in any thing else, dis
appeared without leaving any aperture, he
can see the hole where every dollar, in
vested in his farm, went through!
During the week he suenhs his days at
roam in Eighth Street, where he was
COMPELLED. while writing his History, to
shut himself up to avoid Interruption
Event usually finds him in the Tribune
editorial room writing for the next days
paper; or talking to visitors who swarm
upon him by ffties, and by hundr, DIS.
He is probably the hardest working
journalist in the world. During the last
two years, in addition TO labor upon his
History (Which would have employed an
ordinary author five or six y-ars,) when
at home he has averaged m ire than a col
umn of editorial for each ISSUE of the
Daily Tribune, beside writing fifteen or
twenty private letters daily, disposing of
visitors with whom lie hol Is nightly le-
wee, delivering lectures and political
speeches by tls score, and sometimes con-
triburing TO other newspapers and maya
zines.
Owniag on'y ten shares in the stock OF
the Tribune, Greeley controls its editorial
course as fully as when he was sole pro.
pri tor. Every year the Association goes
through the form of reelecting him Edi-
tor, by unanimous vote.
The journalist who is candidate for
office, labors und-r peculiar disadvantages.
4 Other public men can indulge in foolish
sayings to friends and comrades which are
forgotten as soon as uttered. But every
folly, mistake, or inconsistency, OF an ed
itor is put upon a record where it is seen
by thousands of eyes; and can be referred
to forever after. Still Greeley after be-
ing prominently before the public for thir-
ty years, and having seen most of the
other Republican readers drop off or lose
public confidence, is doubtless stronger be.
fore the people than ever before. Ger.
tainly no other man exercises one quarter
so much influence as he in molding Am.
erican public opinion, both political and
moral.
Before starting West upon recen
lec,uring tour, lie gave in a manifesto o
two columns his views upon current poll
tics. contained nothing which had no
been advocated, again and again, in th'
Tribune, but s"me politicians believe tha
the article endangered his prospects fo
the United States Senate to which tho
New York Legislature elects member
in January to succeed Senator Harris
iGreeley published the article deliberately
with tue full knowledge that il nigh,
destroy The possibility of his election. Hi
remarked to friend who read it in proof
and urged the impolicy of presenting i
just then.
81 believe that these are good words
and will do good. 1t is of the utmost
consequence that our course on Recon
struction, should be wise and right it is
of no consequence whether l am Senator
or not"
1t is gratifying to find one pllitician
who, while an election is pending, will say
exactly what he believes, ignoring person
al consequences.
In private life Greeley is liberal and
open handed, giving freely TO all who
claim to be needy. His charities are not
always discriminating but the gifts OF
those who invariably give wisely are sell
dom large. He has assisted hundreds of
young men, and old men in pecuniary
misfortune. He preserves as relics, notes
amounting TO nearly $4,000, chiefly from
persons whom he assisted, o1t of friendli-
ness alone, notes which in the aggregate