St. Mary's gazette., 1867-05-30
n,. Greedy and the Loyal League
LEoNARDrowN. MD.

6t;c.l admirers. Our conviction has been
more than once expressed. that this gen.
de.uan contributed more than any one
man in all the land TO organize and make
militant the party which brought Lincoln
md sectionaksm into power in 1860. the
direful cause to the country Of woes un-
sumbered, past. present and to COME ln-
deed, If We we're called upon to designate
any single agent who had exercised up to
the close of the war a more potential IN
Auepce for evil than any other in the con-
Germs Of this nation, We should mention
the powerful writer who controls the New
York Tribune. Nevertheless, wo have al
ways bad certain sympathy and admira-
ton for this man, growing out of our be-
lief in his honesty, earnestness, ability and
nIr.k and these have been increased rath-
er than diminished by his generous de-
mcanor during the past two years towards
the representative men OF the oou'h ana
especially towards Mr.. Davis, one OF whose
sor,drpes be became on the occasion OF hs
la,e release frcm confinement. 1t Is for
dis latter act of kindness that Mr.. Gree
" has been recently arraigned BY the
loyal le.guers d New York, and it is to
shis .rr.igument that he has put himself
A. 5.f.n.a ve are now considering.
Mr.. Greely denies that there is any
thing .ha. ought to have been "une1pec-
I'D. ~ his sccu,srs 10 his becoming
hondsm.p for Mr.. Davis. He proves oy
citations from the Tribune. that the day
xAe, Gen. Lees surrender. he protested
tbrourh it's columns against any dIs'inc-
tions in clcmency between the masses OF
the rebellion and their leaders. tie claim
=, that Mr.. Davis was entitled to the same
measure Of mercy that was meted out to
orners and moreover, that he was less
culpable than many other distinguished
Southern men who could not plead like
him a conscientious belief in secession IS
justification for their conduct. He was
emphatic against taking any mans LIE
,bo had submitted to the national author
i.y and emphatic also against any and all
policies of mere revenge. Besides th's'
Mr.. Greeley proves BY quotations from
mbseouept issues of his paper. that he IA
,or,d q genera. amnesty and, the war being
over a general shaking OF hands by North
and South. From these sentiments and
expressions, Mr.. Greedy naturally contends
,ha. nobody-not even the loyal leaguers
ought to be outraged or even aston''hed
a. his becoming bondsmsn for Mr. Da-
Wis. And. then. turning upon his accu-
sers, he tells them:
II do not recognize you IS capable OF
Judging, or even fully experimenting me-
You evidently regard me as weak senu-
mentalst. misled by q maudlin philosophy
srraign you as narrow-mlnded blocKneaus;
who wouId like to be useful to great and
GOOD cause, but don't know how Your
attempt to base great, enduring party on
she hate and wrath necessarily engendered
by bloody civil war is as though you
should plant colony on an iceberg which
had svmehow drifted into tropical ocean.
l tell you here that, out of life earnestly
devoted to the good Of human kind. your
children will select my going to Richmond
ant signing that bail-bond as the wlsest
act, and will feel it did more for freedom
and humanity than all of you were compe
tent to do, though you had lived to the
age Of Mcthusolah.'
Notwithstanding this counter and some
wha. personal arraignment. MIR. Greely
has not been expelled by the loyal leaguers
from their club. as every bsdy had ant'c'-
pated. He has not even been ceosured'-
The club me. to consider bis ease. read
and digcsted his defence. but beyond de-
nouncing the government for admitting
Mr. Davis to bail. thing. by-the-by.
over which it had no control-did nothing
Greely the original criminal. Greely who
had been brought .nto court for signing Mr..
Davis bail bond. Greely who had admit
ted that his name Was rightfully to the pa
per, Greely who had denounced the whole
eluo ofloy.l leasusrs as set ofblocfhsads'
Gresley vas permitted to escape without
.vsr the mildess admOni''on' Horace
has enjoyed many triumphs during his
public lise bat We doubt if he has ever OBJ
saiued eoe more signal and complete than
In ,h. presen. instance Unlike his former
ues. moreover, his present il triumph
which good mer Of all parties and sections
can rejoice in. for it is the triumph of right
and reason and mcrcy over blind prejudice
md srueulent hatred.