The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-02-06
Greeley's Lecture in WASHINGTON.


We learn, through the columns of ,hs
National InteIIigenccr," tha, the eccen.
trio Horace delivered in Washington, last
week, his lecture on The Lessons OF the
Late Civil War" AS amattei.of curious
information, we present our readers with
the following sketch of the main points
made in his address:
Among other things. he said:
Battles are the schools OF the people,
and civil war is the jury box magnitied.
The lessons Of the past war afe TO teach
us how TO avoid future wars, and to this
end he first reco ommended a moderate ex.
pansion of territorial limits, and con-
centration OF power with Itself. Every
nation ofttfo cortineut had in time been
successive teachers Of this doctrine, and
tho result bad always been apains, con.
quest. The greatest peril Of this country
is the desire Of acquiring new territory,
and fatal blunder ofthe American peo,
pie wonld, by overwhelming numbers
vote for the annexation Of every country
between the Gulf OF Mexico and Cane
Horne, if called upon at the next general
election. -.. Ha .r.r.
The lecturer next discussed the nature
of the late war, An! its political relation
to the formation Of armies ut home, and
the gaining Of sympathy and finances
abroad, followed by local illusions to the
difference Of feeling between the North
and tho South.
Mr.. Greeley thought that Washington,
Jefferson, Adams, and the early founders
Of the Government, wore responsible for
the Jate war. II they bad, with sense
OF justice, been as keen TO limit the du,
ration Of slavery as they were 20 abolish
the slave trade, tho late war would.harc
been avoided.
a State is either in or out Of the Union
and II a State, there can be no such thing
ne constitutional amendments as tests Of
their LOYALTY. r. said Mr.. Greeley, the
proposition bad been originally that, If,
after four years Of war, the South should
fail 10 gain recognition, they should be
permitted to resume their seats, lie believ.
ed that lhera would have been no oppo-
siron to their returning. ..,.. 5-..
The next point was negro sufrrsgs, the
speaker urging that the negro was the
cabin boy Of tho ship of State, and while
he lived amorg us, he was srrely entitled
to all the rights Of citizenship. Bu, said
Nr Greeley, may be asked, would al.
low my daughter tosmarry a neero' =
Must the rights Of suffrage be conline d
simply 10 those who | would be wiling
to recognize as sons in lawa II so, am
certain the voters in this country, as FAR
as ! am concerned, would be the most so,
lect and limited body ever known.
On the subject Of reconstruction, he
said this was republic, and true re-
public can have no subjects, any moro
I than a atrue repubian can lave slaves
n you nsk what the condition must be
for the admission for TIE late Confederate
States, would say, that when Btacl;
man, wearing the Federal blue, with a
black skin, can travel through the South
with "a much inpunity as rebe. in grey
can through ,he North, shall believe
they are truly fit for reconstruction.
He argped that punishment for djsov.
ty should be summary and limited but
when postoned, the justice ceased. Tie
spirit OF the age is against inilicting fur,
ther punishment upon the imroverished ed
and c!lastened South and in conclusion
he said he knew that every soldier Of our
kyictOr;ous army :ejoced that not anoih Ell
drop Of blood had been added in punish,
! ment for An evil which, at most, was but
the conflict Of sectional ideas.