The New York herald., 1867-05-24
HORACE GREELEY ON TRIAL.

HORACE GREELEY ON TRIAL.
Special Meeting Of she Union League Ciab
In Reference % the Conduct Of Horace
Greeley In Beconins Bendsman for Jcn
/. Davis-Proceedings Of the Meeting-The
Resolutions, dcc.
A special meeting Of the members Of the Union
League Club OF this city held last evening a. their
rooms Seventeenth street. for the purpose Of taking
decisive measures in reference TO the action Of one Of
their msmbers-Horace Greslsy--for his recent extra
ordinary conduct in becoming bondsman Of Je6 Davis
the late chief Of the rebel government notification
Of this meeting sent to Horace Greeley by John
Jay President Of the Club in the following Words
special meeting OF the club at an early day win be
held for the purpose Of taking into confederation the
conduct Of Horace Greeley member OF the Stub who
officer OF the rebel government.
Mr. Jay further wrote:-
AS have reason TO believe that the syuers or some
OF them dsapprove OF the which they propose
the club shall consider IL is clearly due both to the
club and yourself that should have the oppor
tuny of being heard on the subject beg, therefore,
to ask on what evening ~ VIII be convenient TOT you
that shall call mectings
In response to this. Mr. Greeley wrote:--
/ shall not attend your meeting this evening. have
engagement out OF town, and shall keep ~ do not
recognize capable OF judging or even fuy appre
hendng me. You evidently regard me as weak senti-
meniaist misled by maudln philosophy ! arraign
useful great good causc, but do not know how.
Your attempt to base great and enduring party on the
ar a. n von shonid n,ant COLONY on an ceberg
which had somehow drfed into tropical ocean, tell
you here that out OF life earnestly devoted to the good
of human kind, your children will select my going to
Richmond and signing that bail bond the wses act
and VIII feel that il did more for freedom and humanity
than all Of you were competent 10 40 though you had
lived TO the age OF Methusaeh
The answer further recommends that the Club move
the expulsion ntnated and merely pass resolutions
Of mild
The bylaws of the organization arc explicit on the
point at issue, and read as follows-
The condition Of membership shall be absolute and
unqualified loyalty TO the government Of the United
States and unwaverng support OF ITS efforts for the sup
PRECISION Of the rebellion, and every person elected
member shall pledge himself TO do all in his power to
carry the primary objects OF the Club, which arc to
dscounenance aud rebuke by moral and social induen
private ali disoyalty the federal government and to
resist to the uttermost every attempt against the
member by his acts or conysTson shall seem 70 the
committee to manifest spirit OF disloyalty TO the
government Of the United States the committee shall
inform him thereof In writing and the nature OF tho
offence In its opinion require II, request him to resign
Also should such Information request be dsregardsd
naxt stated meeting Of the club TO special meeting
thereof of which reference not less than two weeks
At such meeting the nature OF the offence shall be
sidered, and the member complained Of may be cen-
Or expelled q vote q o. the
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THE CLUB m COUNCIL.
BY virtue OF this latter clause Of the bylaws special
| meeting Of the club was held tonight
The halls were adorned with plentiful display Of pa-
Giotic Gags, and tho walls with numerous shislda
bearing the national coat Of arms and various sug.
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/ Fisher" and "Pstersburg" The doon were guarded
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piled fcr admission were checked o6 the ro Of the clab
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| g. Van Nostxand. John washburu, Thomas B. Van
jay, VIM. =. OpdyRs Judge Psabody ana g. Y. Curtis
Tho meeting was called 70 order q half-past eight
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Ths following resolutions were then presented ana
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Resolved That he Union Lessue Club di:.pprovs q tho
act q Horace Greeley In becoming the Sondaman Of Jss
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On these resolutions Mr. Blunt made few remarks,
and was followed by Judge Coles, who conended that
ths resolutions Questionable far they referred
specifically 70 any member Of the club He believed,
while agreeing with the general sentiment Of the reso
uon that me e: q q 1 e. Greeley ad not % come proper
By motion = sdoarn which was seconded bot Lost by
motsss W. iSsa nsds v lay ihs subject on the
Colonel vsn Bcrsn ns1t sddrssssd the meeting,
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and political GRIMES Of Jshson Davis, remaFking thai
he regarded The Attsr worse than murderer Or hang
man.
Several amendments were o6srsd 70 the preamble and
the resolutions which lost and on shsir discussion
stormy and Violent debate snsued and many questions
Of parliamentary rules wsre noisily contested
The original resolutions wsrs hna!y rejected, but
substitute by Colonel Van Bursn, oondemnng the act Of
bailIng Jefferson Davis and by Dorman Eaton,
the erect that the club bad no legitimate authority in
condsmnIns the 90 Il Horace orssiey, were both
passed.
These read q follows:-
fnn VERDICT.
Resolved, That the Union League Club q New York d.
ededy dsspproves and oondemns The bing Of Js6seon
he been guilty Of unparalleled crimes aeains hs
try humanity and decent regard for the Of
the people The sacrifices Of the and for The sacrsd
Justice required that he ahould b dstaned In
until tried for his crimes
Resolved That thers nothing T. The seon Of ths Hon.
Greeley relative 70 the banG Of Jefferson Davis
which calls for any proceeding on the part Of ths club
The meeting very late hour adjourned, afssr the
adoption Of the above resolutona Various members