Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-06-01

PHILOSOPHER GREELEY finds Jordan haSa
road to travel The Union League Club notify
him of snintention to consider MS course In
showing his good will and favor towards the
head and front of the rebellion, and as the read
lest means of defense be goes off in column
and a half of invcctive, in which he designates
those with whom he has acted in political and
party fellowship with such terms as marrow
minded blockheads," and his less pretending
cotemporaties ofthe local press who have ex-
pressed their disapproval of his yagaries, he
uses language no less calm, dignifed or manly
calling them 'little creatures whom God, for
some inscrutable reason, permits to edit a ma
| jority of our minor Journals" Those of his
readers who cannot tolerate the tom-fooleries
that mark his course are s'imperfectly instruct
ed, and one of them who took the liberty to
ask him If he was "in favor ofhansing JEFF. Da-
Wis, he calls an 'impudent puppy, and to
! Wendell Phillips who writes rather scathing
notice of this last and crowning act of folly, he
uses the language of "hypocritical and infa-
NOUS In his whole ebultion of column and
half, he offers not single argument to justify
his course in striking hands with the crimson
ed monster at Richmond. Some effort is made
to show his consistency with himself from the
surrender at the latter city, and the close ofthe
war. The only inferential argument, is, that
the government did not do its duty and give
him trial, as it should have DONE Mr.. Gree
leys invective and insulting language only make
his case the more pittable; for lit is the resort
of weakness, and betrays his own convictions
of the unfortunate step. If Mr.. g. is ofthe opin-
ion intimated, that the people need to be told
and instructed in forgiveness and forgetfulness
of JEFF. Davis, and that bravado is to carry
him over this insult to his numerous readers and
the public, and that time only is neededto prove
their error, and his judgment and foresight, we
fear that he will be grievously mistaken. They
have tolerated his follies heretofore, for the
reason that they believed him honest but
the main had been salutory and powerful for
good But good nature and forbearance have
limit. The public will be compromised once,
twice, thrice, but it will hardly do to rely upon
such generosity for continued, repeated and
outrageous wrongs. Since Mr.. Seward has
been in his present position he has had a strong
hold upon the public heart. Who now regards
him with respect or confidence? The occu-
pant Of the first office has frittered away glo-
rious opportunity to live in the hearts of the
people, but none think of him now with senti-
ments Of regard. The American people are in
dependent thinkers-too much in the habit of
feeling and acting upon their individuality to
be led far astray by those who assume to be
their guides. From the expressions we hear on
every side, and the outrageousncss of his last
folly. he will, we fear, find that he has put his
foot into it, and the people will hold him to a
more strict account than he perhaps is fully, yet
aware of. His influence has been foolishly play
ed away. We trust the scales may yet fall
from hiseyes, and he may take time for repent
ance and let the follies OF the past suffice.