New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
MIR. GREELEY IN CANADA.
N The Montreal Telegraph. Dec, 1t.

u.sr%;n IT. the Mayor entertained Mr.
Ills MU,S y, Nv, ork. and aOout2' OF tue eauips
Horace Greeley ., No|f 81 tho at lunch yeseJSsy
nsIonS aSon r At his residence, Mount Prospect shef
hrookest 49,, ,,,,, .z-AoAd
After lunch had been partaken HIS worship propO>'N
toast the health of Mr.. Greeley and SAID Ihe reason
a, our meeting to-day is Of very agreeable one' TO vel
oe TO our city and TO show him all the respect IN our
noyer gentleman OF distinguished talent, Of uneOm
Eon excellence, and OF worldwide fame as Jour
S.ust politician and phianthropst. AS Journalist
and public writer, his fame Is Worldwide; wherever
Rmr TPIBNE is read, (aud where Is u not read on this
rontinenti) There the name of Horace Greeley IS
Familiar; there he is esteemed and beloved,
snvrd iaborng in behalf Of down-trodden human
itv During his whole life he has toiled, stIuE,,
lied done, and dared almost everything in behalt
Of the weak against the strong AZ period ii & te % 70
fory Of the Slavery question In the United states 20
tpeaK boldly against that institution was TO lsK ones
life there was no tcmponzhg poney tb a S ~ tGe re-
course, no mneing matters but az me m0ntn VI @ ne
81 eS ali yi1aneS" Far his pore courage this very
mon excellence the people Of all nations honor and love
MIR Horace Greeley, and, believe as mayor oi uis m
feel greatly hOnOred by the presence OF TINS gre" ana
good man among ms to-day. loud apllauseg ,.,r
Mr.. Greeley expressed his aekoWle1Henen,S & IN lev "
pne thing In the United States that he had no desire p
be- and that was the President Many able public meE
In te limited states had been attacked with the Pres
dent fever. He had known some who han peen tn
early in life and TO whom tho disease had cuHs 10 10
green old age. mentioned this as the late nI W., W.
Sters one weakness and he mentioned in very WHY
way how the disease had affected some o!ieI % I'm the
amid great laughter, II manifested tSeII an troeH Ue
shape OF declining. tAludlhg 10 Iece' arnony our
stated that Canadians might count ~ unpn 10
blessings that as we were nov eIicteS with this
Form OF disease; that our public men huu "u'
press were All the feer and the purer IN CONSEQUENT
ICbeers But still he wOni wish Tor us the iush vi
Ittle mare lhernItv In Institutions. The erect oI
This he believed would he 10 nfusc more energy mo our
Industry, aud make the country moro goahfau. tlS
would like 10 see little moro proSleSs hions US ~
Rows Of houses coirg mp tastcr Itie was kcs' uO'
set 10 develOpe this North American continent Oi uH
30 far as he had Montreal the most PIuKe
and prOspcrouS city the dominion. lie WlNicu %
Sreo and New-York always be good friends, ana tt
they might be nearer each other thHh hl pIescu i
said lint what he that he desired 10 i'Ne el
friendship between the people on bcJh sues VI 'o iV
her i'm the common interest oi both lChccrsJ ..,
Mr. Greeley suhSeq qDeuth iu happy terlnr prop9seu
the health of the Mayor He said he felt grateful 10 MN
fCr the honor personally done lim ~ hIOruluB nun L"
ppportunitv 10 q present 40 'llat gatheilhg a. ,
SIR Workman sad ne had not Sought inc UIIVo VI VI
Mayor but his friends had prcs'cd u upon MN ne ro ",
IN a remarks on tie duilcs "f May anu "a "a
lbe Council, stated that tue Mayo. ol lst t9
Ferv little; and vi respect 80 the CoGhcll.os' no salu
hey worked hard foT he city. Nont gtt'k al any ypS pSSS
Inr H. some were uuf the IN rson that thcy sue
money by plckngs contracts. hut since ne hhu pee
In the Council he mad nothing whatever OF this' anu
hd not believe thltit existed a.. ..t
MI John DOuClll said he shJnlf apologize TOT rtInhl
g seated while Oasts drunk nut the Iact was
be had made IL rule drink ipaSts So much eNli hSu
be arise from the Practice l~ughterI bui ne WS
flad on that to lave the horror OF mteR Mi
would even sly. H acknoN led gmSut lheIe H"I 10 h
fuutiDu in the CORPORATION, n tLo city Council lIhuk
ler1 Mr. DOugal pTucceoed 10 compare inc reeIcu,e
eareers OF Mr. Greeley ant Mr. Bennett IN New lOIn'
eooteudiuc tnt one had for good the other Tor eN
He might not agree all Ar Greeley had put IoIt p
held INT the influence he had eXerted had Deeh ior 'he
benefit of America ,,--, ..ou n
The company separated at enO"' o V'4VNA' "'N-
pleasant entertainment