Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-12
THE DEATH OF HORACE GREE
LEY AND DECA Y OF THE NEW
YORK TRIB TyNE

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He has written the Recollections Of his Busy i
Lifetime, and-in his political characters f
simply ghost lingering about the scenes oil !
his former existence. Mr.. Greeley was
never bold man he was never q resolute
man. But he has been thoroughly honest;
very earnest; and very philanthropie
man. There is great deal worse material
canonized as Saints, than that which went
to make up the Horace Greeley of his early
and mature days.
But as a Republican, Mr.. Greeley is dead.
Indeed his remains are doing damage to his
old party. Since he went bail for Jefferson
Davis, (crookedly, Queerly, but honestly
bless his good heart y he has been the OBJ
ject of suspicion to many of those earnest
men, who know that only Vigilance can
purchase Liberty, and that the battle for the
good cause never ends. Mr.. Greeley has
fought for forty years; he is tired; he de-
sires rest He shakes hands with Jefferson
Davis. Yet he cannot wash that hand OF the
blood of the millions which it helped to
slaughter. The smiles OF personal forgive
ness will not bring back to life the dead OF
the unholy Rebellion. He rushes to Virgil |
MIA; he is seen at the White Sulphur springs, |
with the old rebel leaders Of the South; |
there is apparent good will between him and |
them. But his goodness to them will not
blot out the past. The time is too soon
As it is with Mr.. Greeley, personally, so
1t is with his great paper, the New York III
bune. There was time when its earnest
words welded the iron metal of our party, in
the white heat of courage and confinement.
There was time when it had decided and
positive principles, and when it did not feel
ashamed warmly and enthusiastically 10
urge them. The honest masses OF the North
| and West; the solid farmers and mechan-
les whose brave hearts and brawny arms
upheld the Republic; read the Tribune and
grow better patriots. They breasted the
tide of slave power in Kansas, and resisted
successfully its furious attempts upon the
Nations life, from that time TO the triumph
at Appomattox. The great party that car
red the North for Fremont, and the nation
for Lincoln and Grant, owed much Of its
strength-possibly its eXistcnce-to Horace
Greeley and the Tribune.
But both, as Republicans, are dead. They
, are little concerned about the things Of the
future. To them, what is the Republican
division in Virginia, but the assurance OF
Peace? Verify, ii is the peace Of the olden
E days, when the North had always the oaus o!
/ discussion thrown upon her. II She dared dis
+ pute Southern demand. So in Ten
D nessee, also. Let us dwell in cnntentmcn
c together. Let III submit 10 the Old rule
let IL put The Old aristocracy back in power
lei Us giye w orr ideas ofpopular rights; o
= free schools Of free speech; lotus liek th
Is dust as Of Old we dill snch viii BE n
7 Grceley's Peace.
Y Let's Republican party he jealous Of it
power. Let ii heed no man, and no news
= paper, which tells + that The success Of fac
g, tionists, through Democratic votes, amid til
N war Of Democratic applause, is i triumph {
n. Republican principles. Those principles al
st. borne forward only upon the shoulders oftl
IA party ;when ii hllts, they wait Wien i 4
he yid.s, they are sacrificed. Let no one b,
believe HAT if its candidates are bealen,som
oac cise will do is we'll; AID that perhai
Tag "a good Democrat in office will be as 4
re ceptabe is our own leaders. Have we ey
" had such experience Of those good Dem
g Gratis Y Alas, they have brought us shaver
IS war, and debt. They proved treacherou5
their own party name, and then becal
~ capable Of trcacAery to every principle Ii
no bred to that name. Such experience shot
..el be enough. Can forget whose guilty han
" holding the Government Of the Omit
States, in 1851, sped forward the Rebcllla
j, that they might be disuniied, forever?
rIv Once more, then, friends, there is but d
Do Republican Party. lis indiyisible. 50
70 Justice. So Is truth Ii we fall succc
wisdom may come 70 us through adyersi
Au. but our principles will suffer BY our falu
ho' There is but one banner to follow and
f -, Other leads in tie right direction. We ";
Peace, bit we want il slretY .}OahdCd, a
- secufe'y npilitniae3. 1t is not the Re;
~, Of hypocritic personal friendship, but
y security Of I'LL men and all rights, i'll The
) Enlistment Of int principles and the
oaa foreement 81 lust LAYS. 10 secure .hgse,
.avc .itieal carncstucss ana vigilance are nee
! ~ as much to day as yesterday and they
1 ar be essential tomorrow, as ever These
MI, things concerning which we dare NJ. be
NJ paLt, careless, OF insincere. The Tib.
tom y seeiis % y, + " tafce' ~ Wtiles8 .
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