The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-04-14
VOLUME 6-.-No 40.
The Late Interview Between Horace Greeley
!, and the Editor of, ,fhe Ninnsboro NeHs.

SpneAoty ASPottS udVinS Seeen Spfedu III th8
community as to what occurred during the in-
terview, upon Friday last, the 1ss Of April be-
tween MI. Horace Greeley Of the 7Es5ane md
ourselves we think 1t best, at the risk Of seem[
ing egotistical, to reprint an account of it as
given by Mr. Greeley himself, and publisheain
the number of his paper Just received Mt.-
Greeley telegraphs, called at the residence
of Mr., Stuart of the Winnsbofo Nesrs, as I
pissed 1h my way to Aiken, having been IN
formed, so soon as / crossed the line; that It Is
quite probable that We Will have him with US,
in years time, in the capacity of Financial
Agent of the State Of South Carolina in the
city of New York p that is, if the Conservative
party carry the fall election. I was somewhat
disappointed in the appearance of his residence,
on Congress street, which was without shutters
and had not been painted for years, and the
walls Of which, he laughingly informed me in
conversation, were, iii the various apartments,
painted all the different colors of the rainbow.
he met me at the door himself, and upon learn
ing my name, cordially invited me into room,
in which he had evidently been overlooking his
exchanges, and writing ont in, pencil marks:on
narrow strips of paper one Of those interesting
editorials which have lately attracted the gaze
of the politicians of the Union towards the lit
tie State of South Carolina. MY time being
limited, I Immediately entered into converse.
Ton as. fellows: ,e,f,g.. 1.;,s .,.,s~ss..S 80,
Horace Greeley-f was informed, sir, of the
probability of your appointment to a very ini.
portant position iii Our city next year and
thought would just cali in and gi1'e iyou: an
invitation to come and see me, when you come
to- New York, since shall take great pleasure
in. contributing to the financial prosperity Gf
South Carolina. Mi. Stuart (someEhat con.
fusedly Thank you, Mr.. Greeley it Is cer.
tainly kind Ih you to believe beforehand IN my
success in obtaining the Office which Is elaimof
my party, as the reward of my services, and
should I ever come to New York, I shall do
myself the honor of calling upon you at the
earliest ortunity. isaliss'E: sss.I ffo.3}is
Horace Greeley-Yon must not faiEto do stL
Had we but. q hundredsuch men as yourself in
each ofthe Southern States, reconstruction had
proved an easier and q less odious process for
you are rightsin attn nhntiing great deal Of TIL,
hostility Of the Radical party to the whites Of
the South to their known preference for th,s
Democratic party. 1t was, as you have sug.
gested (for read your paper regularly tho
plain policy of the South to have beeHi as fM,
as il is possible in human nature to be; sifnpl1,
passive nd'neutral in Federal politics oryi
decade at least, while bending elf her eneYieI
to educate, elevate and improve her people, ,ahsl
to revive that prosperity which had existed be"
fore the war. 1850 .r.,lT
Mr. Stnart1I am fattered, sir, at yotif ap.
proval Of my first feeble efforts in an editorial
career, for you know, 1 suppossJ sir; thSt teach
ling is my profession 81 ,5;s-[T y. ,4sfI:sfs,
Horace Greeley-Yes, I had observed as
much in your paper; but yet you SEEM 10 write
as one who has ever taken a keen insefest ifl
political affairs, and as entertaining indeper-
dent and earnest convictions, and il ,ii for the
upon the subject of New National C6hstitus
tue I Federal policy e lie f s5ath Tat Saxs ave-
taken The liberty ofssailing! on you this MON.
ing.5 i.6es. :; s61 r;lssi4i5s.io 70 .si, gsfss3
!. It was evident that 1 had now struck the
right key. The quiet olmaster, so tnpre.
| possessing in appearance, and whose mariner
has only . sortof sober sincerity to ssndmefd
il, seemed to overlook entirely thes6mpli
had paid him, through absorbing interest in
the theme had suggested He rose and paced
| the room, as he talked ! had hardly expected
such fire and enthusiasm as now ,beamed from
his face. His whole manner was thataf 81 man
of deep convictions, and earnestly impressed
with the dignity and importance OF his subject
With humorous sarcasm; he described the rush
of the secessionists, with Governor. PickEfis In
the van, to the convention of 1865, to ratify the
tt1iItecntn AUTOMATICALLY dnuiltocItfit tuS>cUuSlIs
tuition afterwards SO contempt tuously rejectedby
Congress, that .all political power specially
that, said he, texerted in South Carolina in
1869 springs from the free consent .of the peo-
ple" He described Governor Or III the Pill
adelphia convention, and made. decided :fnn Eof
Judge Wardlaw's pocket being picked Upon
that memorable occasion, saying he had better
have stayed at home "Orr, said he, IS 4
political distinctive conjunction, always tS be
found in q comfortable position between twoJ po.
litical contradictory extremes; and he may be
parsed as belonging to and connecting both the
party that has office to give and the party that
is going to have it But Orr Isl at present de-
seryedly the most popular and infhentiaip poll
tician in South Calolina," )" The negro code
came in for its share of denunciation as so un-
suited to the times The convention OF 1853"
said he, "perhaps showed more weakness than
any political; body of the nineteenth century,
by yielding the question of coloredS suffrage,
while it was still national issue extremely dis
tasteful to thousands of white men ait the North;
leadership of Morton, of Indiana, for whose
great speech he expressed admitationsa as the
best means of neutfalilng the influence of the
South in Federal affairs for decade at least.
AND he bitterly inyieghed against the short
sightedness Of the Democrats in. desiring to
identify the, white people of the South with AN
unsuccessful organization which was carrying
load of prejudice sufficient to sink navy,
proclaiming, himself in favor of tacking on to
the tail of no national party as at present con-
stituted, but of having the South under the
Head of the conservative Republicans offVir-
ginia, whose victory had given them the pres
tige of authority, dictate to the Union new
National Caastitutiondl party: ~ -
The time. of my departure to Aiken now tap-
preaching, was obliged to interrupt afr. Stu
art m an argument as to the policy OF d con
quered section with reference to the fears, ieal-
ousies and suspicious Of the triumphant sec.
tion. He.apologized for forgetting himselfand
usurping so much of the conversation, and,
promising TO call on me in New York, shook
me cordially by the hand and bid me goodbye.