Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-22
THE CRITIC AND PHILOS0.
PIER.

AAOio S0 OAecAy Aoouis up IN the
foreground as a presidential candi.
date. He seeks no office, but il ,hs
nomination should be thrust upon
him we would not decline. Itwoun
appear that, like Barkis, be is will.
ing. Invited recently to deliver an
address on agricultural matters in
Texas, Mr.. Greedy improved very
fully the opportunity thus offered
to reassert before the country, and
especially at the South. his well.
known amnesty views. He also
Joined the discounted Southern
worshippers at the shrine Of Lee
Davis and Stonewall Jackson in Their
tributes of admiration for those he.
roes" of the rebellion, and again
Inundated himself by hobnobbing
with Jefferson Davis and reviving
the fact that his autograph was aff1.
ed to Davis bail bond. Mr.Greely
has travelled further, and been ab.
sent longer, on former occasions;
bnt this is the first time, We believe,
that his return has been signalled
by a public reception, the burning
of powder, the exhibition Of fire.
works, and the discussion Of polite.
al questions. Whatever may have
been his intentions, We consider
MIR. Greedy more responsible than
any other private citizen for confu.
sing the public mind at the North
On the subject of amnesty for M
repentant rebels, for adding to the
per;ls and suf1trings Of the loyal
Southern people, white aid black
and for the present rehabilitation Of
the old ruling whites to SO great an
extent with political power. Mr.
Greedy saw no Ku-Klux ut the South.
and we presume no one else would
be likely to be troubled by those
masked visitors who should 60
South and make speeches similar I"
Mr.. Greely's while there. 1T
noteworthy that in his seisLad'
speech in this city, on Monday even
ny, he omitted any special glorll'
cation of Lee, Stonew.;ll Jackson
and the bravery Of the rebd SCI
diers, but substituted therefor
condemnation of the ku-klu'-
While at the South he uIpeaIs 10
have had little reprooi for the hu'
Klux. Mir. Greely has been a Wing
Anti-slavcry man Tor many YEAR.
though never a straightforward ua'
compromising Abohtionist. w
remind the colored voters OF il'
country that Mr.. Greedy while hold
ing out the "olive-branch' with e',
cessive "magnsnimity," to old-'ln,s
shareholders and rebels, has perSis'
entity opposed our efforts to seeul'
for the landless and dependent 'i,s
free people availab,e homestesai
that which is now successfully aDu
judiciously befriending the lnd'a ~.
Amnesty, political power ana ~
"fattet cali for white rebels ala
negro-haters; but for the lan0ss'
still prosecuted negro, Mr. Grse!'
rude greeting is: go to the wa
tern prairies; root, hog or die.
MIR. Greeley thinks the time ~ y.
come to 60 forward and leave W
| old issues. But while BostonlAas
who go South simply as private GU
zens IN search OF health and 10 ~
the country, without making ~
nesty speeches and glorlfying revF'
soldiers, are advised and conStral,
ed, in consideration OF person.
safety. rot to register at the n0~ ..,
as from Boston, the Old ISSUES ..s
not be dropprd. Such an 'ns.a vs..
occurred in Georgia, with very re- :.
pectable and responsible, wen .. u
dorsed parties. at a date as T 1.
as MIR. Gree!y's own visit to ie; Il,
Instead of tie cod issues, s,.nr,
Greeley suggests for the a IT
nothing but his dreary pOn na,.
economy and devotion to tue TI ~ -,
snit of material prosperity. M W. no,
quite sure that the nation coula , IN
long thrive upon such . rss g. .
There is much yet to ~
the sphere Of human r ssG ~
The equal citizenship OF nni !,
people is unrecognised, slnpg =.
the ground Of difference :. ~ .rusa
But this inequality does not sp M.
a. come within Mr.. Gree'eys l p
view. The railway and land . n
poles are assuming very ' tnsssstIB Re-
p pn5liean Administrator, and t5s
IS much that IS diifieul. Il, 10 % 'e escu,sd
with, and which cannot De 81 10 lie
Ii. however, lsepub leans ca "a the
a new departure" from s Graz q b.
Greeley li"s mOvsement-~e tI ass a ).
be 10 6. me one ng. er uP' G,rcc.c.,
s.n lasif NJ. W.