The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-30
HORACE GREELEY IN TEXAS.
Speech on Political Topics at Gal
weston.
GAIvEsTON, TEX, Nav 20

weston.
GALVESTON, TEN, May 90.
On Saturday night large crowd as.
sembled In front Of the Exchange Hotel
to listen to Horace Greeley's address on
the political topics of the day. Mr.. Gree
ley said;
"As am on the eve Of departure from
your State, have been invited for the
first time to speak on political matters.
and shall speak with Difference to kind.
ness and with regard To the feelings Of
all, and trust my remarks will tend to
harmOniZe the differences, and II possible
analy2e their causes. feel we are at the
commencement OF new era. Since |
have been In Texas | have heard re.
pCaledlv complaints that the peo-
pie North habimally misrepresent
tho feelings and acts oi the Southern
people; pt least that portion of them
that does not sympathise with those who
at present control the Government; that
they were generally and systematically
6elled; that the northern people think
Texans arc II band Of outlaws and dea.
peradOcs. Such Is not my under
standing ot northern opinion. In the
early history Of the State doubtless u
number Of men wher0 attracted hither
who could be very well spared at home,
and were not particularly welcome here,
or elsewhere Soon after tho close of the
war, complaints made and believed
that the cOlOrOd people sometimes sui.
lered from their masters violence, but we
have heard nothing Of this for two years.
| believe ut this day less violence OC.
ours In Texas than In New York Cit,
Certainly there y not nearly SO much
said about ii, But with an equal ,pOpu-
latiOn In Texas as In New York, there
are more despcrNdOes In that city than in
Texas, and It IL harder work 10 manage
them. The North does not think Texas
the land Of bowie kniiG and pistol. The
proof that Texas h In good repute IL
shown by the steady increase In pop.
ulatiOn from the other States. There
Is great desire IN emlgrate. In
this perhaps Texas Ia single, ex.
cept Il may be Oregon. Texas alone Is
rapidly gaining ground. Other States
may increase because their losses arc re.
placed by larger gains, but Texas does not
loss any one. The reason for which is,
that the Northern press are just TO Texas,
and ! intend TO be Just In her In all the
Letters shall write from here, and all shall
write about her alter afLcr leave will show
that such will be my REPRESENTATION, for |
can testify that property and life are safe
and protected In Texas. While the
southern people complain that tho north
does not understand and mlsrepresonts
them, Il may also bU said they In turn do
not understand the northern people This
Is oil wrong and unfortunate" Here Mr..
Greeley dwelt at some considerable
length on war, causes Of war and
slavery and alluded to the assassination of
President Lincoln rs follows: "When the
proclamation was issued by President
johnson charging JEFF Davis and the
Southern traitors with completely and
also that the southland countenanced the
assassination, rejoice TO know that the
call for revenge was Overruled by the for.
bearanCe Of the North. Any deaths caus-
ed by legal process for treason, after the
war, would have caused great bitterness.
l rejoice that | belong to people
wise enough 10 recollect this.
II was widely circulated that l
was condemned by the Union League
for becoming security for JEFF Davis,
Those who condemned me were beaten B
TO Il and while thousands denounced,
the better sense of the North justified me.
| did this out oi no particular regard Tor
JEFF Davis, nor for any political friend.
ship, for we were always opposed TO each
other The act on my part was 10 reach
the hearts Ol the Southern people, who
felt that their cause was involved with
JEFF Davis. Therefore | did that for the
people, not for JEFF Davis; they
were guilty with him. The sentiment
Di tho people north Is TO lot by.gones be
DygOnes. have no idea proscription
Will he long maintained nor would IL
have been 80 far but for certain vicipus
lctlons on the part Ol the southern people.
y will, however, bevery soon utterly abol.
shed, and II Is Tor this reason have Cd.
,osed partial amnesty. A general amnes.
Y should pass. Let m all be rs we
Rerelbeiurc the war" After some re.
marks; upon the protection OF domestic
manufactures and the necessity for en-.
them, lie closed with an
'logaGnt peroration respecting tho future
i Texas aud New York Mr. Greeley
vas listened to with the most marked al
entiOn. ... .|
When at Columbus on Friday
hc Germans invited Mr. Greeley To ad.
ress them. At Casino there was Iull
ouSe. md he spoke twenty minutes, com.
aring tile successful establishment of the
herman and American nationalitics,
heir performances and significance, In
'ehalfOf the Government, by and for the
'holo people. The hall was draped with
ags-Prissan and American-and those
n attendance were quite enthusiastic.