The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-15
H. G. AT HOME.
THE SPEECH THAT GREELEY
MADE.


AND MAKES A FEW REMARKS on TIL
NEW DEPARTURE
NEw York, June l2.-The public recep
ton TO Horace Greedy by the union repub
hcan general committee Of this city, o
which he Is chairman, on the occasion O
his return from Texas, occurred this eve
ming in Union Square.
Having been formally welcomed and in.
troduced TO large audience by Enoch L
Farcher, Mr.. Greeley proceeded at once te
compare the existing state Of affairs with
that ten years ago before the war, declar.
ing the rebellion and it, sncrafcc of hall
million Of the best and bravest lives OF
the country might all have been spared
had the north and south only understood
each other, and free speech and fair inter-
change Of opinion prevailed throughout
the entire country.
The PRESS ON HIS TRIP.
Two months ago he Was first in vited To
go to Texas and deliver an agricultural
address, and though at first he detefm.
ined 70 decline, he yielded To the adj &C
Of his friends, who told him they though,
he could do the whole country good by
going down to Texas. Now, said Mr.
Greeley, i hear II said ] went TO Texas
with too much parade and circumstance
that there was too much making OF
speeches from the platforms Of cars and
from the balconies Of hotels, and I fully
concur in that criticism; but invita-
tons came from all quarters, and / felt
IT my duty TO speak words of concillia-
ton. responded when could, and for
the rest kept silence
GREELEY As A CASDIDATF.
Mr.. Greeley said in several journals his
name was too often mentioned as a candi-
date for Office and he fully concurred in
that suggestion, but he was in a certain
sense public man, identified with party
contests and party principles. He had
often reproved and reproached better men
than himself, because they would not ac-
cept Office and left secOnd-rate men 10 fill
them. During the last twenty years Mr..
Greeley said he had been four times a
candidate for ofice-twicc for congress,
once for constitutional convention and
once on state ticket, but never had he
sought nomination and rarely wus he con-
suited in regard TO it,
lam NOT AT ALL GREATYUL,
said he, TO the republican party for these
nominations. i accept them As would
any other duty, but fer its support / am
grateful. But the past is past, and let the
dead bury their dead. am perfectly will
ing 70 pass receipts with the republican
party. ! could not help being a republi-
can. For the future need no Office, desire
no ofice, and though shall not decline q
nomination which has not been given me,
l shall seek no Office. am, however, will
ing TO do my duty. have worked enough
for which am reasonably we'll paid, and
the more quiet and peaceful my rem aining
days shall be, the better shall be- salts
With these remarks, Mr.. Greeley left the
subject Of his own political future, and re-
viewed at length the principal incidents
in his journey south, his impression Of
southern policies and society, and urging
earnestly his familiar views,
LIBERAL AND GENEROUS TREATMENT
Of the conquered states. He spoke in Sc
we're terms Of the ku-kluI, which he said
the government ought to eItirpate at once
and forever, and in severe and more sar.
castle condemnation of the
THIEvISG CARPET-BAGGERs,
who, he, said, we're curse to the south
and disgrace 10 the north, whence they
came. The carpet-baggers, who plumber
and prey upon the negroes and poor
whites, while pretending to be anxious for
their education and the salvation of their
souls, he said, were the greatest existing
obstacles TO republican ascendency in the
south, and SO he denounced them. Allud-
ing to
HIS SPEECH AT vIcksBURG,
Greeley said he did not say ne trusted the
time would come when we Of the north
would honor Lee and Stonewall jackson
as we honor Grant and Sherman but
that he hoped the time would come when
all Americans, north and south, will feel
just pride in the military character and
achievments Of Lee and StonewAll Jack
son, just - We of the north now take pride
in the character and achievements OF
Grant and Sherman aHd Thomas.
Probably added Greeley, "this il
too strong for some Of you, but can wait,
I can walt
CONCERNING THE NEW DEPARTURE.
Greeley thought it was fully justified.
The democrats had done well TO depart
from the foolish old business Of running
their heads against stone wall. But il
has always been the rule Of hi. life never
TO conjure up bad motive for good ac-
ton. The democrats see they are where
they had better not be, and that they had
better depart. He was glad of the new
departure, and to see that the Democrats
had got
NEW POLITICAL RELIGION,
and hereafter would carry the axe under
their coats instead Of on their shoulders
when they went out chopping on Sundays.
1t would be better yet to leave it in the
woodshed and go out and treat the black
man as q brother, and he believed the demo-
Gratis, at least the better part of the demo-
eracy, meant to do this and make demo.
crazy more than skin deep.
CAUTIONS
He would not, however, make 100 much
CT the new departure. he did not under
stand that II professed any sorrow for the
past warfare against the rights Of man,
nor made any promise not to renew it..
But II the democrats admit that the re-
publican amendments to the constitution
arc finally and irrevooably ratified and
must be got rid Of, II at all, in the same
way they were got, by majoritics in con-
gress, and vote of thrcc-iourths of all the
states, We shall feel safe that oil We have
gained Is secure under tho guarantees OF
the federal constitution.
believe In human progress l believe
men arc wiser and better TO-DAY than q
dozen years ago. am weary Of this
STERILE STRIFE
concerning the fundam entail princin,as n,
our constitution; I am tired of ta.ch;,n