The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-06-17


The 'philosepAsr Of Chappaqus," % Horace
Greeley il aew called, returned to Now York On
Monday, after . Triumphant tour through Ken
tucky. Tennessee Hississppi, Louisiana and Tex
~ and VA not little surprised to learn that he
had grown into vast Importance during his
absence
Radicalism in New York 10 divided into two
fsetisnA called the Conkiingi:es and Fentonites,
between whom there il bitter war for the off.
ces. Greeley's triumphant passage through the
kuklux gauntlet has increased his value a
trump card for either faction, SO that both wed
to overwhelm him with proofs of their Affection
The philosopher, whs don't 60 much on recep'
tions, went through the receiving committees
like . shot, landing in his chair in the Tribune
office, where he told the committees he was too
much tagged out to go through the weary both
er OF q reception, but he would meet and talk to
them at Union Square in the evening. So both
factions WED to give him big spread at Union
Square. Formal speeches were made at him,
which Greeley endured with some impotence,
and at the close, without deiguing to notice what
had been said to him, he proceeded to address
the promiscuous multitude that had assembled
The philosopher commenced by deprecating the
practice of making parade over big men, and
in reply to the objection made to himself that he
had gone to Texas with too much parade,
| said when a crowd met him at every stoppage OF
the cars or steamboat landing and insisted en-
his speaking to them, he couldn't help doing So
He was not candidate for any Office but he
had often reproaehed better men than himself
for not consenting to be candidates, and If they
insisted on his being candidate for the presl.
| dency, he should not decline. He owed the re-.
publican party nothing, and they owed him
nothing. He was perfectly willing to pass re-
celpts with them. Passing from these things
to the south, Mr.. Greeley continued:
He reviewed at lssgth the principal incidents
| IN his journey south his impressions Of southern
I politics and society, and urging earnestly his
familiar views of liberal and generous treat.
ment of the conquered states He spoke in Sc.
we're terms of the Ku.klux, which he said the
government ought to extirpatc at once and for.
| ever; and in . ssversr and more sarcastic con-
domination Of the thieving csrpe:-baggers. who,
he said, were curse to the south and disgrace
| to the north, whence they came; carpet baggers,
who plundsr and prey upon the negroes and
poor whites. while pretending to be anxious for
| their education aud salvation. They were, he
said, the greatest existing obstacles to republi-
caa ascsadency in the south. aud 90 he, de.
nounesd them. Abiding to his speech at Vicks.
burg, Mr.. Greeley said he did not say he trusted
the time would come when we Of the north
would honor Lee and S.onewall Jackson AZ we
honor Grant and Sherman, but that he hoped
1 the time would come when sil Americans, north
and south, will feel just pride in the military
1 character and achievements Of Lee and Stone.
wall Jackson, just as We of the north now take
| pride in the character and achievements Of
! Grant, and Sherman, and Thomas. Possibly"
added Mr.. Greeley, "this Is too strong for some
| of you, but can wait-I can wait"
| The speech was sort of stusner to both fac.
tions who looked upon Greeley's departure"
from the old radical landmarks as quite equal
to the recent so-cslled democratic departure,
and they left the ground apparently in deep
cogitation what to do about il.