New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-13
SERENADE TO Mr.. GREELEY
THE SOUTHERN SITUATION.

Horace Greeley was welcomed at the Lincoln Cluo
Rooms in Union Square, last night by large mum
Der of friends who were assembled under 'le Su-
spices of the Union Republican General Comn'uee'
and who severally congratulated him upon his Saie
return from his journey to the far west and
through the Lower Mississippi Valley. The rooms
were profusely decorated with flags and flow
ems. and tables well provided with re-
freshments were set. A large oil paint
ing of Mr. Greeley occupied conspicuous
Mace in the main room, and in the Others were
various photographs and Autographs of him.
plaster bust of MI Greeley, cast some 20 years ago.
also attracted much attention. On the balcony out
side was }laced large bust of Lincoln wreathed in
limiting In the street, in front of the Club Rooms,
a platform was erected for speaking and around it
were assembled. by o'clock, many thousand people.
Calcium lights made the scene almost as bright as
day.
Among those present in the Club Rooms and upon
the platform, were VIM. NJ. Evarts Gen. N. L.
Ranks ID. d. Conover, Marshall o. Roberts. Dr. Geo.
r. Loriug Lloyd Aspinwall, Gen. p. II. Jones, Gen.
Geo W. Palmer, Gen. John Cochrane, Sinclair
Tousev Waldo Hutchins, Charles Storrs, A. w.
Ieoqatt Joseph Howe, VIM p Richardson, Rufus
y. Andrews, Thomas L. Stewart, Gen. H. A. Bar
mum John v Gridley Benz. F. Manierre, Ira o. Miller,
Enoch l.. Fancher l.. Ii. Knapp, Geo. F. CoaChmOn,J.
6 Ritterband Judge SlossOn, Geo. +. Bradford H. NJ.
Williams b. f. MIDGET, Geo. H. Van Cleft, Col.
Willis Major Haggerty, Morris Ellinger, c. II.
Cooper Col Fairman, and others. Mr. Greeley ap-
peared at little before o'clock, and was heartily
clNered by those in the crowded rooms. After re-
ceiving a personal greeting from nearly every one
present lie descended TO the platform III front OF
the house. He was received with great applause,
and after an address of welcome by Enoch l.. Fan
cher delivered tine address printed below.
During the evening band OF music played
ofvo tho here
was fine display of fireworks, among which was an
elaborate work consisting of various emblematic
devices inclosing profile Of Mr. Greeley, and with
the words below Horace GTeeley-Union Repub-
hcan General Committee
The following letters were received by the Com
mittee in response to invitations to attend the
reception:
NEwYoRE, June Y 1871.
CAasrnan Respfoa connt!e: .,.--....
seeing honor Of ouce Greeley IS us 5'd be er5
go to s',eia e3noasaGn 80 ' 1eI,e Ua' o uIS
eon Of he to whom propose to do honor tgi am
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. EXECUTIVE Dar,rIpsNT,}
etyrraFy am IN Tegt O your go Invitation to be Peses at
from the pg9c.n psTty Than he ga much rerf'
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Irett az ne reception Of VIZ Gry us evening 1nh me ls mr..
Ien hoping il nght be aoe 10 he personally pe9i t nay
regard for the Ila an ms ,pr,to Oh Of me ne - @
although cannot be With not tie less go gree. Your distinguished
nav bye past The sane sincere Lowest, strii rssd
Horace Gss the champion OF nEa and Pc T. io1 S. of loiu
N'i. GEISSsLL
Mr. Greeley was received by III. F5acher, who said;
MIR. GREELEY: On behalf Of the Union Republican
General Committee of the City Of New-Io4l and
also Of many others Of your personal and political
friends l have the honor to welcome you home
after your journey to a Southern State We don't
liz Wit d cat II ny M
form of words, but we to tender our heartfelt
coppratnlation-tO express our EratiicatOn-at
seeing Won again among We think that
your visit TO a Southern State viii have
an influence beyond your mere personal qualification
and information for You, Sir. were not only fore
most in the support of the Union IN this state when
rebel arms were raised against it, but you were also
the foremost champion for peace and paddcation IN
thewhole country large when those rebel arms were
LAID aside And now we are glad to listen to your
words of wisdom and your cOunscls Of peace
On behalf of the Commttoe-yOur personal ard 10
Itieal frionds-you arc rendered this litte coiapl-
1nent. which Won see, in this shape-a spontaneous
gathering Of the people Of this city; and we wei
come Won TO our circlethe society you have so long
adorned-and TO the feryent friendship OF or hearts
Nj Greeley was greeted with renewed applause, and
replied as fOllows
MIR. GRFELEY's ADpRrSs.
MR. CHA1PsIAN AND GENTLEMEN: Ii iS rot you
fault il was not the fault Of the Republican party
that the North and the South failed to understand
each other before they had sacrificed hall million
of their best and bTavest, and buried them III
bloody and untInely graves. There never was a
time when the representative men Of the South were
mot welcome TO express their sentiments and adyo-
cate the enforcement of their convictions II any
city in any county Of the Free North; IN 81
Lawrence, in ChautauQua, in Onondaga, o.
In Washington. There the eminent champions OF
Southern institutions and SOstheTn principles were
always sure 10 find patient and respectful hearing
IApplause.l And l firmly believe that, If our
- leading Northern men had been equally free to
traverse the.South and there advocate boldly and
fearessly the doctrines which the North cherished
our terrible Civil War might have been ayerteG
But such was not our privilege There time
while Slavery was dominant in the South that any
representative Northern man could have trayersed
the South and boldly and openly asserted
the convictions of the North. Never! recOlect
distinctly that in that eyentful Winter of 1906
the correspondents of THE TRIBUNE whom we were
obliged to keep raversing the South. were uniformly
compelled TO conceal their business and to deny
their views. Brave and true men they were; but
they would have been torn to pieces if by wolves
il they had been known as TRIBUNE correspondents
They dared not address their letters to
THE TRIBUNE Office; they bad to adj
dress them 10 private individuals in different parts
of the City, in order that we might receive them
so, during that momentous Winter, l was, for the
first time invited to deliver lecture in the border
City of St. Louis, where there was already rising
Republican party. When had arrived say within
100 miles of st. Lous-when was at Springfield, Ill
Il was met by telegram from leading Republi
cans in st. Louis advising me not to come; my in
vitatiOn was virtually withdrawn and l was com
PEELED to return to the North l not eX-