The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-02

may paint the project with the brightest hues
of hope, and may call it by what patriotic
names they will, the trail of pig-iron is
over it still. They may tell us that they pro-
pose to revive American commerce, but we
know that the only result they can reach will
be the placing of five millions of dollars in
the pockets of Pennsylvania monopolists,
and giving to American taxpayers the pleas
ing duty of assuming the payment of per-
petual interest upon that misspent sum.
MIR. GREELEY IN THE FIELD.
From the N. Y. Sun.
When the Philosopher of Chappaqua started
out on his tour to Texas, every one was full
of pleasant anticipations. 1t was such a good
thing in itself that Mr.. Greeley, who for
almost oil his life had been cursed and threat
ened with Iynching by the hot-blooded men
of the South, should be invited down there
as though he were an cid friend and they all
loved him. And then while he was there,
they all made much of him; took him to all
their shows, and gave him lots of fresh milk
to drink; and they even nominated him for
the Presidency.
His friends in Kansas have nominated him
also, and Greeley clubs are said to be thick
there, all resolved to stand by the philoso-
pher in the Republican National Convention,
and in the more trying test of the election
which follows. The campaign is fairly opened,
and II. G.. is q candidate and 10 mistake.
Why don't the Grant clubs in this city and
vicinity hasten to transform themselves into
Greeley clubs? Mr.. Greeley is better Re-
publican than Grant ever was.
One of the strongest of Mr.. Greeleys
points is his astonishing power of reconciling
the hostile elements in the body polite.
1his was strlkingly eyinced when he bailed
jeff. Davis; and now the names of the gentle
men appointed by the Board of Trade at
Natchez to wait upon Mr.. Greeley on his re-
tuln from Texas and invite him to address
the citizens of that beautiful town demon
strate it%anew. These gentlemen are Mr..
George W. Koontz and Mr.. Paul A. Botto,
both distinguished citizens of Natchez. Mr.
Koontz is a wealthy banker, and Mr.. Botto is
the proprietor of the Natchez Courier
Both of them were red-hot Rebels, and they
have hitherto remained unreconstructed
Nr. Botto was q plucky fighter on the
Confederate side, and held commits
sion as captain in General w. II. Mar
tins division Of cavalry, which formed part
| of the corps of the celebrated General For
| rest. Hitherto, as we have said, both Mr.
| Koontz and MIR. Botto have persevered in
| their secession sentiments; but on the arrival
OF Mr.. Greeley in the South we see them gall
lantly coming forward to do honor to our
| Westchester patriot. When such men are
| brought back to their allegiance by the ap-
proach of such philosopher of peace, there
| is every reason to anticipate that the entire
! people of the South will be reconciled to the
| Government and will once more become
patriotic citizens under the influence of his
broad and elevated political ideas.
| We rejoice that Mr.. Greeley, in his letter
to his friends in Kansas, pledges himself to
tie one-term rule. He calls it good old
Wing principle. This adds greetly to our
natural disposition to support him; but we
are still little afraid that if he should be
elected President he may change his views
and become as bad as any of his predeces-
sors. Here is General Useless S. Grant, fol-
instance, who was elected on the one-term
platform-at least he told Mr.. George Wilkes
that he regarded that principle as essential
to the preservation of our liberties-and
yet no sooner had he got into the White
House than he forgot his promises and
began to man9uvre for denomination anC
reelection.
Now what security have we that President
Greeley will not do the same? No doubt he
is sincere in his present declaration; but it il
very easy for a man who has once gone into
the Presidential chair to convince himself
that his reelection is Indispensable to'tht
welfare of the country. The fear that Mr.
Greeley may not be proof against this
temptation makes us pause before saying
positively that We will join some one or more
of the Greeley clubs. How could any mar
Justify it to his own conscience if he should
have any share in subjecting Horace Greeley
to seductions that would impair his virtue
We shall wait, then, for some further evi
dence on this point before we finally commi
ourselves; but yet, if the choice should bt
between Greeley and Grant, We shall Ger
tainly go in with all our might for Greeley
Meanwhile, let us all watch with curiosit!
and hope the progress of this unprecedented
canvass, and let the whole South especial,
rise up to follow Mr.. Greeley in one en-
thusiastic crusade. They owe it to him
and we pray that they NAV not be SO lost (,