Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-06-16
SPEECH or UOR.FCR GRERLEI.

\ public reception was awarded To Hor-
ace Greeley, on Monday evening, by the
Union Republican General Committee oil
New York, on the occasion of his return
from Texas. Abiding to the fact that his
name had been mentioned as a candidate
for the the Presidency, Mr.. Greeley said
l need no office, desire no Office, and
though l shall not decline nomination
which has not been given me, shall seek
no office. | am, however, willing to do my
duty. | have work enough, for which l
am reasonably well paid, and too much no.
toriety. The more quiet and peaceful my
re mai ming days<hall he, the better l shall
be satisfied.
With these remarks Mr.. Greeley left the
subject of his own political future, and re-
We've d at length the principal incidents of
his journey South, the Impressions of
Southern politics and society, and urging
arnestly his familiar views of n liberal
and generous treatment of the conquered
States. lie spoke in severe terms of the
ku- KluX, which, he said, the Government
ought to Xtrpate at once and forever, and
in seVerer and more sarcastic condemna-
ton OF the thieving carpet baggers, who,
he said, were curse 10 the South and a
disg race to the North, from whence they
came. The carpet baggers, who p'under
and prey upon negroes, and poor white
people while pretending to be anxious for
their education and the salvation of their
souls, he said We're the greatest existing
obstacle to the Republican ascendancy in
the South. and 50 he denounced them.
Con corning the ''ncw departure" Mr..
Greeley said he thought it was fully iust-
fed. The Democrats had done well to de-
pa IT from the foolish old business of run
ming their heads against a stone wall, but
ii had always been rule OF his life never
to conlure up IA bad motive for good ac-
ton. The Democrats see that they are
where they better not he and that they had
better depart. He was glad Of the new de-
parture and glad to see that the Democrats
had got new political religion, and here
after would carry the AK under the coat in
tead of on the shoulder when they went
out chopping Sundays. Ii would be bet
ter vet to leave the AK in the woodshed and
go out and treat the black man as broth
er, and he believed that the Democrats at
least the better part of the Democrats,
meant to do this and ma Ike the Democracy
something more than skin deep. He
| would not, however, make too much of a
new departure. He did not understand
warfare against the rights of men, nor
made any promise not to renew it; but if
the Democrats admit the three Republican
amendments to the constitution as finally
and irrevOcably ratified, and must he got
out, ii at all, in the same way they were
got in, by maiorites in Congress and the
votes of three-iourths of all the States, we
shall feel safe and that all we have gained
is secure under the guarantees of the Fed
oral Constitution for, said Mr.. Greeley,
recalling his experience at the polls in this
city twenty-five years, and later, twelve
years ago, when he couldn't induce the
Democrats TO accept the ballot in favor of
equal rights, believe in human progress /;
| believe that mon are wiser and better to-
day than they were dozen years ago
am weary of this sterile strife concerning
he fundamental principles of our Consti-
tuition; am tired of teaching the Demo-
,
that they have taken a new departure. But
will it not put the Republican party imme-
mediately out of power? is asked. Burke
says coincidence isa plant of slow growth"
and it will take some time for people 10
have much faith in the new creed of the
Democrats. IT will take some time for
their own folks to believe 1t ultimately. !
think it will strengthen the Democracy,
but am willing TO go ont of power now
and live in minority forever if necessary.
The downfall and overthrow of American
slavery is the grandest work of any gener-
alton since the Government was founded.
Let ny remember the grand old Bible in
junction; "Speak to the children of Israel
that they go forward We ought long ago
to have ended all this trouble by universal
amnesty and impartial suffrage, and If the
Democrats concede to the latter the Repub-
LEANS must grant the former.