The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-15
HORACE GREELEY.
THE PHILosoPHER'sP PUBLIC RECEPTION IN
I \ NEW YoRK--HIs SOUTHERN EXPERT.
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New YoRK, June 123-The public re
ceptlon to Horace Greeley by the Union
Republican General Committee of this
city, Of which he is Chairman, on the oc-
casion Of his return from Texas, occurred
this evening in the Union Square, in
front OF the rooms Of the Lincoln Club.
ii HIS. SOUTHERN TRIP @2a iiio44a
h Haying been formally welcomed and
introduced to the large audience bv
Enochl T.. Fancher, Mr.. Greeley proceed
ed at once to compare the existing state
Of affairs with thatio ten years ago, be
fore the war, declaring the rebellion and
1 acritice OF half million Of the best and
bravest lives might all have been spared
had the North and South only under
stood each other, and had free speech
and a fair interchange of opinion pre-
vailed thropghout the entire country.
Two months ago he was first invited to
go to Texas to deliver an agricultural
address, and though at first he determined
10 decline, he yielded Ito the advice of
lbs friends, who told him they thought
he could do the whole country good by
going down to Texas @Now," said Mr..
Greeley, Il hear it saidI 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
concurred in that criticism but the in
vitations came from all quarters, and
felt it my duty to speak words Of concil
iation. [ responded when I could, and
for the rest kept silence.3' aa aa #I.
EXPERIENCES AS A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE.
Mr.. Greeley said also that it WAS urged
IN the several journals that his name was
too often mentioned as candidate for
office, and he fully concurred in that sug-
gestlon; but he was in a certain sense a
public man, identified with party contests
and party principles. He had often re-
proved and reproached better men than
himself because they would not accept
offices and left second rate men to fillthem.
During the last twenty years Mr. Greeley
said he had been four times a
candidate for office = twice for
Congress, once for the Constitutional
Convention. once on the State ticket, but
never had he sought nomination, and
never was ne consulted in regard TO it.
II am not at all grateful" said he, etc
the Republican party for these nomina.
tions. | accepted them as I would any
other duty; but for its support I am
grateful. But the past is past, and lei
the dead bury their dead. I am perfectly
willing to pass receipts with the Repub
l'can party, I could not help being a
Republican. For the future need nc
Office, desire no Office, and though shall
not decline nomination which. has not
been given me, shall seek no office. I
am, however, willing to do my duty. /
have work enough for which I am rea.
sonably we'll paid, too much notoriety
and the more quiet and peaceful my re.
naming days shall be, the better shall
be satisfied"
THE SOUTH. - .ft.
With these remarks Mr.. Greeley left
the subject Of his own political future
and reviewed at length the principal in
cidents in his journey South his impress.
sions of Southern politics and society,
and urging earnestly his familiar views
Of liberal and generous treatment of
the conquered States He spoke in Sc
we're terms Of the Ku-K lux, which be. said
the government ought to extirpate at
once and forever; and in a severor and
more sarcastic condemnation of the
thieVlng carpet baggers, who, he said
were a course to the South and disgrace
to the North, whence they came; carpet
bagggers who plumber and prey upon
the negroes and poor whites, while pre-
tending to be anxious for their education
and salvation. They were, lie said, the
greatest existing obstacles to Republican
ascendency in the South, and so he de-
nounced them, Abiding to his speech
at Vicksburg, Mr.. Greeley said he did
not say he 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 achievements
of Lee and Stonewall Jackson, just as we
Of, the North now take pride in the char
acter and achievements of Grant and
Sherman and Thomas. POSSIBLY" added
Mr.. Greeley, "this is too strong for some
Of you; but [ can watt can wait"
THE NEW DEPARTURE.
Concerning the new departure, Mr..
Greeley sud he thought it was fully Jus.
titled. The Democrats had done we'll to
depart from the foolish old business of
running their heads against stone wall,
but 1T had always been the rule ofhfs life
never to conjure up a bad motive for a
good action. The Democrats see where
they had better be and they had better
depart. He was glad to see the Demo.
Gratis had new political religion and
hereafter would carry the ak under. the
coats instead of on the shoulder when
they went out chopping ON Sunday. 1t
would be better yet to leave it in the
Woooshed and go out and treat the black
as brother, and he believed the Demo
Gratis, at least the better part of the Dem,