Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-21
Gbe FIREMAN.
Gree lev for President.

large number OF prominent Republican
among them such men rs VIM. NJ Evar
Gen. n p. Banks, Marshall .. Roberts, Dl
Geo. B. Loring, Lloyd Aspinwall, Gen. jon
Cochrane. and other well known gentleme
had assembled at the Club Rooms, and Their
was a very large gathering Of people in tb
street Mr.. GrceIey's return from his lat
visit to Texas was made The occasion OF Thu
assemblage, but the meeting was really II
honor Of Mr. Greeley, and for the purpos
of giving him en- opportunity to make publi
his views on political matters. In view ais
Of the fact that last IS Mr.. Greeley starte.
for Texas letter, written by him, was pub
lished, in which, in answer to an invitation
to allow his name to be used a candidate
for President be substantially said that be
was in the hands Of his friends this meeting
had more than ordinary significance. 1t IL
well known that in the local divisions OF the
Republican party in New York Mr.. Greeley
belongs to what is known as the Fenton
wing This portion OF the party is clearly
opposed to the denomination Of Gen. Grant,
and this meeting AZ well as some other signs
Of the times, makes it probable that an effort
will be made to cast the vote Of New York,
in the next Republican National Convention,
for Horace Greeley. Mr.. Greeley's treat
ment Of himself, in his speech, as person
who never refuses nomination, adds great
" to the probability that he j. beginning to
be looked upon a. an available person to be
press nted to the convention. This political
movement has assumed now such proportion
that it is fairly before the country, and it Is
to be considered as one of the early phases
of the next presidential campaign.
As a candidate for President great many
things can be said in Mr. Greeley's favor.
He is a Republican, and has been so from
the beginning lie never 1inched in his OPP
position to slavery When the Tribune was
a Wing paper and supported Henry Clay,
Greeley never lost an occasion to hit slavery
a blow Probably no man in the country
has contributed more to the formation Of
public opinion hostile to human bondage
than the editor of the Tribune. 1t dIdn
need the rebellion to open his eyes to the
cnormity Of the traffic in human flesh. Both
the wickodncss and the danger to our gov
ernmcnt Of this relic of barbarism were
plain always to his vision He was instant
in season and out of season in his fight
against it. When churches and ministers
were supporting it as a divine Institution,
he was dealing it heavy blows. When poll
ticians made platforms in support of iniquit-
Gus compromise, he spit upon their resolu-
tions-or because they were neither hot nor
cod be -pewed them out Of his mouth.
During the war he continually demanded
ar not only a righteous act
but as the highest expediency- After eman-
cipition he insisted on the ballot for those
to whom the nation had given freedom. He
was ALWAYS ahead Of the politicians in advo
eating the amendments to the constitution
which have made liberty, equal rights, and
the elective franchise, the inheritance Of ey !
cry American citizen. And within the last
six months he has insisted that the national
government shall prot.cs the black man in
the enjoyment Of his rights as a citizen and
\ freeman Such, in brief, is Horace Gree |
cy-s record as an anti-slavery man.
On the tariff Mr. Greeley has been always |
sound The old Wing doctrine OF protection
he has always advocated And protection
to him has been something more than par
tv cltch-word it has been living princi-
pie Of political economy IN which he has had
the most implicit faith. If there has been
anything which lie thought would be better
for the United States than the Christian re
ligiou, It has been protective tariff. Dur
ing the war, when the Tribune association
was buying the vast quantities Of white pa
per on which various editions of the Tribune
were printed at ruinOusly high prices, al
though he was large stakeholder in that
association nc resisted stoutly any reduction
of the duty on foreign paper. He never
changed his views on the tariff because he
found them in practice injdriously affecting
his own pocket he saw at once that al
though be might lose money on account of
the tariff, some one else was making all that
lie loss, and the general balance Of profit was
still IN favor of the United States. lie has
always insisted that we ought to sell more
than we buy, and to this end he supports a
high tariff. No sounder arguments in favor
Of protective duties have ever been presented
10 the public in this country, than those
urged BIZ Mr. Greeley. ucnry O. Carey docs
not surpass him in thi. line Of political DIS
cussi0n and he insists that the Republican
party would to-day be stronger throughout
the United states by adopting distinctive
l. B. 81, Nv To-
Of any other one principle Of faith. Mr..
Greeley Is strong tariff man.
On financial questions he has equally
fine record. lie has always upheld the cred
it of the government. When gold was sell
ing for $50 aud Z }vernment bonds were cor
rcspondingly deprecated he was as confident
of the ability Of the United States TO put
down rebellion and pay all its debts, as he
is to day when four hundred millions Of the
debt ave been paid and United States bonds
are worth par in gold. The heresy of pay
ing the debt in greenhacks he has always
exposed. He has for years advocated the
resumption Of specie payments by the gov
ernmcnt. and has always had one short meth
cd Of reaching that desirable result, viz to
resume. Aud he believes in continuing to
pay the debt, believing that nation with
out debt is better off than with one and
he has proved his faith by his works lie
has always paid his debts and his taxes
without grumbling, aud invested his surplus
cash principally in Uncle Sans promises to
pay. lie Is sound financially.
But Mr.. Greeley's good points politically
are 50 numerous that we have no room to
dwell upon them all IN detail and he is 20
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