Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-19
pailp Argus.
MR.. oREEIEY AMONG THE PEOPLE.

siu N pAal procession than anything else Az
,v.ry stopping place on the way be was met |,
BY Er... crowds Of people Who welcomed bin
mou cordially and enthusiastically, crowded {
around him, everywhere, taking him BY the
hsnd and looking upon him as their friend
or course they ell wanted him TO talk and
q, every stopping place he did talk in kindly,
friendly words, sOdsSvOring, everywhere, 20
avoid Any AllOIiOna to politics. We have
read oil his speeches and in them oil We
fnd only the following illusions to politics,
% given in the following brief extracts. At
Concord, West Concord, oOutOcOOkvillo,
Warner, Bradford, Til,on, LsconiA
Plymouth, Lisbon, IN fac, all the stations,
he spoke without allusiOn 10 politics, until
he arrived At Lancaster, and there the only
Alusion was a. follows
''If nake no response 10 the political s'nti-
msnts expressed By my friend, Mr.. Sinclair, you
will not regard Il - i@piying d'resPsct to hin
or 10 you, or a. showing . want Of interest 90
my part 10 the subjects bat candidate, e'peei-
ally . Presidential candidate, stands In Psea-
liar light Whatever hs says 10 liable TO %
misinteFDratsd. Those who are not his bienos
read him wrong. Thor read what he says upside
d0Nn, erossviss, and then disgonally, 70 eEtrae'
that frou Il which never was there. The people
are eonsidsrins these subjects, and will 10
short time pronounce upon tksm without regard
10 the Aspirations OF hopes Of either Of the can
didatss They will take their own view Of what
concerns thslE own interests
AZ Lancaster he spoke agAin, and We cut
The following from his speech
'nbas never before been ~y hAppinsHs to
visit this beautiful villsge, and yea, native Of
ibis State, have oftsn remembered the day
when more than half Gesutury ago left 10 In
pursait Of opportunity, and possibly fortsne
elsewhere. The years that have passed, sway
FROM 10, have been full OF Important and remSrk
able events, and with some OF them my name
has been sonswhatc connected, rs possibly it may
be 10 the future with other events can only
say that from the beginning TO the end have
tried 10 pursue that course which seemed TO me
consistent With eternal justice, and therefore
calculated 70 advance the prosperity Of my
coUntry and iis people. Erring often, doubt
less, for human wisdom Il al best shortsighted,
sometimes harsh when IL would have been wiser
and jgster to have been temperate aud kind, ]
can only say that from the time when / erst
entered upon the discussion Of public affairs u
his hour 1 have not much regarded party, con-
Siderlng party always simply means 70 m end
ten times more importA No 10 the well being and
ths;ap-lght oopd duct OF our government aud ouI
people. Always acting upon that conviction
have sometimes slisnatNd friends on this sid
and friends on that side, uoW here and nov
there but this was Indispensable 60 90 indie
pendent aud honest poliroAl conviction. NJ
man he's ever yet pursued a thou Khttul, observ
ant manly and independent course Witbou
sometimes offending and SlisuAtinE friends her
aud there. lie must do so &c he 10 20 be en-
tlrely and rightly fsiihfulso his highest eonvio
tons"
Mr.. Greeley and party left Lancaster TO
GorhAm, on the morning Of the 18Th. inst
People had assembled Al the stations aloui
the Northumberland, GroveIou
Stark, and Milan Al Berlin he came GU
on the platform Of the car, and was greeted
With hearty cheers. He arrived At GorhAu
an 1925 A. NJ, aud Was met At the depot b
Committee Of Reception and bands o
music, aud escorted to the Alpine House
where, after holding short reception, h.
appeared upon the piazza Of the hotel H
was introduced by DR.. Wright and spoke a
followI
FELLow-cfrizEys Of New Hampshire
Our friend who addressed you spoke OF th
eventual history OF the laat half century.
will say this, that however We may have di
fered concerning the origin aud cause q
these events As indeed We must have diffs
ed, We are very generally agreed regardin
ita wants, sod will agree that the providsu
tial diIpsnsAtion was wiser and nobler tha
any We anticipated, or any one Of Nc coul
have planned. We have passed ihroug
0onVulSisuS, and our country was called upo
% suffer great losses and to make unshriuh
ugly great sacrifices. II would be a So
conclusion IL, after al these troubles, "
we're no, wiser aud nobler than those dill
oultisG found us. So / quote the words q
the great President, who lost his life 10 thss
troubles Il have not controlled events
Events have controlled me- / have leArne
respect for other mems opinions Oths
meu have sought 10 serve their country b.
other means than / would have chosen, bu
have learned by the changing oircumstau
ces aud changing fortunes Of the last ]
years, respect for adversely. ! have felt to
sting Of adversely, and fee respect for defes
A. ! have isll the bitterness OF defeat | as
OF you, my felloW-oitzsns, that you respec
that sincerity Of conviction is you respect
yourselves. Believe always that it is posa
bic for you 10 be wiser next year than 70
are this, just As you are wiser this year tina
you we're last. / do not propose 10 emit,
into the controversies of the day. The peop
will pronounce their verdict in due time, az
are no, to be influenced, ~ they should nc
be, by the personal aspirations Of the csnd
dates. They will find their verdict on th
duties and requirements Of tho day. WhA
ha .
campaign, the result can only be q create
harmony among the people. They will say
after all, those whom the majority choos
are our leaders, so / commit all these que.
tons TO you unArgued. Ladies and fellow
citizens; ! will not make a hArrangus. Til
people will gradually mature, and in du
time, render, their verdict. Therefore, r.
loicing with you that We have one oountrI
one issue, and one destiny, and that We al
AguidinE star to all nations seeking liberty
encouraged by our example and chesrsd B
our triumphS, | take ny leave.
Mr.. Greeley then left in carriage for th
Glen House, and so continued his tor
through New Hampshire and Maine, Grri
ing at Portland the next day, where h
delivered, from manuscript, tho follovir
political speech
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Il is certai
that throughout the course Of my life, as f,
AH have been connected with public affair
| have struggled, with such capacity as Go
has given me, for, Grst, impartial and un
verIal liberty second for the unity an
greatness OF our common country thirC
and by no means least, when the former en-
was attained, for early and hearty reconcilil
ton and peace among our countrymen. Fo
these great ends have struggled, and hop
the issue is not doubtful. Thoroughly cou
pFshsnd that no personal consideration ha
drawn this vast assembly. Other, highs
and grandsr considerations have collecte
you together around me. II iSR part Of tn
unurittsn law Of our country that oand
date for President may not max
speeches in vindicAtion, and commendAtio
Of the principle Whsreupou he is supported
or Of the measures which his election is il
tended to promote though q candidate fc
Vice Preiient is undsr no such inhibition
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