New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
MIR. GREELEY AT HOME.
AN ADDRESS TO HIS wEsTCHESTER NEIGH
BORIS


that Mr. Greeley would probably he present and speak
few words his friends and neghhors called together
large number of the residents of Westchester County
The meeting called to order by III. @. Lienkauf,
President the Pleasantve Greeley and Brown Club,
who nominated Chairman Isaiah T. Williams OF Chap
paqua. Mr. Williams, after brief address, introduced
David Maxwell Of Brooklyn, whose residence IN the
South has made him familiar with its past aud present
condition. which thetheme chosen for consider
| able part Of his address.
The Hon. Clarkson N. Potter followed Mr.. Maxwell.
He did think he said, that the qualities essential to
military success would man successfully through
the duties Of the President Of the nation Gen. Grants
career as a soldier had been which few were dis
posed to condemn but different the case in re-
gard TO his Presidential career In choosing persons for
responsible positions regard should ever be had for the
strict honesty and integrity Of the competing candidates,
in the present contest the one side stood Gen.
Grant and the other Horace Greeley and there could
be little doubt as to where the choice should be made
In addition to his strict honesty, Mr. Greeley had the
reputation OF being man of the highest learning and
ability and his knowledge extending in every direction,
would tend most powerfully TO t him, successfully and
satisfactorily to execute the laws OF the country The
causes which the two candidates represented were
vas different though both Gen. Grant and Mr. Greeley
Republicans. Mr.. Greeley represented humanity
and general amnesty, while Gen. Grant was so guiding
and directing everything to serve his own personal
ends and accomplish his own partisan plans. Mr.
Greeley represented naonasm, while Gen. Grant rep
resented and sought for Capitalization. Mr. Greeleys
course had been straightforward and consistent;
and though .Mrt Greeley was Republican while the
speaker was Democrat yet on the issues OF to-day
they could both agree however different their views
might have been in the past. These the issues
which ought now TO be considered, and not the dead
issues of the past which had bearing the present
Presidential contest.
Meanwhile Mr. Greeley had arrived and been well
coined with loud apd continued applause. At the close
OF Mr.. Poters address Mr. Greeley introduced by
the Chairman, ,'and spoke as follows:
SPEECH MR.. GREELEY.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, FELLOW CITIZENS, AND NEIGHDoRs:
You are aware doubtless, sthat L have Stunned, or
seemed to shun any meeting which has been held in this
county political discussion during the present year,
and yet whenI heard that this meeting to be held
in our immediate neighborhood, and addressed by our
Representatives in Congress and cur webeoved cand
date for Lieutenant Governor it seemed to me that
should show undue retIcence or shrinking If hes-
tated to obey the call to appear before you. So am
here then let say very few words on the initial
grounds OF controversy IN this election L believe
that great abuses have silently, gradually
grown UP in the administration Of our Gov
ernment under the influence Of an extra
ordinary and desperate civil Ibeeve thata change
Is desirable in order that these abuses may be assaied
and corrected. But will not speak OF these things be-
cause might seem TO be commencing myself Let me
say few words, in addition 10 those you have heard
from previous speaker to the questions which have
hitherto divided parties but should divide them no longer
We all know Slavery existed in this country through
ont its independent existence down to or eight
years ago. We allknowithat good men, patriotic men,
differed .hink much with regard to the nature
Slavery its mistakes its wrongs, as with regard to
our duty regarding Some honest men, patriotic men,
said 'Well, we have abolished Slavery in York.
we cannot abolish it in Virginia; therefore we have
nothing more TO do" Other men, 1 among them SAID,
"We have abolished it IN New-YOrk; we ought TO do all
that we lawfully to abolish it in every part Of the
country" We were at variance with regard to Slavery
In the Territories, andl Well Slavery Is dead,
and, II every man in this country were to under
take TO revive it, there is no more possibility
that It should be revived than there is that the
thousands Of who died for country should come
TO life and participate present struggles. 1t is not
only dead, but you |, any one who should now be
called to Office take solemn oath to obey the Con-
stitution which forbids its being reGsablished
WELL them say Slavery being dead, nobody expects II
ever To to lie again, aud there IS no reason why
YOU and should quarrel about slavery. No matter
bow regarded y IN the past u Is not PRACTICAL F1ns
the way in which we should deal with the efforts
made by certain Southern states TO dissolve TINS
Union Up TO the time when war was waged upon
US, up to the time when the guns OF secession
tbundcred against Fort sumter this people differed
as 10 should meet the efforts Tor dlsnl0n but
that difference ceased to be living issue the moment
when that war was waged upon us In behalf OF secession
Had they waited till struck the first blow, think
they ight have waited some time; but they having
struck the first blow, the North rose up and said, "A
these questions are dead; we have now TO save the
country T1e war was waged through four bloody
years The Union Is reestabshed now, ana there is no
one thousand Of our forty millions who have tue slight
dream that 1t can ever be disturbed Whatever may
have been your opinion my opinion IL or 10 years ago.
Il certain that the Union cannot be dissolved now and
could not be dissolved then II any one undertakes to
raise an issue ABOUT uIs9ulOi lelihg you ihaI
Gen. DIX said this, or Mr. Iremaln SAID that,
Mr.. Greeley said the other thing 10 or l? years ago.
tho answer IS That has nothing pertinent to the issues
OF to-day The country Is reuued ana VIII remain 50
forever
Then we differed with regard to the proper course to be
pursued with reference 10 the African race when free
There men as good as ever lived who said, The
blacks inferior they are gn0ranA deDased;
and 1t would be wrong To admit them TO an equa right
OF suffrage" Others SAID, and said, Grant all you
say about their debasement and ignorance III you leave
them dislranchlsed, they VIII always remain so But
give them the right OF suffrage and then you Wll nave
To educate them that they exercise II integenty
Well we fought that issue out and to-day 1t Is lust as
firmly established as the everlasting hls hat the rights
of the Black the same as those O the White aud
II all the White people OF all the States tried to change
this they could not change IT, lt Is In the constitution
and so in that sensible man will tell you that II can
ever be taken out. There Is no more question about
neHoes-about Black men or White men-the Consttu-
tion does not know any race or Color put recognizes
only free persons, since there are no longer Other
eoual and that cannot be changed.
Now then, these questions being dead-closed-as ut
terly out OF controversy as Is Ihe question whether .s
country shall be dependent on Great britain OF lhde
pendent fOr that once nVlng lssuel-tnese ques
tons being dead, insist that they shall be buried
say that shall no more undertake to dig them up but
shall 10 forward to living questions, aud the trst Is tbat
ebised lust as the Black people are. tAppause Il
Thought of that long before you were ready said,
Impartial Suirage-Unvtrsal Amnesty" Thus said,
"et us make this country again. and believe that
the Judgment Of the country Is that tnat wise
suggestion, and not merely magnanmOus. Magnamm-
ty may folly but this practical, statesmanlke
wisdonl-not to kill our own people after the war was
over because had killed them while the
going on But there Whites 70 be enfranchised
There are 10000 people In the State Of Arkansas dsin
chised to-day. They are men Of property, and their
property Is wasted by men who have no prop
erty, Just as our property In NewYork City
was sauandered by Ring robbers for years, till
the people rose In their might and drove
them out. I ask that the American people give
nj rho