The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-10-05
Mr.. Greeley's Mendacity in Pittsburg.
From the Pitsburg Commercial. !

From the PHtsbury COMMERCIAL
The speech OF Horace Greeley, delivered
in this city on Thursday night. was re-
markalle one. even for a man who has sold
himself for the bauble of u Presidential
nomination, to make. 1t was characterize
ed by two distinguishing features: wilful
and deliberate misstatement of all the facts
and circumstances connected with the Sol
diers' and Sailors Convention of Tuesday
and "Wednesday, and gross misrepresenta-
ton of its aims and objects, its spirit, scope,
and meaning. Mr.. Greeley charged, in the
very first sentence which escaped him, that
the sole and single purpose of the demon-
stration was that of " rekindling the bit
terpesS and hatred, the animoSity and anti
pathies, the fears and civilizations of civil
war, for the advantage of a political party"
"a statement which is at once Il naked fall
sitication of fact, and a direct insult to
every man, woman. and child who partici-
pated in the magnificent outrourng.
In order to properly understand the fla
grant injustice of this imputation, the cir
cumstances connected with the nominal
ton and candidature of Mr.. Greeley for the
Presidency, should be borne in mind. To
obtain the first he bartered and bargained
away the political convictions and princi-
Piles of lifetime. Less than two years ago
he solemnly declared there was no office in
the universe that would be any inducement
to him to fOrego or postpone protection to
home industry. He has since not only
pledged himself not to veto any measures
which a free trade Congress might pass,
but has avowed his belief that taxation
alone, and is to-day, through his personal
f1,o Tr,5h1f
to elect to Congress such notorious cham
pions of free trade AS Congressman S. S.
Cox.
Nor does his monstrous self-s.ultitica-
ton end here. Like bird that befoulS it's
own nest, he denounces as tyrannical and
infamous those very measures of recon-
struction which he was the first to demand,
and up, until the period of his nomination
the most constant to support. Nor is this
all. His pledges to Seymour and company
in his correspondence last fall, and his bid
for Democratic support i'll his Portland
speech, while protesting to be as good a
Republican as ever, are additional eviden-
ces that he is incapable of political fidelity
either to himself or any one else, when the
question of his personal ambition is involv-
ed This is the man who supplements his
treachery to his own conscience by under
taking the role of critic and censor of a
great, consistent people. An apostate pro-
tectionist turned claquer to free traders
this man. who boasts that lie feels Just
pride in the military character and achieve
ments OF otone"all jackson ana Lee
mas mourning oul sia"uef anu 'ouse ior lhe
brave men VINO met mere: NOT DIS solu'efs
ana sailors oiiy' put as ci''%ens VINO love I've
the precious COUNT! .hey nG'p W SOW, lol
Tie purpose " 'ahihs IouiHei 'o9e'ne' NJ"
that SOME vi 'ie oeiieiGehI results vi the
war are ehdasiseleo ny Tue CIR ohea hiac..ih-
"'i''ls ooS VI "nlon mo o" NJ
anu Ialo .Iia go , 80 o, .h 70 IIi
vi. .I aaI;,'ano.;,'a ;,'h.. - p IT.
ln,ei.eu vs.. ~ ar, fat of Si U,ao.
o''l|ene ~ une Wy ,"1' W. ". ~ 81,
anu are ino"pa.''''eo ny ,''eiA S"'' iil'e0
ana suherinss rom proper! "nueista NJ
ing OF appreclal,ns lhe ch'racter oi the
lnsti1utlohs uphe,u ny I,iell oeSo''oii anu
~ ~ .S; .,',;..,s :: -, -
Instance ~ "s'unulhs .ui pi'uee -. 10 " 10
loui'o ~, .nI P fois ~ VIC CTu
t ny it "a o oaI,,,n,ntns a.Iars far a.
10y inst -. hIiauo tna. ha ;s ,;i,ol, % nroso
oiini.s ~ o.o'e ' .t' nv ' W pi'''
true T W lneni q. ~, W INC oouH.'y ou 49,,
Inc lehu, vi lis "pee'h Is ,'ii 'Io ,iioio
ne was openly fiolating the truth TIC lao
read Tie resolutions passed ia. tne Gohven-
tion. he hau seen 'ne report Vi tne pro,
ceealuss. nc was NOV 'Snnlant Vi tie
character OF the speeches. he was aware
OF tile TACT that from beginning 10 emu OF
the grand uprising 'nere was ho' d si'lSie
word OF bitterness OF hatreu Spokeh' hor
single sentiment OF vengeance express
lie knew that the entire demonstration was
instinct with justice ana conG ,I TO tne
late eheI'ies Vi 'ne nioh' ilo hnem 'h"'
everybody VINO honestly accepted 'ic ie,
SUITS Oh inc war was gree'e', DIS d iiieho
ana protheT: ne khe" mere WAS no
desire 10 huu'iii's'o any one ~! 10 Ane% an
these tnihss-anu ye' he h'u 'he "uuaci'
GUS e,iioi'eiy " ueI II: eus'H ~:
thaI the iiien VIM s'"neu men "" u ire'
IN order that the na,loh might not die'
were hoe 10 NC saiely ehtiuSteu WIN t,ie
maintenance oi hoef'y anu peace 'hioun'
ont the lana.
lie khe" more tnah tnis. ne knew,
whlie speaklngi thaC the re-eiectloh ol
PRESIDENT ufaht Is necessary 10 secure the
continued ascendency Oh TINS justice ana
order, Tor he has himself SAID so: tie
knows that MS own eiectioh would newt
aoiy result IN the oepreciatioe vi our
""'iohai oieu''' 'ho u'.i'n''''o,l Vi o"' ~
enues, the Increase o1 our AVIATION tns
stagHatioh OF our trade ana commerce. ana
the rul,hs oi INC euunsly oy ne, WHOSE
avo@eu pooy W "'.nps ~ Jn No. I haon
.ne maSS Ig ths md ,d ,u,ints;ned hv tho
mrouSnI W wy "ai anu sl' Nv I l.; ~ 'n
hepuoncan parry since, iol n0 n"s hinlseh
preoicleo ,lhese eShs as VIC SUI opn'o-
queces Oh tne success o! Tue part wn,ei mas as
m, Il
knows that Jere' hiack supports MN, ana
ADVISES others 10 support MN, upon !he
express Srouhu lnas tne i &c ".'io ~
acts ana amehainen,s arc il"uus' VI
whose eAtihct'on MS own ELECTION .la
%oala pesd Inc tLs SoMth 'as
MS most aloeiit auvoca'es III Ine .,ou'n arc
frn,, which {bav exnact him to deliver
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