Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-04

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ter, and consequently, his early education,
while highly if not especially moral, was
not broad. But about the boy there
seemed to be an innate desire to acquire |
knowledge which induced him when quite |
young to borrow books from all his &C
quaintances who had them. The books |
were not very numerous which be could
obtain even under these circumstances in a
radius of seven miles from his fathers house
and were more of ponderous style than
light literature. 1t may have been that this
gaveSa direction to his thoughts which has
won for him the merited soubriquet of
'philoso pher," or that the patient manner
in which be had to read those few books,
(by the light of pine knots)-for indeed
they were comparatively few, notwith-
standing the radius of seven miles from
which they were obtained-devoloped ana
lytical capacity which be has shown in an
eminent degree, never more noticeably than
within the last few years. In assisting his
father on the farm, and subsequently, in the
same capacity at Westhaven, Vermont, to
which place the family removed in 1921, he
acquired the rudiments of agriculture. But
il was not destined that he should remain
altogether farmer in after life. He had
acquired a taste for printing, to crafty
which he was apprenticed in the Northern
Spectator office at East Poultney, Vermont.
1t ministered to his intellectual improve
ment and he not only became an ex-
pert workman, but rendered important
assistance in editing the paper.n He &C
cumulated knowledge of political move
ments, and adapted part of his studies so
! as to become an authority on the subject
among those be associated with. The
| printing office in which he had learned his
trade now failed, and as his parents had re-
moved to Erie county, in Pennsylvania, he
visited them, working afterwards as a
journeyman printer in Erie, Pennsylvania,
and in Jamestown and Lodi, New York.
Like the Roman poet, Horace, he too CRAWL
tated into the greatest metropolitan center
Of his country and became distinguished
there. Horace Greeley reached the city of
New York in 1881, now u years of age,
with ten dollars in his possession and a
'wardrobe" which was not by any means
too cumbersome for him to carry around
with the greatest facility. 1t is said
that he went to board in an establish
ment where there were number of other
printers, and that at the end of the aceek
when he was asked for his board he mani
tested establishment, as this was the first
time he had not been trusted longer for his
domestic accommodations. He acquired a
reputation as a reliable compositor, and
hence obtained steady employment
until 1888, when he and Francis
Story entered into partnership and business
for themselves as printers. They printed
the first penny daily paper ever issued,
known as DR.. Sheppard's Morning Post.
The paper had only brief existence. In
six months after the partnership commenced
Mr.. Story died. Mr.. Greeley now went
into partnership with Jonas Winchester and
under the name of Greeley & Co. They
published the Ne1C Yorker in 1884, with
Mr.. Greeley as editor-in-chief, weekly pc
litical, literary and family newspaper. The
adaptability of the editor-in-chief's mind
to grasp:ng the current politics made it a
lively journal in this respect, and cited by
particularly professional politicians on the
other side of the Atlantic as well as
on this. The paper existed for seven
years. Simultaneously with editing the
NeC Yorker, he did other literary
works which gained him increased
reputation. In 1910 he established the Log
Cabin, published to influence the election
to the Presidency of William Henry Harri-
son. The publication Of the Daily Tribune
commenced in 1S41. The Weekly Tribune,
first issued the following autumn, swallowed
upthe Neg Yorker and Log Cabin. Mr..
Greeley has been identified with this estab-
lishment ever since it was started. The
satires about Mr.. Greeley's white coat and
hat and many Of the idiosyncracies with
which he is unjustly credited,
were for the most part originated by the
New York Herald, when Mr.. Frederick
Hudson was the managing editor of that
paper. In 1913 Dir. Greeley was chosen to
fill vacancy in the ThiTtieth Congress,
and served through the short term preced-
ing President TaylOr's Inauguration. He
opposed the mileage SYSTEMS abuses. GAS
an editor and lecturer he has labOred
zealously to promote the welfare of
the laboring classes" is the record of
his career in this respect in the
american Cyciopedia. In 1851 be
visited Europe and was chosen chairman
Of one Of the jUries at the Worlds Fair.
He gave an account Of his travels in the
Tribune, which were afterwards collected
into a volume, entitled: "Glances at Eu-
rope" His numerous later publications
on the late war, agriculture, ETC., are famil-
lar to the public. lie has been an extern
sive traveller in this country and gent rally
well received. His latest most interesting
visit was to Texas, where he delivered an
address, by invitation, before an
agricultural society, and on his
return TO New York, he was
talked Of as a candidate for the Presidency.
1t was said that his Wait South was, by in
vitation, with Interior political motives.
: Of the many thousands who visit New
York, not few, as a matter of course, de-
sire to see Mr.. Greeley and talk with him.
Hence he would be overrun with visitors if
he did not adopt defensive measures. He
does not visit the General Editorial
Rooms of the Tribune otener than
he can help, but leaves it 10 Mr.. White
law Reid, formerly an editor and the
Washington correspondent G 'Agate'') of the
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