The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-06
THT HE RAEU.


death ofslos'ssce Greeley.
Many of our readers have perhaps
already heard of the death Of this
great American citizen and states
man. He died at six o'clock last Fri
day evening, in the sixty-second car
of his age. Mr.. GREELEY was pre-.
cnlinently a self-made man. Thrown
upon his own resources at tender
age, he commenced life with no cap.
ital but intellect and energy, and no
friend but his pen. He started at
the printers stand, a mechanical la
borer, and gradually assembled to the
most exalted position in the field of
American journalism and has exer-
cised more influence, probably, over
the policy of the government, Than
any living man, during the last tt IT.
ty-five years. His intellect was
massive and vigorous, and decidedly
of a practical nature. His articles
were versatile, poignant, and elabo-
rate, rather than close, studied and
metaphysical. These characteristics
gave his paper, the New York Trib-
une, its popularity and power. lie
was stubborn i'm his opinions, and
often disappointed his friends; but
was kind-hearted, philanthropic, and
generous to a fault. No man ever
made a display of such brilliant in
tellectual powers as Lc did in his re-
cent race for President. His speech
es are unparalleled in American pol
itics. His political views have always
been intensely and thoroughly Anne
riean. His tenets on the protective
tariff question give abundant evil
dcnce of this fact. For thirty long
years, HORACE GREELEY was the
ablcst, the most eloquent the most
persistent, and the most powerful,
enemy the institution of slavery had
and consequently he was the most
loathed, hated and dreaded by the
people of the South. And yet to.
day, an undivided nation m0urns
his loss; and nowhere, North, East
OF West, do the people feel his lcss
more deeply, or appreciate his lofty
patriotism more fully, than in the
same South he taught to hate him in
the years that are past. The secre
of it all is plain-he fought, no
against the people of the South, bu
against the institution of slavery
which he conscientiously believed
70 be wrong. When The great OBJ
;ect of his life was accomplished, th'
abolition Of slavery in America, III
at once held out the hand Of friend
ship to the late slave-Owners; ant
when they were being oppressed il
the name of the success he ha(
brought about, be became their de
fender and leader.
But the great journalist has left thu
tripod. A chief pillar ofthe Repub
lie has been struck down by TIL
strong arm OF death. That brain
'dome of thought and palace of tLt
SOUL" heretofore occupied in sucl
ceaseless activity in devising plan:
for the nelioration of his kind, an(
the preservation of his country's in
stitutions, in purity, is tcnantles'
and deserted. That heart, filled will
generosity and kindness, is pulseles'
and cold. Those lips, from which
were wont to How, as from a founi
the maxims of wisdom end the pre-
ccpts of experience, are closed forcv
eriu the silence of death.
Rev. Mr.. IIEYwooD, of Louisville,
preached a sermon lsst Sunday OF
the life and character of Mr.. GREE
LEY, from which we extract the fol
lowing closing paragraphs:
Among the interesting accounts thai
reach us OF Mr. Greeley's last day, is Q
line that he once repeated lowly bu
distinctly the sweet words OF the ole
scripture which Christian faith has
made luminous with the light OF i'm
mortality, II know that my I,edeenlel
liveth." lido not wonder at the dying
mans repeating those dear and SACRED
svords. for no was firm believer IN thu
religion of Jesus. Those cheering view:
which liberal Christianity emphasizes
vi the Fatherhood of God, of the com
prehensiyeness and triumphant coin
plcteness OF the Ssviour's mission AM
work and Of the ultimate cleansing, re-
-toration and renewal OF all souls wer,
very precious TO him.
You remember when some iuonth:
ago he spoke 10 our Sdbbath-school chill
drcu aud spoke lovingly and benignant
Nv, his theme was The Good Old Book
and his fcrvent injunction to them wal
10 have its great principles deep il
their hearts that their lives might NOV,
in grateful obedience to them.
Ills earthly work is done. History
with fair and just discrimination vii
make the record of his active and infiu
entiai life and on one of the most con
spcuous of tho pages it will he inscrib'
All i'm letters of light rs incentive and en-
enlargement TO ali earnest young mel
ssho are seeking to make themselves o
use in ttoir day and generation, tina
This gifted, iaborous, influential man
though thrown amid the temptations o
- great metropolis and always expose
80 i'll myriad moral periis, by Constant
temperance aud by entire abstinence
from the vices of sensuslism kept tn,
form. in which his large soul dwelt, pure
and clean.
The Presidents Message.
GIssr's fourth annual message [,