Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-18
How the People feel.

THE rejoicing over the result Of the
October elections is by no means con-
fined to the politicians and ofllce.holders
who are directly interested therein. There
Is a wide, fervent and profound feeling
of thankfulness pervading every portion
ofthe community, and shared by the rep.
resentatives of every business and indus.
trial pursuit. The apprehension of diff
ferent result has caused feeling of anx-
iety never before witnessed in doubtful
Presidential contest. The truth is, that
while the intentions and aspirations of
Mr., Greeley are admitted on all hands to
be good, there is u universal lack Of con.
tidence in his judgment, and an underlined
fear lest the commitment to his hands
of the vast trusts involved In the
Presidency of the United States, would,
before the close of his term, by reason of
his lack of Judgment, his rash precipl.
tsncy, his hasty espousal Of new doc.
trlnes, and his reckless advocacy of un.
tried experiments, precipitate the coun.
try into difficulty and danger, and pro-
duce disasters which, while they are now
unforeseen, might, In the process of for
eign negotiations, or the occurrence Of
domestic differences, be developed in the
twinkling of an eye. In particular is this
feeling common to the business and finan-
cial classes of the community. Mr..
Greeley's crotchets upon finance are as
numerous as they are fallacious, and his
occasion for putting them into practice
would be as unfortunate as his theories
are dangerous. His time to resume
specie payments would be likely to be
chosen when greenbaoks are scarce, and
the market for money close, because there
would then be fewer greenbacks to re-
deem, and there is not the slightest
doubt that were Mr.. Greeley President at
this particular juncture, when the strin-
gency in the money market occasions a
widespread anxiety and apprehension,
he would be as likely as at any time to
issue proclamation setting forth that
1.-THE way to resume is to resume" and an
nouncing that the business of the coun-
try would henceforth be conducted on a
specie basis That such measure at
present resolved upon would produce a
financial crash in twenty-four hours,
every man of experience understands.
But Mr.. Greeley is not content with de-
string 10 put the country upon a specie
basis in day. He desires that the pres.
ent generation shall pay the national
debt. His well remembered demand that
the cost of the war should be levied upon
the country and paid within ten years, is
but another of the impossible accomplish
ments which his whole life has been en-
ployed in advocating; and the financial
interests of the country would behold his
elevation to the Presidency with settled
conviction that danger and difficulty
would attend his administration, and that
unforeseen calamity might at any time
occur as the result of his reckless as well
as obstinate financial crotchets.
Nor is this feeling confined to the finan-
cial classes. The whole people have been
intensified with ill.concealed regret and
chagrin that there exists among them a
man of the prominence of Mr.. Greeley,
and particularly occupying his RESPONSE
BILE position, who could be guilty of an
nouncing that he still INDUCES the con-
viction that secession is in itself right,
and that whenever the people of a section
decide by ballot that they desire to leave
the Union, 'he for one would be in favor
of conceding that right" The people of
tkis country split oceans OF blood and ex-
pended mines of treasure to settle the op-
posite principle, and it would indeed be a
miracle II the annunciatiOn of
this old and detested doctrine by
man who was on the direct road to the
power to put that doctrine in practice,
should not cause feeling of profound
distrust and alarm, and occasion deep
anxiety for result in October which
would preclude the possibility of danger
to the Union in November. Happily
that result has been achieved Hence it
is that the people everywhere breathe
easier, and enjoy a feeling of security
which they have not recently felt; and
hence it is that the rejoicing of the poll
ticians is shared by every thinking man
in the Union who has deep and abiding
concern for the future interests and
welfare of his country. .-Ch!caSo Post,
October 10.