Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-06

your friend, Mr.. r. W. Emerson, regarded this
pecuniary adjustment between the slave master
and slave:
"Give the oUner compensatiou;
Fill up the bag TO the brlml
Who IS the oWnery The Stare Is ownerl
And ever wasi Pay him %
Not so, said Mr.. Greeley; pay the money to
the shareholders. And this, too, after they had
risen in rebellion, and involved the country in
all the horrors OF civil war 10 pcrpetuate their
despotc power, and at the cost of thousands Of
millions of dollarsi
And this is your lifetime abolitionist," Mr..
Sumner, always foremost In the great battle
for the rights Of the colored race and full of SYM
patty for them" Why, even their colonization
IN Africa was an agreeable device to him; for,
personally, he cherished the common prejudice
against them, though certainly ready to hefriend
any suffering applicant, black or white, being
naturally of benevolent disposition. 1t is TO
MS credit that he was opposed to the introduce
ton of new slave states into the Union, and also
to the annexation of new territory for the eX-
tension of slavery; nevertheless, with his com.
promising tendencies aud sentimental views of
peace, II he had been in the presidential chair
when the rebellion broke out, the chances would
have been that the confederate states might
have dictated terms TO the whole country, even
TO the extent of recognizing their independence
and leaving the slaves to their fate. For Mr..
Greeley belongs to that class of peacemakers
who vociferousy cry peace, peace, when there
is no peace. He believes in Gaping VesuYus.
II is eXutingly announced by his organ, the
Tribune, that ga few years ago, if Horace Gree
ley had ventured into Georgia or South Carroll
ma, he would have been hanged on the nearest
lamp post; now his uame is cheered to the echo
in every southern city, and the er-sldUeholderS
and soldiers Of the rebellion, the men who al
ways made southern opinion, are UNANIMOUS
LY ietdCOr Of eiecting him preSidentP A boast
like this should be equivalent to tying a mill
stone around his neck to drown him in the
depth of the patriotic sentiment of the country.
1t is rebel cunning and duplicity on the broad
est scale.
In fact, north and SOUTH the Greeley move
ment is characterized by the grosSest dissmin-
alton. Read what the New York World says of
your letter now under review: owe suppose
all democrats ,0iSh to diCide The cOlored UOte, and
detach part of it from Grant; and if they de-
sire the end, they must consent to endure the
means. What if Mr.. Sumner does assure the
negro voters that the democratic party have be-
come converts to the principles of the republic
can party? He is only adapting his language to
their dppreieRStOnS and prejadiceS''-i. e., he
is only attempting to play upon their credulity,
and to secure their votes for Greeley; for the
democratic party have not become converts to
the principles of the republican party-they
are simply in masquerade! 1t is frank, truth
full but audacious confession.
With greatShow of magnanimity you say-w
am against tanning ancient flames into contin-
ued life. | am against ralling in the ashes of
the past for Goals of fire yet burning am
against the policy of hate. Freely accept the
hand that is offered, (Art thou in health, my
brotherD and reach forth my own in friendly
grasp" Why this gushing display of fraternal
feengP Have you hitherto been animated by
a spirit of vengeance? In your present AMIGA
BILE state of mind, wherein do you differ from
the whole body of the people OF the north" To
inSinuate that any portion Of them-that PreSi.
dent Grant or the republican party-have at any
previous period cherished or do now cherish, any
wrath, or malice, or unkindness toward the peo-
pie of the south, is to libel them grieyously.
To accuse them of wishing to "fan
to pursue "the policy of hate" is to
bear false witness; for there is among them
but one universal feeling of goodwill and they
desire nothing so much as to "let by-gones be
by-gones' in good faith. But seeing how con-
tumaciouS has been the rebel spirit toward
every needful measure for the restoration of
public order and the protection of all classes
alike, they cannot allow themselves to be de-
ceyed into the belief that it is no longer what it
was, but thoroughly loyal and patriotic, merely
because of its verbal assent to any form of patri
otto averment, however Observation-Disclosures
that it has, at this presidential opportunity, the
most powerful temptation to lie and dissemble,
in order to clutch the reins of government as of
old.
1t was liar from the beginning, and "full of
all deceivableneSs of unrighteOusness," having
broken the most solemn pledges, multiplied its
periures, and committed such denominations as
10 make the earth stand aghast. Under these
circumstances, it must not and it cannot be
trusted, even though its shouts for Horace Gree
ley are heard In every southern city, town and
villagei "The voice is Jacobs voice, but the
hands are the hands of Esau."
My letter it already much too long to allow
me space to notice your sweeping impeachment
of president Grant, which is but repetition of
your speech in the senate Thrice you have
slain the slain; yet the president will not down
at your biddingl In charging upon his admin
istration that cit is marked by acts of delin-
quency, especially toward the c0lored race, (D
by the side of which the allegations on the i'm
parchment of Andrew Johnson were technical
and trivial" and that, "unquestionaby, he de-
serves impeachment for high crimes and mis-
demeanors, rather than a denomination" your
extravaganza of speech is its best refutation.
The blow is not felt by him; the recoil Is upon
yourself.
"If any valued friend separate from me
now" you say, 81 it aCiU be because he places a
man above principles" Pardon me in saying
that think the very reverse of this will be true.
The separation will be mainly with reference to
those principles and measures which have made
the present administration illustrious, and to
President Grant only as one deemed worthy to
be entrusted with magisterial powers for an.
other term. The issues presented make all mere
personal considerations comparatively insg-
niicant.
Remembering that "the price of liberty is
eternal vigilance" l remain,
Faithfully yours,
VIM. LLOYD GARRISON.