The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-05
The JI,btlcc--Spcccls of Horace Gree
ley--A Reply 80 His Critics.

Bo:roS. July 3.-Thc concert this after
| noon was listened to by very large audi
enrp. Horace Greeley was escorted to the
| Press room previous to the concert. and in
| trodiicrd 10 the ladies and gentlemen repre-
S,u,aiivCs Of the press. After few minutes
| conversation, i'm answer To i general call, he
spoke as follows:
! alt has fallen to my lot recently, rs you are
doubtless aware, to be placed before the pub
| lie in a somewhat conspicuous attitudc-that
| is to say, we who work for the press and live
by the press, work and live in public sight
| and under public criticism to Il greater dc-
| gree than most pcoplc, and yet thirk to-
,,v my position is 4 little more disposed to
cayil and dispaugCmcnt than that OF most OF
YOU. II has been said of me- do not de-
prccatG, | would not disarm criticism but 1t
has been said Of me, and l take it ~ the
greatest testimonial and compllnent-tlmt
while in the business TINT L have pursued
throughout life | have shown myself very
fairly competent, very fairly diligcnt and
successful; yet if j were, or should he, III
vitcd into another line of lifc-into different
and, if you please, higher csponsibllitlcs-f
should be found unequal to them. Well,
ladies and gentlemen, cannot expect to have
anything better said of ME By my friends,
have done we'll that which have had to do.
GAppla,lse.] 1t would seem q tolerably safe
deduction that one who has been doing
well all his life that which he has tried to do
NAV possibly, may reasonably, be expected
to do well something else If he were to
undertake it. Some of my critics observe
that though for myself personally am II
tolerably honest and respectable person, yet
my associates arc not very dcsiIabc-an 'un-
worthy set. Laughter and appla,se.] l
am sorry for that, because my associates
through life have been mainly the gentlemen
and ladies | see about me, [appause,l whose
acquaintance I made while engaged in the
matter of preparing information for the
public press, and hardly hope to find better
in future life than those have had. j trust
this was not meant to say that the gentlemen
and ladies' see before me have not on the
whole performed their work and discharged
their responsibilities with reasonable fdel-
ity-withhunla error, with human llnperiec.
ton, with human faults, doubtless; but still
with fair reasonable human fidelity.
"At all events, ladies' and gentlemen, WIN
such rs you my fortune has been asSoclaled
through life; with such as you 1t Will DE as
sOciated to the end. and il the world shall
saytof me in the end, lie was a good priil-
tor, respectable publisher, and an honest
editor MI my ambition will be satisfied.
Ladies' and gentlemen, will tax your atten-
ton no longer is M. ll.si tl5g
AT the conclusions of his speech Mr.. Gree
ley was conducted TO the city reception
room. where Il Urge. number of politicians
and a few ladies sought intrOduetions. On
entering the vast auditorium considerable
enthusiasm was manifested, the people in
tue pafquette generally rising to greet him,
and those in the balconies waving their band
kcrehicis IN recognition. Cheers were given.
Us the more cxcitablc, and q few minutes
elapsed before 4heIprogralame could be.re-
sumed. sg1 IN Ell +
An Administration paper printed u pic
ture. of Grant treading on the tail OF u lion.
Next day, by tho action OF an American col
le.s,c, the President acquired the whole SKIN.
LOUISVILLE Courier. s5:s,S ~ n 4<,9 @5i