Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-28
An OLD TRIBUSE CORRESPONDENT ON
GREELEY.

GREELIY
Colonel PHILIPPE, who went To Kansas In
1856 as a correspondent Of the New York
TriJune, and whose able letters from and per-
llous adventures In that State In the early
days of RepubncAuism are remembered by
old-time abolitionists, made speech few
nights ago In AtchisOu City on the present
campaign. He did not abuse Mr.. Greeley,
because Mr.. Greeley and himself have been
and are now very warm friends, bat he very
plainly indicated that the eX-editor was not
his choice for the Presidency. Here is an
extract from his speech
"ARalnst this party Is the Democratic party.
No. you say, the Liberals. | say that this Lab
eTAl party Is no party. It Il a cOnglomeTatiOn
Of conflicting and hostile elements; the Demo
cratic party, Including the rebels, who say they
have accepted the sltuAu0u-rebeis lately In
arms, and now ready TO strike at our glorious
principles At the hrst opportunity. This party,
then, Is inspired with Ideas antaEonlstie TO Tile
Republican party, The Liberals wanted 10
leave the Republican party on the question OF
free trade. What did they dOf They went To
ClncInnAu and nominated Mr. Greeley, the most
notorious prUtectionist In the United sAates.
There never was more gorgeous mistake
made, and II proves that there was no meaning
In the professions OF those who aequieseed In II.
The party, which has: this free trade element,
republic, gs 10 Cincinnati and nominate pro
tectlOniIt. Tho Intelligent American people arc
asked TO intTust this great republican iurm OF
government to this element; they are asked 70
DO what civilized nation never before was asked
to do Dan you, with the hope which you have
for this republic, which you have for your chill
dren, and the hopes which they have In this re-
public can you intrust TO this homogeneous com
binAtiOu the Telns Of government which holds
the hopes Of q people and the entire hopes Of
freedom In The civilized WorldT That Is the
question.
Now II Mr.. Greeley was elected and ap-
pointed q Cabinet from this party who nOml-
mated him, which no would Of course dol men
from the Southern states TO demand payment
OF their war debt, with Mr.. Hendricks TO de-
mand state rights, and others clamOfinE for iree
trade, and Greeley talking protection; say 20
you, think OF Government composed OF all
these OppOstiOns. Would anything be more
absurd They would go to pieces IN less than
SIX months. DO you think Greeley has con
verified those three and one quarter million OF
Democratic voters To the doctrine he has
preached In the Tribune for so many years.'
And again
"Mr. Greeley Is Il great farmer; he has now
gone into an enterprise ~ raise dead beats.
[LAughteT.l He took the ground that II the
Democrats were honest, they would have nOmi
mated a straight Democrat but II they went In
for humbugglng somebody they would get
man representing something else, when they
did"
Colonel Phillips, in the present canvass,
takes his place with Mr.. Garrison, and Mr..
Phillips, and Mr.. Smith, and the other brave
men who stood by abolilionism when Mr..
Greeley was mere timeservGr advocating
the right Of the cotton States to seccde il
they desired to do so.