Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-18
GREELEY LEAVES THE TRI-
BUNE.

He Resigns the EditOrship of His
Paper and Throws Himself Upon the
Good Graces of the PeOple-An Edi.
tor No LOnger-A Candidate for
Better or for WOrse-JOhn G. Breck-
inri'l&e Supports Greeley.
From the New York World, Nay 10.
The excitement at the Tribune office for
the past week could not bear comparison
! with what it was yesterday afternoon when
it became known that Horace Greeley had
resigned his position as editOr-in-chief of
the Tribune. ThCngh many people had
prophesied, from what they had read in the
newspapers, that tbs event would happen,
few Of them believed that their predictions s
would come TO pass, and when the rumor was
started early in the afternoon it spread like
| Wildtire, and in one hour was known in al
most every ward in the city. From to
| P. NJ. there was perfect rush of politicians,
| newspaper men, ana personal friends to the
| Tribune anxious to find if it were possible
that the founder Of the paper had detern-
| ined to separate from it. Almost all ex-
| pressed their regret and argued that with
out ethe helmsman who had steered the
| ship for upwards of thirty years the paper
would be less popular. Others looked at it
in different light and thought that MFR.
Greeley would not take this
step without giving it due con-
sideration. One gentleman, who is an
attache of the Tribune office gave as his
opinion "that it was prompted by his (Mr.
Greeley's) fear that if any article should ap-
pear in the paper not wholly in accordance
with his views, and one which might 'njure
his prospects of election, though not sane
toned by him, would nevertheless be iDju-
rious." At P. NJ. General Cochran, Ethan
Allen, Theodore Tilton, L. U. Reavis, of
St, Louis, and several of the Liberal State
Committee, called on Mr.. Greeley and
spent some time in his company. As one
Of the committee, Hon. 0. II. Stevens, of
Chautauqua County, passed from the Tri-
bUlle office he was met by he writer, when
the following conversation took place:
"Are you aware of the cause of Mr..
Greeley resigning his position on the Tri-
Jlne?"
"No, / am not; in fact l had so many 9TH
er questions to ask him that the fact of his
resigning never occurred to me-"
"What is your opinion as to his chances
of election?"
"Why, simply this: If the Democratic
Convention indorse his nomination he will
be elected, otherwise it is of course doubt
full"
'iIf the Democrats should not indorse
him, do you suppose he will run?"
"That do not know, and if l did
would not wish to say SO, at least for the
present"
"What effect would it have on Mr.. Gree
ley if some one else besides Gen. Grant
would get the nomination at Philadelphia
ooh, but he will; he has all the office
holders in the country under his thumb,
and at his bidding will perform any service !
he requires. L am personally acquainted |
with Grant; know him like book, and l |
also know that if he was sure that his rum
ming would defeat the party he would not |
give in an inch, for he is as stubborn as a |
canal mule, and also reVengeful.
"FrOm what can understand from diff |
erent sources, he is not popular with the |
men whom he has appointed to Office. "
"That is so; myself know dozens of |
them who despise him, but for fear of los
ing their places keep quiet, and are secretly |
working for Mr.. Greeley
"What does your committee propose
doing now?''
"Work, Of cOures; organize. Why, scarce
ly a day has passed for the past week that
from forty to fifty letters are not received
from Republicans, and even Democrats
throughout the country, enclosing checks
for campaign purposes. When l was in
the Tribune office a few moments ago l
read dispatch from John @. Breckenridge,
promising Mr.. Greeley his support, and
offering to speak at the first mass-meeting
held in this city under the auspices of the
Liberal Republicans"
1t was now nearly O'Clock, and Mr1
Stevens, who had made an appointment,
was compelled to leave.
When all his visitors had gone, Mr.. Gree
ley left the Office and started for friends
house in Stuyvesant place. In answer to
Inquiries it was ascertained that after to-
day Mr.. Greeley will very rarely be
at the Tribune office, but will
spend the greater portion of his
lime at the headquarters of the Liberal
Republican Club committee, at Linchln
Hall. His office is almost crowded to re-
1letion with engrayings and oil paintings of
himself, sent in by persons residing out of
he city. In one corner of the room there
ire nearly thirty boxes, from the different
latters in the city, each containing a white
lat. They have come in SO fast that Mr..
9reeley has distributed them to the en- .
,loyes in the building. The compositors [
must have come in for good share, as the !
majority of them, as they pased 10 the COM
'Osing room last evening, were crowned
With white hats.