Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-16
GREELEY,
His Reception at Portland, Maine-Syn-
Opsis Of His Speech 70 the Immense
ConcOurse Of People Assembled
TO Give Him Welcome.
AlludeS 10 His Nomination by the Gin
cinnati and Baltimore Conventions
How Aspirants may Expect
Appointments at his
Hands.

Appointments at his
Hands.
PORTLAND, August15.-The following
speech was made by Mr.. Greeley at his
reception:
MR.. GREELEY SAID:
/ Ihave struggled throughout my life for,
I first, impartial universal liberty; second,
for the unity and greatness of the COM
mon country; third, and by no means
/ the least, when the former end was at
tanned for an early treaty Of recOncilia-
tiOn for peace among our cOuntrymen.
recOgniz the propriety of candidate for
! the Presidency making no speeches,
] yet there is truth to be uttered in behalf
! of those who have placed me before
! the American people in my present at
! titude which does them such honor that
l claim the privilege of stating it here.
Now, this is that truth: No person
! has ever yet made it a fact that he pro-
/ posed to support, or that he actually did
/ support my nomination, whether at the
! CINCINNATI OR BALTIMORE CONVEN-
TION,
which resulted in sending delegates TO
either convention, upon the basis of a
claim for office. No one who favored
my nomination before either conVen-
/ ton has sought Office at my hand, either
himself or any one else, nor has any
one suggested TO me that I might
strengthen myself as a candidate by
promising to appoint any one to office
whatever. In every instance I am GER
tain that the smaller fry of politicians
have, since my double nomination,
limited to me by letter that l might in
crease my chances by
PROMISING THE POsTOFFICE,
or some such place. To my volunteer cor
respondence respectively, 1 have not
usually responded to these Overtures.
But 1 now give general notice, that
should be elected 1 will consider the
claims Of these
UNTIMELY ASPIRANTS
after those more modest and reticent shall
have been fully satisfied. Applause. ]
In two or three instances ] have been
asked to say whether l would not, if
elected, cOnfine my appointments to Re
publicans. l answer these by pointing
to that plank in
THE CINCINNATI PLATFORM
therein set forth are cordially invited to
participate in their establishment and
vindicatiOn. never heard of the man
who invited his neighbOrs to raise a house
and then proceeded to kick them out oft
as soon as the roof was fairly over his
head. For my own part l recognize eve
ry honest man who approves adherence
to the Cincinnati platform as my political
brother, and as such is fully entitled to |
my confidence and friendly regards. |
One other point demands a word. Those /
adverse to me ask what pledges I have |
given 10 those lately hostile to the Union 1
70 secure their favor and support l an (
sWer, no man or woman in all the South 4
ever asked of me, whether directly or 1
through another, any other pledge than |
Is given through all my acts from the |
hour Of
LEES SURRENDER
down to this moment. No Southern
man ever limited to me any expectation,
hope or wish that the rebel debt, wheth-
er Confederate or State, should be as
sumed or paid by the Union. No South
ern man who could be elected TO the
Legislature or made Colonel of a militia
ever suggested the pensiOning
Of rebel soldiers, or any Of them as a re-
mote possibility. All who nominated
me were perfectly aware that had up
held and justified Federal legislation to
repress the kulNluX conspiracy outrage,
though l had long ago insisted as stren-
uOusly as l now do, that
COMPLETE AMNESTY
and a genuine slslivion ofthe bloody hate
ful past would DO more for the suppression
and utter extinction of such Outrages,
than all the force bills and suspension of
the hdbeds corpus ever devised by men.
Wrong and crime must be suppressed
and punished, but far wiser and nobler
is the legislation and policy by which
they are prevented. From those who
me in the South, have but one
demand, justice-but one desire, recon-
citation. They wish to be heartily re-
united,
AT PEACE WITH THE NORTH,
On any terms which do not involve the
surrender of their manhood. They
cherish the joyful hope that they are to
be recognized under Federal authority
as citizens, not cUlprits, so long as they
obey and uphold every law consistent
with equality and right They desire a
rule which shall be alike for white and
black, which shall encourage industry
and thrift, and in which I fully concur,
that between the fifth Of November and
the fourth Of March next, quite a num-
Der of Governors and other dignitaries,
who, in the absurd name of Republican,
sm, who have for years been
PILING DEBTS AND TAXES.
upon these war wasted States, viii follow
The wholesome example of Bullock, of
Georgia, and seek the shades of private
life. The darker and darker those
shades the better for themselves, for
and the hope that my election
nay hasten the much-desired hegria of
-hieving carpetbaggers has recOnciled to
he necessity Of supporting me many
who would otherwise have hesitated,
refused. FellOw-citizens, the
leposed and partially exiled
TAMMANY RING
has stolen about thirty million dollars
rom the State Of New York. That was
/ gigantic robbery, and hurled its con-
rivers and abettors from power and
iplendor 10 impotency and infamy, but
he thieving carpetbaggers have stolen
It least three times that 8mOunt-stOlen
{ from the already impoverished and
i I
,us villainy in the highest places in the
and, and are addressed as Honorable
md EXcellency. Applause / think
hear voice from the honest people in
III the States declaring this iniquity ,
hall continue no longer, at the farthest
III the fourth OF March next, as by that
ime those criminals will have heard a
NATIONAL VERDICT
that will cause them to fold !
heir tents like Arabs, and as silently {
teal away. That, / trust, will be the !
nd Of their stealing at the cost Of the
sOOd Of our country and the well-being
# her people.
AUGUSTA, Me, August l5.--Mr. Gree
ey left Portland this morning ON a !
pecial train for Augusta. a dense !
.nowd collected at all the stopping places ,
long the route. At Brunswick Greeley ,
poke briefly. At Gardner he was met !
" a reception committee from this city. ,
The party arrived here about noon. A f.,
arge crowd had assembled, there being !
L least four thousand people at the de- !
,ot and in the streets. Carriages were
u waiting for the guests, and amid the ,
heers Of the multitude and the firing /
# salutes. a procession Of carriages,
,receded by a band Of music and cav !
.lcade Of one hundred and fifty horse /
nen, proceeded to the Cashnoe House ]
,alcony, which had been decorated with ]
lags, etc, and an arrangement made {
or public speaking.
Mr.. Greeley made a short speech here,
sfber which be left Augusta for Portland,
arriving at the latter place At nlne
''clock last night; tomorrow morning
ne leaves Portland for Portsmouth,
hence. i'm the evening for RNe Beach.