Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-18

he do this2 Why should he so turn his
back upon his old political associates,
and his long cherished principles? Why
should he attack President Grant with
so much virulence and malignity, leav-
ing no stone unturned to secure his de-
feat, and PROSTATE and overthrow the
Republican party? Why should he affi-
late himself with pro-slavery Democrats
and disappointed, ambitious selfish poll
! ticians These are questions that are
asked by honest, candid men, who have
heretofore looked to Horace Greeley as
an honest man and politician And
well may they be asked, for he has been
the trusted, tried friend up to this of
thousands, who now mourn over his
treachery, but cannot follow him in his
treason to the Republican party and its
| principles.
The Republican party was not brought
into being to crafty the pride and am
bition of men. 1t was the creature of
stern necessity. 1t is the offspring of
patriotic hearts and under God it has
saved the country. Is it to-day any less
worthy the confidence and love of the
honest friends of freedom and human
rights than it was years ago? Mr..
Greeley says it is and hence he abjures
it with his old associations and associ-
ates, and marches to the ranks of its
enemies with his COlOrs trailing in the
! dust, begging in humble mien and tones
pardon for his past course, and praying
to take the humblest seat in the Demo
cratic synagogue and sing the praises of
Jefferson Davis and his friends, who a
few years since would have gladly grac-
ed the tallest tree in Mississippi with the
battered neck of the editor of the IT9-
buae. But amid all this it is cheering
to know that in Vermont the editor of
the Tribune may count without his host
He cannot pull the WOOL over the eyes
| of Vermont freemen. He cannot make
the people of our State believe that he is
honest in his abandonment of Republi-
can principles, or his attacks upon the
! greatest general of the age, who now
administers the government as its Presi-
| dent with so much sagacity, GOODNESS
and patriotism. To Republicans, the
Tribune has been heretofore the politi-
cal text book, and they were willing to
90 their bottom dollar on the honesty of
its editor. Now they with eyes opened
abiure his course regretting the treason
and hating the traitor.
am one of those Republicans who
came into existence, and until within a
few months regarded Horace Greeley as
an honest man and politician To-day |
am like thousands of others, who scorn
to take the back track and eat the words
we have uttered in defence of Republi-
can principles. | am aware Horace
Greeley would have US go with him into
the ranks of the prO-slavery Democracy.
But we shall never dOit. We are satisfied
with our organization and our principles.
Horace Greeley's disappointed ambition
we have nothing to do with. We stand
by the party that saved the country.
We stand by General Grant who led the
hosts of freedom on to victory. If Mr..
Greeley is willing to sacrifice his long
cherished principles to crafty his per-
sonal malice and revenge, he must go on
in his course, without as | believe the
company of Vermont freemen. Iwould
once as soon have thought that the mar
tyred Lincoln would have proved recre-
ant to the great and enobling principles
of the Republican party, as Horace
Greeley But I should have found out
that | was mistaken. Mr.. Lincoln was
not like Horace Greeley led away with
mad ambition to rule or ruin. No NAL
ace dwelt in his noble honest soul
This feature in fallen human nature
has its full development in Horace
Greeley and his compeers. The country
once had its Benedict Arnold who sold
its liberties for British gold, and died in
ignomy and disgrace. 1t now has its
practical traitors, who would sell its
political liberties, to crafty personal
wounded pride and selfish unprincipled
ambition. These men with Horace
Greeley at the head, seek to divide the
Republican party, restore secessiOnists
to power, place them in the halls of
Congress, grant them every immunity
and privilege simply because they can
not rule in its councils, and dictate to
the President his policy.
trust and fully believe that Vermont
will stand by our President He is
worthy of our confidence. He is true
to the principle of the REPUBLICAN party,
and while being bitterly assaulted by
tr"acherous men, he is quietly conduct
ing the affairs Of the nation to the salts
faction of the people at large, maintain
ing and developing the great and grow
ing interests Of the country at home,
and sustaining its credit dignity and
power abroad. JUsTITIA.
MIDDLEBUEY, April -.