New-York tribune., 1872-08-02

many ladders to climb up higher. Take the ease Of
your DISTINGUISHED Senator AS have t9d you ne De-
into the Republican party by the gh or tne nk ian
ton he has favored greenbaek theory Of Mr. Pen
detOn and opposed IT, Early In the war ne W DpPoson
to ag SSss Ss ssrGe S slavery n%S but
became a Radical Of Radicals. In tho Summer
Sr fagS s must s Ss pnt down. and in The Fall Of a
you will remember, he made his grand negrs. 'v ,h
old Burnt District ana deysred m Sed S be Esy note Of
the Johnsonized Conservative RePneean sew ~.
policy OF negro suffrage the principles Of reconsrgc
tion. they were subsequently caILioo ous " eoon
lis fatal political mistake be became the champion and
eloquent defender of the very prlncpss 40 ,bn nna
selves III hunting up and consgning 70 tne nanes s
rge edition which had been printed o' .dms n bpdosss
States made csnPass ana aldIs ~ Yogr
Ssreat war ooVernor who is now the right hand
OF this Administration, and whom the Grant RepuDneans
sistency and pointing TO HIN az political weather
cock could easily multiply these examples OF pcntt
win readily suggest them and add confirmation to
what have said. ..
BAmrSo JEFFERSON DAVIS
But Greeley you say baed JEFF. Davis and therefore
you can not support him. Ny friends, he did bail Jeh
Davis and you understand the facts you must honor
him for the act II you ignorant Of the facts, then
your first duty Is TO ascertain them. have found sons
people who actually believe that Horace Greeley saved
Davis from the halter They have persuaded themselves
that Greeley sympahzed with treason and 80 loved
the arch traitor that he volunteered his efforts 70 save
him from the gallows. Nothing could be further
| from the truth. When Davis was bailed he had
been imprisoned some years. although the Consttn
on required that he should have speedy tra ine que
tion was what the Governments should 90 Win nlD IL
possible TO try him by amlhtary M e n
bS,dra and mo Ta Ga uy would SSi cetaSy
i'm his aequittal OF the crime OF which me Whoe 6ora
knew MN Io " She eer and spirit Of the Constitution
| but outrage our civilization and nnde the hres ora
ment 10 do with the troublesome elephant which II had
acquired by the unlasky eaRtuss %, % the r
6Ss,. talking " & aegTf @ Of one the hs Wa expressed my
decided opinions that subject At that uinS: mo-
| question I am now considering is, what the Gov.
| ernment ought 10 have done with Davis TWO
stated Gentlemen submit that the very wisest thina
possible was the very thing which the sen
desired to have DONE and that was the 6ang OF DaS %
After conference with leading ana influential pnDis
San nsn 81 a b %ay o OF e e8ma nt Who ou
go on his bOndi Could take Lee. or Lopgsreet, On
S1e OIL sGlS By Re II we allowed Davis to 20
at large must not the loyal States well the loyal
ing of Davis should his trial be demanded II We
baed Davis, the bail, OF course. must be amply respon
| sible and 1t 10 this end that Horace Greeley,
| Commodore Vanderbilt and other wealthy men IN tho
North. signed their names 10 the bail bond these ae
when YOU tell us that you prefer the who whaIed
JEFF Davis 10 the man who Iaied him" AK you TO 10
| proved the act OF Horace Greeley, aud that Gen,t
Smith, whom you now love so tenderly, united wl,s
! Greeley IN the act which you den0unee RenemDer'
also that this act was the natural and consistent express
of that policy OF universal amnesty which Greey
| and that, although you call him a political
weathereock no pp%er pher was tbat While he was
candidate for seat in the United states senate ana
could certainly have been elected Dy ra i, Nv &
friends, he said TO them IT Is or small censequenoe
that should Senator but II is OF great c0nsequenoe
that North and the south should be reunited N ira
terDity and good WILL the basis OF universal amnesty
| And ask you to remember further that, whie ar'
Greeley the act of signing the bail bond OF DAVIS,
and in maintaining his policy OF universal amnesty en-
TO the ot of any public man. he fatered IN his de
yotion TO what he believed be the truth and that
| sanctioned his policy and vindicated his wisdom.
| GREELEY NOT A sEcEssIosIsr.
But Greeley told was an original seceesioniss
The charge is grossly untrue In common with thou
sands of good and true men in our country hs recoed
from the dreadful alternative OF civil war He hopedt
was possible to avert it, He prayed that this bitter cup
might not be pressed to the nations lips. He sympa
thized with Abraham Lincoln in those earnest stryin
for concation which gave ofense to many Republicans
of boder type. lie believed the Rebel States them
selves II Fair vote could be had, would condemn the
policy of Secession If favored the Secession Of
these States. it was upon conditions which
were impossible. and which he assented
to as the means OF securing -, an impSSr,sIH, psStH
become inevitable. he favored secessgRa a their
own optOn, and on their own chosen conditions. He
never admitted their right TO fire on the old dag and
steal our arms and munitions OF war; and thus establish
their Independence: If am not mistaken, his views
substantially those expressed by The In6tdngpoln
Journal at the time. They were shared by very re
proportion of the people throughout the country ing
Northern States had been educated IN the Ideas OF peace
Gen Scott himself then at the head OF the army secuted
the idea OF putting down the Rebellion by war. lie
favored paccati0n Of the basis OF Crtendens imam
compromise, and If that failed he was for letting the
Of sfas declared that none but despotic or imperial
| Government would seek to subJugate thoroughly DIS
idea in his message to Congress OF July, ls6l ~ re
quired time and reflection and the display or desperate
spirit of war. 1t was honorable to Mr.. Greeley, Mr
Lincoln, and his many sympahizers at the time, ins.
every means in its power it from the appalling
caamtes OF bloody conflict between the TWO SECTIONS
Of the Union But when, at last TINS oecae
Mr. Greeley threw his whole heart into the
loyal cause. Having done so much ID pre-
vious wears through his famous Journal 10 create
the public opinion which made the conflict IRE
pressible he felt bound to spare no eiort within ms
bower TO sustain the nation In its struggle with armed
rebels And believe it safe TO say that no man m loe
Republic rendered more effective service or y be'te
entitled 10 its gratitude The truth Is, this charge 0
favoring Secession whchis now flung at Mr. Greeley BY
the supporters o. Cen SrSh h aye s coad u sSs as ar,
now striving TO give t currency ought 10 be ashamed OF
the Dasenes9 auu noeScntS M Nv WIZ" ii,,1i,tr fbe char
acter OF whose whole life has been so grandy ue
than the sword" III the battle between liberty anu
GREELEY AS PEAcE-MAKER
Our Grant men blame Greeley for nis attempts during
the war to peace between the two sections oi %
country These attempts proved futile and may nave
been unwise The lack OF wisdom. however IL nst app@
rent while the spirit that prompted them 10 De oon
mended The Rebels proiessed TO desire to nesoua'e'
hut il WAS quite evident they would agree to no terms
which the Government could accept. Mr.. Greeley ana
Mr. Lincoln were Wen convinced OF this ou' Tue az
tempt at negotiation should reveal TINS iao.' u no''
strengthen the loyal eause. and thsb Named ,oS hi.
the final struggle. Mr. Greeley ,SnIl,ans NJ dcIler,
readiness 10 pay four hundred nunS ., o., oo"s h ~
a condition ofIemanePatiSna All IL Would have saved
proPoSt5hOn @ thDg nS9 ~ nTes and probably S0OOOo
nh ~ t,,rthnr nrnsecntIOn OF the war cost us WY