Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-09-11

must be security in all thinss,-security in
In life, in property, and security in rights,
including Liberty and Equality, the great
promises of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Let any of these be in any peril let
any shadow rest on their enjoyment, and the
whole community must suffer. Therefore
by the impulse Of self interest now clearly
manifest, are the people of the South moved
to the present effort for peace.
This same motive assumes another form
in the desire to escape from existing misrule,
which has left such traces in the dlsordered
finances Of the Southern States. So colossal
has been the scale of plunder, that even
authentic report seems like fable. According
to one statement, the sum total Of debts and
Liabilities in tie rebel States, in 1861, was
16,24S, l4l but IN lS7 it was S29l 626 .026
showing an increase since the war, S2l5 ,2l0
l2j, which making allowance for any possi-
ole eXageratiOn, is still disheartening mass
How small is ali that was done by old Tam
many compared with this enormous robbery ;
Looking at indiy dual States, the terrible
proportions stand forth making each a wit
ness. There is South Carolina, with it's
original debt of $4,407, ,95S, now S22 4SO,
JI6; Louisiana, with its original debt of
81 900, 900, now $40, ,02I .734; Georgia,
with its original debt Of 81 go, $50, risen to
| 81, 800, 500 and Florida, 50 feeble in pOpu-
lation, with its original debt of 1910, III,
/ swollen 10 5,1OT ,jS7. Second only to the
widespread devastations Of war, are the rob
1 berries 10 which these States hayesbeen sub
Jected-l am sorry To say, under an admins
tratlon calling itself Republican at Washing
ton, and With lCcal governments deriving
! their animlting Impulse from the party in
power with tho President a ts dominant
! head Surely the people in THESE cOmmunI-
| ties would have been less than men, If sinking
under the nto!erIble burden, they did not
| turn for help u new party. promising
reform and honesty They have seen custom
houses used - maintain the plunderers in
/ power they have seen all available political
forces pressed to procure the renewed rule Of
the President, under whom they have suffered
50 much, and they have seen this very
President teach by example that every office
holder should begin by looking out for him
| self. lt would be a wonder if they did not
Join the present movement and maintain its
declared purposes to the end
! 1t is easy 10 see that under these prompt
| ings, where personal and local interests were
50 strong, Horace Greeley was commended
as candidate, and then sincerely accepted
| They knew him as the steadfast enemy Of
| slavery so long as It existed dealing against
II hard and constant blows they knew hIm
as the faithful ally Of the freedmen insisting
/ promptly upon his equal right t. suffrage,
/ which he vIndictt ted with persuasive power
and they knew him also as the devoted friend
/ OF the cJlorcd race, never failing IN effort for
/ their welfare but they knew also that he
WAS lover of peace and honesty, whose
soul had trGnztgured in works. and that as
/ sincerely as be had stryen Tor the colored
race, he now strove 70 mitigate those other
/ burdens which had reduced them t. new
slavery, being a debt which was ike a chain
al Ia rIaT ind rF
were assured that with him the great office
Tor which be is a candidate would be a trust
and not personal per4uIsite, 50 that his eX-
ample would be constant testimony 70
industry. integrity and fidelity in the dis
charge of public duties. thus fixing n stand
ard for all. These things being evident.
how could they hesitate
IAIrH is HORACE GaEElE..
The partisans cf reelection dwell much on
the position and character Of Mr. Greeley.
insisting that be cannot be trusted in the
Pres idency- partly because helped into
power BY Democrats. and partly from an
alleged want of stability 1t Is difficult to
hear these bare-faced allegations. in utter
disregard Of the prodigiOu- testimony af-
fOrded by his long career. without wonder II
the extent to Which prejudice and invention
can he carried. Had he been presented at
Philadelphia with the saving sanction of a
regular nomination, the same parti>an- vino
now seek u exhibit him as a tool or an i'm
becIe. would dwell with pride on MS eminent
qualities, making him, bv tn" side Of his
competitor. an angel % light. Knowing
them both. hiS superiority J may affirm.
To say that under him slavery can in any
way be revived, or that the rebel debt. or
the pension of rebel soldiers, OF e)mpensa-
tion for slaves can find favor. or that the
equal rights ot the freedmen, c. which hc is
90 solcmnly pledged, can ln any way be I'M
paired all this is simply atv1ciOus Nothing
of the kind can be done without violation OF
the Constitution Ar amended not tD speak
OF the departure from that rule of late which
he has ever followed There is no democrat.
7ymrathzing with his nomination. who
would not spurn the infamous treachcry. |
dismiss the whole partisan cA.rIvagance 10
the contempt DC deserves
The imputi;isn that his election viii be
the re turn 70 power oi the old Democratic
party I7 much like SAYING that he will cease
20 be himself, and that hIs -nrpasSing lndi-
vidualtv, making him 50 conspicuous, will
be lost They who make this lmputAtion forget
that this Old party, If IL has not ceased u
exist, Is changed in character. Standing on
q Republican platform, and with a Republi-
can candidate, It may look the Republican
party in the face, claiming for itself the
that Democratic party against which Repub-
licans have contended. ii Democrats have
influence with Horace Greeley it will be be
cause they have sincerely placed themselves
by his side on platform which distinctly
announces all that Republicans have ever
claimed
Against all pretended distrust oppose the
open record OF his life By this let him be
Judged. And here it will be observed that
while sometimes differing from others in
methods, he has never at any moment, ceased
to be a champion, being always the same.
Here Is a private letter which has only re-
Gently appeared, being a gieam of sunlight
from his soul, which the dark days OF war
could not quench
OFFICE on IHE TTIBUNE, )
NEW YoRI, June %. 1868. {
" My DEAR SIR In Gods good time this
Is to be a land of real freedom where equal
rights and equal laws shall Danish rebellion.
! treason and riot, and all manner of kindred
diabolIsms. | hardly hope to live to see that
day, but hope that those who may remember
me when ! am gone viii believe that
earnestly tried to hasten its coming
Yours, HORACE GREELEY
To suppose that under any circumstances
OF pressure or temptation. ne can fail in
loyalty to the cause he has served so con-
stantly, Is an Offense to reason and to deceucy.
In his two letters OF acceptance this loyalty is
nobly conspicuous. Replying to the nOmina-
tiOn at Cincinnati, he drew the wise line be-
tween " local self government and cen
tralization, asserting the former as our true
policy, . subject 10 our solemn constitutional
obligation to maintain the equal rights OF
all citizens thus placing them under
national safeguard, and making them abso-
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