Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-25
Elegant Extracts.

When the "Greeley Record is pub
lished it will probably be the most as
tOnishing farago that has ever appeared
in political literature. Meantime, while
it is in preparation, we give our readers
the benefit of few selections now going
the rounds of the press. Of course the
Tribotne will at once reply: ''SOme of
these things were said by the I15buDe
and not by Mr.. Greeley at all" But
this is no answer for the TTjbalne is
completely identified with its former
editor. An editor who prints leading
articles with his initials for signature,
and continually allows his name to APP
pear in its columns in all sorts of ways,
cannot avoid the responsibility Of the
connection by running around andEsay-
ing that there is no connection at all.
For thirty or forty years the Tribune
has been used to advertise Mr.. Greeley's
claims upon the public, and the result
has been the complete Identification of
the editor with the paper. This identiti-
cation cannot now be explained away.
But to turn to our extracts. 1t seems
in 1868 Mr. Greeley made what the
French would call q brief Judgment so
It'll of Daniel Webster, in the course Of
which he declared that Mr., Webster
''failed only in one respect, and in this
respect | differ from him-he wanted
to be President and DON'T" He also
commented upon the fate of Mr.. Cass.
General Lewis Cass died at about 80,
and up to the day of his death he want
ed to be President. No one ever escapes
who catches the disease-hc lives and
dies in the delusiOn. Being a reader
and an observer at an early age, | saw
how it poisoned and paralyzed the very
best of our public men and have careful
| " avoided it,
This is not bad, but his views of the
party which have Just nominated him
at Baltimore are better
IF the democratic party were called
/ upon to decide between Grant and my
| self. know that their regard for what
they must call principle would induce
ninc-tenths of them to vote against me.
| Why? | am a most decided enemy of
that party, even in its most respectable
aspect.
"Point wherever you please to an
election which you will pronounce NOR
ally rottcn-given up in great part to
debauchcrY and yicc-WhOSc voters sub
sist mainly by keeping policy offices,
gambl;ng-houscs, grog-shOps and darker
/ dens of infamy: and that district will
he fonnd oivinr larnp majority for
that which STYLES itself the democratic
/ party,
..Wbaf is the instinct. the sympathet-
| ic chord which attaches them SO uniform
! ly to that party?'
May it be written on my grave that
7 was never its follower (n3mrIv. of the
Democratic n9rtyl and lived and died
nothinr it's debtor"
sin letter are Mr. Grrclpv's views of
his own claims yDon the Liberal rcnubli-
,.an ennnort Tn letter written lief ,rr
Tive Cincinnati ronv,ni;ou he e,y~.
..yun on}v err ~ ia, fine n~nn.r ranIi
.l,t. ann nat tine man x.u nn.I
! ynn, nar+,- l. mostly frr. iraI.. and !
am a fcrocfons protrcfioni,t have mo
| doubt that I might be nominated and
Elected Gv vonr 6rIn, Int If would place
MS in a false poSition."
Mr. GrrcIpy's views of the necessity,
/ of = mild nolicv towards the South are
/ n,,rinreIv illustrated nv comnari4on of
/ his oDinions EXPRESSED a few months
ainco
1T is nrond bv the democratic partv
that the law is to enforced in State and
munIcipal elections This is done to
make If more obnoxious, if that I've posi-
he, to their party But unfortunately
this is an error. The law applies only
| to Presidential and Congressional cleo
tions. though we heartily wish it could
/ be made to apply to all others"
/ II hold our g0vernrnent bound by its
| duty of protecting our citizens in their
fundamental rights. to pass and enforce
laws for the exterpation of the exc
/ cradle KuKlux conspiracy and if it
has not the power to do it, then l say
our government is no government. but Il
| sham. therefore, on every proper oc-
casion. advocated and justified the Ku-
/. KIux act. [ hold it especially desirable
for the South, and if it does not prove
strong enough to effect its purpose,
hone it will be made stronger and
stronger"
We may add that Mr.. Greeley III 1861