Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-09

think him vain. To converse with him is 70 |
close the interview under the impression that |
he Is the soul Of sincerity and integrity. To |
the casual observer he appears clothed with |
great humility and moekness, and presents |
a character that appears TO be suited 10 the |
work of exAmpllng the young Of the nation
10 emulation. At times he ls good aud Just
and wise, and tolerably cautions and discreet,
but when we trace his record through pub
lie life Of more or less distinction for almost
half century, we arc led To regard the Mes
tor Of the American pressas emlnently among
those who have learned TO assume virtue,
though they have IL not.
For moro than thirty years Mr.. Greeley
has welded facile and vigorous pen, until
ho has attained an emincuce in public rc-
spect far above many, but far below what II
would have been had he been consistent In
teachings and practices, and true TO the prIu-
Clples and doctrines he has advocated and
to the organizations with which he has al
lied himself In tho earlier part Of Mr.
Gtoeleyt political career his chief aim APP
pears 10 have been 70 secure for himself tho
respect OF Others for leading laborious life
Of distinguished modesty and unselhshness.
Indeed, In this respect he succeeded In de-
eeivlng two OF the wisest and most sagacious
politicians In the nation--Nllllam II. Seward
and Thurlow Weed. Al one period these
three formed the political trinity of The whIp
party In the State Of New York, n not in the
nation. Mr.. Seward was an ambitious
man. He had set his political mark high,
| and kent his eve constantly upou n.
Tburlow Weed, a man Of eminent sarae.
itv and shrewd,ess In ,,oillical agairs I'M,
| 81 no re,.oraI or seiash ambition In nj. wav
/ ~ a,.,inc,Ion aIiiod b,,n,eIf IN Ne sewar,l's
for,uncs AT an oarly dav. and proved. through
out a long and eyentiul career. a Arm. de-
voted and unfalterlng friend. Regarding
greoley "A n meek. unambifious. sincere and
able younp man. thew took him into their no
utlcal Arm. which. for many years, welded
great DOW er in the Empire State.
Time wore on, and the meekness. unsolflsh-
ness and sacrificing spirit OF Horace began 10
wear thin; he began 10 feel that he was not suf-
acIeptly appreciated by Seward and Weed. of
tho Arm of Seward. Weed & Greeley. and Ina,
he was not drawing annie dividends from
the capital he had contributed to the con-
ccrn, sewarl was becoming distipguished.
and Weed waa storing away wealth. whIle
Gro,ley plIed the IaboTlnp oar In behan of
their fortunes without distipction In rIther
| avenue of prosperi,y epioyed by bIa mariners.
He was useful and humble. and Immersed
upon them that he deaircd nothing beyond
tic success Of the principles he advocated
and The prosperity Of the other members of
the firm.
This, however did not continue. The
green-cyed monster seems 10 have selzed
upon Horace, and much 10 the surprise aud
consternatlon Of Seward and Weed they re-
eeIyed notice that the tirm was 10 be dissolved.
Ills services had not been sufiicicntly appre-
elated and rewarded. He was Jealous of The
prosperity Of bis partners; he hal NOT shared
ln the honors that had come 10 the flrm from
their Joint efforts, and In a pet he acknovl-
edged 10 the world that, though he had con.
cealed the fact, his heart had long been burn
ing with the nres Of personal ambition, until
he could no loncer bear 10 sec the fruits of
his labors gathered and enjoyed by others.
Thus ended the flrm Of Seward, Weed q
Greeley, which was dissolved under the In
nuence of spirit that had proved alike In
sincere, deceptive and malignant In this he
proved a mere theorist, as he has since In all
his political relations.
In The abstract Horace Greeley has been n
good Republican; but In the concrete he has
failed 10 give strength 10 the Organization
which has embodied the principles he has
advocated. In defence Of tho broad prIncI-
pies Of human freedom and right, Mr.. Gree
ley has dealt the blows Of giant He has
fought slavery like a tiger but when II
threatened to rebel against the Government
ne was as meek as aWoman and put forth
the cry Lei tne "ayNard sisters go!n Give
US peace upon any at'alnaole terms which
oouiu DO interpreted only as desire on the
part OF th's champion oil human freedom
INA. slavery shoula h'e ana The Union be
! oroken, ia'her tnan meet thS ioe upon the
o@'ue-neiu OF hls own seieeuon' ana then
ana tnoto se'ue tnls molnentous question OF
} human iroeuoin anu tue iighh OF man LOT all
iuIure 'iho'
lne lOyhl peOple OF tnls nutlOn disagreed