Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-08

We do NOT know OF being more entitled
70 piry than Mr.. Greeiey. Disappointed in
ms ambition. bankrupt IN political eharae-
Ter. his old friends slienated. ms new ones
scattering from nm. he viii heneetorth be
conspicuous only a. warning 70 unscrupu-
Ions politician. While his abject condi-
tIou. As well As his recent domestic affection,
should shield him from denuncIati0n 0r IN
kind criticism. II caunut be expected nor
would il he right. that the obvious lesson
Of ms recent career should not be enforced
ExBert- IN political diagnosis, who
watshel Mr Greeley IN has Southern tour q
year ago last summer. slw IN IN nm unmis-
taxable indications Of the Nv hite House
Disease IL its earlier stages. The closing
part Of the vea- ISL and the earlier part Of
1872 showed q very marked advance IN these
symptoms " hen the Weekly Cns.caSsGf.,
Of Lexington. Mo---a C0pperhead Demo
cratic paper during the war-nOmInated him
Tor the Presidency. long before any Of the
conventions met. the manner IN which the
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suggested that lis editor was nor offended
with either tire questionable honor or lts
source. HIS letter u lis editor. p D0nan,
II the fall Of ISL. proved THAT he was
more OF les III counsel with Democrat
After me Cincinnati Convention was called
hv tire - Revenue AeicmeIs, plan was
concocled In New YORK CITY. % which Mr.
C1reelev was urivy 70 capture the lo1Teu-
non and make nm is nominee TINS point
gained the Ir75uue shouted Now ior
Bairimore r' No efforts were spared by
MIR. Greeiev and his friends % capture also
the Baltimore Convention and ID que sea
son these efforts were crowned with sueeess.
Nr. Greeiev acoepted tine candidacy four
time-ouce by telegraph ou The day i'll
which II was made. once 10 an of hand
speech delivered IN Ihe city oi New York.
and twice hv formal letters and IL the last
three aecep1anees ne sought T. PM himself
N az attitude That W0uld commend him 10
the Democratic party. tie turned his hack
upon his former political friends. 1oreswore
nsnrlv all the principles Of ms editorial life
Joined himself. body and soul. TO the Demo
eracv. ana mindless OF the warning OF Andy
johnson : example. ne made Two elecuoneer-
InE rour,. 70 speech-itv himself INTO public
favor. The iailure of all his schemes j. now
before the world. lie put. il Is said. 5000
Of MS own money into the coalition cam
paign fund lie sunk what was more yala-
abe. ms reputation as 2 public man and his
fall viii verify the prediction OF the r. D.
IriarDsndent made few weeks ago
Good Judges are Of the opinion That Nj.
Iireeiey mas always had an insane craving
for ofhoe. especially since ms letter % M
Seward notifying him Of the o. dissolution
OF the political trm OF Seward. " eed- ana
Greeiey" That be now has the disease
which In earlier wears ne pr0iessed 10 dread
and tnar. too. ID IL most malignant form.
admits OF no doubt And. j he dies with
l.. a. seems morally certain to De the TACT,
he viii. when dead. he The Ge8desI man that
ever died. No public man IN TINS country
furnishes uarallel To ms case. lie stands
pre-eminent and alone II weakness. II folly,
IN moral terciTersatlon and IN political m
consistency and self-cJurradlcuOn and II
from tins sad emInence be tails, ne Will
ave hut few real friends - sympathlze
with him IN the fall and absolutely no pres
tige L. he the consolation Of his declining
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