Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-04-26
How RECEIVED.

The course of the New York Tribune
is not received with favor by the great
majority OF its old readers 10 Vermont
MANY are still hoping however, that as
ON some former occasions, after a briei
d" departure it will yet be found on the
right track battling for the right and the
success of the republican party, instead
of giving all its power and energies for
the success of the democratic party in
the ensuing campaign, as must certainly
be, if it persists in its present course.
We are not without this hope. Indeed
Mr.. Greeley has already announced that
If there shall be two republican candl-
dates in the field, his support will be
given to the republican most likely to
succeed, rather, as we suppose he means,
than to see democratic candidate elect
ed.
But we have never heard so much
complaint from the Cd Tribune readers
10 Vermont as now, many of whom say
that the fact that Mr.. Greeley put himself
to the trouble of going down to Rich
mond, to sign JEFF Davis bail bond was
not circumstance to bis present hostill-
ty to the great mass of the republican
party of the country. The war democrats
take but little stock in the Tribune's
course for the past few months, but the
most violent copperhead and rebellion
sympathizers are perfectly delighted with
every issue of the Tribune Of late. Some
of its republican readershave been such
ever since it was called the Log Cab
in /" in 1910, one of whom gives very
pointed expression to his feelings through
the Rutland Herald. an extract from
which we give below:
cit is cheering to know that in Yer
mont the editor of the Tribune may
count without his host. He cannot pull
the wool over the eyes Of Vermont
freemen. He cannot make the people
Of our State believe that he is honest in
his abandonment of Republican princi.
plies, or his attacks upon the greatest
general of the age, who now administers
The government as its President with SO
much sagacity, GOODNESS and patriotism.
To republicans, the Tribune has been
heretofore the political textbook, and
they were willing to 60 their bottom dol
lar on the honesty Of its editor, now
they with eyes opened, abjure his course
regretting the treason and hating the
traitor.
| am one of those republicans who
have taken the Tribune ever since il
came into existence, and until within a
few months regarded Horace Greeley as
an honest man and politician. To-day
| am like thousands of Others who scorn
to take the back track and eat the words
we nave ulbeFSu III utItus6 VI lecpuull-
can principles. / am aware Horace
Greeley would have us 60 with him into
the ranks of the pro-slavery democracy.
But we shall never do it. We are salts.
fed with our organization and our prin'
ciples. Horace Greeley's disappointed
ambition we have nothing to do with.
We stand by the party that saved the
country. We stand by Gen. Grant who
led the hosts of freedom on to victory.
If Mr.. Greeley is willing to sacrifice his
long cherished principles to crafty his
personal malice and revenge, he must &c
on in his course, without, as | believe the
company of Vermont freemen. / would
once as soon have thought that the mar.
tyred Lincoln would have proved recre.
ant to the great and enobling principles
of the republican party. as Horace Gree
ley. But l should have found out that
| was mistaken. Mr.. Lincoln was no
like Horace Greeley, led away with mao
ambition to rule or ruin. No malice
dwelt in his noble, honest soul"