The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-06-13

came forward on public occasions from prop.u1l-
sion rather than from enjoyment. His smile,
at such times of exhibition, is that of good
humored boy who had much rather go play. in
the ward than exhibit before company; and it
occurred to me there that, for worldly uses, O.
man might have such a thing as too exuberantt
health and temperance. He spoke to few, and
then always by request; and he was, to greaG
extent, the reigning influence in that presence.
Underwood, the judge with whom lay the ,op-
tion of taking bail, paid much more respect TO
Horace Greeley's intentions than to Mr. DAVIS.
After the bond was signed, asaMr. Greeley
stepped back toward q column or pillar where
he had first stood, Mr.. Davis rose from his
chair with smile of respect, and reached out
his hand, bowling like one under deep. obhga-
tion. and fully accepting the act in its beneyo-
lent spirit Mr.. Greeley took the hand, with
out speaking, so far as could see, and the &C
ton lasted only portion of moment. The
two have never had communications since.
| Mr.. VOORHEES, says that MIR. Greeley's act
was meddlesome impertinence. A public man
who could stigmatize large and painstaking
act of kindness like that, in such terms, has a
querulous and provincial nature, and gener-
Gus age wastes time upon him. What meddle-
some impertinence was not Mr.. Voorhees, gull
ty of during the war-prolonging it by his ex.
ample, adding stupidity to the inevitable, and
assuming that the whole epic tragedy reVolved
about himself. To save his seat in Congress,
and remember some old grudge, personal only
to him, this long-haired egotist would recon-
mend personal government till doomsday, and
load the carpet-bag hanging round the neck OF
the South That impertinent act OF Horace
Greeley, brave as it was, had nearly driven him
from the head of the Tribune.
After the crowd left the court room, MIR.
Greeley proceeded directly to his hotel, in the
company of Mr.. Bolts, and, introducing myself
the former said:
"Why, Gath, why haven't you, introduced !
yourself to me before? Come, walk down the
street."
That night the Richmond newspaper folks
gave us all a supper, and Mr.. Greeley presided
He gave a toast in cold water that the enmities
of the past be buried, and we lay our hands
and hearts to the peace of the future. We all
Greeley excepted, drank great deal of cham
payne, and young MacFarland, editor of For
news Washington Chronicle Ia paper now de-
funct, I believe, killed by Bohemian named
Fox, by Holden, the North Carolina outlaw,
and by Morris, a renegade preacher,) toasted
Jeff. Davis, for which the small-minded and
timid Forney afterward cut off McFarland's
head. AS nearly as can remember my speech,
| it was to the effect that the Provost Marshal
and the man in buttons had had his day that
the best way to spoil the American volunteer
was to make him believe that nobody else had
ever served his country from the noblest mo-
tives and that for myself, long an army cor
respondent, I had seen great deal of mean
ness, jealousy, intrigue and several penitentiary
offenses committed in the army, and hailed its
disbandment and the opening of the prison
doors to them that were bound.
Little did we know the fury that was gather
| ing in the North for Horace Greeley The
New York Times, never truly in earnest except
when it gets the Tribune foul, had its brief re-
venge, and was meaner than ever. The Chris
tian press kept Christ's admonition with VEN
geance, "Be good to your enemies; pray for
them that despitefully use you" am afraid
I have never been charitable to the Christian
press ever since 1 ascertained that the New
York Independent and several of its pious con-
| temporaries farmed out their financial columns.
My own account of the Court-scene was gutted
and altered in very impertinent manner by
the editor of the paper employing me, and Mr.
| it on the Tribune.
l do know that the city of Richmond appre-
ciatcd that act The feeling that day all over
the fre-scarred Capital of the Old Dominion
was a warming loyalty to the Union again
The noisy rebuEe is hushed now, and none ac.
cuse the act but very useless and snowy Indi-
ana Democrat. The man who went on tAe
bond of Jefferson Davis will preside in the
White House. at Washington, from the 4th day
| of next March, and prove the pen, in the hands
of one entirely merciful, mightier than the
sword. GATH.