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Horace Greeley.

vaa scarcely ten years oiu peiO'o 10 -
vsad. chiefly by the hight Of pine knotS' re
avery readable book accessible within seven az
miles Of his fathers house. His delight IN Il
books lad him, while ystA child, to the de- o.
termination to be printer In lszl' the g
family r.woved to WeSthAven, Vermont, p
xAsrs for Eve years he assisted his father f
in his Iabors as farmer, at the same time II
EAGERLY Availing himself Of every opporsun- {
i,y for reading and study. In the spring OF '
1926, be entered the office of the "Northern {
Spectator" at East Poultney, Vermont, as I
an apprentice to the art Of printing. lie
speedily became an expert workman while
no AvAiled himself Of the peculiar facilities
for Intellectual improvement which PRINT
ing Office ever affords. he became the oe''
workasun In the office, aud sometimes
rendered impOr,sn, assistance in editing the
paper. :, ri,
twentieth year, his apprenticeship was sud'
SsnI, terminated By the diScOntinuance oil
the "Northern Spectator and the breaking
up of the sstabli,husni at East Poui'ney.
HIS knowledge Of political statistics oil
marty rnovsmsnts and their leaders, Was so
extensive, that Young as he was, he was re-
Rarded as an authority in such matters
His parents we're now residing in Erie
county, PsnusylvApiA. After spending 3
fsu weeks with them, he worked as . jour
newman for short time in jamestown anu
Lodi. New York, and subsequently for
somewhat longer period at Erie, Penn'Ji-
vaniA.
In August, 1881, he vent to New \ orE
city with q soanty wardrobe, and only Slo
iu his pocket, in quest Of employment
which he soon obtained. he worked as
iourusyman in several different offices I'll
January l, 1888, when he commenced the
printing business for himself, entering into
partnership With Mr.. Francis Story. The
Rrm Of Greeley 4 Story were the printers o
DR.. shsppArds Morning Post, " the hrs
penny daily ever published in the Worio
This paper failed, however, in less thai
three weeks, and the firm Of Greeley b S'or
ct the expiration Of SIX months was dis
solved By the death Of the junior partner
Mr.. Greeley aftsrWArd took for bis partner
Mr.. Jonas Winchester and Mr.. E. Sibbet
and the business was continued under to
name of Greeley & Co The "Ne'c Yorker,
weekly paper of which Mr.. Greeley was To
editor, was commenced by this firm on tn
22d Of March, 1884. It was a Poli'icA
literary and family newspaper, and in tn
department Of political statistics especial
il was regarded by all parties as an au'hori1
Its circulation for that period Was eKten'''
but owing to some defects in its buSine
arrangements, il was not profitable to
proprietors, though it was continued
seven years The slender income from
"Ns,r Yorker" forced Mr.. Greeley to engS
10 other labOrs. He supplied the "Dd
WHO" with its leading articles for so
months, and for one year, in 1852 edi
the "Jefersonidn," q weekly political 20
nal published in Albany, and devoted to
interests of the Wing party.
In 1910 he edited the Log Cabin, WEI
" Journal established to promote the Int
ests of william a. Harrison, then can
date for she presidency. This journal
tanned very vide circulation, and e1er
cd an impor,An, influence.
On the 10Th day Of April, ls4l, Mr.. Gi
ley commenced the publication of the }
York daily Tribune. In the following auto
Al I'll.
Yorker and Log Cabin being merged thel
aud with these journals his name has 81
been identified. In lS4S Mr., Greeley
elected TO congress to fill q vacancy
served in that body from December |
that year TO March 4 l849, distinguish
himself chiefly by hiI opposition to
abuse of the mileage system. AS an 81
and q lecturer he has lAbored zealouSl
promote the welfare Of the laboring ella
In 1850 volume Of his lectures and e'
was Published under the title Of Hints
wards Reforms" In 1851 he made
age across the Atlantic ssd during his
10 England served as one Of the juryme
the Crystal palace exhibition. After hi
turn he published . volume entitled" Ola
atEurops" In 1856 he published Hi
Of the Struggle for Slavery Extension
Restriction 10 the United States from
TO 1867 In 1859 he made Q vlsi
California, travelling thithsr BY way
Kansas, Pixies Peak and Utah.
Daring this California tour Mr. CIR
vAs eysryvhere we'll received, and at
points he addressed throngs OF peo PI
the topics Of politics, the Pacific rAd
temperance, and the like On his r
TO the East, he found the country ag
By the stormy, political convulsions pr
log Aad subsequent to the election o
Lincoln to the presidency. Mr.. G.
espoused the Union cause, but depr'
n resort 20 armed force. During hi
,inuArce Of the struggle, while supp
the govern me Mt in its measures Tor IN
preston of armed resistance TO its Au'
yet he left no opportunity unimproV
showing his great anxiety for resto
of peaceful relations between the pee
the coutsndiuR sections. Il was to pr
this object, that Mr.. Greeley propos
famous Niagara conference" OF
Although the meeting of di'ting
civilians on that occasion was not
tive of the good results which it' pro-
hoped to see, yet II served to show
florence with which at leAs. One
actors regarded . state Of warfare.
the close Of hostilities Mr.. Greeley he
constantly employed. and all the greA
lions Of the day have in turn recei'
attention. He was the first promine
publican to plead for general anne
all Who had engaged in hostili,ies