Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-12-11
Vandalism.

1t has often been said that
"when man dies, his bad ac-
tions live after him, while the
good is oft Inferred with his
tbones." 1T would seem from
the utterances Of many Radical
newspapers that they wished to
make this saying hold good to-
wards HORACE GREELEY. His re-
mains are scarcely consigned to-
their last restiag.-pllacs, ere they.
give publicity to most base and
malicious falsehoods in regard to
the closing scenes of his life.
This, too, in the face of denials
from the principal newspapers of
New York City. One Of these
uncalled-for attacks we copy
from the jackson Standard, of
the 9Th inst: 99e
''The life and death of Horace Greeley ought
to teacha useful lesson. His power and inhu-
ence as editor of the Tribune were far greater
than those of any President; but the insane am
bition TO be President caused this great and
good man to turn traitor to the work Of his long
and useful life. When he realized what he had
done, and that he could not deceive the people
who had solong trusted and respected him, ii
killed him. He died of remorse. The account
of his last days is sad and pitiful. Among his
last words, for which he can be held acc0unta-
BILE, were these; .'The country is gone, the 7'i-
6une is gone, and am gone" There can be no
doubt that tens of thousands of subscribers to
the Tribune, who had been swindled when it
turned Democratic, refused to renew, and this
worried him."
Bro. MACKLEY, can you not let
your animosity towards the great
and good HORACE GREELEY cease,
after he has gone to his last,
long sleep? You very well
know that he was the head and
front of your party-the power
behind the throne and that you
never tired of singing peans Of
praise to his greatness and good
ness. But when your party
broke all it's pledges; when it
deserted the Constitution and
Laws of the land; and he chose
to espouse the cause of the
down-trodden and oppressed, the
satellites of the Radical camp,
yourself among them, commenced
the most shameful abuse Of the
one whom you had only a short
time before elevated to the high
est pedestal Of love and venera-
ton. You followed his trail as
sleuth-hounds, or as pack of
wolves, intent only on bringing
him to an untimely political end,
by whatever means lay within
your power, whether fair or
whether foul. No story was too
absurd, no slander too malicious
to give. utterance to. No epithet
was too vile; no falsehood too
glaring for you to publish. You
succeeded beyond your expecta-
tons, IN bringing him 10 an au,-
timely death, for it is generally
known that these uncalled- for
attacks upon his public and pri-
vate character preyed heavily
upon his sensitive mind, and
was one of the causes of his
rapid change from the most ro-
bust health to an invalid, and
finally bore him down to the
grave. With this you ought to
be satisfied, and not endeavor to
worry the coffined sleeper in his
lonely bed. Can you not be
charitable now that his power
for good OF evil is at rest? Re-
member that when your earthly
accounts are about to close in
this life, and you are in the
grapple of the dark angel Azrael,
who knows no distinction Of
person, position or power, you
may be agonized in the remem-
brance of what has been said
against that truly great and
good and generous man, HORACE
GREELEY, and fain would blot it