The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-08-22
POLITICAL.
Greeley's SPeeeh al Portland, he.
The Generous Sentiments Of True
Craftsmanship.
lie GreetS Democrats as Political
Brethren.


lie Grects Democrats as Political
Brethren.
PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 1f-Tbe
following is the speech made by
Greeley At his reception here:
lie hal struggled throughout Ills
life for, FIRST, impartial universal lib
erty; second, tic unity and great
Rcss-Of car common country; thiFsl
and by No means last, when the
former end was affirmed, fur early,
hearty reconciliation and peace
among our couHtrYiBen. He re-
coguized the propriety Of a candi.
date for tAe Presidency making no
speeches; yet there is
TRUTH
to be uttered on i,chalf or those who
have placed roe before the American
people in my present attitude, which
does them such honor that ] claim
the privilege Or stating it here and
now. This il that truth: No per
son has ever vet made the fact that
he proposed TO support or actually
did support my nomination. whether
at Cincinnati or Baltimore, or in the
action which resulted in sending
delegates to either convention, the
basis Of claim for Office. No enc
who favored my nomination before
either convention has sought office
ut my hand, either for himself or
any one else; nor has any one sug-
gested 20 me that / might strength
on myself as q candidate by promis-
ing to appoint any one To any i'm
pOrtant office whatever. In every
instance / am certain some OF
THE SMALLER FRT
Of politicians have since my double
nomination limited TO me by letter
that l might increrse my chances by
promising q post Office or some
such place to my volunteer corres-
pondcnts respectively. / have not
usually responded to these over
lures but ! now give general notice
that should I be elected l viii CON
slider the claims Of these untimely
aspiranis after those of the more
modest and rcticent shall have been
fully satisfied. (Applause.
In two or three instances ! have
been asked to say whether / would
not if elected confine my appoint
mcnts 70 Republicans. I answer
those by pointing 70 that plank OF
the Cincinnati platform wherein all
who concur in the principles therein
set forth are cordially invited to
participate in their establishment
and vindication. / never yet heard
Of a man who invited his neighbors
to raise a house ard then proceeded
to.
KICK THEN OCT OF IT
as soon as the roof was fairly over
his head. For my own part I re-
-cOgnizc every honest man who ap-
proves and adherest to the CInCin-
natl platform as my7pO!itical broth
or, and as fully entitled to my con
and friendly regards.
One other point demands n word.
Those adverse to me ask what pledg-
es I have given to those lately hostile
To the Union to secure their favor
and support. Answer, No man or
woman in all the South ever asked
Of me, whether directly or through
another, anv other pledge than is
given through all my acts a8d
words from the hour OF Lees sur
render down to this moment.
NO SOUTHERN MAN
ever limited to me an expectation,
hope or wish that the rebel debt,
whether Confederate or State, should
be assumed or pail by che Union.
No southern man who could be
elected to the Legislature CT made
the colonel Of a militia regiment
ever suggested the pensioning Of
rebel soldiers or any OfstheTh, even
as a remote possibility. All who
nominated me were perfectly aware
that | had upheld and justified the,
Federal legislation to repTess KU-
Klux conspiracy and, outrage,
though l had long ago insisted Es
strenuously as / now do that com
plete amnesty and n genuine Oblivion
of the bloody, hateful past would do
more fer the suppression and utter
extinction of such Outrnges than all
this force bills and suspension of ha-
bcaS corpus ever devised by men.
Wrong and crime must be suppress
sed and punished, but
FAR WISER, NoBLER
is the legislative policy by which
they are prevented. From those
who support me in the South have
but one demand, justice; but one
desire, rcconCiliation-the wish TO
be heartily reunited and at peace
with the North on any terms which
10 no not involve the surrender of
their manhood. They cherish a
joyful hope to be treated by the Fed
eral authority as citizens not cul-
prits, SO long as they obey and up
hold every law consistent with equal
ity OF right They. desire q rule
which alike for white and black
shall encourage industry and thrift
and in which / fully conCur-thRt
between the 9th of November and
the 4th Of March next quite mum
Der of Governors and other dignita-
ries who in the absurd name Of Re.
publicanism and loyalty have for
years been piling debts and taxes
upon their war-wasted States will
follow the wholesome example of
Bullock, OF Georgia, and seek the
shades OF private life. The darker
and darker these shades, the better
for themselves, for mankind. And
the hope that my election may has
ten this much desired
HEGIRA OF THIEvING CARPET BAGGERs
has reconciled to the necessity OF
supporting me many who would
otherwise have kesitated, probably
refused.
Fellow citizens, deposcd and par
TALLY exIlcd Tammany Ring has
stolen about thirty million from the
city of New York. That was 5 most
gigantic robbery, and hurled its
contrivers and abetters from power
and splender to impOtency and in