The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-05-21
There is force in the following
about "the man who fails at critical times

There Is force in the following,
about "the man who fails at critical times"
taken from the Buffalo Advertiser:
At the opening of the war, when the
Government was almost within the grasp
Of secession, the Tribune took weak,
vaci!lating course that was most dispirit-
ing to the friends of the Union. In the
first year of the rebellion the Tribune
wearied and disguised the friends of the
Union by its croaking and whining, and
finally had to come out and promise to
do better in the future. And then, in
the darkest hour Of the struggle, at the
very time when the Copperhead Demo-
cracy were willing to purchase peace on
any terms, Mr.. Greeley was wire.pulling
and endeavoring to arouse public dissatis-
faction with Abraham Lincoln. When
the man whom the TriJune now assaults
received the conqured Lees sword at
Appomattox, Mr.. Greeley came out and
advocated policy that would have re-
stored the rebels to their places of political
power. Such was the TriJune's war re-
cord To come to events fresher in the
memory when the Times commenced the
war upon Tammany, Mr.. Greeley was
one Of the last to unite with those who
tried to rescue the metropolis from the
Tweed Ring. All through that
struggle against the Tammany thieves,
the people were not sure that the
Tribune was a faithful ally. In fact
whenever crisis is at hand the people
never know where to find Horace Greeley.
He is just as likely to be upon the wrong
side as upon the right, and his course in
regard to the Liberal movement shows
that principles do not embarrass him where
personal honor and gain are the tempta'
tons. His nomination will doubtless
draw off some of the lukewarm in the
Republican ranks, but it will have the
effect to unite those who are sincere anC
true to the cause. They will labor witt
all the more zeal to keep our honest faith
ial and capable President for four year
more at the head of the Government.
John G, Whittier, 1.-The Quaker Poet,
has written letter in reply to not
from friend in Boston suggesting tn
topic, wherein he states in terse languag
his views on the present phase Of tn
Presidential question. He thinks tn
"recent complications of this questio
may be largely attributed to an attemr
to forbid the right of choice of candidat
to Republicans in advance of the nomir
ating convention, and to the dcliberat
insult to the friends Of freedom in tn
treatment of Senator Sumner" He place
"a very high estimate upon the characte
moral and Intellectual, of Horace Gree
ley;" and thinks the ''poor attempts
ridicule him, and to underrate his EN-
nent ability, on the part of some of oil
Republican papers. best answered by II
eulogiums." He believes, moreover, th'
personally Mr.. Greeley sis the most POI
ular man in the United States !" AT
that, while sit is very possible there ma
be good reasons why he should not
President, they are not to be found
his moral character, his intellect, b
purposes, his knowledge Of the interes
aud resources of the country"
The ladies of Montreal have formed
''ladies educational association" which
now entering upon its second year.
has given several courses of education
lectures during the past winter, and
next winter has arranged with Pro
Goodwin Smith for 10 lectures on ear
English history with Archdeacon Lea
for 10 on early English literature Pre-
johnson for 20 on elementary physic
Prof Murray for 20 on logic; Prof Ora
10 on chemistry Prof. McCallum, 10
physiology, and others on chemistry al
physiology. This association looks ft
ward to the foundation Of a college.