The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
NREg. GREELEY.
His Tour ThronGh New England
RECEPTIONS ANp SPEECHES.

WAsHINGroN, Aug. l3.-Mr. Grecley's
ovations in New England continue. lie abb
sOlutely refuses 10 discuss politics. The fol-
lowing excerpt from many columns i'm the
New \ ork papers will Illustrate the tone of
MIR. Greeley's speeches ana the character Of
his receptions:
AT the other stations immense crowds
Were present to catch passing glimpse OF
the candidate for the Presidency. At 30
7. NJ. the train arrived at Luncas-
ter, and crowds of people had gath
cred mt the depot TO receive him. a pro-
cession was formed, and Mr.. Greeley was
escorted to the Lancaster House, amid the
booming of cannon and the ringing OF bells.
He was welcomed to Lancaster by Col. Hem
~ .. Kent, whose guest Mr.. Greeley is To- be
while there, in brief remarks, to which Mr..
Greeley responded rs follows.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Friends and EeIl0,o- Cjttzells 1t has never
before been my happiness to visit this beau
tiful village, and vet Il native of this State.
! have often remembered the day when.
more than half "a century ago, | left it in
pursuit OF opportunity aud possibly fortune
elsewhere. The years | have passed away
from it have been full OF important and re-
markable events, and with some ui them
my name has been somewhat connected, IL
possibly it may tie in the future with other
events. i can only say that from the be-
ginning to the end have tried 10 pursue
with eternal justice, and therefore, calcua-
ted to advance the prosperity of my coun-
try and its people.
Erring often, doubtless. for human wis
dom Is at best short-sighted, sometimes
harsh when il would have been wiser aud
iuster to have been temperate aud kind,
can only say that from the time when ] first
entered upon the discussion of public af-
fairs to this hour, | have not much regar-
ded party, considering party always simply
la m IN "a Fan INN mr.
tant 10 the well-bcing and upright conduct
OF our Government. Always acting upon
that conviction, / have sometimes alicnated
friends on this side and friends on that side,
now here and now there, but this was in
dispensable to an independent and honest
political conviction.
No man has ever yet pursued "A thought
ful, obserVant, manly and independent
course without sometimes offending and
alternating friends here and there. He must
do so ii he Is to be entire and rightly faith
full to his highest convictions. Well, friends
there Is much said about piratiOn and am
! bition in this cou try OF ours, and it is well
that men should be aspiring, aud IL is not
Ill that our countrymen should be ambi-
tiOus.
The grand result. the forwardment of
mankind,is created by the agitatiOns, by the
men VINO stang out. by tine men who dare
To be wiser to-day than their fathers were
day before yesterday. Applause i can
| only say for that cla-s-the class OF whom
| am Il represcntatyc--the class who are
said TO be agitators; thus, that many times
when man l. accused Of absorbing ambi-
ton, he has been thinking, not of the plau-
dts of the multitude, not of the chances OF
tire pro- poets of personal elevation-very
often his mental eye has been fixed on some
cottage in the land Of his bOyhoOd, where
sits an aged mother, widowed. perhaps gray,
wrinkled aud tOttcriuI. deVOJing her atten-
ton to that Book wherein are gathered up
all her homes Of bls>ftll immortality.