New-York tribune., 1872-05-25
MIR GREELEY'S LETTER.
COMMENTS OF THE INDEPENDENT PRESS
SUMMING UP-THE GENERAL VERDICT.
oO 'a''''' IN. cpringd>H Rrpubilcrn

COMMENTS OF THE INDEPENDENT PkEoo'
SUMMING UP-THE GENERAL VERDICT
IRON The Springfield Rsproho,sn. e.J
Neither Mr. Greeley nor MS p6sd poca iIehcs h,a ct
Ter Nothing could be more cordial or more gra.ir&us, &
Tho comments Of the press Su9 onel of The oanddse
vay val. 9 ~ ' 1bis is doubtless TO be credited TO the
aet that suspense Mr wGSa Gfeelsys delay had almost
necessarily given rise to specna,ons nnu They
ngs The beras en,es,Tges about What Mr. Greeley
were lavish o rd leave unsald They insisted that he was
the sort Of man m uniting his foot in IT,
r%ey we're mistaken, as they ana lhe publ H. 9 hc~.i
the organs are orSep yeTv hrewd letter some OF
them tax him with having sWa%l0weME % ~ ' RPemoGratc
1otes bnt all concede, either frankly or by ia 1
implication from the nervousness whicM ,1 re hnIl
hey @ naG do predcted not expected The Bpenng
Post confesses admiration for MT 1reeieys .aio,s
a,ncan think of nothing better than to ring t,e
changes upon Mr. Greeeys vanity IN en9WHs VII. ~ o he
ouality OF his English. But the great majority h ~ the
EemoSratc iournas are than satisfied Win ule
letter They seem quito carried away WIN ~ ,,r Ei
id not been written by Clay, Webster, or Jackson
Another finds It contribution to poltlcai es'o ii
snch as could have been made by hardly any other NV
in merican No one whose heart IL set on reform can
take exception to syllable OF IT, Is the yuuso' =, No
other And these are only specimen utterances; II we
NAV iudre from their papers, the Democracy IND MT
Greeeys letter very SATISFACTORY piece oi drSe ia
political composition % in the n Feports from washington
While the original Greeley men there democrats ad @
Republicans, are rubbing ther nau @ Mi, faces we are
also told that q number OF Democrats WIN nav nav
hitherto been even WIN M % he
heeism are pronounced Greeley men ns Gan po
found The letter has done their business III tns Is o
with the politicians 1t Is not dllncuit 10 c
the effect OF the letter upon the voters Tor Wh0se eyes
it was written, and to whose cool heads ana nones
hearts II makes the chief appeal The South is yet to be
heard from It is only a matter OF 4s hours since the
letter made its appearance too snort time IoI tne
spOnses from that quarter OF the CRGh Wpit for
them TO be assured that the Southern people nave
manfesto' To them there is something a good deal
more serious than politics involved IN the present can
IN their feowczens of other sections. The one over
mastering desire Of the South Is TO get away from he
mast IN have forgiven and forgotten 10 utterly
merge the defeated rebel in the patriotic citizen.
These countrymen OF ours sincerely long or generous
forgiveness Perfect mstSSe Mr Greeley
hended this feeling earlier more perfectly anu more
~ 'hai i1 ANY his letter We hazard nothing
predieng that the response when it comes will astonish
sDeer at sentiment" and discard it, in their caeua
tiOps as a factor OF no practical importance Ihey arc
in fair way to have new hght upon ths pon ana very
| speedily.
NO NOBLER WORDS IN THE WRITINGS OF THE
| FATHERS.
| From, The chicago Tr9uH>
| Mr.. Greeley's admirable letter of acceptance
bespeaks the statesman II is humane, yet vigorous
aggressive against existing evils, but heahg as 10 al an
eaSs eaS o be- ready ps for such candidate platform
but feel sincere compassion for the man III Miose @
breast Mr. Greeey's words OF kindly ana iraterna pa
triosm kjndle no responsive glow. Every uterance In
this letter falls as naturally as rain IRON o cIot' VI
| Summer from whose creed Is that lie Deohss W
| The cause that lacks assistance,
The The wrong sh., A. neees ;'a.Dsa Ts,''AHee'
| And the good that do.
There are those who will attribute MI Greeeys letter
10 the skin OF practiced writer, as II there eOuld DC
any skill in writing that IS not the expression OF sk or
sonndness In thinking feeling and acting III only
Tnder the influence of such broad and humane views OF
The equal right OF all classes OF the American people to
Iai amnesty can be proclaimed between the South and
North Mr. Greeley's declaration concerning the tar
Reformers nor by any fair-minded Protectonist. He
win make no distinction even ven IN 3,vd1 his sIS SPS
those who oppose Revenue Reform. Nor VIII hi he
seek by Executive dctatOn In messages nor ny Vetoes
to interfere with such legislation the people may
arrive at through their Representatives IN CGngTes
Sa f'' mo5 55' tsnSeac, an3eH of DiH political RSS5s.
to an GeCG@G 6Sai long after e for Which
was formed have been either accomplished OF aPan ,Sn
these in the writings that Washington. Clay, Lincoln
| has bequeathed TO the American people Ihey mean
Fraterna Reunion Perfect Freedom, Progress, Purity
| and Peace.
If THIS Is MORAL MUsH, LET'S HAVE MORE.
From The Hartford Post.
If Horace Greeley sounded the keynote OF
his campaign in the ringing closing OF his letter
OF acceptance wherein he expresses his confidence that
| the people North and South, who have been so long
divided are ready forget that they have been enc
miles, aud remain brethren hereafter it is possible that
| the answering keynote Of the Grant campaign may
have been sounded in this mornings Coudm in the
sneer at the of good feeling and moral mush" To
great many minds TOO, the issue is definitely presented
in the relations Of Greeley and Grant TO just this ques
ton and other. There are-whether the politicians
whose In trade is blood and bones and graveyards
and the glorious past believe 1t or nota great many
thousand Republicans in the country who honestly and
sincerely believe the time has for doing something
else than pursuing old animosities and keeping warm
the bitterness of the past II Greeley is to be held up
as representing "the of good feeling and moral
mush must be that Grant represents the knee on the
throat and the elenched fist in the face OF conquered
enemy. Between the two, the kindly and charitable
of the American people may be trusted 10 choose
Seven years seems long enough to hold sick man by
the throat while carpet tbaggers through him. II IL
moral mush TO say there's been enough OF this
the CO." then give the country "mush" while for
| a change.