New-York tribune., 1872-12-03
4 NOTEWORTHY TRIBUTE TO HORACE
GREELEY
From II. Hq-,r,rd co~rI-,


Perhaps the most remarkable character VINO
upon the stage Of American affair. snoe FRANZ
private and public anxeties in state OF nervous pros
raon for weeks from the attacks OF wmee nus ssons
constitution was unable to rally hlnd anu oooJ oA'o
The events OF the past few months acting upon
peculiarly e1citable have doubt FASTENED that dis
ORGANIZATION which must IN the natural order soon nss
themselves toll nor for quarter OF century ei
And noY the stout frame sinks under the burden and
the busy brain ceases 70 oe II master We WISH u %
have been otherwise and tnst serene od sge "a
Rnt the mans work ia done his record on the earth is
made up. The tidings viii be sad and will awake deep
emotions Of sympathy wherever tho wires carry them
aud that around the world No unofficial person In
this generation widely known as Horace Greeley
No private citizen could depart from our Amer;csn
life leaving large place vacant and his departure
under the cloud OF grief and disappointment VIII cali
forth everywhere the sincere pity which IL 80 closely
And what more can any ask OF his dying hour
than TO be mourned by whole natont IN .he presence
OF death the passions and preudces OF the hour are
hushed there ia truce among partisans aud mercy.
which all need. stands, with pleading eyes oy tno
The life of Horace Greeley will minutey painted
bis character will be weighed aud anayEed with uiei.
exsctness for only shall We know the man anu assign
He Il IN many respects the most interesting tho
country produced: not by any means fautless to
II only by correlation OF all his qualities and know
edge Of crcumstanceslhat have madehim that "o
That great task do not propose now 70 undertaEe IN
any degree We prefer 20 wait for the Key 20
which has always puzzled those VINO ulost al
mred and loved the man.
stances have gained the assent OF feowcEens TO
his fitness the Office Of President this fact does not
admiration OF the country In degree seldom sAineS
n 6s had not the qualities for President we be-
leye he had not certainly richly endowed vita
others which lifted him very high IN PopnisE esteem
gave him wider influence for Soou tnAn almost any
Xnfhar his mP
| Mr Greeley WAS great power. and none were moro
ready TO admit it many honest men who thought
he had not the capacity great executive officer
Mr.. Greeley had q great heart, and ne mas gwen as
life labors for humanity as few men have lie han
certain simplicity OF nature which wss In perplehns
contrast TO native shrewdness, ana the Two were
such peculiar sonnIna''0h anI,aa '"S'
He was always theorist, and has been all his LIE aPe
to follow something impractcasle and yet the frsn
sort OF practical common sense was a. oonspcu0u'A
In temperament he irritable. and his dislikes were
strong that he could not always De Just ana e We
sweet charity Of philanthropst and the not seldom
magnanimity OF a great soul 80, -.
What he lac sometimes great crises was fAh AMI
the fault OF his education that the want OF dis
cipnne sometimes observed In the conduct 9t ns
life and fruits OF his genius But be had faults
he great virtues, and hs was Que OF those rare IN
teneets which command the homage Of sac world.
acter there viii remain for history great man And
who loved Of private integrity aud OF
private virtues which will keep his memory green.
Mr. Greeley was the last OF the great newspaper
editors OF the old type OF Journalism It largo
degree a personal Journalism, the paper taking tho
character OF the and being the vehicle not only or
wisdom. and wiz and zeal. but ot his prndccs
and his passions and hates and loves as well H. -.
Richie, Prentice Weed. Bennett and Bay nond On less
degreel representatives GIFT. The ue TOT " ia no
dev elopment OF journalism has gone oy hr urceey
himself for felt the influence OF to new crs
and has been driven 10 express his peronAn over "
signature OF III. c. ia his own paper -, ~.
The great journal must OF course nave the impress OF
a ruling mind, and to extent express one mans
opinions his preindices. his passions ma prNate
likes and dskes, his feuds OF MS mNr"'s" nave u"
business in H. ,.-. ., -
The newspaper Is for the public and it must be un-
impassoneo Judicial. holding the balance scesinx tas
largest truth Mr. Greeley was born JOURNALIST OF
high tyne and he ideal Of what journal should
be; but we doubt II his lifelong education IN ihe ex
preston OF himself in his psperven 10 ms prjudees
woud ever have permitted him TO ee free leader In
emanci ipated journalism.
Ne DO not know any thing bur an lnyeuted
phrase but Mr Greeley Is reported % have said within
= few hours. with touching plthoS, the country "a
the latter boding might have been 5aseess tho
Tue country does not depend upon a man. nor we ara
happy 10 say, does The NEw -IORK TRIBUNE. Nor.
MIR. Groeley sleeps, will he sleep without added fAms
under eptaph he Ia said 70 have chosen fog himself
Founder of Ttir Nsw-IoRK rRWUNE."
great newspaper like thai IS tie growth ot many in
nurnces and has ahodupon the world which depends
upOn human life
We have shared with large public profound regvot
should more profoundly % 4 TAIL In any
spect IN It's great power OF dOsng good Ia tue highest
nelds OF progress and 0f culture
Nor VIII It, IL has only to be mindful OF It's grcat op
portunity aud duty TO better achievements than
Il has yet attained
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