The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-26
Greeley's Western Tour.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTIONS
lt EVERYWHERE.
His Speech at Pittsburgh.

His Speech at Pittsburgh.
"LET US HAVE PEACE
a. > I ~ :
On the 18th inst.y Horace Greeley
started ON tour west, with view of
visiting the great Industrial EXPOSE
ton at, Cincinnati as per invitation.
EveryWhere Jlppn the route he was
greeted with most hearty and enthu-
tsfsstie reception Z At Darlington 'ahd
rrenf ton, ton II. +, at :IewBton;a Harris
ljbargh and Lancaster, Pa large erogds
turned ont to meet him. and at each OF
these places he made obriefs speeches.
the arrived st Pfttsbursgh, Friday eY-
! ening, and so Immense was the crowd
that. turned out to- weicomel him, that
great difficulty was experienced in
getting him TO the parior: After a
few minutes rest, in response to re-
,peated calls and uninterrupted cheer
ing, Mr. Greeley appeared oonb the
balcony or the ST Charles Hotel, and
addressed the crowd, which, notwith-
standing, the steady rain. blocked the
Itstreet for squares on either side. II He
spoke as follows:I binoW gEid1sgioa t
y . TELLowi GIr1zEss: The wise king
says there is, . time for war and q
time for peace The city of Pittsburg
has recently witnessed Q rehearsal of
the pomp and pageantry, the blazonry
and circumstance of civil war. a very
large number of men. were, collected
at vast expense, with the single pur-
I pose OF ,rekindling the bitterness and
hatred, the animpsity and aptipathies,
the fears and exultations OF civil war
lfQrI the advantage Of a political party.
II ask you to witness that, the greater
portion of the Journals OF Pittsburg,
as well as the orators on this occasion,
haze been trying their best ito make
us the people. hate each other for the
sake, of parsisan, adY9ntage,;i lfsas9r,l
"A stranger would imagine, who was
reading the, journals Of Pittsbnrs for
the last few days, that we were still
at war, and that their purpose was 10
revive aud exasperate the hatred and
animosity of civil war. In order to
intensity and, inyigorate their side Of
the conflict they talk about rebels and
trAltOrs. 81 -9ynuf $3.50 DinoW TgVcI
II, FelloW-citizensi are We never to be
done with this !, We demanded of
our adyersaries in the great civil war.
that they surrender their arms and go
10 their homes They surrendered
them. We demanded that they en-
franchise the blacks and the, blacks
are enfranchised. None but white
men now stand disfranchised.s on the
soil of OUT eountFy.sairetsiv g.E,Iing5J
We demanded that they, stipnlate
that the emaacipated slaves shall not
lbe paid for, and that the rebel debt
shall never be- paid by the Govern
-lnent ,oS by the States, and they as
-sented to that: So. far as can ser
beyery demand made on, the part of
the loyal States and the loyal PEG
ple has been. fully. complied with. :, il
On the part of these, lately in rebel
lion everything has been, .aAae that
we asked |; every thing has been c9n-
Lceded. And stiii they tell usssff,Why,
I'VE, we want them to repent Have
they net ,bropght forth works meet
for repentance : and this coming to-
gethers in solemn Icopyention OF the
Representatives Of the Southern peor
ple have gigep ,theIrasseHt ta the plat
form, of, the Cincinnati ganEentlon,
which was the most complete Reppb-
liean plstfeFm, that bad ever been pre-
secuted by any N stioaslI gaHTentl9n
WbateVer,s 4osl.,4 vas lfIgs gaT
as All this being .dpneuWe are told by
these gentlemen, who met here ali
this Is mockery; all this lie fraud you
don't mean anything by 1T, and the
Rebels and traitors n - Denunciatioh,
prescription, the same as ever.
/ Four years ago, in the Republican
Cd I'll that I'll this proscript Go sho#ld speed
| iIyi cease. Folr years, -haYe passed,
and still it is maintained that there
| are thousands OF people of Arkansas
alone hibited-the most intel Iligent
people of that .Stste--- forbidden to
| exercise the right of suffrage; forbid
meets here and, shouts for Grant and
| WILSON, Nobody else asks for pro-
se.iption bnt them. No, one doubts,
! ne other. party requires that any hui
man being should stand proscribed
| On onr soil for a rebellion that ceased
/ seven, and a hall, years ago. No. party,
no men q. any party, ,a0GRtss this:
military parade this week in order, to
further. and further, separate and di-
vide The hearts of. the American ,peo-
/ Die from each other@tkeY hold essen
4 tial. to, their triumph that haired
should continue that distpust, sqspi-
,cion and alienation, should continue.
Do what you VIII, do what You may,
they are determined not to be satisfi-
ed. 70 I'D .itE ..titis..,ii,.,,e.
H., Now, fellow citizens, it is enough
that those Wha fopght against the
Union, should be prescribed. Fbase
of. MS who, stood Tor it are, equally de-
nonnced, II. we do not happen to agree
with, them in; our present politics.
Here stands one who is charged by
them with being o secessionist. Look
facts in the face. When Lincoln had
been elepted, and this conspiracy for
i secession began to adYQcate Itself, the
Republicans were told by our own
men, and told. still mote by those ous
of the circle, rsYon must back out OF
your aRepublicanism; you. must sur
render Ouriopposition to- the exten-
sion of slavery, or consent to & great
civil war; This they said,. vas the
oHly alternatiye. Bloodshed and de-
yastation oyer the whole aonntry, or
i you shall surrender the principles on
which you have just carried the sleo-
bion. / was one OF those who said
No; there is no such alternative" Il
denied that the Southern people, the
great majority of them, are against
the Bniog. I demand that there shall
be open, free discussion befare the
Southern people of an honest g9terri-
fied, unconstrained vote. II they ap-
prove, If the people of South say they