The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-09-19
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A little less than six years ago, to-
wit: On the Goth day Of November,
1866, Horace White, then as we'll %
now, editing the Chicago Tribune,
wrote the following truthful sketch 81
the man he is now trying to make
President through the aid Of the rag,
tag, and bobtail vote Of the country
We commend it to the consideration Of
the new subscribers to the Chicago
Tribune and to the new converts to
Horace Grcelyism.
"MR. aREELEY's LATEST MANIFESTO.
"Horace Greeley, who seizes on every
occasion to state his position over hts
full signature, and who states It any
way, even without occasion, but never
without his signature, is coming West ;
and this, fact he makes an excuse for a
declaration Of principles. II is Just
such q declaration as might have been
looked for. The Republicans having
carried the elections, and secured full
control of the Government for three
years to come, 1t is just the time for
Mr.. Horace Greeley to propose a sur
render to the rebels Of The South and
the copperheGds Of the North. 1t Is
has pecsslinrity. He is invariably
frightened out of his wits by the con.
sciousness Of being the victor, aud i'm
mediately proposes to change places
with the vanquished. Universal sui.
frage and universal amnesty hiss been
his cry for q long time !; and now that
the North 10 In position TO enforce
this or any other condition It may
please, Mr.. Greeley announces that he
10 In favor of the amnesty any way,
even though for the present impartial
suffrage should be resisted and defeat
ed In other words, no would first
give the rebels their amnesty, and let
the rights Of the negroes take their
chances afterward. He would open
the doors Of Jeff. Davis prison, and
send him forth clad with all the rights
and privileges of q loyal citizen, his
offences washed out before the law,
and his position % a leader of the
South restored to him. The murder
'ers Of our prisoners at Andersonville,
the assassins Of Abraham Lincoln, the
perjured villains who lived on the
bounty of the Government while plot
ting its destruction, Lee, Beauregard,
Toombs, Breckenridge, Forrest, the
butcher Of Fort Pillow, all the leaders
ip the great conspiracy that delugcd
the land with blood, must be forgiven
and freely pardoned-sent forth with
no mark of ign0miny upon them, and
NO rebukc Of the damninQ crime they
have committed. We are to let them
take their places as the champions and
representatives of tho people of the
South, the honored leaders Of public
opinion and the examples for coming
generations. But az to the negroes,
who have been true to the hag, who
promptly answered every call, and
came forth to defend 1t in battle, their
rights arc TO be left to the chances OF
the future. First zee that the traitors
are freed from all possibility Of pun.
ishment-ffr first put them beyond the
reach OF justice-and then we will see
what can be done with the negroes
Such is the policy of Mr.. Horace Gree.
ley. He is much more anxious to save
JEFF Davis and the rebel leaders from
merited punishment than he is to sc.
cure the rights of the loyal men of the
South.
This policy Is eminently IN keeping
sciM Mr.. Gyceley's career, .chich 1taI
been consistently iacoussstept, n make.
no difference I'D Aoss asssch oppayen,
edrnestness he may allocate a princi.
pteS ~ Ms0Dsesat 1t becomes possible &
put that principle into practical oper
alton, that moment Mr.. Greeley Is Ger
tain to dodge of and begin negosia
tiOn scith its beaten enemy. The. peo
pie of this country think the rights o,
the loyal men of the South should be
secured, to begin with, and that amnes,
ty should depend upon the future
Mr.. Greeley is candidate for the Sen,
ate of the United States. Should h,
be elected, the Republicans could gen
orally count on his cooperation ache,
1t scas not needed; but tchen the n,onaen
IL might become necessary to carry thru
| any measure lco,s'd be the precise mo
naent schen 1t aroitld become doubtful