The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-22
vow ana Theu.-Greeiey on the
hizht OF seee.>ten.-Dupiici aud
ineensistency OF RadicsIism.

w. "'-" CRIME IVA the estimation of the
truly loyar war shriekers Of the country
for any Democrat to have doubted the
Union orthodoxy % Horace Greeley. or TO
have questioned the soundne>s OF his Re
puh can faith yet Immediately before the
war aud for advocating and defending
Erceley's doctrine, thousands OF men aud
women were slaughtered, that hypocrit;e.
a. Old siH'er published IN his New York
Tribune November 9tl, 1869. the follow
ing
And now. II the cotton States cnn.iler al.
value OF the Union dcbatable xe maintain thei,
perfect right TO discuss il. Nay. We hold with
y'ne,s"h 10 the inalienable right Of communi-
nes TO altar or abolish forms Of government,
that have been oppressive or iniuri,,p.. ri ~
the cotton states shall decide that thew can do
better out OF the Union than in IL "a. in.i., n,
letting them go In peace. The right 10 s.c,de
may be revolutionary one, but IL exist. n,v.
erthcless; and We do not see how on. Marty On,
nave tue right to do what another party has
the night To- prevent. We must ever r-.i.t the
asserted right Of any State TO remain in th,
union' nuliiiy or defy the laws thereof 10
Withdr"w from the Union l. quite another mat
tor. and whenever n considerable seetion uf
"ur Union shall deliberately resolve ID ., ONT
We shall resist all ooercive measures designed
10 keep 1t IN. We hope never L. live in a Re
public whereof one section is PINNED to the
residue by bayoncts. But, while we TIM, mn
hold the practical liberty, II not the abstract
right n secession, we must insist the stem be
taken, II II ever shall be. with the del iboratiun
aud gravity benehtting 80 none ntnus nm i,su,.
Let ample time be given for reflection; let IN,
subject be fully canvassed before the people.
mi 1af .lur 4
before secession is deerccd Let the peopIc be
told just Why they are asked to break up IN.
considerations let them have both sides OF the
question fully presented; let them reflect de %
iberate. then vote; and let the act of secession
be the echo uf an unmisiakablc popular fiat
Judgment thus rendered, demand for sep
aration 30 backed, would either be acqnicsced
in without the effusion of blood or those who
rushed upon carnage to defy and defeat IL.
would place themselves clearly in the wrong. -
Now, we are not going to stop TO de
bate the question as to the right Of seces-
sion, but will leave that for future time.
Our present object is to show up the doc.
trine which the venerable apostle Of Re
pnIlicanism taught to the people through
his immaculate Tribune, immediately be.
N'N ~" "n'i ""iSh was NOT condemned
AT the time, aud which has never vet been
condemned to our knowledge, by the lead.
ing members Of the party to which he
(GreeIey) then. aud still belongs. lie
then proclaimed that "fhe right 10 secede
erisf>d. and that one party could have no
pght To- do what another party had "A rigGt
{" "PrTeYt For uttering such sentiment
siX months after the publication OF the
above rank accession article, any Demo.
crat would have been either shot down
or Imprisoned, but because the i'm
maculate Horace Greeley was Owed i.,.
the-wool Radical, an old-time abolition.
list and bowling Felcrtlist, he was per-
united TO run at large and witness the
slaughter and ruin brought upon the South.
ern people for attempting 10 defend the
very rights, and carry out the identical
principles in whi:h he Greeley had
taught them to believe.
Any one who will give the above extrac,
n careful reading will see that Mr.. Greeley
was, on tue 9th day Of November. 1860.
advocating the rankcst secession doctrine,
lie was then in full fellowship with the Re
publican party aud remained there up to
the time Of the Cincinnati Convention. aud
we are not advised that his views have
ever undergone any change upon the cub
ject since His secession proclivities and
reasonable utiersnces were then. and
have ever since been, oyerbalanced by his
loyalty, w until the meeting orthe laie
Liberal Convention At Cincinnati. when
and where be thought progor 10 nccept A
domination ior' the IIesidency agaiasf
Ulysses S Grant, 'the gift mker. Then
II was. and not until then. chat Horace su9.
denly became q mom,rous bad man. a
rehel, a sece-sioni-i, = traitor. aud vile
wretch Tor whom no Republican slonlI
cherish the least esteem. or respect and
we end ihe above article rrrsyed against
Dim now, ar an argument against biz elec
uon in ls52 lit is REASONABLE non wa.
% not more go 900 the yer, eve oi The RI,
be.lion' lftis distyai nom. wa- it not
more 20 hsa' And What pcuance has
Horace ever done TO obtain political ALSO.
luton from thnt grave political .in2
The Republican party ha. been qu.lty
oi o gro-s and ru inexpIicabIe incon-i.ten.
cy. 90 say the least OF &C. ard thc less they
-sy "ote about Grceley.s secession senu.
menis the better twill be Tor them.
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