Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-21
POLITICAL.
Horace Greelsy's Westward, HOl
What He Knows about Rebels.

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 20-The promise
that Horace Greeley would say a few
words on his arrival here at 10 O'Clock this
a. M, was sufficient to attract quite
croud of men of all political parties to the
depot. The train arrived few minutes
late. Mr. Jno. G. Thompson introduced
Horace Greeley who was received with
cheers and spoke about minutes. He said
in substance that as more than seven years
having passed since the cease of the civil
war, 1t seemed no more than reasonable
that its attendant prescription and evils
should cease; that there was now no good
reason why the American people should
hate one another or should prosecute one
another. Some said there was part Of the
people who should not vote on account Of
their participation in the war. He denied
that any should be prescribed because of
that war. The opposition say this class
are few. We say, No sir, there are
thousands of this class among the
best of citizens in Arkansas
alons. He said Gen. Sigel seven years ago
hac written from South Carolina that the
principal reason why reconstruction was a
failure, was because men of properly Iwere
prosecuted and not allowed TO vote while
the poorer and ignorant classes could vote
away their property. The speaker thought
/ the time had fully come when all should
say to these thousands who were against
US, Come forward and help us, free as we
are, to rebuild the waste places of our
country. He said this is what We under
stand by reconciliation (cheers), none
prescribed and none under the bar. He
continued: Says one, you would not want
us to vote for rebel for Office would you?
say you are not asked to vote for any
such, but only asked to allow all to vote
for whom they please. How shall a man
be rebel who seven years ago turned
to his allegiance, took the oath and has
since been good citizen, and did all he
could to build up the country? hold it an
error to call such men rebels.
Mr.. Greeley closed by saying: Let there
be no prescription, but let us all, white or
black, unite to build up our country.
[C.eers] The distinguished speaker
closed abruptly, no doubt thinking his
voice not of sufficient calibre to attempt to
drown the fizz and noise of two locomo-
tives standing near where he was speak
ing. The crowd called for more, and Mr..
Greeley made his appearance at the end of
the car again. Just then a locomotive
uIOSuOu W duu puIlOO bOlklo utSbohSO
up the track to allow another car to be
attached. After all was quiet again,
Gov. walker, Of Virginia,
was called on and said: Fellow-citizens-
l am glad to meet you this bright Septem-
Der morning. am glad to see before me
so many intelligent aud honest voters, who
will, l doubt not, cast their suffrages for
Greeley. [Cheers. Tine Old Dominion
has been in the past the leader of States,
and of the Un.on. Where she lead the
South followed. Even in the late war the
Confederacy was nothing until Virginia
cast her lot with it. The Confederacy
could not have lived six months without
the Dominion, and when she surrendered
on the plains of Appatomax the rebellion
was over. In 1860 Virginia inaugurated
this great Liberal movement on her soil,
and since all has been we'll within her
borders. You do not hear there Of riots,
Ku-Klux and bank defalcatioHs, but only of
good government and peace. Virginia has
pride in her success in the great work, and
she now appeals to you, her daughter Ohio,
to come to her support and help her redeem
this country. Loud applause.]
Mr.. Greeley then seated himself In his
car window and shook hands with all who
wished.