New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
THE PEOPLE MOURN BECAUSE THEY LOVED
HIM.
rrom me Brootlya EaOl., D0o I

Er5nHT
The obseouies of Horace Greeley, which by
the close today will have ernate ~ won1 ro rcs
Spr were other qualities also in which they have been
remarkable beside tho quality OF magnlinue lac spou
tsncitv sincerity and depth OF sorrow Tor MIN ana Oh
sSmnsthv for lis Children are unQuesuonable and, in
deed universal Every one OF these attributes s sNelncu
snS with conyicton that the good IN him greater
than almost any other person VINO mgnt nave % nfe
called away. Those Of us who knew Mr. Gree ey nvls
and who knew him WELL can find in these denlonslrs
tions finer aud more gratifying meanihg tnan f uns 90
commentators even than those VINO torm parS& & os
the great oficill and popular pageant that @ nas
followed his body to the grave 10 some , one i, H.
self TO a consideration Of the tragic eIenis W@cn @ III
ceded and characterized IT, TO others w ~ oru~ o % q
very busy and benencent life Yet Othe VIZ & "A sns
scenes round his coffin only Iho ,t MAN., " fSs
feel when probably the most taikedab'l' tah oi Ms is
tIme has been taken away. The scenes may slcnalze
osvss such as these In the breasts OF some Who par
tcinate in and OF others who contemplate, .ho plOcceu
.h cb iudgments are very inadequate. Not the
tacancss OF the DEATH not the loss OF the aDofs OF
Mr. Greeley, not the tendency of mankind to press
sround the bier of the great not the curiosity ms
career excited, are proper measures OF lho puon0
The Causes lie deeper and rest more Fundamental
facts Let the reader OF scnsibnty ana DISCRIMINATION
analyze his sensations and he WIZ ma thol 10 w
the sensatons Of the Men and women lOved nor
ace Greeley. They felt him 10 be honest 10 INC corr
They knew MIN 10 be tender and chatitabe lney were
assured of his abilities and for thirty years, IN the press
or on the platform, within the printed NOluhe they
saw evidences Of lis strong aDAites ana ~
try Eccentricties and infeictes OF temper, manner
and expression could be and were urged against Nan
But mankind are They felt sure these were Dut
the burrs which ncoSed the kernel o. pure kid near
and OF large, strong BRAIN The blade Greeley Wleco
was the finest Of the steel The man had nel'het une
nor taste wherewith to polish and bewcl the hhnue Or
liking for the Infinite display OF posture ana avt'VS
which preccdcs and introduces inc lesser eAocu,lOl
OF gracefuler contestants. great zeal oI uoSin'
and shallow assertion las been rtOuked 10y the IaeiS
following Mr. Groeleys death. Those VINO c0mpaceht{
discounted his popularity hnd themselves discounted
Those who did not see N The defeat OF inc man ino
ago an aversion to the circumstances rather i 10 ne
candidate himself, nnd thelr vision thaIstu' AIsc
believed that they had cumulSted a tissue % ahuse
against him and had piled mp column OF mslelIe-
senlion which would dispose OF MIA Tor an me lu'nI
find that abuse forgotten, but not thOSe VINO Nchtt u,
that instrumentation dcspsed and dlsslpated as
thoroughly the fOcs from the sea are dssipaeu Oy
the ann of tle Summer morning. Looking through thelf
tears people behold the real Horace Greeley ana the
creature half clown half criminal WnOm they Wcre So
Ected believe be exists no lo1ger except 10 Tue
con lemnatiOn of his creators. =,
And now the honest old sleeps beside his dead III
the city OF the dead. His warfare Is accomplished
History begins TO proportion ms laoors 70 ,ne So,
his time. His last word OF praise ana riSo ls % :,
spoken The period put TO his NE enaules nA1hluu =
Judge t a whole. In that luaElheh'' WIN uo a,,h @
more charity and justice thdh llNiub nc eNeI @ @
albeit he felt the absence or II as Geen as ever h
womanly heart in the massive nina lee uhuSS,INe
miseonstruction. He was ilue 10 ms AShts' 10 D1
heyed i'm the people He believed IN the ugh as II wa
given TO him TO the right. He fought systems, 10
Individuals; and he the fist statesman o
mis- party to know that his principles had wor
aud that the next thing to WIN was INC tno @ near
y. & LIE of his inbred ~ auJices he step
10 the skies" Peoples are MS mournefs Statesmen an
warriors his pail bearers Ana a. lOus us te rae
be did most to deliver the paDtitO and the Ofag
tree culver with their song OF redemption, as long a
tbe Norh he instructed, the West hose resources bl
Den introduced TO mankind, tine South Wlch he came a
last 10 understand, and which al inc st cde 10 uel
stand hmas long these sections ana thelT cIlzeH
have praise for ngenuuusness, emulation Tor integrity
pity Tor suffering, pride In thorough WORK thoroughy
dOre, and respect Tor manhood the ceeest ]" t mos
earnest, so long VIII Cndure ana MAGNIFY ~" 'Au'
the incentive, and the exalted example oI Horace Gree
ley