Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-02

When The train stopped NJ Erie, Mr..
Greeley made the f5IloHing address:
FELLow-CfrizsSs /, was about forty
one aud half years ago ths. J. a rather
green country boy with all my worldly |
wealth joas up Ia q very small buudls, |
walked into this place Que winter morning
looking for YORK by which 70 earn my
bread found employment aud kindnss.
10 the Office Of Mr.. Slerreu. IN the Err,
Gdsshs Utiice, for tx months, and these siX
months are anobg the p'easantsst Of oil tht
months ] nov recall, | tried to be, fellow
citizsns, While lived here, a diligent faith
fol- correct, though not very rapid typs-set-
ter, and trust that 10 my humble sphere ]
made macy friends snd no enemies. "a,
little gwen TO political dispuiaiiou, which
seemed to me rather q pscdliArity of TO.
place, for never saE 90 mAuy red-h1I poll.
Nciaus Ia any other place have visited, A.
in Ere 10 years $50. Still trust gave ~
one iuat cause oil oHsnss. | am sure no
one uho differed from me ever has laid w
against me anything which ] said during
my col ourn here. Well the time cane
When there uss no work hers for me 90 DO
would gladly have remained for years, per
hsps ell my lifetime, bur vork failed, Ano
like too macy others | set nv face toward
New York, thinking, IN the great city, as o.
many others have mi,takeuiT thought,
could 40, fail to end employment. / went
there, aud though for sOms years hope Was
very slight and It often seemed as could NOT
ind means TO stop batA fcw weeks still was
able 10 hold on and, after ten years gained
a footing there that u likely 10 abide.
have, fsliow-citizsus, been there forty year.
as printer and editor, the trade winch
learned, the vocation to WHOM had AluAys
aiplrsd. haze been reasonably successful
there laughter that ia to say, though /
have not amassvd wealth, probably never
shall do 40, have alWays been generously
subsiIted. Ny labOrs. which have been con
slant and arduous, have been fairly re-
munerSlsd. Nov Old age begins to creep
on, so not issl, 10 spite Of al the bitter.
meas, in spite Of the prescriptions which
have encountered BY many old friends with
whom | have seen cause TO differ to-day, ]
feel tolerAby certain that 40 long as nv
right hand shall not forget its cunning,
shall be able TO earn a decent existence
without pulling up my stakes, and making
another experiment Of place and chance
10 live we'll
Fellow oitzsns, l feel deeply crate 70, to
macy old friends whom | met in Erie these
many years ago. The greater number Of
those knew and loved then have passed
away. We who remain are few. We who
knew each other then are few. A new gen
Grafton has grown up here in Erie, so thai
probably tour-iiihs Of all whom knew and
loved when took up my buudls and started
out OF Ere Al years ago are not living nos
1ou are neE generation. But | knou
4 4.
aliiy ! know her readiness to afford gen
srous appreciation TO the motives aud pur-
poses OF those she ka, known aud esteemed
30 tesl Aure that, when the bitterness and
passions Of the day shall have passed away,
may return 10 Erie aud reuuile some Of the
lies Of friendsbip uhieh later occurrences
have somewhat tired, bat which | an sure
they have not totally separated. l have
kind memories Of Erie, and / trust some
that are here have gentle rsmsmbranees Of
me 90 that 10 tas future A. In the past,
/ shall come 10 them With open hands and a
hearty smile, TO be with them AZ / was 10
days gone by.
WORK or THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Nov, then, | will say few words with
regard 10 our political condition. / have
differed 9TH old aud dear fdsnds-I have
differed for years past With them. had a
very early and = very ardsEt feeling for the
Republicans party. ls principle, we're moth
ing new TO me, held them, oh crushed them,
long bsiors there was any such party; con
sequsniiy, uhsn the time came that the old
wing party should perish and disappear, /
vas one Of tbs frat TO step out from usdsr
that banner and link my efforts and my for
tunes with the new party, whose great lead
ing fundamental purposs was the prsserva-
lion Of the Federal Territories from human
ooudags. ! worked with that party until
Al h' purposes had bssn fslly accom- pli.h.d.
Tue Territories we're saved, and saved
forever Tue Uaion, being Assail-d, vas
defended, and thoroughly, absolutslv. ANAL,
rsaeusd from peril avery, which IN M,
Judgment had been a great curse aud ths
g'sA' danger OF the couniry ever ,ioca m.
t'aadAtlon-a crossing p,ril. an enormons
eyn-pAassd auay with the Rebellion Il had
eSotsd Nov tben,I IaidIh time ha, come
uan slavery and the RIB, ION ara gone
,hn. InNil hinder as from bsisg svsrmore a
n. TN1seJ unitsd and fralsrual people
IN e sps,aa'e | did not even curse those who
IN, ssA'o., Us; for it seemed to me v.rv
wa" had been seu,h as they we're +,