The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-16

| eaped him on trial. ct the intercesslon Of a
| journeyman from Vermont, whose acquaint-
ance Horace had casually made, and at the
end OF the day Ii was fund, to the astonlsn-
ment of all, that the ''new man" had the long
est and most accurate prof OF the lot Thereat-
ter his reputation was established, and he had
no difficulty in obtaihig work. He veered
| from Office to Office, as is the custom with
many printers, and Wal employed success
| lyely by the Evening lost, the Commercial
Advertiser. the Amulet snd the Spirit OF the
Times. In 1882, DR.. Sheppard first ventilated
his idea OF penny paper, and induced MI.
Greeley and Mr.. Story, the foreman Of the
Spirit of the Times Office, to form printing
copartnership and assist him In the realization
of the idea. They consented, and the morn
| Ing Post was the result. It lived three weeks,
and then expired. The firm of Greeley &
story lost some money By this operation, but
soon recovered, and proPered until the death
| BY drowning Of Story. The late Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett then q, g e1aeavorsd TO- indnce
aid, but the offer was declined; and In 1884
Mr.. Greeley. In company with jonas Winches-
ter and E, Libbett, Issued the first number of
family paper called the New Yorker. This
was In many respects model periodical;
but, though It lived seVen years, 1t did not
pay, and Mr.. Greeley frequently found himself
Obliged to supplement his scanty returns with
extra labor on oLher papers. The first great
hit made by him was the campaign paper
1.-The Log-Cabln," which In l84O did so much
Ito bring about the election OF President Har-
rIson. This unique and sclntlllatlng sheet,
with its trenchant wittlclsms aud songs in
favor of "Tlppecanee ard Tyler too" COM
mauded an extensive patronage and awakened
great enthusiasm. Itssncess led'Mr. Greeley
| In few months to the Inception of his great
enterprise, the New York Tribune, the first
do Ito bo
10th of April, 184l. Howhe managed this ad-
mirable journal during this thirty years, and
how. through 1t, he has gained a tremendous
influence in all sections of the country, aud
made his name Household word everywhere,
it would be supererogatWy TO describe. The
contests he has waged with rival editora, and
for and against various Ideas. have been almost
innumerable. In fact, his whole life, since he
became the editor Of the Tribune, has been
one continuous warfare, In which he has sell
dom come out second-bes, and has acquired
readiness with the use OF words and argu-
ments which is truly enVlable.
In ls48 he was elected to the National House
OF Representatives, to fill vacancy caused by
the death of q member and served the re.
mainder of the term-only three months
with remarkable assldulty and effectiveness.
upon sundry abuses, prominent among which
was the mileage system, and drew down the
wrath of many of his political friends on this
account. he also brought In bill TO dis
courage speculation In public lands and to es-
tablish homesteads upon the same, and fought
the usual extra allowances at the end OF the
session with vehemence. During bis term or
service In Congress-, MIR. Greeley was con-
stantly In his seat, and his vote is recorded on
all but one of the very numerous bills passed
before final adjournment. He also kept up q
continual fusllade Of debate, and did much
to expedite and purify legislation. Soon
after his return to private life, he began 10
deliver lectures on different subjects, all OF
which had for their basis emancipation OF
labor. This. indeed, Is the underlying Idea OF
Mr.. Greeley's mind, and all other theories are
made subsprvIent and secondary to 1t. It was
with this idea in view that he adopted the CO.
operative system in the Tribune office. He
opposed slavery principally because 1t de-
graded labor. He studies agriculture In order
10 advance The Interests OF labor. He regards
popular education 10 Its relations to labor; and
The harmonious action of labor and capital. ls
to him the greatest problem Ia .politlcH! phllo-
sophy. He has been all hia life ivug the most
industrious of laborers; and 10 him the WorK.
ingman finds q most true and sincere friend
and assistant.
Since 1852 and the defeat of Scott, the TIL
bune has been essentially an independent
paper, and Mr.. Greeley, although leaning TO-
ward Ills ancient predilectsonE, ghas peen
nothing If not critical toward the Republican
party. His Independence has been frequently
asserted in no uncertain manner, as, lor 10
stance, at the Chicago Convention, 10 1860,
when he opposed Mr.. Seward's nomination,
because he thought it unadvisable. and was
violently assalled therefor by the New York
Radicals; on many occasions during the late
civil war, when he connsellsd .,[s policy S2
that excited the unrestralRed wrath oil
the close -foowers; and notably when
he signed the ball.bond of Jefferson Davis,
and by this act OF rational clemency at once
satisfied his conscience, and deliberately 2nt
behind him all hopes of party favor. HIS
whole record is one of manly consistency, and
no Que, even his most implacabe enemy, can
study 1t without becoming impressed With the
steady, answering, sincere and honest devo.
ton Of the man to his principles, undaunted
BY reverses, nndlsmayed by opposition, and
undeterred by rldlcule and calumny. 1t is OF
such stuff as this that truly great men are
made, and nowhere are they more quickly
and fully appreciated than In the country
which is about to show by the ballot It's adml-
ration OF the character and ability OF Horace
Greeley.