Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-25
tspeech of-Horaco Greeley
AT PITTSBURG.

of-Hofacs Greeley
AT PITTSBCRG.
PiT1sBURs, Pa, Sept. 19.-Hor-
ace Greeley and party reached here
ats oscioek this EVENING" and VIII
leave for Cincinnati in tie morning.
Mi. Greeley was met at the depot ~
n large torchlight procession and es-
corted TO the ST. Charles Hotel, from
the balcony of which he made II
speech, in which he referred to the
late convention Of soldiers and SAIL
orSiu this ciLS, stating it was a large,
assemblaye of men with the single
purpose OF retaining h~eDftterness.
and hatred. aud a~niuios!ty, ana anti
patllies, and fears, and eycItemenrs
OF civil war for The advantage OF y
political party. They talk ABOUT
rebel, and traitors. Are we never
To be done with this? We demand
ed of our anniversaries i'll the great
civil war that they surrender their
arms and go TO their homes. They
surrendered them. We demanded
that they enfraiichise the blacks, and
the blacks are enfranciliset.
None but white men now stand
di>tranchiScd Oh the SOL OF our cuui,-
try. We demanded that they stipu-
iiIl. IHiI f,,,. ,..,t,,tr ,l Sl.,. va limit
not DC paid ioi, and Ina, the rebel
war debt should never be paid for by
the government OF by the States. aud
they agreed TO that. So tar us | can
see. ever! dcInull lnudc ON the part
of The loyal State, and people las
been fully complied with OH the parl
OF those lately III rcu"ii,on. And
>tiff they tell US, We manI them TO
rcpcut.' Have they no broa.lI
forth WORK. meet I"r repentance
Coming together la solemn culyrn-
lion, lie representatives u. the SvUI!i-
crn people have %4vcu their assent
10 the platform If the tInc.unr,ti
Convention. wII,h Vas llr most ~
tense lrh most complete i~tupuhliran
Platform that had exc. been rr..~rut-
cd by ANY rational convention what
ever. -Four years ago III the i~t"I.,I,-
lIcan National C~ouv"Iiion, II " -
SAID That tins prescription -hoUiu
Sr"cul!y CEASE. Four wear, have.
passed. and still ii IL mI.utainrd.
There are this day thousands of /, g.
pie OF Arkansas alone i.ron:'p!icd. The
most intelligent. the most rr>Iwrt:t-
Die people Of that Slate. :nrhiu,lcu
10 exercise the right %! >i,iiraw.. Tor
biddcn exclusively by the parry that
meets here and >ii"ut> Tor Grant a!.,i
Wilson.
Now 1t Is moi cnnii-!, that tho~r
who fought against line Union >huu..i
be P~rU>crip.tt. Those OF u who
stood tor II are rquiii, .tennuu,iri. #
We IL" NOT ithpi,'n to lSr-" with tine
Administration III our rr->rn; pol,-
tics.
Mr.. Greeley Then referred Ia The
c"nuiiton of affairs after Lincoln,
.lc"ilpn. WHEN IL w.- said ,,s1 tie.
itrrnhtictn> inusl back down from
lilc'f position or consent to rIyl!
Naf. lie WAS on" OF those who said
that t.,ere WAS no such alternative.
lie triiIru iiI:!i tiIr majority OF the
southern people wcr,. against the
Cu!rn. and demau,ird that there
shOul't be :; ire. discussion before the
people. but If after all honest AMI
Unrestricted Vote, II miinritv of the
southern people wanted %il>uninn ir
would consent il. lie knew. how
. ever, that they Wnu.ti not vote. aud
they did moi vn:r that winter Tor
>rrcs>ion, Int Tor c:lngnn% To III,
tI.oI and NOM he SIIt If the ~
+ ION ere 20 ne IprriIl"i-auti there
were jt>t two nl.sir, Ut >IviIm it,
trust 10 I!ir IilInrcS oil evil war, ul
to the chiIr"S of :, tree fair vote OF
the Southern peUpic-i wrui't VERY
greatly prefer to take the initpi
chance father THAI The iurlIrr. /,
its inception aui IN ii~ oII.l,i. Tia.
great ina,srS oi those who cum>.ntct
To Tie secession movement wa,itr,I
nothing iS IL bat 10 back down IT,,
North ANA MAX" Us Cu,-rul to Heck.
tension OF slavery. That Was ,ll, /,
PURPOSE, ::li't i;I:.t lHrI.u-c | dii ny
bet 10 resist ana 'teirut. The defeat
"l Tie adversary was nnOre culnpi"i,
than any drt.ai recorded II h.,lur,.,
ih"v have >u!l,rci iuu-I.-ilrr. n,v,
conceded all. Cannot We afford f.,
he ni''gnanluluu~, Il! least. Tin, say.
iciioW c~ItiE,n~, That The ;-uilILrrti
pr"ul" may vac. some III t,uc.n NAV,
IL HE instant they ru'c III" rr> i,
raised, "Hec how r!lrS,. frIium-vut.: -
they GiIrn Il ."luu uu>t volc uth. r.
wise. l. i!!tt ,u rlvrLluG: Il 4. ga,
IN" iai"l'on III war IN .!iipii.a, ;.-,. It.
HE speaker then ~. II. Il g.. i'..;.
bir@ a. the great lave %. .A.ir, rff,
intn>'rt. ipp"airti "I'H. ;n"rr.. tbs.
manufacturers unti bII>ii.-e- IA =
Seh"ra!i! 10 take Il generous yII, al
the WORK "f rrcumciiiiiy our country
mon. lie -lit | as, luu - f..>,
Iiliit held ouI IL you 10y unr 81 4.
rfIi brci'"'rn III thar "'.'P.r..i ~. 50
t!nr!niilitl platform. r., ,.I
"r:.Si' that iinnd a"'i ~tl: "b.rI,a, e.
Wr met aItt we tonight. !u II
IL rIi,ici a: iri IL u-.iu I... Irt g.. rs,,.
II! "n'''I. aud io.-yi sis,i Nr '... .
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