Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-09
WHAT MIR. GREELEY REPRESENTS
IN THIS CANVASS.

The New York World, which cannot be
accused of yielding TO any sudden impulse
in favor of Mr.. Greeley, states very sue
emily what be represents in this canvass,
showing very conclusively why the people
should vote for Greeley, who represents
ballots, and not for Grant, who is in favor
of bullets.
'First ana feremost," says the World,
she represents the patriotic yearning for re-
Cancellation, peace, and fraternity between
the alienated sections of our vexed and dis
tracted country. OF this holy and healing
sentiment, which yearns to cement our
countrymen in mutual respect and cordial
brotherhood, Mr.. Greeley is incomparably
the fittest representative that could have
been selected from among our conspi-
cuous public men. To be sure, there
are hundreds Of eminent Democrats who
g. cherish the same generous feelings towards
the South; but their willingness to be just
and magnanimous has no extraordinary
significance. But when an eminent Re-
publican, nominated and supported by Re-
publicans, tenders forgiveness and invites
brotherhood, it is evidence of great change
in Northern public opinion. And if such
Republican is elected President by union
of Democratic and Republican voters, it will
be a more signal demonstration of returning
kindness and goodwill than the election of
a regular Democrat. Mr.. Greeley has a
valid title to lead such a movement. He has
steadily preached Amnesty, in season and
out Of season, ever since the close of the
war. He indicated his sincerity in the
bail-bond matter, when it cost him great
part Of his influence in his own party, and
raised against him general howl of Re-
publican eXecration. There is no other
Republican who has risked and sacrificed a
hundredth part as much in bearing testi-
mony against the nliberal, embittered spirit
of the vindictive Radicals. He is therefore
a fit representative of reconciliation-the
most important Of present issues.
"Mr. Greeley also represents the general
demand for honesty in the administration
of the Government, and his personal an
tecedents make him also suitable candi-
date in this view. He is not merely honest
himself, but he has been resolutely scou1g-
ing scoundrels all his life; and, what is
more TO the purpose, scoundrels in his own
party. 1t has been his practice for years to
publish in his paper ''black lists" of Repub-
lican members of the State Legislature who
voted for swindling schemes. The vigor
with which he has pursued and hunted
down such knaVes, is Zone reason why he
has been so unpopular in political conven-
lions packed and engineered by them and
their like.
"In this Presidential canvass Mr.. Greeley
represents various other things good in
themselves, but of less Importance. Such
are the one-term principle for President, re-
form Of the civil service, and other points
severally enumerated in the Cincinnati-Bal-
timore platform. But his chief strength as
a candidate lies in his good title to be the
standard-bearer Of the patriotic citizens who
wish TO heal the wounds of the late war,
and to retrench the expenses of the Gov
eminent by upright administration. And
on these capital points he is in full accord
both with the cherished views of the Dem
ocratic party and with his own record and
antecedents,r