The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-11

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litical managers, Of another New York poll
tician, as their candidate, the beginning Of
another unblushing game of deception
Are the supporters of the hoa7y New Yorl,
politicians any more sincere than were those
OF the handsome New York politician ]
Will borrow some Of the infantile credulity
OF Franklin Stearns, who never did foolish
thing IN business, nor wise thing in poll.
tics, and believe that the Greeley Conserva-
tiyes in Virginia of to-day, the managers
excepted are better Republicans than the
Walker Conservatives were, who called
themselves, I" true. " | have more
faith in the sincerity of Mr.. Greeley's
Virginia supporters than | have
in their new idol. Whatever
change the logic of events, may have at
last wrought in the sentiments of his sup
porters, it is certain that, as a party, their
policy has heretofore been one of bitter ha-
tired, yiliiication and prescription, towards
national men. And this is my first point
against him THAT if he were an honest
national Republican, he would not accept,
much less would he have bought the sup
port Of such party. None but traitor
to the Republican cause would accept favors
from its enemies. My leading and unser-
mountable objection to Horace Greeley is,
that lie is traitor 10 the faith lie processes,
The enemy would not adopt him as their
leader If he were faithful. When | see a
soldier escorted with banners into the
camp of the enemy and placed in command
of their chosen brigades, think of Bene-
dict Arnold and 1 not merely fqf him
as an enemy, bit I leSpiSe him as trai-
tor. 1t costs native southern man much
of feeling all that is embraced in the good
will of his own people-to be a national
man, against the passions and preludices of
the populace surrounding him and
when we sec northern Republicans taking
sides against us, and giving countenance to
the prescription of which we are the VIC
Tins, betraying the cause to which we are
martyrs, there is no word in the language,
not even the hateful word traitor, that can
express the indignant contempt and resent
ment which we feel for such men,"
After this home thrust at the Virginia
Democracy, which not only cuts through
the bone, but the nerves of the spinal mar
row, he walks into the meGlness of Horace
Greeley's treason to the Republican party,
and his treachery to the cause which has
had his lifelong advocacy and support.
This part of Col. Hughes speech, though
free from bitterness and asperity, is merci-
lessly scathlng in its analysis and dssec-
ton of the character, crotchets, and isms
Of the man. We can barely touch upon
the points which are made against him on
these heads. Hoisno true type ofthe Amerl-
can man. He has outliped his day and gem
Grafton. He began his public life almost half
a century ago, as bitter anti-mason prea-
ching crusade against that ancient and be-
nevOIcnt brotherhood. He was a socialist
in the faith of Fourier and Owen. He has
had much to do with woman's rights and
free love; pretending sometimes to combat
them but always giving them bland and
countenance. Though professed
vegetarian, eating no meat, and Boosting
temperance man, eschewing whiskey, he is
liberal spiritualist, the patron and host o
spTit-rappers and clairyoyants. He has been
esteemed a iree-thinker in religion, and a
lnow-nothing in politics, and was both, if a
man is to be judged by the company he
has kept. In short, his name is a syno-
nyme of unsoundness, absurdity and crazi-
ness, on all social and political questions.
HIS career as ain abolitionist incendiary
is without a parallel in the history of fire.
brandlsm and Instruction in this country.
All the vile epithets against the south and
ler people were the coinage of his brain,
md passed into the vocabulary of the times
rom his pen. John Brown, the speaker
'egarded as saint in comparison with
Greeley. The old man had pluck and the
to confront danger, which Gree
ey had not. Brown marched to the front
With pixies; Greeley kept at a safe distance,
Welding only the pen. He encouraged the
John Brown raid, was for dissolving the
Union in 1861, has advocated all the amend
nents and reconstruction acts, and only
lealt in few empty words of favor to the
outh. The ku-lllux act was Greeley's
aw, not General Grants. He was clamor-
JUS for its passage in the Tribune, and still
more ciamorous forits rigid and unsparing
after its passage.
The speech closes with happy contrast
u General Grant with Mr.. Greeley, whether
'lewed as a man, politician or states
nan. Before the war he was Democrat in
he faith of Stephen A. Douglas. He helped |
0 fight that Mexican war which Mr.. Gree
ey opposed, and was part Of that devoted |
rmy which, at every step Of its march to
he Mexican capital sustained double fire
receiving the Mexican balls in front, and
Horace Greeley's shots in the rear. He
elped to conquer that splendid domain
trctching from Louisiana to the Pacific
)cean, which Mr.. Greeley did not want
his Union to acquire lest it should aggran-
ize the South. General Grant never lifted
is finger to disturb the peace OF the South,
r to inaugurate war ofraces, while slavery
Tas protected by the constitution of his
ountry. He had no agency in bringing on
ne civil war which Mr.. Greeley's teachings
ompeled. When it became his duty to
ght for the Union and the Flag, he did not
emain securely in New York, urging brave
len ION to Richmond" He went himself
lto the army, and fought the war through