The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-21
creeIeI,s Campaign speeches.

I!banew thinglunder the sun to have
4ca1didate for the Presidency OF the Uni.
tsl Sls,es travelling through tho country
making speeches in his own behalf. That
bjust what Mr. GREELEY is doing now,
Ard all bis utteranCes along the route are
fully reported by the great metropolitan
journals His passage through Pennsyl.
vinis, as We lind it reported in the Herald,
wHa sort Of ,riumphal tour, with crowds
Of.pCOple and little impromptu speeches
from the Philosopher at all the stations.
Nt GGEELEY's most notable uttcrances
were at Lancaster and u4rrisvIlle, and as
showing what presidential candidate
can have 10 say about himself and his
principles we copy them:
WHAT THE SAGE SAID TO LANCASTER.
FELLOW CITIZENS OF LANcAsTER:-
You SEE before you today one who is the
subject Of very much reprobation and un.
spstlng denuuClGtiOn. 1t is widely re.
ported that he who addresses you is or
mas been a secessiOnist, u rebel, Qaughter)
- know Nothing, negro trader, or
xhAteVer else seems likely 10 iucite preju.
dice against him. have been asked
gFavely to contradict the statement that l
had been Know Nothing, and had
better let them pass, better let them all
80, because at the bottom Of the iabrica-
ions there IS some truth, and that is that
my relations to existing parties is
Sor THE SAME AS IT WAS YEARS Ago."
(LAGShterl l am one who believes that
prIIes ought to rise, flourish and decay
aad pass away. believe that the coun-
" viii never be well governed il it shall
OSanderstood that one party is intrench-
cum power, lnviuClblG and will SO remain
W. Sa Indefinite period; Tor, whenever
'aa' IS lhe case, cunning men, scheminC
uea seize hold Of the machinery of that
pan 70 work out their own selfish ends,
anu they run the machine" as they say;
!aey run II so that all the oil drips into
,leiE pockets. u.aughteG). Now, then,
E'! you this is not new belief with me,
nave seen good parties rise and do great
EsSce S 10 their country and ultimately
%coMe corrupt or etFete aud pass away.
~, uust we Shall see no more OF this. As
Wae wears on We shall realize that our
AIeSlsnce IS due 10 country and not to
PAsyi mat party is an Instrument and not
,S Az enc; That public good Is the only end
.I wa! a patriot can properly consider, and
va. ~ considering this he will be led to
~. ~, without wy regard TO parties, as he did
notact III the past.
OUR DANGERS OF THE FAST ARE GONE.
w. we once had to fight against the dis
..PuOn and division Of our country: now
yT !Gu may live a hundred years and you
,Sia SII never never see formidable effort to divide
As country, We have made a struggle
W. ~o impartial liberty, and impartial Liberty
'S;.e %SS;aS'e except so far as some are disfran.
s sused aud prescribed because Of their
,SaS yHS 10 rebellion that vanished more
;. ,.1u ,.0it seven years ago. l am in favor OF
I,smu't1sIchislng anu these men. EApplause |
citj1an Ir ~ !avor OF calling every American
i'a1Tn i'%N around the common table OF our
"a ;iaI.ly, and saying to him, Brother, there
nl,u'.Tn rOon and place for you here-Tap-
pIa,eS TIaul-oe one OF u.s." Having recon-
p",NC. SSH ouE national unity in spirit and in
p~,PIe, inI ~, as well as in political effect; hay.
,ps,i S Ioae this, we must next nay our at.
s.,ia %aHoa 10 that corruption which is fast
And Is 3. 'n'o the vitals Of the body polite,
mad n see u We can't devise some means 10
b4,,S. S VSE T legislation, State and national,
On 'sS' sSo Inen Il II has been, and government
DTss.;a. 'us whole public benefit and not CD.
'''OH "ad cxaction. Such, friends, is
~ TIE WORK BEFORE Us.
nSn,.i,!yi g you tojudgc through what instru.
pArt, iIesI its Ust ey what noble efforts on your
'''' ''' noble end shall be achieved.
HORACE TO HARRISBURG.
sc..a.iIOtw ssLiOw CITIZENS OF HARRIsnURo-
SiTii iiiEely had the last gun Of our great
bin' ~ "Sr n! ceased TO reverberatc over the
81 T. VI Virginia when my voice was rails.
sHHa,, ~ !aVnr o! forbearance and mercy
/ ItIyIsy tIs \; and reconciliation. (Cheers
eponab ,. 'uat there had been bloodshed
ISa TS.lSa and thHtwhat was now needed
cpIsSu 'D' manifestation OF a spirit Of her.
lsnncH,,ea marty. Remember that diving
y.sTSnn .uusuon OF the great King David; that
cbjsT"Sss,uce should be brought on his
bIoIT nI GER JoAb,because he had shed the
S.VsI S"I Ua o war in peace. (Applause J i would
SSsNl0.So S no drop Of blood shed more than
phU,aN O,u'e necessity should dictate, IAN.
when ,n 90, then, at that carly day
Ae Ss,.S sne country was infuriaied 6y
speak k'as!lon SSan Of its President, I dared tc
ou tSO "1Sn olS There were very few to hear,
~ 'ue side ol tOrgivness. Time nasSeS on