Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-05
GREELEY md SEWARD.
Correspondence of the Union and American


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2, lo72.-
The uDexpec ed Death Of Mr.. Greeley,
following so soon at er that of Mr.. Seward,
suggests some reflection in one who knew
them both since 1926, when the kidnapping
and probable murder Of ibad Mason by
the name Of William Morgan, in Western
New York, led TO the formation of an anti
masonic party in that State. In after years
when NJ. Seward rose 10 be Governor, he
and bis friend Tburlow Weed, of the Albany
Evening Journal, Horace Greeley and Hem
~ J Raj moDd, ef the New York Tribune,
saw the the necessity Of having Northern
party for National purposes, with a basis
broader and deeper than that of anti-ms-
sonry. AbolitiOnism and the ''irrepressible
conflict" were born of this political neces-
sity. La educating the people into deep
seated batTeo of slavery and slave holders,
Weed, Seward, Greeley, Raymond & Co.
have given existence to power in the land
which has not only killed Greeley with brain
fever, and Raymond with apOplexy, but
more than halt transformed our old repubil-
can Government into an elective despotism,
Ali intelligent men here in Washington ad-
init that the Radical party cannot stand
still and live. 1t must either 60 forward
lDLO NtEbfdilL hltO-ly a. pOlIAtU OUT Dy
Senator BrOwnlOw and other Senators, who
are the brain Of tie party, or it must soon
RELAPSE mo the pll cy add principles of
the OPP nents of Capitalization. There is
DO middle ground, nor can there be, between
thai S. stem of Federal Government found
ed ~ Washington, Hamikon, Franklin and
their associates, and the temporary one
which enabled Secretary Seward TO arrest
i'm 80 IA.
any man 10 the United States, or on the
high sess, "by the tinS'e OF his ittlebell"
1t is easy, and may be popular, to csll the
government ofJeffarson and Washington,
with itB restriciO on federal power, hard
names, and "DemCcrstsc," and say that
GDemOcracy is oious to the people," Bot
does the abuse ola souud principle in our
system destroy its intrinsic value when not
abused?' There is uO good thing under
Heaven that man has rot perverted TO an
improper use. If 5 ate rights may be used
by Incendiary politicians iuT purposes of Sc.
&c. 81 q 4, canuot common iGcendiaries use
fire for purposes still more destructive?
Shall mankind deny themselves the benefit
Of IRE and ex.igg..ish it everywhere, Just as
the Radicals aim to exunguish all State
rights 10 avoid the possibility Of thtra being
a iabel state? Horace Greeley saw the
supreme folly of fighting possibilities
Fighting wiud-miils with an expensive
army and navy, is more sensi-
Die. Yet what else has the
pugDarious Radical party got to fight? 1t
las s!ready the executive, Judicial and leg
lslativa rover of the Datlon, backed by an
inteLge hatred Of the South, that defeated
the domination of Clay at Harrisburg in
lS4l, :. cause be was a Southern man, and
uef-aleG Tie election Of a lue long Northern
Protection ist, Aboliionist and Phllan,hTo-
Pisl IL 1872, because be thought it wise 40
shake hands over the bloody chasm," and
live l. peace with the Southern people.
OIoeiyy 5 msgusnmitY was driven back
upon iia "saiH with tremendous force, and
killed Dim, while tie amnesty Of Weed,
and 0! Der supporters II Seward and his
Usse Jt.-yIels Ui endl IS coutllcJ lives on in
triumph. The educators OF haired have
GoLe ,-e.T Ork thoroughly and deeply.
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