Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-05-21


and Thurlow Weed could ignore the
third man in the firm of Seward,
Weed and Greeley, they could not
prevent his revenge. Mr.. Lincoln
was elected, but Mr.. Greeley does
not apr Pr to have been entirely sat.
isfed with him as President. The
Tribune criticised many of his war
measures and opposed the main fea-
lures of his policy. Mr.. Greeley
thought peace could be obtained by
negotiation, especially with some
uninfluential contederates in Canada,
while Mr. Lincoln thought that peace
could be gained but through victor
les in the field. The journalist, how
ever, became reconciled to the Pres
ident as the election approached, and
the Tribune supported Mr.. Lincoln
for second term. Greeley was O
Presidential elector from this State
in 1864, and voted for Lincoln and
Johnson. In 1864 and 1865 Greeley
published his history of the rebellion
entitled "The American Conflict" in
TWO large volumes.
After the close of the war Greeley
raised the cry of universal amnesty
and universal manhood suffrage" the
latter half of which programme has
since been carried out to the full
In 1867 NJ. Greeley travelled to Rich
mond, Va, and became part bail for
Jefferson Davis, arraigned before the
United States Circuit Court for lev
ying war against the United States.
Greeley opposed Johnson's admins
tration throughout. He supported
on the impeachment project, and sus-
tanned Secretary Stanton in his re-
fusal to resign his portfolio at the re-
quest of the President. La '68 Mr..
Greeley and the Tribune supported
General Grant for the Presidency
He seems, however, to have soon
tired of his man, for in little more
than year the Tribute showed in
dications of faItering.
When the Liberal Republican
movement took shape, Mr.. Greeley,
in company with other Republicans,
Endorsed the opposition to Grant in
circular letter. Mr.. Greeley was
first vice-president of the great meet
ing in Cooper Institute on Friday
evening, April IL. On the same ev-
ening he was elected president Of
the Liberal Club of this city which
is perhaps the latest honor. excepts
ing the nomination for the Presiden-
cy, which the editor of the Tribune
has received.
Mr. Greeley's personal peculiari-
ties, oddity 10 dress, and strength of
language are well known. The most
expensive of his tastes is that for
agriculture, to crafty which he has
published q we'll known work on
"What | Know About Farming" in
which he has detailed his own expc-
rience on his fancy farm at Chappa-
qua. Mr.. Greeley is religious man,
and regular attendant at Dr.. Cha
pins church, where it is SAID he list
ems to the eloquencc Of the pulpit in
a state not quite awake and yet not
fast asleep. The recent anniversary
Of Mr.. Greeley,s birthday was celeN
brated in this city by pleasant par
ty at Mr.. Johnson's house, at which
most Of the prominent literary men
and journalists were present.
The views of this Presidential can
didate upon the industry of the ma
tion are so we'll known az to hardly
need mention. He is a high protec-
ZIONIST.
Mr.. Greeley is in his cd year, and
has been prominent in the history of
the country for more than 80 years,
though he has had at his command
during all that time very little Off
cial patronage.
b CRATE BROWN.
From the Cincinnati Commercial (LiberaDl
Governor Brown was born in
Frankfort, Kentucky, about forty-six
years ago, and has quite political
lineage on both paternal and mater-
nal sides. His father was the late
Judge Mason Brown, of Frankfort, a
lawyer and jurist of note, and the
son of John Brown, the first person
ever chosen Senator in Congress
from Kentucky, position he filled
for three successive terms. Jesse
Bedsoe, his maternal grandfather,
was also Senator in Congress from
Kentucky. He is a kinsman of the
Prestons, Breckenridges, Blairs Nc
bowels, Bentons, and other well
known families, whose members have
been prominent in national and state
affairs since the formation of the
government.
Governor Brown graduated at
Yale College in l847 and after study
ing law removed to st. Louis, Nilsson.
ri. He soon identified himself with.
the emancipation movement in tina
state in conjunction with Thomas Ii
Benton and others, became editors Of
the Missouri Democrat, and subse'
quently Free Soil member of the
Legislature. The fierceness of the
political contest in Missouri over the
question of Slavery will be remem-
bered by all familiar with the Kansas
troubles which preceded and led 70
the rebellion. Missouri was the bat
tie ground Of the great controversy,
in many respects, quite as much as
Kansas. The perseverance and nerve
of Governor Brown and his Free
Soil associates during this crisis, con
sdering all their discouragiug sur
roundings, were in the highest degree
commendable. The support of their
cause involved no small amount OF
physical danger, and other aud pore
usual assaults of political strife. On
one occasion, in a political encounter
with prominent pro-slavery polite
ian, Governor Brown was shot
through the knee, and so severely
injured that be yet suffers from its
effects
1t was not until the year 1857 that
the Missouri emancipationists were
strong enough to breach in the Leg