The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22
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AT his late reception in Portland,
| Maine, Horace Greeley made the fol-
lowing capital speech: . s'a2 i7'i' =.
He. had struggled throughout his
life for: first. impartial, universal
liberty second, for unity and great
| ness of. our common country; third,
and by no means. least, when the for-
mer end was attained, for an early and
| hearty reconciliation Of peace among
our countrymen. He recognized the
propfiety ia u candidste Sorfhe presi-
dency OF making no speeches, yet
there is truth to be uttered in, behalf
| of those who have placed me before
the American people in the present
! attitude, which does them such honor
that claim the privilege of stating it
hele now. This, is, that truth. No
| person has ever yet made KNOW the
] fact that he proposed to support, or
actually did support my nomination.
whether atd Cincinnati or Baltimore,
or in any action which resulted in
sending delegates to either Conven-
| tion, a basis to d claim for office. No
one who favored my noninatienf be-
fore either GonventlenIhas sought an
Office atcmy hands either for himself
or any one, else, Nor has any one
| suggested to me that / might strength
en- myself as Candidate BY promising
to appoint any one to any important
Office whatever In very few iinstan7l
ces am. certain that some Of the
| smaller fry Of politicians have, since
my double nomination, limited to me
by letter. that Btmightl increase amyi
chances by ,premisingras Post Office or
some such PLACE. TO my volunteer
correspondence, respectively, i have
not usually 'fespohded to these over
lures, but Z now giFeD general notice
that should Iobe elected i willIeonsid-
er, the claims of these untimely aspirrs
ants after those of the more modest
and reticent shall have been fully sat-
isfied. eAppladse.y yhi ob ohH ."o1
In two or ehfeed instances / have
been asked ito EsayIwhethero L would
not, If elected, oeonfne my appoint
ments to Republicans. ! answer those
by pointing to that plank of the Gin
cinnai PLATFORM wherein al who con-
cur in the principles Therein set. forth
are cordially invited to participate in
their tablishment aud vildicati0n.
never yet heard Of . man who invited
his neighbors to raise house, and
proceeded to kick them our Of it as
soon as the roof was fairly over his
head. For myieWn part recognize
eyeryshoaest man who approves and
adheres to the Cincinnati platform as
my political brother, and as such, fully |
entitled to my ycoEfideneea and friendly
regards fI0b y9AT INV rei II Z1l
Oneiother point d. m,nds a word
Those adverse 1 osihe, ,ask wliatasiedgesil
I have given to those, lately hostile to !
the Union, to secure their favor and
snpport? ? / answer, no llian or Woinan
in all the S1Hth ever asked ale, 4Vlieth-
er directly soE through anotlter, any
other pledge Than is given through all
my acts and , ords fren1 I,li The hour Of
No Southern. man eVef hiRtad To Ine
afi expectatidn, hope or wish, chat the
rebel debt, II " neither Confederate oril
State. should be assumed or paid by
the, Union. No Southern man who
could be elected to the legislature or
made Colonel of d militia regiment
has ever suggested the pensioning of
rebel soldiers, orfany of them even as
q, remote possibility qAll who nQmiy
mated me were neFfeetIys well aware
that had upheld and Justified federal
legislation to ifepfesss the Ku-Klux
eonspiiacy antrage, though Z had al6ng
ago insisted as strenHousiye ga I now;
do that complete amnesty and oblivion
to the bloody, hateful past would do
more for the suppression and utter
extinction of suchd outrages ethan all |
the force bills and Suspension sof the |
writ of habeas cerpns ever devised by |
men. Wrong and crime must be sup
pressed and punished, but far wiser |
and nobler is the legislative policy by |
which they ARE prevented! From |
those whosuppOrtmeO the South q |
haEe.but!one,d demand. justice but one |
desire, reconciliation ..;afg sf..q
rs They wish to s. 4 be heartily reunited
terms which do not iiivoive the SUR |
render of their manhood 4 they Icher! |
ishaJ Joyful wish to, be treated as citi- |
zens, not culprits, SO long as they obey |
and uphold every law Consistent with /
their equality and rights they desire |
a rule which, 4ealike fofii white and |
black, shall aenc0afage, industry nanG
thrift, and in which I fully concur;
that between the .5th of November and |
the 4th Of March next quite q number
Of government ana other aignitafies,
who, in the ahsHrd name nof Republic
eanism and sloyalty,i have for, years
been piling debts and taxes upon their
war-Wasted States, viii follow the /
wholesome example of Bullock, of /
Georgia. and seek the shades of pri-
vate . fifeg Darker and darker, are
anSFs snd for @spkind 4sis FRs % RSps 'tSst nv
election may hasten the much desired
hesgtrG of thieviug carpet-haggeFs, has
reoonciled them. to- the1 necessity of
supporting me,s many dwhes would
otherwise have, hesitated, pr0bably re-
fused. The deposed and partially ex-il'
lied TainTnany Ring has stolen about
$50, 600 ,0OOfroIn the oity OF New York.
That was q gigantic robbery, but the
people have hurled Its eontrivers and
abettors from power and splendor to
impotency aiid infamy but the thiev-
ing carpet-baggers wAoo lave stplen at |
least three times that amount, have /
stolen it,from an already imp /
and needy people, still fisupt their |
PROSPEROUS viilainy in the highest |
places In tho land, and are addressed /
asxa Honorahle sandi fsExcellency.n !
EApplause.] Iithink J. hear voices /
from, ;, the honest people of all the |
States declaring that their iniquity /
shall be gainfUl and insolent NO longer |
at the faftherest than the 4th of March
next.H By that time those criminals
will have heard the national verdict |
pronounced that win cause them to |
" fold up their tents like the Arabs, I
and as Silently steal sway.m That, i
trust will be the end of their stealing.
ino anLo-o LIZ lI.s.sl.L lLl--2 fadi i
Secretary Boutwell, said in his am
nual report that the ordinary expen-
ses of the government, reduced to
gold basis, are $69, 100000 In the