The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-08
SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE s, 1872.
BGTTLJNG GREELEY

a great lnlllu WHICH has oceli lOii6 eiii
ployed in the study and calculation of one
subject has run like Mr.. Greeley's
to ono-ideaism-comes in time to be like
the gigantic spirit of which we read
in the Arabian tale, which was pur-
suaded to contract itself to such small di-
mansions that it could get into an enchant-
ed bottle, and, when once in, was so effect
ually corked up, that there was no posi-
bility of escape, save in breaking the en-
chantment that was upon the bottle. Mr..
Greeley's mind has so long brooded over
one subiect-that Of its hostility to the
South and the industrial system existing
here before the war-that he has dwarled
himself down to the dimensions of the en-
chanted bottle which Frank Blair furnished
the Cincinnati convention for the express
purpose of corking up the Tribune editor,
as never poor man was corked before. The
Blairs have one characteristic virtue, if they
have no other--they never forget an injury !;
and generally like to retaliate IN Kind, any
insult or injury they receive.
Mr.. Greeley's attacks upon public men
who have differed from him in politics, have
been profuse, wanton and vindictive, if not
sometimes grossly indecent. There Is
scarcely prominent man in the country
he has not vilified for entertaining an opin-
Mon different from what was expressed at
the time in the Tribune. We could ill
every column Of every newspaper in Nir-
ginia, from now till the Ides of November,
with just such samples of vilification as we
published some time since Of Governor Sey-
mour, of New York. In the same way, and
with the same intolerant spirit, has he
abused every leading Democrat from Gen
eral Jackson down to Frank Blair. But the
Missouri Senator has his revenge now. lie
gets Greedy into bottle of his own blow
ing, and then Theoretically seals him up after
the fashion of the famous Afrite in tht
Arabian tale. Here is what Greeley said Of
Frank Blair only last year, in letter sign
ed in full signature and printed in the ed
torial columns of the Tribune
Sir You formerly adhered q ther
narty Won are now among the hitterest q
t its enemies les You fought against The rebel
in our late civil war. You have since beef
staked ali their homes and hates. and cf
foTtc Won were = Union Renresentatiy,
in Conorees tbrouphont the four veor
which directly followed nv utterauces O
lse0-,e1. hui Won did NOT then whisper a,
objection to them. nor to nv working har,
for the election of vour brother to fill
nlace in M I;ncoIn3s Cabinet bnt va,
pre now ooain in Compress with all rebel
dom at vo1r back, and YOU nersistently as
sail me for those utterances before you ar
fairly warm in your seat. IN Mts yo~ a.
b7te TO yo'T hJe-tong g"adng Stm'-$ey
;t IeSmanu a,.,,' my ''''''''" e0'''''~''
Won wonld Ike to be the next candidat
of the rebels and pro.rebels for President
and 1, for reasons achich ,loioise .tiatter you
@asN success 70 n'ae asl."asom' ~ ~ ! srasm
fnss,,a.@ a,o,i,, ,'e,c Triende hat IN snIe .
past paciieations. Mey man trust you so Ion
dsthey shall take care mot to thacart your an,b
ION. You ne0er th9agm q feas.ng u1elfePat
es . 'aago" So"9 a aS = s d az LII III
eouallv true to yo,tr present confederaies M