New-York tribune., 1872-12-03
THE OPPONENT OF HUMAN INJUSTICE.

ur Greeley was. by nature and by education,
opposed to every system OF human INJUSTICE lie tested
uestons by induirng whether IL was for the general
nod and whether II involved tho oppression OF others
n was i'm material whether measure OF policy was pro
posed By b: Rai involved w red Injustice il i recOs1ircd
human oppression. II II degraded one man 70 elevate
another he rejected IT, ana no SnVrs ,o HI.
gences OF party y,,St S1uia in'"O0 MN " NN ms
Hsce IL was that from very earliest days. he
srSad az An uncertain party man. He accused
~ eceenricy charged with moral oowsrdloe, ana ire
o,entIy branded apostate because he would not
g"d is Judgment and approve what he felt TO be
wrong nor bndly follow party IN cause nc was con-
~ a. nopular we know, TO accuse Mr.. Greeley OF a
nrnnensity TO separate from his friends just at the
heen attrbuted 70 excessive personal vanity and
to an errac experimental disposition tnat never a'
Rt II should be remembered that this estimate Of MT
oeeiey has been taken In every case from the stan
nan of party presupposes that the party was In all
tances right ana that he wrong and II OF neoes-
% nnon mat greatest of all monstrosties OF doc
rine tnat w ninions or judgments OF his own aud
much less express them but must follow wherever nc
NAV be led without asking question or dououng lhe
@ long az the infaibity OF party is recognized the
that es Tas s parss may be wrons and that
t me-. nave no lawful control the cousciences and
taleot Of even their numbers. the question: VIII
w. Sreeey or the party right 3or Ought Greeley.
honestly convinced that he vas rgnt, 70 nave on
c Wss party success without reference to eonsdefa
lions OF right or wrongf . - A.,
Mr. Greeley intellectually Rrchss was on
, nn ,ndsnt The whole realm OF knowledge was ex
pIored by him His Of Information way e1ua9r M
Sinary He was familiar with all practical subjects HIS
tnowIedee was rarely superficial Whatever iniorna-
ton no acquired, he sought to make tiseiu 70 manknu
ujs mentai Organization was extremely active. lie was
nt in his abors He had Travelled much anu each
day's tourney was to him lesson nneo Win inioiA
ton Of " hich he made practical use
Eothig escaped his noticei nothing was forgotten
his mind was storehouse from which be cone antiy
drew facts for the instruction of others HIS addresses
on non uoltical subjects have been not onIy numerous
mi w heen as popular part OF the country ns
IN snather Like his editorial Writings they nave a..
ways marked by visor Oh thousns Ana nu'n'' "a
exprossion . ,s .x,o,r. ana bia mama
viii be remembered longest IN connection with LIE
NFw- YORK Tribune, not as WING organ, put as auo
opponent of Slavery In spito OF his
c bls assocaton win the WING party hsppered ms
Intellect ana chained his cnerges; Wnen tnas p,s ,
vent dawn IN the defeat OF lh52 he was emancatoo'
and af once gave freedom TO his battle against
TifE Ngw- YORK TRIBUNE was no longer parry orss
n became tho champion OF Freedom the ohanon VI
the men held In Slavery, the champion o, haoo NO
nnblc such it fOand ready audience IN mo years
pnn,.oe the renea OF the Missouri Compromise. unii
he Renabiican party was sa organized body aud IN