The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-11
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:. The Hon. Mr.. ROOSEVELT. Nv" - W..
:. Soas.ess, In his speeeat tae ave" !2s
meetisg TO ratfy the Cincinnati nonAha. as ,n
J A. mosts interesting statement proving
=, tneesnero,ss impulses and entirely unsefsh
heart Of MrsGRyErEr. We copy 1t below !;
.,,,tsa5aaa n 1856 = BIZ. Greeley&as candidate
Sor lilo Tinted States sepatorship, and ono Oh o.
u ss ft most ardent supporters, whom many :" 81
q YOU have known and admired: ana so,n~ ~
y; You have oYed as Miles oRsl,iGy ,,ot;calis
1 os and ionrnai with myself 80 that was
sawars al whatever .raDspired. GeneI'h t ~:
iSs5 yss,o Sas working with all the energy OF ms
anil enthusiasm Of his Celtic F'ce iof
sssas ! ~, - whom he was bound BY many ties
stiaa ~ p,sa,;tnde and affection. One day pc came
;sssg snte mn oflte utterly Respondent ana broken
4tIaa.n anrvn1 He said that Greeley had utterly
~r1JIned himself, and then went on to give tbe
tisFs2 fnIio,yipg explanation The End Of Gree.
heed isvs Senatorial Ispirahots.- had
as;,s-t arsiied on Mr.. Greeley 10 announce the
aecess ior, Of new attherent, when the latter
said: cts OF no use, Charley, I am writing
d; 1851 nv resignation What Is that?' asked
- tHaipire, 70 T, am writing continued the
y spMtesophef. with his pen scratching away WA
81 yersaI amnesty and impartial suffrage.
GOOD heavens y cried Miles, 'dpn't do
a;: that; it win ruin you in the present temper
- is Of the public mind II know that, blIt
can't help must say what 1T th snk G's ss'
now; put it off till after you are slee e
ed NO; now is just the time e o1gi ,sr 70
say it; l win not be elected on 1aiS S,>; pr.
ae- tences.' In vain were all General Halplncs
arguments and protestat{ons. The arncle
was written and published, and that was the
3s5 end Of Mr. ,Greeley's chances to be UnIted
81 $si States senator, rs many who now hear me
will recollect The people were mad Just
.sssy then: but we have to thank them that they
gta2 refused to make man senator whom the
I 81 country wants for President"
% '''" Now, we beg leave to ask how many OF
the sharp critics and Of those who ridicue
81, Mr.. GREELEY would have done this thing'
....r How many are there who would not have
,Gsosa waived the declaration of their opinions for
few days in order to secure position OF
i".E such honor as that of senator of the United
~. States? Or LET us ask a yet stronger ques-
49,. ton: How many of them would not have
bottled up opinions that would have cut
ii them of from such honor, and either left
~ their expression to others or to fate! wei
need not answer it. Every one will readily
find the answer.
.lNe.4say that in this as well as other IN
H.. stances Mr.. GREELEY has displayed zeal IN
a what he believed right, devoid OF all personal
t. considerations, which distinguishes him from
the great body of mankind. In thiscase his
sense of justice to southern people impelled
p, him to declare that they shosld be restored
80 to equality amongst the people of the United
u States; and he considered it a dutytto HIM
"a self and his own State fellow-citizens that
they should be informed that he enter
tanned this opinion before he accepted
any honors at their hands. This was
so clear Il case of preferring the JUS
tiee and honor of his country, its harmony
and peace. and the contentmcnt of its peo-
:, Pile to his own personal advantage and adj
d vancement, that no right-tbinking man can
~ fail to feel for him high admiration. Wei
> say that such an exhibition of patriotism and
unselishness combined is rarely r,ralleled,
md will4tsk again, How many of tile politi-
clans of these times-captiotls ones and all
are capable of anything of the knit! |