Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-11
GREENE.

ED. CHEoNIcLE:-The splendid mod
ell sawmill owned by Mr.. Nelson Cory
q Brother, was burned, with all its ma
chinery, OF the morning of Nov 3Oth'
No insurance. Loss 5000. The origin
of b fire is unknown. The proprietors
left the mill at nine o'clock the evening
previous, and as there was a high wind,
every precaution was taken 10 make all
safe. A gentleman residing near the
mill arose at four, and says there was no
appearance of fire at that hour; but at
five, the entire building was in flames.
The loss falls heavily on the proprietors;
but they are gentlemen of great energy
and perseverance, who will not yield to
discouragemenIs or m~isfortuues, and are
making all necessary arrangements for
rebuilding. 1t is their intention In have
their new mill in complete running or
der within a couple of months. Thank
full for past patronage and present favors,
they respectfully solicit a liberal share of
patronage in the future. assuring their
customers that their lumber will be in
It adiness without any serious delay.
4 Craze ChGTge.-One evening soon
after Mr.. Greeley's death, we knocked
az the door of the Pastor of the Dis
ciple church. As he opened to US, with
out scarcely waiting to pass the usual
saiutation, he said: Did you know that
Horace Greeley was dead?" Being an
swered in the affirmative, he continued:
Z" Yes; and you helped Kill him ," We
fastened to our home, meditating on the
criminal charge brought against. After
looking the matter over with all the cool
ness n candOr that we could command.
we arrived at the following conclusions :
lst-If Mr.. Greeley's death was caused
by his defeat, as intimated by our friend,
we see more clearly than before the
great wisdom ofthe Republicans in with.
holding from him their suffrage, and in
sustaining Mr.. Grant.
2d-Itreveals most clearly the extreme
folly of our clerical friend and his ASSOC
ciates in sustaining him; for it is most
obvious that if be died in consequence
Of his defeat, his mind had become too
much Unmarried to be able to discharge |
the important duties of President.
Sd-If his death resulted from causes
wholly independent of b s defeat. then
he would have died all the same had he
been elected and in that case the office
would have had to be filled by the Vice
President, Brown, which, 1 think, would
not have been gratifying to our reverend
friend, and which would have placed the
nation in 2 most perilous condition. If
however, his death was in consequence
of his defeat, as is confidently expressed
by our clerical friend, we most positively
refuse to accept the charge so unceremO
niously brought against us, but insist
that u reverend friend and his associ-
ates are the guilty parties for had they
admonished Nj. Greeley at the outset,
and given him plainly to understand, as
true friends should have done, that he
was not equal to the responsibilities that
would rest upon him, the disappoint-
ment would have peer far less, and ne
doubtless would have been able to with.
stand the pressure. But flattering his
vanity, as they did, urging him on and
assuring him of victory, when the intel
ligence reached of his overwhelming de-
feat, it was more than his shattered
nerves and ~disordered brain could en-
dure, and he sank under the pressure.
We therefore hurl back the charge
brought against us by u clerical friend
upon himself and his associates, and in.
sist that he and his party were the ones
who helped kill him." OF Mr.. Greeley's
improprieties we feel no disposition to
speak. If be had faults we will bury
them with the ashes of the dead ; and
will but remember his virtues, which
were many. As a journalist he had no
.superiOrs, and as such we shall treasure
his memory.
Greene, Dec. G., 1872. D. r. b.