Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-02

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such a miracle in Horace Greeley as TO
Induce him to sell out his soul, body,
and principles to the very men whom lie
had denounced all his life as the enemies
OF the county, and, in fact, of the hu.
man race, was something that passed all
estimate OF his superhuman power; but
he has done it Notwithstanding, and-to
his credit be it spoken that il surpasscs
all the wonders lie ever wrought in the
valley of tho Nile, or in "going to and
from the earth OF, walking up and down
It," MIR. Greeley has lived TO experience
the miraculous transformation, and the
whole country, dumbfUunded, stands
witness of the fact.
NOW Is known what all through life
has been his master passion. Every
thing that he ever protessed to hold
dear, he was ready to sacrifice the mo-
ment such bait was presented to his
ambition, as infinitely transcpnded his
utmost hopes and lohgings. And see
the predicament in which his nomination
has involved him! That he should be-
lieve Ill such conversion as his Demo
cratic supporters profess, is impossible.
That IN the face OF many proofs 10 the
contrary he can believe them to be sim
cere when they declare their acceptance
in good faith of the constitutional
amendments and the reconstruction acts
Of Congress is impossible. That he be-
lieves the Republican party to have been
cruel or unkind, or ungenerous in its
treatment Of the Southern people is I'M
possible. Yet pretended belief in all
this, and other thing equally impossible,
was the constant theme OF his harfangucs
while he was recently "s,oinginy around
tie circle"
However vacillating and inconsistent
Mr.. Greeley may be, he is neither luna
tic nor an idiot. When, there fore, he
imprudently arraigus the Republican
party on the charges of uukndness aud
injustice to the South-to use iayorite
phrase of Lis own, more tOrcible than
eegaDt-"he lies, and he kuo,cS it," Such
is the sorry pass to which one master
passion briugs man when he yields him
self up to it, who, though regarded as err
ratio and often in error, was believed TO
be always sincere and truthful. Any
man had better die than have his coun-
trymen thus change their opinion of
him.
And now "to what purpose" will be
all this waste of character and reputa-
ton Mr. Greeley will never be Presi-
dent Of the United States. The Demo
Gratis still detest him, and their real sent
iment was expressed by Governor
Vance, of North Carolina, when he ad-
vised the renegade Liberals and rebel
Conservatives vi that State TO take him
rs they did their mountain whiskey-
" curse him and Swdil0ac him" The cap.
italists and sober business men OF all
parties are terrified at the thought of his
election. A friend said to gentleman
of this class i'll New York, "what do you
think of the nomination ?" His reply
was: 80, IL acW do to be ldughed at.
But aoho that has money Invested and de-
sireS to steep 'chem lie goes to bed, could
Mink Of helqi"g, by his cote, to etecthins.
lie IS ue,y aoeH IN hes place, but led ieacl
as all to tie deoU IN t,cetue months If lie
aoere elected PRESIDENT"
Seriously the nomination is regarded
as better joke than any to be fonnd in
Artemus Wards collections. An origin
al secessionist. a secessionist still upon
principle, if he has any principle, or
knows at all the meaning of the term.
"A iussy, prating, Whimsical, selfstyled
philosopher and reformcr, who has been
AL things by turns and nothing long,"
Violent in his temper, easily managed
and led by tlatterers, when inclined to
do wise things, never doing them oppor-
tuncly. A man who does not know
how TO wear his clothes, nor even how
to put them on. Pshaw! 1t can never
be. The South would have it so from
hatred OF the conquerer of the rebellion.
But the majority of the American people
vote on the side of their interests, and
not on the side Of thoir hates and reveng,
es. The voters who have no true selfre,
spect and are Indifferent whether foreign
nations esteem or despise them are wo,
fully in minority in this country. The
candidacy Of Horace Greeley will pass
INTO American history rs one of those
strange freaks which even large bodies
OF men are liable to commit when begin,
nlnS to recover from the shocks of pro
found and prolonged excitement. And
as one OF the immediate results OF tn,
elections on the 9th day of November
next ensuing, the long standing reputa
ton OF Senator Fehton for political sagac
ity will be blasted forever. SO mote ii
be!