Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-24
GREELEY's PORTLAND SPEECH.

following is the address OF MI.
Greeley in the City Hall yesterday:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies' and Gents:
1t is certainly true that throughout
the ~holc Of my life, so far as
have been connected with public
affairs, | have struggled with such
capacity as God has given me for,
first, impartial and universal sui.
frage; second, for the Union and
greatness of our common country;
and, thirdly, and by no means least,
when the latter end was attained.
for the hearty ard early rcconcilia-
ton of peace among our country
men; for. these great ends ! have
struggled, and hope the issue OF
the third is not doubtful | thor
oughly comprehend tina. no person
nj consideraii IN has drawn this vast
assembly together Other, higher,
arander considerations have col
lectcd you around me TO day. It is
mart of the unwrittcn law OF our
country athat II candidate for the
Presidency may not make speeches
in Iiudication and com mmendatlon
Of the principles whereupon nc is
surrprted, or the measure which
his election is intended to promote,
though Il candidate for Vice Prcsl-
dent is under no such Inhibition, l
do not merely acquiesce in the re-
strctlon, | recognize and affirm It's
proprie,y. The temptation to mis-
interprc', and misrepresent candI-
date for the higher post is SO great,
tho means of circulating such per-
versions among the people who new
cr see Il word of their refutation
nre so vast that II candidate has no
moral RICH to subject his friends to
the perls he must brave if not in
vi1ed by taking part in the canvass
Yet there is IL truth TO be uttered
m behalf of those who have placed
me before the American people IN
my present attitude, which does
them SO much honor that | take
the privilege of stating it here; and
now this is that truth, 10 person
has ever made the fact known that
he proposed To support or actively
did support my nomination, wheth-
err at Cincinnati or Baltimore, or in
the actions which resulted in send =
ing delegates to either convention,
"a the basis of a claim for office at
nv hands No one who favored
my nomination before either con-
ycntion has sought office at NY
hands, either for himself or for any
one else, nor has any one suggested
to me that | might strengthen my
se.t as candidate by PROMISING to
appoint any one to any important
Office whatever. In a very few in
stances, less than a dozen | am cCr'
tain. some of the small fry of poliIi'
clans have since my double nomi'
} nation. that | might increase my
chances for election by promising
! n postoftice or some such office tC
! nv voluntary correspondents re
spectively. | have not usually re
! sponded 10 these ovcrtures, but ]
, now give general notice that should
: I he elected | will consider the
, claims of these untimcly aspiranti
: after those of the more modest anC
. reticent shall have been fully salts
; fed. GApplause la two or three
instances have been asked 10 say
: whether would or would not If
. were elected confine my appoint
ments to Republicans ] answe
}. these by pointing TO the plank il
the Cincinnati platform, wherei'
all who concur in the principle
therein set forth are cordially invi
!. ted to participate in their embellish
/, mcnt and vindication. l never ye
J. heard of a man who invited hi
neigbbors to help him raise hous
l and prepared to kick them out OF
as soon AS the roof was fairly ove
his head. For my own part, rec
opnize every honest man who aT
t nroves and adheres 10 the Clnclnni
Ii platform as my political brother
d and as such fully entitled 10 m.
confidence and friendly regard. Al
other point demands word. Thos
, adverse to me ask what pledge
l. have given those lately hostile
, the Union to secure their favor c
support. / answer, no man or VI
Is man in the South ever asked me d
rectly or through another any otl
: er pledge than is given in all N
d acts and words from the moment
Lees surrender down to this M
!. ment. No Southern man ever hin
ed to me an expectation, hope
6; wish that the rebel debt, wheth'
Confederate or State, should be q