The Portland daily press., 1872-08-21
More GreeleIism.


Greeley himself if We may believe the hybrid
newspapers, that he would make no more
speeches. certainly no more political speeches;
and he was advised by his friends of the Nelo
York Herald to shut up altogether, and not
make fool of himself
Now, dear friends, please run your eve
over the papers, and see how he has kept his
promise about speech-making. Does he ever
forego an opportunity? And then, giving
what definition you will to political speech
making, see how he has kept that promise
promise which he is constantly vociferatng,
even while urging his past views upon politi-
cal matters. And very lately, what is his re-
ply to the questions propounded by the
Washington Republican, and to this in par
ticular? "Whether he is in Jdror of pensioning
the confederate soldiers"
The answer is three-fold =
1st. That he cannot be expected to answer
every foolish question that is put to him: to
which his political friends have the face to
add now-that it would be beneath his digni-
ty to answer even this momentous question,
and that his friends have denied it for him
2ndly, That Senator Carpenter of Wiscon-
sin, who declared in speech at the St. Paul
Opera House, and swore to the charge by
solemn affidavit, that "Horace Greeley was
in favor of paying pensions to the rebel SOL
diers, and in favor of re-imbursing the South
for the loss of its slaves and other property in
the war;" has lately unsaid this, and backed
out; and then, Mr.. Greeley, instead of an
swering the question point blank, as he says
he has been repeatedly urged to do, with
out shutting or equivocation, says:
3dly, That mo Southern man has asked a
pledge of him respecting what-respecting
the rebel debit and that no Southern man
who could be elected to the legislature (How
does Mr.. Greeley know this ?-how could he
know it, indeed, even if it were true)-has
ecer suggested the pensioning Of rebel SOL
diers! And all this, with much more, instead
of saying simply Yes or No, and stopping
there.
But, as a matter of fact, has Mr.. Senator
Carpenter backed out, or unsaid the charge?
The Tribune has said so, and all its followers,
rag tag and bobtail have repeated the cry;
and "certifcdteS' as they are called, abridged
and modified, have literally flooded the coun.
try in contradiction of Mr.. Carpenters Opera
House charge as if deliberately furnished by
Mr.. Carpenter himself.
But how stands the fact? Bear in mind
that after Mr.. Greeley, in the Tribune it.
sell, though anonymous, had published the
following certificate of character for the dis
tinguished Senator, that she had mann times
6lsUfncpn i0 nd fhafG H.
gone into this rebel pension calumny, he was
about the most impudent and graceless rep
rebate that in the course of q long experience
trtth sudh persons, he mr. Greeley had ever
CHANGED to encounter, (which, it must be
acknowledged, was rather severe, whether
intended to frighten or soothe-bear in mind,
L say, that gfterithis appeared in the Tribune,
we have Mr.. Carpenter letter (which has been
paraded all over the country, and "bequeathed
from bleeding sire to son." till the political
armament seemed all ablaze.
And what says Mr.. Carpenter? Only this,
and nothing more; at least nothing more to
the purpose, that several gentlemen say ''no
such letter was written to Carmichael by
Greeley about pensioning rebel soldiers,
although he had seen such letter and so
publicly stated at the Opera House, and
therefore, he says,-mark tne language-ob-
serve The phraseology-and say ii YOU ever
saw a denial cautiously exoressed-ssI
make this statement thinking 1 nqy be mis-
taken! and hope for public production of
the whole correspondence between Carmi-
chael and Greeley. The whole correspon-
dence indeed but how are we to know that
we have the tchote correspondence? and why
| the plague has it not been published ?-''untH
! phich time, ,'he adds, "Iretrdct the statement
made In my affidavit" A pretty kettle OF
fish to be sure. l retract my affidavit con-
ditiOnally, so that if the corr spondence
should ever be published, anG 1 should be
contradicted, there will be chance for me to
| back out again!
| Was there ever anything more pitiful or
base. What should we think of witness,
under oath, who should answer the questions
| put to Mr.. Greeley by such rigmaroe as this ?
And what of the short-sighted simpletons,
who are trumpeting this letter of Mr.. Car
| penter all over the land, as a retraction of
the charge so distinctly and 'emphatically"
made?
One word more. Is it conceivable that Mr.
| Carpenter could be mistaken? Attaching
the Importance he did to these views Of Mr..
| Greeley, and publishing them, as he did, is IL
to be supposed that he had any doubts or mis-
| givings? Judge ye, the President-makers Of
| our day. JONI MEAL
p. S. Since the foregoing WAS written. we
have the New York Herald, avering. with
characteristic solemnity, that "Mr. Greeley
Stts az rfNf Wth an tmphunc denial, that
stupid story about HIS favoring the payment
Of the rebel debt, or''-what i meant by orr
Are the two propositions equivalent OF syn
unymous ?-'or TIE pehsi0Ring 0f rebel sol
diers." But When And Whers did this
happen3 Accordingly % the magnsnim0us
and truthful Herald. this emphatic denial by
Mr.. Greeley himself took place within iew
days, Al Portland. Mainei-if we may believe
the Argas 0f to-day, Aug 18th. And %
make assurance doubly surc, A." which, Cor ths
Herald, i insuring its wAole stock In trade.
and wisely hedging against contingencies. IL
adds, "A0 one triu d0abf NJ. Greeleg : trord" ["
Capital. considering his published opinion
Of the leading Democrats and their iulioNcrs
-''WAsa'he disfiacfly braHds u lthe noEortl as
I a fdiseh0od."
But again We ash when and where did he
/ give the report '-zn emphatic denidl ? 90 dis
/ tincfiy iraHd 10 az a f1iSeA00df
That he has len Others b do this Cor him.
We ackn0wledgc; but when We 10 for thsse
compurg@fors, and put.our finger upon them.
like the Irishman's Tea, they are not there.
J.N.