Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-03
MR.. GREELEY AT HOME.
His Reception at the Lincoln Club.

About Eve minutes after eight o'clock las.
Saturday evening, the crowd that had
gathered about the door Of the Lincoln
Club, 10 Twsnty.6rst street, near Broadway,
New York City, recognized the famous
white hat approaching through the shades of
evening. A shout arose as Mr.. Greeley
passed up the steps. For few minutes the
doors we're shut after him. When they were
opened all who wished filed 10, passed the
ehisftain aud shook his hand. Many of the
notAbles of the city FASTENED to congratulate
the man Of their choice upon the success Of
his trip. During the hAnd-shAkiug three
cheers and "thrse more" burst forth sPOnsA-
nsously for the "nsKt President" As the
visitors insisted on = speech, Mr. 1ree'ey
addressed them briefly and eolloqulAIIy IS he
stood in the middle OF the back PArlor. he
said
ONLY . few words gentlemen. If any
nond has resulted from my visit to the West
tba credit is TO be laid entirely 20 our COM
mittees here, at whose suggestion | went,
and without their conourring l should have
refused 10 70. ! was greatly pressed from
every side to 90 out 20 see the people through
the Central States Of the Union. They
said il was desirable, and our friends thought
it would be beneficial. 1 consulted our
committees, national and State, aud also
the Democratic Committee, aud their judg-
ment eoncurring in favor Of my going,
made the jOuruey on the strength OF their
Recommendation. Well, friends, think il
has done good, (applAuse, and cries oil
"thRt's so because We have no purposes
that We wish to conceal; we have no princi
pies, no objects that We don't desire the PEG
pie TO know. (Applause) On the other
hand the public mind was Clouded With false
representations Of what we believe and o
our purposes. | think had the opportunity
Of disabusing some good men, in some cases
who meant TO do right, but who were de
ceivsd with regard TO our purposes. ZAP
plAuse.) think | made il clearer than j
otherwise would have been that the Liberia
movement was not = coalition OF discCrdan
elements, but . union of people who hAv'
been united upon principles on which the
ara all agreed, aud for purposes which the,
are proud to avow (Cheers,) So, friends
ALLOW me now 10 cease. l have done N
part, aud don'I mean to be tortured into say
ing another word on politics to the end o
, the canvass. l have explained and express
ed myself as clearly as | am able to, and a
fully ~ seemed necessary. / trust, friends
5 that good TO the cause will accrue. thinl
{ can say it has been strengthened ever
a day Of the last fortnight. (Cheers.) fee
q solid con- dence that Pennsylvania is our
u il We can have q fair election; that Ohio
= with Us to-day cheers and | trust WI
be to the end; and that Indiana cannot
bought or defraudsd out of her reform Sta,
ticket, and tina. she will give her vote to Il
Liberal movement At the November slet
? ton. (Cheers.) With that conviction, az
= being weary, / will beg you 20 relieve u
- from further service or speech on this o.
casion. ! will only say that | have bee
. greatly cheersd at the demonstrations
public sentimentand the general enthusiss
which have witnessed and felt during tn
last twelve days.
Three chsers were then given for "Ol
Honesty" three more for the "Wbi.e Hat
u and three more for "YOung America NJ
" Greeley then left the building, and the pei
/ pie dispersed.