The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-20
PETER COOPER ON GREELEY.
Words OF Patriarch and PhiIanthro-
pist.

The venerable Peter Cooper of
New York, now in his eighty-sec-
ond year, and widely known and
loved as a patriot, a philanthropist
and patron of art and education,
has addressed the following letter
to Gen. Dix, Republican nominee
for Governor of New York. His
refusal to support DR.. Greeley is
significant, for he has known him
intimately for over thirty years.
They have worked together and
been like brothers, but Mr.. Coop
er cannot go with him into bad
company: "
New YsRK, Sept. 4, 1872.
Gen. John a.. Die:
HoNoRED AND REsPEcrED FRIEND:
Allow me to express the pleasure
that your nomination for Chief
Magistracy OF our State has given
to myself and the millions who
long for a government that will
look to the establishment of JUS
tice as the only means whereby
the highest welfare of the State and
nation can be effectually pro-
NOTED.
Your past services in behalf of
our common country gsholild in
spire sill with hope that the day
will come whom hon esty and ca
paeity will become the only pass
port to all places of public trust.
There never was a time when we
were more in need of sterling in
tegrity and Q firm adherence to
those principles that guided our
| fathers in their efforts to frame
for us a Constitution which they
intended should establish Justice,
secure domestic tranquility, and
promote the general welfare by
guaranteeing Republican form
of government founded on the in
aIienable right of every man to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness"
Guided by that Constitution, the
Republican party, united with the
War Democracy of our country,
has saved the nations life, and has
disbanded and paid the largest
army known to modern times.
Our Government has largely re-
duced the national debt, and has
saved .by-a- policy of peace with
the Indians hundreds of millions
for dolIAts that kcald otherwise
have been spent in Carrying on a
crnel war agaiTst a people that
hence owned the whole country.
and finsSso lately that my own
mother Remembered the old
LeAerar1 de rsse to keep off the
Indians, that once stood where
4 Duane street now crosses Broad
IwAy.
Besides all this, the party in
power has kept the nation at
peace at home and throughout the
world, and has secured for our
country degree of prosperity un-
surpassed in the history of man
kind.
There is nothing that could be
more cruel and ungrateful than
] for a Government like ours to
leave four millions of emancipated
, slaves to the tender mercies of the
fclass of men who have been edu.
Gated to hold slaves as property
and are now acting with that part
of the Democratic party who have
sympathized with tho men of the
| South in all their efforts to main
, tain and extend slavery.
We may well ask whether il
would be wise for US as natioI
to incur the tremendous response
bility of putting all at hazard il
/. order to try the doubtful expert
Il ment of placing the Government
in the hands of party made III
of all the disioyal, the disappoint
I cd, and dissatisfied men of GU
country, The most of these mel
: believe in 4 "White mans govern
o ment.' They are using all thei
arts to elect our esteemed frien,
Z Horace Greeley for the Presiden
of the United States. BY thi
e they hope TO accomplish their pun
c pose of regaining their sslos
. cause" fear # our frienl
should have the bad fortune to b
g elected, he viii find that he Ia
y lent his influence 70 a class of me
It who win use the power they gal
. to place the blacks under the ba
: of serfdom or peonage. which ma
= be as bad, If not worse, than sla,
n cry itself Our friend may in
e himself, with his best intention
e entirely poEeFless to control
!. government made up of men VII
= believe that 'tthe black man has 3
4 rights that the white man is boun
IN 90 respect.