Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-09
GREELEY AT HOME.
The Old Philosopher in Presence Of his
Old NeighbOrs and Friends.
His Inception at Manchester.


MANCHESTER, n. H, August l.
Horace Greeley arrived at five o'clock
this evening. He was received by
delegation of Liberal Republicans and
Democrats from Nassau, and a national
salute fired. Greeley was received at
the station, amid the cheers of the peO-
pie, by Ex-Governor James A. Weston
(Democratl and Colonel Waterman
Smith and A. +. Perry Liberal Repub-
1icans). A procession was formed, and
the distinguished visitor escorted to the
residence of Mr.. Perry, where he will
remain during the night. At eight
O'Clock q large procession of citizens,
several thousand in number, headed by
a band. proceeded to the residence Of
Mr.. Perry to pay their respects TO the dis
tiRguished son of the old Granite State.
Ia response to the cheers of the pOpulace
Greeley made his appearance and was
introduced by A. Jackson, when he de-
livered the following speech, frequently
interrupted by applause:
FELLOw-CITIZENS OF MY NATIVE
STATE-You are aware that am among
YOU on a visit to my relatives and the
nlavmates of my childhood, as l have
often been among them during the half
century since I left this neighbOrhoOd in
a L
Manchester fiftv-seVen years ago, when
a flood and running ice in the Merrimac
rendered il impossible at Reeds or
Thornton's ferry, and compelled my
father to return with me from my grand
fathers, in Londonderry, to our home in
Amherst, TO take a circuitOus route in
order to cross at this point 10y an old and
rickety structure known as McGregor's
bridge. There were then three or four
fishermen's huts on the site of this now
thrifty and prosperous city Of about thir-
ty thousand souls. Lowell and Nashua
were unknown even in name, and not a
single tton-mill-certainly no print
Nvorks-eXisted in this State. The in
tervening years have witnessed immense
strides in the growth of our cOuntry'sin-
dustries and useful arts. / trust that all
sections are benefited thereby; that the
cotton-grower and cottOn-spinner may
both rejoice in each others thrift and
prosperity. Good men sincerely appre-
hended that if slavery Were abolished
cotton would not be raised in adequate
quantities, but many of them have
learned to realize and rejoice that labor
of free men is worth more than that of
slaves. / trust that other misappre-
heusions and sectional hatreds are yield
ing to lessons Of experience, and that a
long and bright era of peace and fratern-
iIy has dawned upon our once distracted
country, and in that faith bid you a
kindly goodnight. Nine hearty cheers
were given, after which a vast thrOng
present passed through the house and
Shook hands with Horace. Many per-
sonal friends took occasion, later in the
evening, 10 pay their respects. 1t is un-
derstOOd that Greeley will be escorted to
Concord tomorrow by joint delegation
Of citizens from Concord and Man
chester.
His speech at Concord.
CONCORD, Y. H., August s.-The fol-
lowing is Mr.. Greeley's speech:
Ny friend Tappan, my friends and
fellOw-citiZens of New Hampshire
More than half a century has passed
since / left this, my native State, in
quest of future and larger opportunities.
Elsewhere those years, as you know, !
have been full of incidents as time
g1lshes events in the hurry Of each other. !
In our day he who lives half a century
lives longer than a whole century of
the life of Methusaleh. Well, fellow
citizens, the half century which has
passed since / ceased to be a resident of
New Hampshire has seen the origin
and growth of railroads and telegTaphs, /
and the cables across the ocean. 1t has /
seen the rise and fall of Empires and \
Dynasties, and il has seen the best of all 1
to me, the overthrow of American !
slavery. a great thinker has said that /
to-day is a great thing in disguise, that I
q day seems common and trivial to the 1
thoughtless, but all great and noble sue |
cesses are made up of to-days. / do |
not know how well men have done in |
this age, but would that l might feel
that / have added TO the history |
of the last half century of my country. 1
Our country is better worth living in to- I
day, with better opportunities for its |
humblest citizen, because Of the events |
of the past half century. In these events |
have borne an humble part, often mis- |
taken and Of short-sightedness, doing |
the thing which seemed right, but /
which was not always in the wisest |
view of right, but still l think my life |
has led me TO exercise larger charity to-
ward the great mass of the human
race. I believe the great majority Of the
human race is constantly aiming TO
do right. ] have always wished in my
busy life to come back to the State of
nay birth; have always hoped to have
some opportunity to return, not expect
ing ever again to dwell with its people, |
but 10 commune with them, and | trust
the few days which wiz be spent among
YOU and with my friends will be the
richest and happiest days of my life. /
hope that hereafter, as well as now, that
my life, which is drawing to q close and
which ought 10 be devoted TO rest, /
shall have frequent opportunities to
come TO New Hampshire, 10 mingle
with its people and rejoice with
them. This old State bears a
proud position among her sister
States, that her half million sons and
adopted non-residents Of other States
viii always look back with pride and
affection to this State and say, although
her granite rocks are hard and her soil |
reluctant to give forth fruits, still, for
all that, her people are among the best
and intelligent of any we have seen. |
To them, my friends, in the hope that |
perhaps ! shall have opportunities
10 mingle familiaTly with you, and thet
these differences which have separated |
us in the past, will gradually fade away |
in sight Of new circumstances, and we |
shall come to know each other more
thoroughly in that faith and hope. I
now take my leave of you.
MEXIC0.