The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-10-10
Greeley's Speech at Erie.

ne lhtrouucilohfo NJ f--SFfee4eFzs
fine speech att Erie, Penn, contains
some illusions to his early tohth,
which are quite interesting We copy
SO much OF it; 3 81 8
FELLOW CITizENs:- was about
forty-one ard a-haIf years ago, that !,
rather tall, green country boy, with
all my worldly wealth done up IN
very small bundle, walked into this
place one winter morning. looking for
work by which to earn my bread. [
found employment and Kindness in
the service OF Mr.. Sterrett, i'll the Eve
ming Gazette offfc6, for six months,
and those six months are among the
pleasantest of the months | now re-
call. 10 If. ,ssl.rti y 7,
l tried to be, fellow citizens, while I
lived here, a dilligent, faithful, correct,
though not very rapid type-setter, and
tried SO that in my humble sphere l
made some friends and no enemies. l
was little given to poiitical' discus
sion, which seemed to me peculiari-
ty of the place, for Is.inever. saw so
many ,red-hot politicians in any other
place l have visited as in Erie forty
years ago. Still trust L gave no one
just cause for offense-s.I am. sure no
one who differed with me- ever has
laid up against me anything which l
said during my sojourn here. Well,
the time came when there was no
work here for me to do. / would
gladly have remained here for years,
perhaps all my life time, but work
failed, and like too many others, [ set
my face towards New. 7 ork, thinking
in that great city, as 50, many others
have mistakinglv thought, 4 could not
fail to find employment. l went there
and though for some years my hope
was very slight, and it otens seemed
sthatIAceuld find means to stop but a
few weeks only. Still l was able to
hold on, and after ten years gained a
footing that is likely to abide I bave
fellow citizens, been. at work there
these forty years as a printer and ed
itor,' In the trade which I had learned
and the vocation to w hich I aspifed |
/ have been reasonably successful there.
q Eaughter.I That is to say, though l
have hot amassed = wealth, pro badly
never shall, have always been geher-
ousIy hsubsisted.. My: 1aboEs,. which
have been constant and lafddods, have
been fairly remunerated. - Now. ;old
age begins to creep on, l do not feel,
Fin spite of all the hittefn ess, in Spite
Fof prescriptions, which, T 2haYe len-
countered BY many old friends with
whom. l have seen cause 70 differ, to-
day feel tolerably' certain, So long as
MY right. hand shall not forget its cum,
ming, i shall betabie to earn a, decent
existence, Z without pulling, up my
stakes and making anothef expert
nentL of a place saHd chance 70 MVe.-
Well, fellow cftizeus, ] feel deeply
grateful to many old friends whom I
met in Erie 4 then, many years go. The
greater mum Der of those T knew and
loved theff have fpassed away. ot., We
who remain are few! T" A new genera
tion grew up here in Erie, soHl that
probably fopr7fifths of all whom T
knew ana loved When I took up my
bundle and started out Of Erie, forty
one years ago, are not living now
go Y ou afeha new geheratfoti, but 7
know her hberaIity, l know her. read
iness to afford generous apr fecfation
to the motives and purposes Of those
she Knew and esteemed, so I, feel sure
that W hen the bitterness and passions
ofithei day shall, have passed away, j
may return to Erie, ana reuni.e Some
of the ties Of friendship which later
occurrences have somewhat tried, but
which 4 am sure they ihaye Hot totally
|sepatateda i have Kind NJ emories of
Erie, and trust some OF those that
are here have 'gehtle- reniem branees of
me, 80 that in'the future. as in the past,
Iishalp c6mieet % them with, 6}ptdeh hands
iand d hearty smile, and be with them
as was IN days gone by: It '5t'.. -laad la,a
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ne Russlan B governor or tst thG'htlhg-
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geGres 3lYh1lllEg ct the f9{HEh 9fi sell5eH
iisa h9isS: E1oaNps3 b9& &eEef gEoHbs
ing them elshfer iaImqnesitY 81 of fedneH9n
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in San FranGisGo than onel supposed
them to be,, They had Peenltryingfor
over a. week to. get twelve onlent sFHho
dQe not 5ead1theei inewsp apeEs,Tw A9 have
no opinloni Of theiro oWHs andnWha
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