Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-04
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Horace Greeley at the Jubilee.
He Makes Speech to the Press Gang


BOSTON, July 3.-The concert this after.
noon was listened to by very large audi
ence. The chorus was not heard at all il
the sounds from the seats was to be de-
pended on, but the military bands made uI
for all deficiencies, and Strauss was more
than himself in conducting swine, Women
and Song" and on an encore the polka
Kratuz Fidal.
Peschka Beutner sang the Venzana
Waltz with striking effect and was encored
to repetition of the brilliant passages.
Mr.. Kaslek, of the Berlin Quartette, gave a
fine exemplifcation of his accomplishment
on the cornet, and the English band per
formed Viviani's procession march, ''rhe
Silver Trumpets," as played at st. Peters
in Rome, with splendid effect.
The Garde Republicaine band viii cele-
brate 4th of July by dance at Dedham,
at an invitation to Louce Leche, a French
resident. They will give concerts in New
York, in Philadelphia, and viii probably
visit Chicago before returning to Europe.
Horace Greeley
was escorted to the press loom by Alder
man jerks, previous to the concert and in
noduced to the ladies and gentlenneI
representatives of the press. After few
minutes pleasant conversation, in sansVJel
to a general call, he spokes as follows:
alt has fallen to my lot recently, as y ou
are doubtless aware, to be placed before be
public in a somewhat conspicuous attitu ie
that is to say: we who work for the press
and live by press work, and live in the pub
lie sight and under public criticism to a
greater degre than most people, and
yet l think to-day my position is a
little more exposed to cavil and disappoiInt-
ment than that of most of you. 1t has
been said of me, and take it as a geat
testimonial and compliment, that
while in the business L have par
sued throughout life, 1 have sho wn
myself very fairly competent, very fairly
diligent and successful; yet if l were or
should be invited in another line of life, / nto
a different and if you please, higher resp On
sibilities, I should be found unequal to
them. Well, ladies aud gents, cam lot
well expect to have anything bet ter
said of me by my friends MI ,ch
less by my adversaries, than to say
that i have done well, that which
1 have had to do. [Applause.] 1t would
seem tolerably safe deduction that one
who has been doing well ali his life that
which he has tried to do; may possibly,
may reasonably, be expected to do wei
something else, if he were to undertake it.
Some of my critics observe that, though for
myself personally l am a tolerably
honest and respectable person, yet rny as
seciates are not very desirable, an un-
worthy set. daughter and applause.) 1
am sorry for that, but my associates through
life have been mainly the gentlemen and
ladies see about me, (applause), whose
acquaintance have made while engaged in
the matter of preparing information for the
public press, and if any associations
were disagreeable. l caI hardly hope 10
find better in future life than those have
had. l trust this was not meant TO say
that such gentlemen and ladies as see be-
fore me have not on the whole performed
their work and discharged their responsible
ties with reasonable fidelity; with human
faults doubtless but stin with fair, reasonaIil lie
human fidelity. At all events, ladies ald
gentlemen, with such as you my fortune as
been associated through life. With such as
you it will be associated to the end, and il
the world shall say of me in the end he " as
a good printer, respectable publisher I'D
honest editor, all my ambition will be sat is
uou' UeAblSHhOA, WIN LAX your dIlOneI "
no longer. (Applause.)
At the conclusion of his speech, Greel ey
was conducted to the city reception roo IN
where large number sought an introdl &c.
ton. On his entering the vast auditorium
much enthusiasm was manifested, the peo-
pie in parquett generally aud those in tt:
balconies waving their handkerchiefs in Ie-
cognition. Cheers we're given and a few
minutes elapsed before the programme
could be resumed.