The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-07-27
THE CUAPPAQUA SAGE.
Or Chances at His Political Record.

Ever since he obtained reputa-
ton and prominence as a partisan
and pungent editor of the Log
Cabin, in 1845, it has been patent
to all, who knew, and to all who
critically observsd him, that he
especially lacked the qualifications
necessary for an able and success
ful leader. The Harrison cam
paign was managed by shrewd and
sagncious men like Seward and
Weed. They made use of Gree>
ley to great advantage, and as a
writer he did efficien. execution.
He was handled so adroitly that |
he fancied he was the directing
and contrnIling mind, and wished
10 establish . trumvirate with
Seward and Weed. They say he
was very we'll as q writer, but
would be ruinous as q leader. o h
ers saw it too. and greedy and
anxious as Greeley has always
been for Office, neither the Wings
or Republicans ever dared to trust
him in prominent and executive
positions. Ifhe now and then re-
ceived q nomination. he invariably
ran behind his party ticket, and
the circulation and popularity of
the Tribune never could give him
a respectable candidate. The fire
quent disappointments he suffered
in his aspirations for Office led
him to dessolve the firm of Seward,
Weed and Greeley and since then,
like Barkis, he has always been
willing, and always unsuccessful,
except in serving out month or
two Of somebodyelse's term in
Congress, where in that short p e.
riod he made himself odious and
obnoxious to men of all parties
without exception or distinction
He has repeatedly shown himself
a.marplot, and Notwithstanding his
Chinese physiognomy, SO child
like and bland, he has exhibited
stupid obstinacy fully equal to that
Of Andrew Johnson or any other
jackass.
During Lincoln's celebrated can
vass With Douglas, and during the
legislative contest which followed
it, Greeley was quite as much TO,
tho latter as the former. He elec-
tioneercd for Lincoln about as
he did for tie Republicans in Con
necticut last spring. Afterwards
at the Convention in Chic age
where Lincoln was first nominated
and where the competion was be-
tween such men as Lincoln. Sc
ward and Chase, was our Chines'
sage running over with apparcn
simplicity, and he, too, hat
his candidate. He pressed hi
candidate with ways that wer
dark and tricks that were vain
He probably swors good mout1
filing oaths,' and manifest
ed his great knowledge Of men
exquisite discrimination of charac
ter, and his profound conception
of statesmenship, by repudia.in
Lincoln and Seward, and men Q
that caliber, and advocating q ma
that no one else ever dreamed G
for President-Edward Bates. Nj
Lincoln waa perpetually anuoye
and worried by this same Chimes
politician, during all his Admins
tration. AT one time it would b
his needless 'on TO Richmond I
another his cowardly council
make degrading and suicidal cor
: cessions, ind ut another by pros'
I cutting insane negotiations
I Canada.
1 Az early as November 9. 1856
he demonstrated how safe al
g udicious i t would have been
: b ave entrusted the United Stat
. to his sagacity and wisdom. ]
:. the Tribune of that date he says:
= And now, it the Cotton Stat,
considered the value of the Unie
debatable, we maintain their pc
; feet right to discuss it, Nay '
!, hold with Jefferson to the mailer
{ able right Of communities to alt
!? or abolish forms of governme
y that have become oppressive
ir Injurious; and, if the Cotton Stat
is shall decide that if they can .
to better out of the Union than in
{ We insist on letting them go
h peace. The right to secede M
70 be q revolutionary one, but
:? exists nevertheless and wo
'. not see how one party can have
IN right to do.what another party b
% q right to prevent. We must ev
y resist the asserted right of 81
!" State to remain in the Union, q
nulify or defy the laws thereo
TO withdraw from the Union is qui
.e another matter. And. whenever
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