The New York herald., 1872-09-20
HERALD FRIDAY 70 872-TRIPLE SHEET:

aud flowers, bright lights and bright faces when
the head OF the procession reached It. while In front
OF II on Wood street another crowd almost as large
as the 1rSt swayed and cheered In anticipation.
Inside the hotel the Hobbies and pariors were
crowded and II was only BY appealing to the co1r
tesy OF the people that the proprietor could make
room at all for the Chief
WHEN HE APPEARED ON THE BALCONY
another unexampled roar went up for Greeley and
Buckalew, and then the vast crowd subsldsd into
silence to hear the following speech
0REELEY'S SPEECH At PfTfSBUR0
FELLOW CrrIzKNs-The wise king says there is q
BLESS anS TSs 0t ety o.
recently witnessed rehearsal OF the pOmp and
pageantry. the blazonry and circumstance OF civil
war. A very large number OF men were collected
Of rekindiing the bitterness and hatred, the
animosities and antpathtes, the fears and exuita-
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ton OF the Journals OF Pittsburg, as well az the
orators on this OCCASION have been trying to make
US, the people, hate each other for the sake Of
partisan advantage. stranger would imagine,
by reading the journals the last few days,
that we were still at war and the purpose was to
ExAsrERArE THE HATRED AND ANrMosrTY OF CIVIL
In order to intensity and invgoratc their side OF the
conflict They talk about rebels and traitors. Fell
low citizens, are we never to be done with this
war that they surrender their arms and GO to their
homes. They surrendered them We demanded
ssy tsi ana ss ssa
chise the blacks and the blacks are enfranchlsed.
None but white men now stand DISTINGUISHED ON
that they stipulate the emancipated slaves shall
not DO paid l0r and that the rebel debt shall never
e asseped e 10 a So Far pr as oY cas sysrv s%H
single demand made on the part of the loyal States
and the loyal people has been fully complied with
on the part OF those lately In rebellion. saN
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE THAT WE AsKED
everything has been conceded, and stIli they ask
brought forth works meet Tor repentSnces es
lCheers.l And, then. coming together In solemn
people have given their assent 20 the platform of
the Cincinnati Convention, which was the most in
tense, the most complete republican platform that
had ever been presented by any national Conven-
tion whatever. loud and prolonged applause)
All this being done, we are told by these gentlemen
who met here "all this is mOckery, all this is
YOU DON'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT."
ana ana the cry goes on, Re9els and traitors, rebels
same as eyer. Four years ago, In the Republican
National Convention, it was declared that this
have passed and still II Is maintained. There are
this day thousands of people In Arkansas alone pro-
people OF that state-forbidden to exercise the right
OF suffrage forbidden exclusively by the party that
meets here and shouts Tor Grant and wilson
Nobody else asks for prescription but them; no
other party requires that any human being should
stand prescribed on our soil for rebellion that
man of any party but this the very party that held
great military parade here this week In order to
further and further separate and divide the hearts
They hold essential 10 their triumph that 'hatred
should continue, that distrust, suspicion and alien
you may, they are determined not to he salts
fed. Now, fellow citizens, 1t Is not enough that
those who fought against the Union should be pro-
scrbed those OF US who stood for 1t are equally de-
nounCed, II we do not happen to agree with them
in our present politics. (Cheers.) Here stands
CHARGED BY THEN WITH BEING sEoEssIoNIsr.
Great iaughter.) Could that be true, fellow citi
zens? Look the facts In the face. When Lincoln
haA,, frpa
began to advance itself, we republicans were told
by our own men, and told still more by those out OF
the circle, "You must back out of your republican
ism; you must surrender your opposition
sent to- to great civil War; TS TSs, they SAID @
tation over the whole country or you shall surreD
der the principles on which you have Just carried
there Is no such alternative. l deny that the
against the Union. demand that there shall be
people OF an honest, unterrifed unconstrained
vote, and If they approve II the people Of the South
THEY WANT DrsUNIoN, WILL CONSENT TO IT.
| (Cheers.) know they will not" know that the
Southern people, that the great majority, must
secession, but for cnging to the Union (cheers)
and now to-day, II the nation was to be imperilled
ana m s ev ewG oaes WSr 5 G to s
OF free vote OF the Southern people, would very
rather than the former. (Cheers) For, fellow ctl-
zens, they do greatly misunderstood and
an n this nHoG when they
any clash Of arms, the people in the South
any more than the people In the North desired os-
union. (Oheers.) In Its inception, In its origin,
the great masses OF those who consented TO this
secession movement meant nothing by 1t but to
back down the North and make us consent to
and defeat. (Cheefs.l Wen, the war Is ended. i
have peaceerp We had great, a terrible a
bloody, destructive civil war. Our success was
aeea sa o s m
have suffered much. They have conceded all. Can
not we afford to be magnanmous at leasts (Cheers)
But see fellow cltz they see that the Southern
people may vote, some OF them may; but the in
stant they vote the cry Is raised, 'see how these
way is that an eecton It is only the the fashion oe Of
war in another aspect. Fellow citizens, you belong
to one of the great hives OF American industry. i
terests ' especially eel this busy prosperoas '
getic people, (Cheers.)
how have rejoiced In her prosperity, how ] have
wondered and admired her magnificent growth,
you surely do not know. No place on this Cont.
nent has been dearer TO me than PittsDurg; there
has been no spot In whose prosperity have more
heartily rejoiced, and this is because believe her
prosperity was firmly linked and bogpd together
appeal to her merchants, appeal to her manuiac.
ii ,fiAs doNE on LONG ENOUGH
"a voice In the crowd ut stopped itself yesterday"
Laughter.) You cannot afford to teach part Of
your country TO hate you to feel that your success
your greatness, Is identical with their humiliation
People OF Pittsburgh ask you to take generous
to- to each other. % eApplauseS ask You to take the
hand held out co you by our Southern
brethren In their adoption of the Gin
our enemies, but are again our fellow countrymen
ask you to grasp that hand and say:-"Brothers
we difered; we fought; the war IL ended. Let us
have been enemies" loud applause.) Friends
and fellow citizens, bid you good night loud
applause and prolonged cheerngJ
Governor Gilbert s. Walker and others then fol-
lowed In effective and patriotic speeches.
FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
Tomorrow Mr.. Greeley will enter the State OF
Ohio by the Pan Handle route, arriving In Gin
cinnati at half-past two O'Clock In the afternoon.
lie will 90 to Louisville on Saturday. The Cincin-
natl Common Council will go In body tomorrow
to receive the Philosopher.