The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-18
GREELEY's UNFIFNEss FOR THE PRES
lDENCY

ADEENCAs
But with all respect to him I say
that Horace Greeley was not selected
by his party as their standard-bearer
because he possessed any eminent tit
ness for the Presidency Of the United
States. While he Is a distinguished
journalist, 10 man Of Intelligence in
this country has given greater evil
dences Of his absolute unfitness for
the Office of President Of the United
States. COneeding that Greeley al
ways meant we'll for his country, Is it
not also true that tangled with his
theories and his policies half the time
he was unwittingly against his eOun-
try! When the struggle arose in 1850,
when the clans were mastering for
the terrible fray, he sat down TO phi
lOsOphise upon the question, and IS
sued his letter dated November 9,
1860, and sent it to all the the people
Of the United States declaring Ia
words as strong as he could COM
mainland I have no doubt declar-
ing the honest convictions Of his heart
the right Of the Southern States to
seeede remember how he arrived
at this conclusion. He quoted the
Declaration Of Independence, where
in you will remember it Is declar-
ed that governments are instituted
among men for the protection OF their
rights, deriving their just powers from
the consent Of the governed, and
when they faii to secure these ends il
is the right and daty Of the people TO
alter or abolish them. Upon this Mr.
Greeley reasoned, and set forth in his
letter, thinking, no doubt, that he
was POSSESSED of the philosophy Of
Jefferson; aud that he was doing hon
est service 70 his country, that the
right Of secession may be a revOlu-
tiCnaTy right, but il is a night never
theless. lie followed this up with |
the other words, that when the great I
body of the people Of any considerable !
portion Cf the States OF this Union, !
and especially the cotton States, de-
sire to withdraw from the Union, "we 4
say let them go in peace And he |
wrote down these other words: 81
trust may never live TO see the day I
when any portion Of the Union shall I
he pinned by bayOnets 70 the Union"
Well, he has lived to see the day. /
They were pinned by bayOnets to the |
Union, and for the simple rea- |
son that the several States Of
the Union were only part |
Of that greater, better, nObler Com |
mOnwealth, our country. LCheers.
South Carolina is to me as much a |
part of my own native land, as 10 Is /
70 the citizen Of South Carolina born 1
within her limits. l do not refer 70 /
this declaration Of Mr.. Greeley's which |
he thought worth while to preserve I
and carry into his book, 'srhe Ameri- /
can Conflict p where it was published
no doubt for the eSiificatiOn Of the peo-
pie of the South, for the purpose OF
casting any unjust Odium upon him.
have no doubt he uttered what ne
believed but ask you what sort Of
qualification such an utteranee as tnat
IS for President Of the United States,
who, before he enters upon his great
Office, must, in the presence Of God
and his country, take solemn oath
that he will support, protect, and de-
G-nd tie Constitution Of the United
States? How is the Constitution sup
ported, how is il protected, how is 1t
defended, II its authority Is to be de-
iied and set aside at the pleasure Of
one or more States of this UniOn2 /
refer to this strange utterance Of Mr..
. NNLEElEN lAAlAs yDA AlAAN kAAoAAEA 4AEAAA-
er a man Of such convictions Is emf
nently qualified for President Of the
United States, and whether his utter
anees Of them does not account for
the stra nge occurrence Of this day-his
nomination as the Democratic eaBdi-
date for President OF the United States 1
The National Democracy Of the
United States nominating for tneIr 4
standard-bearer the lifelong enemy 1
Of their party, the man who ~ante9Is |
written upon his grave that ne dled l!il in .
nothing the debtor Of The Deinoet1ttc y W, .
party, may have thought wei OI ms
advocacy Of the Democratic fignI Vi
secession. .-..
Mr.. Greeley, Of course, does not * .
nsst T., he PSesident by Democratic
yotss TApplause and laughter. NO
ssCs man expects him 70 be President
Nv tbs votes Of the Republican party I
~ ,hs limited States while be carries
tbo standard Of secession, inscribed I
ssDemOeratie, (" and, as the nominee OF
the Democratic party, accepts and ap-
prove its principles.
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