The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-09-26
horace Greeley in the West.

proceSsioEs, forch-lght displays and bands
ni music meet him al all important points.
iic speaks briefly to the people on these
occasions The following are his remarks
n rutShurg-
Fellow Citizens: The wise King says
.l,Hre is a lime lu war and time Tor
i'tace. The city of Pitsburg has recently
witnessed a rehearsal of the pomp and pa
oraniIY, the hlaHonry and circumstance of
cVil war. A very large number of men
were collected here II a vast expense with
the single purpose of re-kindling the bit
ierneSS. the hatred. the amin usitieS, the
anlipathles, the fears and Civilizations of
civil war ior the advantage OF a political
party. | take You to witness that the
2reater portion OF the journals at Pitts
tuTg As well As The orators of the occasion
have been irving their best to make US,
the people. to hate each other for the sake
"t partIzan advantage. A stranger would
imagine while reading the journals OF
Piu>hurg Tor the last few DAYS that we
were sill al war, and that their purpose
was 10 revive and 10 eNasperate the ha-
tired and luminosity of civil war in order
L. INTENSITY and invigorale their side of
They talk about rebels and traitors.
Fellow citizens, are We never to be done
with this We demanded of our adverse
Ties in the great civil war that they sur
render their arms and go to their homes.
They surrendered them We demanded
that They enfranchise the blacks, and the
blacks are eniranchised No one but white
men stand distranchsed on the soil OF our
country We demanded that they stipu-
iate that the rmancipated slaves shall not
TOE paid for, and that the reIiel debt shall
mover be paid blythe government OF States.
They a,scntcd 10 that.
- tar as | can see, every single de-
lliand made on the part of the loyal States
and loyal people has been fully complied
with on the part of those lately in rebel
ION. Ever, thing has been done that we
liked. Everything has been conceded
aud >till they tell It's, why. we want them
tp repent" Have they not brought forth
works meet i0r repentance and thus com
ing together in solemn convention have
NOT The representatives OF the southern
people gwen then assent to the platform
40 The Cincinnati convention which was
Iltc most intense and complete Republican
llatinlm That ever has been presented by
IHl national convention - halever2
All his beiuo done we are told by these
f,ullen,u who met here all this is mock
erv this i, fraud YOU do not mean
.uythng by it - and the cry goes on ''reb-
Wis ana traitors AMI denunciaton and
prescription the same as ever.
Four wears ago in the Republican Ma
iIaut convention ii was declared that this
description would speedily cease Four
wears have passed and still il is maintain
.d that there are to-day thou sands OF peo-
Die of Arkansas alone probably the most
Intelligent aud responsible people of that
Stale. forbidden to exercise the ri1ht Of
suffrage. forbidden exclusively by the
auy that meets here and shouts for Grant
a4d Wilson Nobody else asked tor pro-
ripiion hut them. No other party re-
palres That any human being should stand
rloScribed 0n ouf soil Tor a rebellion that
ceased seven and a halt years ago. No
l4rtN no men at any party, but this the
.rrN IaliV that held a military parade his
week ~ order 10 farther and farther .,epa-
t.tt. and divide The hearts of The Ampri-
AN people from each other They hold
,-s>VHli;l 10 their triumph that hatred dis
trust. suspicion and alienation should con-
t.Uuc. 10 what Won will and do what Won
may They are determined not 10 he salts
ted
Now fellow citizens. il is moi enough
-nat tha>. who louoht AGAINST ,he union
~buuld he ,arosrribpd Those Of ms. who
Stood for it are continually denounced if
" do NOT hammer Ia aorce with Them in
.,lf ttrt-S,.nt OnIiti,.S Here stands one who
CHARGED by them of heinU n secession
II. Could that he true. fellow-citizens {?
I.,,,l facts i'm The fac. When Lincoln had
Aaeu elected and fins conspiracy for Sc
W, ~SIon began 10 advocate itself we Repuh-
licanS we're told lly our own men and told
still more bV those ont of the circle You
must surrender Your opposition TO the eN-
--l,,iuu of slavery or consent to a great
civil wan " This they said was the only
l1ernative. Bloodshed and devastation
over the whole country. or YOU shall sur
render The PRINCIPLES on which Won have
iU~t carried the election, | was one of
-i.ose who said no. there is no such altem-
alive. denied that the Southern people,
me great minority oe them. were against
he MON. | demanded that there should
,e open. tree discussion before the South
ern peonle. and an honest, unterrified.
nDconsfrained vote. and if they approve.
II The people of the South say they want
l,supian / will consent to it. T know they
will not. | know the Southern people.
The qreai majority Of them w,uld have
voted =, thex actually did. not for seces.
SION. bnl Tor clineing to the Union. And
now to-day. if ,i,. nation were 10 be i'm
,..rill+d ana there were lust two modes of
saving Ito trust 10 the chance of q civ
II NaInr IA the chances of :. free. fair vote
~ the Southern people, would very
greatly prefer To take the latter chance
ritbcrtLali tbr former. for. fellow citizens
ttey greatly misunderstood and malipn
ms American people when they assume
hat in cold blood. before there had been
.ny clash Of arms the people in the South
any more than in the North desired dis
llnion In its inception. in its origin, the
srleat masses o.: thosc who. consented to
lie secession movement meant NOTHING by
i but 10 back down the North. and make
as cnnsent to the extension of slavery.
Thai was ,hair nurnusc and that nnrnoSp
did my best TO resist and defeat
Wen. the war is ended. and | think if