New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-26
Tie Progress Of the Play.

Horace Greeley has impaired to the present
political campaign degree of righteousness
end meanness never before known to the
Presidential contests Of this country. His
selection as candidate for the highest posi-
ton known to earthly governments excited
broad grin throughout the nation, the idea
was so absurd and ridiculous. Not but what
challenge respect when confined to their
proper spheres-but that any body Of men
outside an asylum should seriously present
his name for the Presidency of this great
nation excitos mingled emotions of alarm and
levity. Following the first impulse of the
campaign, which was to ridicule the earlier
aspects it presented, then came a serious
period. The confederate forces which united
to present the name of Horace Greeley, en-
tered the canvass with vigor alike menacing
and startling. They put on determined
and fierce front. They boosted and swag-
gered until they really created some alarm.
Pending the North Carolina election the
allied forces assumed an air of strength and
confidence which carried into the ranks of
the Republican party until the bubble burst,
tense and vain show.
Since the real character and strength of
the Greeleyites were exposed in the result
of the struggle in North Carolina and other
States, confidence has returned to the Re-
publican ranks, and the cause Of the confed-
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comes the farce, and never has the world
seen more farcical performance than Gree
ley has been recently enacting in the West.
After the veteran and scar-cOvered soldiers
who saved the nation against the secession
sentiment of Greeley and the South had evac-
uated Pittsburg, that chivalrous candidate
entered the city scolding and slandering
those brave men like a very drab. That
performance is among the most ludicrous en-
actments of Horace's life ? To invite his
friends to his Saturday reunions at Chappa-
qua, and then suspend those delightful occa-
sions because an impairment reporter thrust
himself into their midst, was laughable, but
that was really serious when compared with
his fasco at Pittsburg, after our veterans
had left.
Alas! poor Greeley! his head appears to
have been TUNED. The presentation Of his
name for the Presidency has excited his am
btion to intoxication, and he is cutting fam
tastic tricks before high heaven. His friends
seem to have lost control of him, and now
watch his antics with emotions Of alarm.
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sentation of their purposes and efforts at
Pittsburg-his i'll temper and worse man
ners--ail tend to characterize Horace Gree
ley as g scoid, a defamer, and a mountebank,
who is totally unworthy Of the respect of the
people, and who would disgrace the Presi-
dental chair if, by any misdircc:ion of popu-
lar sentiment, he should chance to be selected
for that high distinction. Those who respect
their country and would preserve it from
disgrace, should be gratified that Greeley has
broken over the restraints his more prudent
and sagacious friends have endeavored to
throw around him, and is revealing his char
acter in light calculated to disgust, alarm,
and convince tho better portion of his fellow
citizens as to their real duty in the pending
contest. No true soldier, or true friend of
the soldier, can consistently vote for Horace
Greeley after reading his Pttsburg speech.
1t brands him as sympathizer with rebels,
and a maligner Of the loyal men who braved
danger that their country might be saved.
He could scarcely afford to criticise the meet
ing of the veterans Of the late war, and much
less to calunlniate those noble men who
braved danger to crush a rebellion which
found strength in his early sympathies.