Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02

The counterpart of Horace Greeley
IL President % the French Republic.
1t will be remembered witt. what de.
risIon the world was disposed to re.
celvc the news of the elevation of a
supcrannuatch author TO the leader
snip of Il great people. Gan old i'm
practicable dotard,' the wise ones
said "wlIat can he. a book-makcr, a
noisy wranglcr, n timid v%ascillatinY
politician. what can such all imbccile
do in 4 situation where so astute il
ruler as Louis Napoleon had STUN
bled and fallcn?' Scarcely Il year has
passed since NJ. Thiers assumed the
rclns of government: but today he
stands recognized as the most extra
ordinary executive officer in EurOpp.
for he has demonstrated that he car
rles more brains under his hat than
any public man in the old world.
Ono by one the frightful difficulties
which besct the path of unhappy
France have been met and overcome
by that old mans energy, persistence
and industry, and she is in consc-
quence more of Il marvel of greatness
before the world than ever before.
The principal prayer now offered up
i'll France is for the prolongatiiom of
that old mans life. Horace Greeley.
as we said in the onset, is the Theirs
of America. They have both been
prodigics Of industry. and have ac-
CURED that Kind and variety of
knowledge which gives them prcce-
'cncc among all their contempora-
VIZ 5 Theirs going before
the stormy French Assembly, and by
TIE sheer force of argument carrying
through measures in face of opposi-
ton sufficient to crush any ordinary
will at its first manifestation. How
lie is of resources. Ready to
any question on any subject
at a moments notice! Those de-
stand dumbfouudcd before |
the torrents of information which, he
literally pours out on every subject.
Difference for his immense talents
supplies any deficiency in his argu-
ment. and they conccde to him every
point. The Radical press enjoyed a !
.ong spree of laughter after G~reelev's
nomination. Nothing SO ludicrous
'ad happened before in the whole
Of American politics. No
such Presidential timber had been
made use of. Suddenly Horace
i~rcc!ey became the embodiment of
vcrvthing that was weak or bad.
Is Il potent instrument, aud
was working III this instance.
he dirty ca%rricaturcs of llarper's
and the daily detractions of
he Radical press generally were be-
inning TO tell, and many unthinkinr
'ooplc were settling down in the be-
lef that Greeley at best was but a
God naturcd nincompoop. But
moving they had II man. the Demo- !
rats and Liberal Republicans were
OF afraid to show him, and bv the
dricc of both National committees.
ireclcy undertook his tour through
he Middle and Western States. Dav
ftrr day he met his countrymcn BY {
ms OF thousands and talked to them
: they have scarcely, i: ever, been {
to before; for in our iudy- |
no such p%atcrnal %uttcrauces t
ave fallen upon American ears since '
ashington's immortal address. So |
sounding an exhibition of good d
at oice attracted the attention {,
The whole people. They are read l.
< and pondcring over those re- Il
arkablc speeches, and contrasting II
&c author of them with the heavy 80
'ldier idlin2 away his time at FASH -
summer resorts. Greeley no "
niger has commiscratimg friends, S
con'empinous opponents. His 0
from this on will be proud C
bear his banner, and his enemies :
i'll confess TO a focmun worthy of ii
Icir steel. -