The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-11
HoN. HORACE GREELEY AND !

Hon. HORACE GREELEY AND rHB
CHARLESTON TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY,"
at q regular monthly meeting of the
Charleston Typographical Society, held
on Saturday evening last, the following
correspondence having been read, was
ordered spread on the minutes of Inc
society and published in the daily morn
ing press. The letter of the committee
embodies fully the political creed of the
great party now supporting Mr.. Greeley
for the highest gift ut the disposal of the
nation, and emauating as it does from q
body composed of as much intelligence o
as the Charleston Typographical Society
can boast-a body representing in the
very cradle OF the rebellion, perhaps to
a greater extent than any other, the feel.
lngs and sentiments of tho entire South
orn press-a body hitherto at political
antagonism with Mr.. Greeley-all this,
together with Mr.. Greeley's terse and
satisfactory reply to the committee,
seem to render the publication of both
documents, from this particular point,
not only in complete harmony with the
pest throbbings of tue popular heart of
determination here, to dash to forgetful-
ness in the future every emotion and
action calculated to keep yawninc the
chasm that already. by far too long, has
kept us as the people of a common com.
try distracted and disunited. We here
give the letters in full:
CHARLESTON, S. G., Aug. 5, 1872.
Hon. HORACE GREELEY-HIGuLYR RE-
spECrED AND GREATLY ESTEEMED SIR:
Influenced by emotions which are now
stirring to their profoundest depths the
hearts Of millions of our people, from
the great lakes to the Pacific; anxious to
do oil IN our power that oan aid in swell
ing the already resistless and widespread
torrent which, like an avalanche, seems
to be sweeping rapidly away every obsta-
ole and element of opposition to pro-
gress and reform in the administration
of our national affairs the next four
years; sympathizing fully in, and
thoroughly endorsing the great and po-
pulnr movement which found it's voice
and was given shape and being to at
Cincinnati, on the Sd of May, 1872, and
which further, on the 9th of last month,
was 30 overwhelmingly and unanimously
acqniesced in, and triamphantly con-
tirmed by full representation of the
sentiment OF the nation in Convention
at the city OF Baltimore, Maryland; re-
cognlzlng the present union between the
Liberal Republican and Democratic par
ties OF the Union as one moro calculated
than any other could have been to break
down those fiendish and rancorous feel
Jugs OF antagonism and hate which are
the fruits OF our late fratricitlal strife,
and which long since, under almost any
other government than that under
which the South, particularly, is now,
ana has for years past been cursed,
would have been famed into O flame
OF peace and reconciliation instead of
into one Of intensified torture and un-
rest; recognizing this union as O step
which, more than any other can be, is
calculated to impress on our acceptance
the important fact that the dead past
should be engulfed in the hopeful pre-
sent and the still brighter future; be-
lleving firmly that, under Providence,
this union will gloriously culminate in
n November next in the complete redemp-
tion OF miserably down-trodden Con
stitution and in the happiness and pros
perity OF an outraged and oppressed
people by your elevation to the Chief
Magistrates chair of the nation; in
huenced, then, honored sir, by emo
tions and considerations such ns have
been hererein hurriedly set forth, with
the added pride we feel, that the printer
boy OF forty years ago, while having at
tained distinction as chief of the news
paper press Of the great city Of New
York. and as the sage of Chsppnqua, has
yet, by movement promising to excel
even that OF 1910. been made the stand
ard-bearer Of the great Conservative
party for the highest gift the nation can
bestow-the Charleston Typographical
Society. ut u meeting held on Saturday
evening. Augnst 3, constituted the un-
derslSned committee to transmit YOU
the following extract, which marked and
honored their proceedings on that occa-
sion:
"ResolUed. unanimously, That tho
Charleston Typographical Society have
lsnrned with pleasure of the nomination
of Hon. Horace Greeley by the Conser-
vative party for the high position of
President OF tho United States; that in
consideration of his many sterling quail
ties, both MS printer and citizen, he be
elected al honorary momber of our So
ciety; that Committee of three be ap.
pointed by tho Chair to forward this
resolution, together with list of the
members, to MIR. Greeley; also, letter