Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-10-10
Horace Greeley as a Statesman.

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Horace Greeley asi a Statesman.
When Mr.. Greeley was nominated
for the Presidency by tRe Cincinnati
Convention, very. many sFeople were
apprehensive that.aYgraye mistake
had been committed. They knew
that he was a great Journalist, but
feared he was wanting in some Of the
requisites of a statesman. The re-
port had gone abroad, and was
credited to certain extent by
some of his friends, that thoug h
a man of undoubted ability, his con-
duct was likely to be. governed too
much by impulse and to- little by
prudence and erjudgnat. Near
fy five months have, elapsed since
that time, and the friend and op-
.potients Of Mr.. Greeley lave alike
seen cause to modify tReiY opinion Of
him. No unprejldiced pan.. now
doubts that he is a state,iAan, 8 and
that, too, of the first ordel His Lib
eral and Democratic supporters have
Learned that they can re}ose in him
the most implicit confidence, and bis
Radical opponents 1have found, to
their chagrin, that he cmmits no
mistakes.
Mr.. Greeleyr .lettn accepting the
nomination Of the Cincinnlti CONVEX
ton was the first of his campaign
masterpieces. He said in it just
what he oughtto have sad, omitting
nothing, and writing moi a line or
Esyllable too much. Afte.l awhile, he
was again nominated BY the Demo-
cratic party, in their Naional Con-
vention at Baltimore ind to. that
nomination he also replied in a let-
Eter, in WHICH nothing vas omitted
and to which nothing coud be added.
! By this time such, as mitrusted MIR.
Greeley's prudence and statesman.
Eship had had their, mindi' disabused.
They saw that they .hadgreatly :un-
der estimated him, and appreciated
the fact that he was notonly great
editor, but great statesman.
Since the publication ,f these let
ters the Liberal candidate for the
Presidency has furnished still strong
er proofs Of his discretion and states
manship. It is dangerous thing
for a Presidential candidate to make
political speeches, for it il almost i'm
possible to steer between he Charyb-
dis that threatens to wrck him on
the one hand and the Scyla which is
ready to swallow him upon the 9th
er. My. Greeley, in the curse Of lis
visits to different parts ofthe coun-
try, has found himself unler The ne
cessity of making a god many
speeches, and in not one f them has
he committed mistake been gull
ty of an imprudence. livery one Of
these short speeches, ca.ed out by
the people of the differnt parts Of
the country through witch he has
travelled, is masterpiece. In eve
ry onesof them he has sid just what
he ought'to have said, pthing more,
nothing less. Not oheUff zthemhbut
has made votes for the Liberal cause.
The objections entertained by some
to campaign speech-uahing by a Pres
idential candidate onnot apply to
Mr.. Greeley. His bref but most ef-
fective speeches are lrawn from him
by the crowds Of pople assembled
to do him honor in the towns and
cities through which le passes on his
tour through The cointry. Having
resigned tile editorial charge Of the
New York; TlJu,tc because Of his
nomination, Mr.. Greeley cannot brook
inactivity. He has II his life been
a hard worker, and low that he is
constrained by, circumstances OF del
icacy to abdicate the Tribune tripod,
he must have employment Of some
kind. The little (harpaqua farm
takes up some of his time and atten-
ton, and he seeks toeke ont the rest
by attending some o. the expositions
and fairs to which h has been invit-
ed. His journeys tc and from these
places are made by the people one
continuous ovation.
We are more thai gratifed that
these speeches have ieen brought out
by the people. The prove not only
that Mr.. Greeley is patriot, but a
statesman. They poveto everybody
that he can safely b. entrusted with
the Presidential ofli'e. They prove
the wisdom and integrity Of the man.
There is not anotherman in America
who could acquit himself SO well un-
der the circumstances. There is not
another man in America who, SINH
larly situated, coul, talk;to the peo-
pie SO often and with such. uniform
wisdom.
The burden of allHorace Greeley S
speeches is reconciliation and peace.
He never forgets hat. He never
fargets to impress j upon his audi
ences, that all the sections of the
Union are equal, ard to insist on the
abrogation of everything like pro.
scription. He argus. that the civil
war having terminated more than
seven years ago, th' Southern people
are entitled to recognition as citizens,
With every right Of citizenship.
There is grandlessin the speeches
of Mr.. Greeley tK't must elliott the
admiration of his elemies. In every
one of. them he plads the cause. Of
nationality and Paternity. Every
one of.them shows that his great
heart is yearnihg Or the perfect re-
conciliation of the sections. Every
one of them is afetid protest against
the prescription Of my American cit
izen in any .Amerian State. When
this grand old man declares that he
would not be candidate, il that can
didacy would afscithe rights of any
citizen, we are morally certain he
speaks the truth. His campaign ut
tesances are the elquence Of patriot
ism. The people who listen to his
snoanhos ar,nreciat that it is so. and