The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-10-04
From the Union and American.

the South during the late war, and in
deed for more than quarter OF Gen.
tury, than Horace Greeley. No man
hns been more abused by the people Of
the South AS soon as Gen. Lee sur
rendered Mr., Greeley proclaimed him.
self the advocate of Universal amnesty
and declared that, notwithstanding the
assassination OF Mr.. Lincoln, the true
policy OF the administration was mag
nauilnity in triumph" Still Mr., Gree
ley continued to bc the recipient of un-
numbered columns OF southern dcuun-
ciatlom. That did not disturb his cqua-
niiuity nor evoke n rcvengcrul express
sion His voice was still for c0ncilia-
ton and reconciliation. His uomua.
tion at Cincinnati and Baltimore did
not silence some of his ancient enemies
North and South. Some still hcapCd
their abuse Upon him aud declared him
a worse man than Grant; others that
they would take him on!ya, they would
"a crooked stick to beat n bad dog
Still he swcrvcd not from the policy he
had adopted ofpcacc to all men, i'll will
to none. Crimination either from the
North or the South M, bcgottcn no
word of rccrimiuaton from him.
While distinguished statesman and
leading Tennessee journal are here in
their native South cXcrting their talents
aud energies, thcir influence to "makc
treason odiouS," to excite the poor
against the rich, the private against his
officer, the soldier against the politician,
Mr.. Greeley is procaiming everywhere
in the Ens, and the great Northwest
sentiments such ns we find IN his ,Jetlrr-
sonvile speech. Mr.. Greeley there said
For all those who were simply our
in that great struggle have
no feeling of vcngciul wrath after they
have laid down their arms and com
piled with all the reasonable require
mcnts of government and of public
safety. For security and prncc any
thing; for Vengeance and wrath moth
ing. nothing, such has brcu the feel
ing such the conviction that cherished
through the war and since the war
Now ! say the time ha, come tor uni
vcrsaI amnesty so that no human brinm
shall feel because he was on what YOU
aud regarded ~ the wrong side in the
great struggle, shall he be prescribed
or subjected TO any penalty for it. The
time has come when we should pro-
claim amnesty and having secured the
right of every black man in the cOun-
try, so that he is Just rs good rs YOU or
|, we should give the white man
chance too. Let Us say to those who
were mistaken, who fought against us
aud against them >clvcs. for il was Is
much against themselves n against us,
let Us say icllow-Countrymcn YOU were
wrong YOU undertook to divide cO,in-
try that ought not to be divided: YOU
were mistaken: bn; that WA, all over:
the country reunited, we are AL free
now; let lis make YOU free and every
one of us he citizens of this country,
with equal liberties and priviIrgea so
far as man can give them.
know it is humanity. feel it is pa
triolism, that we should all nike remcm-
Der no hersh'things OF the conflict of the
past, and we hcncclorth to be one Amer
lean people, and each shall have every
chance. so fara the constitution and the
laws rive him. They say, few are pro-
,cribcd; but the many are prescribed in
the few. Whenever YOU say to me,
''your captain shall be punished for
what YOU and he did" | am punished
with him. feel the blows inflicted on
i'm. The ring that ties him to the dun
9coE eats into NV heart as well as his
No part of that great people who slrug-
Glcd against us in the South feel that
they are entirely pardoncd and rcsior-
cd to citizenship aS long rs the chiefs in
the struggle are punished tor the com
mon sin or error, or whatever it is. SO
then | stand before you the advocate Of
the rights and principles of universal
What glorious words, what noble SEN
Iimcnts are these. There is no diatinc-
ton here between the soldier and the
officer, the politician and the people, the
rich and the poor There is no punish
mcnt for the few, no prescription for
my amnesty forall, broad, phianlhrop- I
c, universal amnesty, "a well for those !
who have blamed as for those who have
praised him. But Mr.. Greeley is not
he only candidate who has uttered
such sentiments. There is another be.
fore the people OF Tennessee. On the
llst of August, more than a week be-
fore Mr. Johnson's Gallatin speech, Gen.
Chcatham in accepting the nomination
said:
Gentlemen of the Convention To
my friends, and to the people of Ten
ncsscc, have been soldier. That pro-
Ic-Sion hts passed away. have ground
,d my arms. / am man of pcace--a
hard working man. | endorse the
grand movement in the United States,
md l am here to announce myself n
firm supporter Of Horace Greeley. I
IN willing to forget aud forgive. Gen.
lcmcn ! have preached that doctrine
Tor the past seven years. and | mean il.
If YOU elect me to represent YOU in the
next Congress Of the United States. |
will promise you to do the best | can.
Ny word 10 me is cvcrything-cvcry-
hing in the world. have all my life.
no matter in what position | may have
been placed, cndcavercd TO do my duty. |
What | desire is peace. Gentlemen,
,nce more accept my proioundcst
hanks.
These were noble sentiments too, ut. |