The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-08-30
MIR. GREELEY's SPEECH AT PORT
LAND.

portland, Me-.
Gin two or three instances | have
been asked to say whether | would
or would not, if elected, confne my
appointments to Republicans.
never yet heard of a man who asked
his neighbors to help him raise a
house and proceeded to kick him out
of it so soon as the house was fairly
over his head, For my own part, |
recognize every honest man who
approves and adheres to the platform
as my political brother, and as such
fully entitled to my confidence and
friendly regard.
One other point demands word;
those adverse to me, ask what pledge
| have given to those lately hostile to
the Union to secure their support
| answer, no man or woman in all
the South ever asked of me, either
directly, or through another, any
other pledge than is given in all my
acts and words from the time of
Lees surrender this moment. No
Southern man ever limited to me an
expectation, hope or wish that the
rebel debt whether Confederate or
State should assumed, or paid by the
Union, and no Southern who could
be elected to a Legislature, or made a
Colonel of a militia regiment, ever
suggested the pensioning of all the
Rebel soldiers or any of them even
as remote possibility. All who
nominated me were perfectly aware
that upheld and justified Federal
to repress Ku>klux con-
spiracy and outrages, though had
long ago insisted as strenuously as |
now do, that complete amnesty and
general oblivion of the bloody, hate
full past, would do more for the sup
preston and utter extinction Of such
outrages than all the force bills and
of habeas corpus ever de-
vised by man. Wrong and crime
must be suppressed and punished,
but far wiser and nobler is the leg
islation- the policy by which they
are prevented.
From those who support me in the
South, | have heard but one demand
Justice; but one desire--recon-
citation. They wish to be heartily
reunited and at peace with the North
and on any terms which do not in
volve the surrender of their man
hood. They ask that they should be
regarded and treated by any FEEDER
al authority as citizens, not culprits,
so long as they obey and uphold
every law consistent with equality
and right. They desire rule alike
for white and black, which shall en-
courage Industry and thrift. and they
discourage rapacity and villainy.-
They cherish joyful hope, in
which fully concur that between
the 9TH of November and the 4th of
March next, quite a number of Gov
errors and other dignitaries, whe,
in the absurd name of Republican
ism and loyalty, have for years been
piling debts and taxes upon war
wasted States, will follow the whole
some example of Bullock, Of Geor-
gia and seek the shades of private
life. The darker and deeper these
shades the better for themselves and
for mankind, and the hope that my
election may hasten the much desir-
ed hegira of thieving carpet-baggers
has reconciled to the necessity of
me many who wsuld
otherwise hsvs hesitated and proba-
bly, refused.
Fellow citizens the depossd aud
partially exiled TammAny ring has
stolen about $30,O00,000 from the
city of New York. That was a
most gigantic robbery, and it hurled
its contrivers and abettOrs from pow
er and splendor to infamy but
thieving carpet -baggers have stolen
at least three times that amount
stolen it from people already impov-
erished and needy, and they still
faunt their prosperous villainy in
the highest places of the land, and
are addressed as honorable and ex-
celIency. Applause. | think |
hear a voice frem the honest people
Of all the States, declaring that their
shall be insolent no longer,
at the farthest, than the 18th of
March next. BY that time a ma
.ional verdict will be pronounced
hat will cause them to fold their
euts like the Arabs and as silently
teal away, and that trust will be
In end of their stealing at the cost
If the good name of our country and
he well-being of her people
WILSON AT BULL Run When
Col. Henry Wilson, now candidate
for Vice President, was in Boston
raising regiment, a little fellow
,ne day presented himself at head
quarters and asked for commits
sion.
"Have you seen service ?" asked
eyes, Colonel, was in the three
service"
"Were you at the battle of Bull
Run?
81 was, Colonel"
Col. Wilson has delicate vein of
hnnnnr In him. so Winking to his