The New York herald., 1872-12-07
THE GREELEY PRESS FUND.

THE GREELEY PRESS FUND.
The numerous letters enclosing subscriptions
towards the Greeley Press Fund induced the pub
licafi0n OF the following communications from in
dividuals and an extract from a contemporary
journal which may in this case be considered an
onicial expression. The public have promptly ex-
pressed their Willingness to contribute 10 memo
rial in honor Of the deceased philosopher, ana
now it only remains with the immediate relatives
OF the late Mr. Horace Greeley to decide as TO the
best disposition OF the amount subscribed.
Suboined Is an editorial on the SUBJECT culed
from the columns OF yesterdays Trio0ne:-
& t.l-t Rt elAN TO THE PUBLIC.
With prompt and graceful, and, under tic cir
cumstances, we may say chivalrous generosity,
OF which we can hardly trust ourselves TO speak, Il
has been proposed 6y 9 liberal money snescripuSn
memory OF their lalncnted father. !. Tlis
thoughtnl proposition has bcen made in
OF or that ionrnal has af tendercd sum ncininny
large but understood TO be considerably less than
M s this sfsS Sss e S ss
g,eat Or M t t;ompa,ratively small accSrd,ng 70 the
tons were s ss announced ana this OSees US to
say that the Misses Greeley unwilling under
amy circumstances that the plan OF a SUBSCRIPTION
Tor their PERSONA benefit should be admired to-
I9 the great sorrow which mas fallen upon
E tbeenr ~ heavily thoy are, OF coufSe, Ia no
n0,srsa Mars sss'fo asa aaF Tie sd,os ss
Of Mr.. Greeley SessaSss lss ,Aoyeyer ismay have
loan or his own credit % those Who ff6Ssd uri.
worthy OF II, or by an overweening confidence in
% oas It S @
less, we must Be allowed to say that the Misses
Greeley are in the hands OF immediate
friends VINO win care for them with assdu-
GUS fidelity and unremittlng tenderness,
debt OF grateful honor due to their iather-a debt
which it is strongly felt eau never be adequately
our assurance that the young ladies are now the
wards OF those who Will be glad well as able to
't to It that a"' the death their atSe shall make
no change in their methods OF life and their re-
sources.
We announce the determination OF these
ladies at their own urgent request. While
they anxious not to be regarded want
ing in a grateful sense OF the great Kindness
which prompted the subscriptions, they must
be allowed TO take the kindly will for the
% the proisrea bounty IS declined. T1ere may be
other methods OF exhibiting the public beraiity,
methods by which the memory OF Mr.. Greeley may
merely to his children, but to The Whole broad cir
| Gle OF his admrers il these should commend
/ themselves to the public appreciation they would
/ certainly be regarded by his daughters with a
gratitude equal TO shat which much Kindness
4 has already inspired.
cUBANs IN SYMPATHY.
| TO THE EDITOR or TIE HERALD:-
SIIs-Ld RprO0ciOn ne CNba, organ OF ehc free
| Cuba government and OF the exilcd patriots, con-
tributes the enclosed $40 for the daughters OF the
great Journalist, Horace Greeley. in conformity
with your philanthr0plc suggestions in your issue
i or yesterday
Please accept this poor bnt sincere donation in
the name OF the abOyc-named community, and re-
main respectfully. X. ]. ARNAs,
Editor OF La Rtooluci0n de Gatd.
.'rHE STAR IN THE EAsr.r
OFFICE OF THE EASTERN ARGUS
! PORTLAND, Me-, Dee. D, 1872.
| To Tue EDITOR OF TUE HERALD
DEAR SIR see by despat this morning your
proposition for press und for the children or
Horace Greeley and heal tlly concurrng therein
JOHN M ADAMS.
AN ADsIRER's OFFERING.
so NASSAU STREET. NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
SIR-Hcrewlth you viii please find my check for
s25. which you Will add TO the lund watch is being
children of the late Mr. Horace Greeley. Yours,
very truly, JOHN Ii. HARNEfT.
PuILADELPHlA's PHILANTHROPY.
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC LEDGER
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. s, 1872.
Ny DEAR Mr.. BENNErr-I hope the suggestion of
the HERALD in regard to a lund ior the benefit OF
Mr.. Greeley's daughters may be carried out and
gladly subscribe 81 900 for the purpose.
Enclosed you will ind a notice OF what we have
recently been doing In somewhat similar case in
GEORGE W. CHILDs.
J. G. BENNETT Esq.
The following is the extract alluded to by Mr..
Childs:-
GRATITUDE TO THE MEMORY OF GENERAL MEADE
Some OF the personal friends OF the late General
Meade, acting upon their belief that the country,
md especially the city OF Philadelphia, were
largely his debtors for invaluable service to both,
and that the debt remained undischarged at the
time or his death, undertook TO make such
inadequate repai alton as remained In their
power. 1t was their desire and their purpose that
nothing should ever be known of this outside OF
the strictly private meetings that were held for
conference on the subject. But, without their
knowledge, what they were doing was very soon
made public through the press. No useful end can
be accomplished now by Withholding knowledge OF
the fact that what has been done reflects high
credit upon the city and upon the devoted affection
of his trends. 1t also speaks eloquently OF the su
preme regard in which the services and the character
or General Meade held In the city OF his home.
In q few days, in the qnictest possible way, the
Meade fund, which was Intended to be $50, ,OOJ, has
mounted up to $104,0 Philadelphia may well
feel gratifed at this demonstration OF what she can
do, in her quiet way, for noble object This is not
q "monument' fund, hut is to be devoted to the
purpose which the dead soldier always had near
est to his heart.