The New York herald., 1872-12-08

The religious press this week is prolific in
its eulogies of the late Horace Greeley. II
would seem as if the love and veneration for
the departed Sage Of Chappaqua were not con-
fined to any particular sect in religion nor to
any faction in politics, but that the memory Of
the man himself, that of the philosopher
whom all respected, receives universal defer
ence, with one or two exceptions.
The Independent trusts that his Greeley 81
soul is in peace His last words 81 know
that my Redeemer liveth," are characterized
| lips when his sinking humanity lay shivering
on the extreme verge OF life and the frontier
of an opening eternity. 'They contain" con-
tinues the Independent, So sinners confession
of faith when the word Redeemer is most
welcome and when the gracious services of
Redeemer are most needed" The Independent
does not, apparently, hug the memory of
Horace as Abraham did Lazarus, to its bosom.
1t thinks the democratic party has done
its work and ought to have the grace
| to die. OBSTRUCTIVE and rapacious in life,
says the Independent, 'its carcass may serve to
enrich the nations soil, and some fruits Of
equality and peace may draw their trans
formed juices from its praiseworthy suicide"
Who killed the democratic party?
The Christian Union Henry Ward Beecher)
speaks from the editors brain when his pen
indites:-
SO robust mind so vital nature, so fresh and
Youthful presence had this tireless worker, that
sixty seemed the very prime and flush OF man.
hood, and years OF labor appeared to beckOn him.
But many griefs broke the great heart, and the
strong body crumbed In a day. From his life
great legacy remains; the vast influence OF gen.
Grafton which learned from him that honesty,
honor, simplicity, frugaiity, generosity purity,
death the gospel of tolerance takes deeper mean
ing, the cruelty of partisanship looks meaner, the
the rest, his friends will keep his memory green.
- There are bleak skies to watch above the
one fancies that he whose life was full OF storms.
whose aggressive spirit could not rest. whose
thoughts run ever on and on should find deeper
peace In the rigid fKity OF the Winter slumber than
in the languorOus thrill and stir of June.
The Golden Age Theodore Tilton) concludes
an eulogistic panegyric'on the deceased phi
losopher as follows -
Had he lived longer, after such shock as his re-
cent illness, 1t would only have been an old ana
broken man-the sad remainder of his better self-a
living ruin. How many of our eminent public men
unfortunately survive their influence and fritter
away their fame! Not so with this great man.
who, in the hour OF defeat and after twO-thirds OF
the nation had registered their verdict against him,
suddenly in his fall now rises superior to his fate,
and by a fortunate death takes possession OF the
hearts OF all his cOuntrymen, reuters his name in
euogies through all their lips, restores his broken
image ID an tnelr hearts Dows @ the Wnoe nation
by a moral miracle, his unparalleled vanqushment
into the most illustrl0us triumph possible to hu
man career
The Observer does not go beyond ordinary
ecclesiastical hints in making its observations
this week. 1t wants to know whether the red
man has any rights which the white man is
sbound to respect" and publishes q COM
munication from gentleman who has been
spending some time in the Indian Territory.
This communication is dated at "Chata-
Tamaha, Choctaw Nation" but its informa-
ton is so far behind the HERALD's reports
from the same quarter that we fail to disco yer
anything worthy Of reproduction. The fact
that the Choctaw Nation has ordered all white
men from its territory presents new phase to
this interesting matter.
The Freemans journal (Catholc) seems
disposed to accept the election Of General
Grant for third and even fourth term,
provided he satisfies the conditions of admin
istering, fairly and impartially, the powers of
his great Office, without yielding to any mar
row and therefore dying ideas of preference
for persons or for cliques that may claim to
own him. ''He has, continues the Journal,
'the freest field ever any man in his position
has had All the old political parties are dis
solved. But the principles that used to dis
tinguish the democratic party are not dis
solved. He that knows how to preserve them
will be the leader of the future"
The Catholic Revie,o is full Of Father Burke,
Mr. Froude and the Bishop Of Rochester, DR..
McQuaide.
The Boston Pilot is out this week in its
usual form with some marked improvements
in its editorial as well as typographical
appearance.
The Christian mteuigencer, referring to the
late Horace Greeley says, after q review Of
the career of the deceased, that .scandor
compels the verdict that this great man, with
all his admitted power, was the hapless vic
tim of his own struggles for political prefer
ment." Continues the hteuigencer =
In q republican government like the highest
prizes Of office are open to the honorable ambition
OF every citizen Nor is 1t strange that with such
examples OF successful attainment before him, Mr..
Greeley should aim to secure the object OF his de-
sires. But the singular history OF his double nomi-
nation for the Presidency, the excitements Of the
campaign, the result Of the election and the sad
close of his life amid the gloom of his crushing de-
leat, will long remain as an admonitory chapter in
American politics.
The Je,oish Messenger advocates Hebrew
free schools and says the society for the en-
coungement Of such schools is dependent
upon the city for support-''a society for the
dissemination of Hebrew learning, neglected
sistance from the public funds y The Mes
senger does not appear to regard this position
of things in regard to Hebrew free learning
with much satisfaction.
The Liberal Christian (Rev. DR.. Bellows)
speaks of the late Mr.. Greeley as