The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-08-29
.HE I|RlBUHE.
GARRISON ON GREELEY.

GARRISON ON GREELEY.
William Lloyd Garrison, in his letter
to Senator Sumner, speaks of the Gree
ley movement as follows:
It is exultlngly announced by his or
gan, the Tribune, that, "a few years
ago, if Horace Greeley had ventured in
t. Georgia or South Carolina, he would
have been hanged to the nearest lamp
post; now his name is cheered to the
echo in every Southern city, and the
slave holders and soldiers of the rebel
lion, the men who always made Southern
opinion, are unanimously IN favor OF
making him President. A boast like
this should be equivalent to tying a
milestone around his neck to drown
him in the depths of the patriotic sentl-
ment of the country. 1t is rebel cunning
and duplicity on.the broadcast scale.
In fact, North and South, the Greeley
movement is characterized by the gross
est dissmulation. Read what the New
York World says of his letter now under
review: I'VE Suppose all Democrats
wish to deYide the colored vote and de-
tach part of it from Grant; and if
they desire the end, they must endure
oOOS
assure the negroe voters that the Demo
cratic party have become converts to the
principles of the Republican party? He
is only adapting his language 60 the APP
prehensions and prejudices, -. e, he
is only attempting to play upon their
credulity. and to secure their votes for
Greeley, for the Democratic party have
not become converts to the principles OF
the Republican party, they are simply
In masquerade. 1t is frank, truthful,
but audacious confession.
With great show of magnanimlty
you say: 4 am against tanning ancient
flames into continued life [ am against
raking in the ashes of the past for Goals
yet burning. am against the policy of
hate. Freely accept the hand that is
offered, Art thou IL health. my brother?
and reach forth my own in friendly
grasp" Why this gushing display of
fraternal feeling? Have you hitherto
been animated with 2 spirit of ven-
geance? LIZ your present amicable state
of mind, wherein do you offer from the
whole body of the people Of the North
To insinuate that any portion of them
that President Grant or the Republican
party-have at any previous period
cherished, or do now cherish any wrath.
or malice, or unkindness toward the
people of the South, is to libel them
grievously. To accuse them of wishing
to ''fan ancient flames into continued
life" to pursue 'the policy Of hate, is
to bear false witness; for there is among
them but one universal feeling of good
will, and they desire so much as to let
"by-gones, be by cones in good faith.
But, seeing how contumaclous has been
<bar hal FIJI
measure for the restoration of public or
der and the protection of all classes
alike, they cannot allow themselves tie be
deceived into the belief that it is not
longer what it was, but thoroughly loyal
and patriotic, merely because of its ver-
bal assent to any form of patriotic aver
ment, however uneXcep tlona ble-seeing
that it has, at this Presidential oppor-
tunity, the most powerful temptation to
lie and dissemble, in order to clutch the
relns of government as of old.
1t was liar from the beginning, and
full Oh all deceivableness and UPRIGHT
eousness," having broken the most sol
emn pledges, multiplied its periuries,
and committed such abomination as to
make the earth stand aghast. Under
these circumstance S, it must not and
it-uauuUu De trusted, even though the
shouts for Horace Greeley are heard in
every Southern City, town and village
1.-The voice is Jacobs voice, but the
hands are the hands of Esau. -
My letter is already much too long to
allow me space to notice your sweeping
impeachment of President Grant, which
IS but repetition of your speech In the
Senate. Thrice you have slain the
slain; yet the President will not down at
your bidding LIZ charging upon his
Administration that ''it is marked by
the colored race, ~ by the side of which
Andrew johnson was technical and
trivial" and that 'unquestionable, he
deserves impeachment for high crimes
and misdemeanors rather than re nomi-
lion, your extravaganza of speech is its
best refutation. The blow is not felt by
bin the recoll is upon yourself
lfany valued friend separates from
me now, you say, lit will be because
he places man above principles" Par
don me in saying that think the very
reverse will be true. The separation
will be mainly with reference to those
principles and measures which have
made the present Administration illus
trious, and to President Grant only as
one deemed worthy to be entrusted with
mag sterial powers for another term
The issues presented make all mere per-
sonal considerations comparatively insig-
nifcant.
Remembering that "the price of liber-
ty Is eternal vigilance" | remain, faith
fully yours,
VIM. LLOYD GARRISON.