The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-23
S,reeIey.s wessern Tou-.

CINCINNATI, September 21.--At various
points Oh the route between Columbus and
Cincinnati the train was stopped and briei
speeches were made by Mr.. Greeley. A
great crowd met him at Xenia, where he
spoke as follows:
81 think am somewhat known to most
of you, and you can testify whether in the
struggles of the past, whether in Il lifelong
compromise with pro-slavery aScendancy,
my voice was not raised on the side of eman
cipation and liberty. (Applause.] Those
days have passed aud new days come. re.
joice that was with most of you in making
this land OF impartial freedom, If we had
heard that all men were to be free
except four or five hundred we should
have felt that our triumph was incomplete.
stand this day demanding that there shall
be no prescribed class, no DISTINGUISHED
people, black or white. in this country Zap
plause]. but that the genius of universal
liberty shall enfold under its mantle the
whole American people. That is my plat
form, and all of it that our victory as
Unionists, as lovers of impartial liberty, being
complete, there shall be no man deprived OF
his natural rights when this struggle shall lie
ended. We demand that the capstone. be
placed on the temple of liberty by the en-.
iranchisemept of the last man who now suf.
lers under the ban of prescription. Such is
NV PURPOSE. Such is the ground whereon
| stand. As such | commend it to all OF
those who in the old time, the darker time,
the time of depression, struggled with me on
the side of liberty"
To-day Mr.. Greeley has reception at the
Burnett House at noon, and leaves at 2,
NJ. for Louisville, where he remains until
Monday, and thence goes to indianapolis.
HIS SPEECH At THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CINCINNATI, September 21.-Mr. Greeley
visited the Chamber of Commerce to-day,
and was received with great applause,
When quiet was restored, he spoke as fol-
lows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Chamber of Commerce. You will do me
the justice TO believe that would not have
chosen to appear before YOU as an Instructor,
for so it will seem to you, with regard to
matters which you mlist understand, per-
haps, better than !. am here because am
asked to be here, and being here, propose
to make TO you Il few suggestions, Hhich
trust will have practical bearing. l fully
comprehend that you are business men, and
that this Is business hour, and that what.
ever is said by me at any rate must be
very brief. To plunge at once then into the
middle of the subject, / am one Of those
who do not feel entirely satisfied with
the financial and commercial condition and
prospects Of our country. [ realize that we
have just secured very abundant harvest,
and that these are very important elements
to our commercial prosperity. / realize that
we have currency quite abundant in its
volume, and acceptable at par over the larger
portion of our country. We have many ele-
mcnts Of strength, and yet there seems to be
ALSO elements or portents Of weakness which
ought not to he passed over in silence. You
will bear me witness that for the last two or
three years we bave heard more, felt more,
suffered more OF commercial collapse, ]
might say commercial difficulty, from opera
tions of what are popularity called "rings" !"
than ever before in the history of this
and, l think, in the history OF sny corn-
try. Corners in wheat. corners in oats, cor
ners In pork [great iaughterl, corners In
gold, corners III stocks, and 50 on,. and
so on. Now, gentlemen, am not here TO
say that this particular clique which tried