Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-07-26

ana was not Illuminating 10 the friends OF
Mr.. Greeley.
II is charged that Greeley was an origi-
nal secessionist. The fact about IL Is, he
objected to war cries so long as he had hope
that the Union men of the South could be
reused TO active opposition to the secession
lists. He believed the Southern Union men
would, If given fair play, beat the seces-
sionists, and he was anxious that the latter
should not be afforded tho advantage Of
hrlng the southern heart by quoting north
ern threats of coercion. Ho went so far as
to say there were conditions under which
ne WouId consent 10 dissolution OF the
Union. Ihose, however, were impossible
conditions, ana he estimated very highly
the importance III that critical time of
words that were not threatening. Perhaps
he was unwise, as the Spaniards are to-
day, who would be glad to acknowledge
the independence of Cuba to avoid the
terrible sacrifices that the war demands.
1t is charged that Greeley, after telling
the South to go, shouted "On TO Richmond"
lie did neither the one thing nor the other
When the hostilitics were commenced by
the bombardment of United States fort
by order OF the provisional government of
seceueo ana confeacr"'ed "tatos, those who
nau s'rlVeh most earnestly Tor peace, ana
VINO nau peen Wiling 10 make the greatest
sacrlhces 10 preserve 1t, were not the least
ehersetc III urging the prosecution OF The
war Inc Worus oh 10 Rlchmond were
not MI preeieys, Dut Mr.. Danas, ana
they were right words. The imbecility
thaV ulNIueu our army, ana held nail oil II
ioiterihg at harper ferry, whiie the other
h"'i was pe"'eh ~ Duii nun py the whoie
lolce VI '"e cohleueia'es, uoes not prove
'na' 'hose VINO favored decided march
upon hlchmohd at that time were wrong.
Inc reDel veteran army that aIterward con-
'eS'eu 'or years tne roau 10 hchhohd was
ho' '"en III existence Al buli Kun the
i'''u quos''oi was "nicn Ia" army would
'"" n.s'' anu 'no ''sn' haPPeheu 10 oe To-
""Iu "asn'"s'o" iatner IMAM 'o"aru hich-
i'ionu' II tuo army iooieu away uhuer RAT
'c'So" LA" "Ppe"'eu va Deau'esa'u HANK,
Tue movement "ouiu nave peeh 'on 10
hlchmonu' sure enough
Anu tiero Is STORY tnat preeley III
Pus'iiaHlihous way oesseu LOT peace ana
is' Ill 'hat connection he performed pub
ilc service OF Vaiue' ana II greater attention
hau peeh pai" MN Dy Lincoln, he would
| nave uohe Det'er lor inc country Here Is
the case. Inc reDeis assumed 10 be Tor
peace. All lhey wanted, II VIII be remem-
| bered, was TO be let alone. The northern
syhla'i'Ne'S WIN 'ho reoei'ioh crieu
reace' peace "neu 'nere was no peace
anu tnei1 'ociIer"'io'i was, that the war
had iaiied 10 restore the Union, and that
we must Try ana restore II by peaceful
measures. AT this luncture there was the
news that persons authorized 10 propose
terms Oh peace were on our poroers' tree
icy wise'y salu ana wei auVised the Fresi-
dent, that mere was an opportunity that
must not DC neglected. Inc thinS 10 DO
was 10 see whe'ner inc proposed or self
styied hegolia'ors had authority, ana what
they W"n'eu' "reeley knew ana Lincoln
h"o" ''''' 'no Oo''ieuef''eS were ui"II'ihg
'" "eSo''"'e ior peace On .ne o"s's OF 'he
l's'"' d''o" VI Tue O"'oi' II was luite cer-
'"'" 'n'' ."o 'e'i's lucy Wou'u propose
must oo "hoiiy ih"u'i'issioie' very WE'LL
ohuoupteu eNiuehce 'i'at tneie couid DE no
PN"' Pe"Oo va '"0 ''9is vi
,.o o",ou ,r'i IMou'u ",y pIactlcaily unilo tne
Noi'u' uu i""ss VI 'ru OoPIerneaus "ouiu
Do "' ''e0 u''""' N'i' "'ee'ey ihs'steu
'''' 81 s'e"' al oiPor'uni'y snouIu moi DO
'''to"" AWAY anu No was o'ear'y right
M'' o'ee'o9 was "iiii'S !" 'aih 1T one
v'iro u pay i"s io"i ''n'''eo 'i,i'iions vi
uoi'''9 w, W. Wv '"'e p"''o" Vi '"o s'"NeS'
in'9 wa, AZ VI. ''ii'o "Heu .ie country was
o'uO''V' " '"v POM .'a' '"o war must
~ O' ~, Wv 0.''" '"' "o''''"
us "''o' '"is O'io
.no"'I"u , ,'l"l'o"s' % ,',a' II Mr. oIeoiey
p''" 'i''' r." 1r'e,,,., il.n anu UNIV"
- - e1'lleu ,',," ".'u si> nun
''eu inii"o"s Vi oo'i'is anu h'"ny 'hou-
'"nuS VI '"u"''o i''e' o"'ou'
h., L L. A.