New-York tribune., 1873-01-02
HORACE GREELEY'S MEMORY
TRIEIrTES FROM ABROAD

lutui. ~ Nttunr Oi IuPftlHR idu' fNH
quarters bat there FOR time hesitation about
dong anyhipr The meeting actually held on Saturday
evening was called 10y ,mr. George 81. Lincoln formerly
Postmaster of Brooklyn, and Mr. ID. H. Sckcs, banker
of New York IN coDsultatlou with Mr. McCuloch' Ior-
mery Cnred states Secretary Of the Treasury now the
head of the London branch OF jay Cooke Co.. ana col
J. a. Pulesfon q partner in the same house. Mt LIN
coin and Mr. sckle- Issued circular inviting American
residents n London de- Of taking appropriate
action show their respect for the memory of their late
distinguished fcllOw-cltken TO meet AT the LanShah
Hotel. at $50 o'oock. Saturday evening, Dee. l.
The number OF Americans in London AT this season -
very small compared with the number here during the
Summer and Autumn mouths. IL was therefore sur
prise to "A hundred assemble In the Lang
ham rat0r or actual residents, vtsy few we're present
Nr. Moran. Charge dAnalrcs Ia the absence Of Cen
schenck. COZ Poi, ton, who now lives out Of town, and
Mr. Conway who would have been Gad 10 be ihere"eie
d'aInI by engagements aud s.nt letters which VIII De-
found below Those who were, with few dstin-
-ushc keep ions, Americans passing through London
The let OF the meeting includes Hr. McCuoch, Mr Dor
she inner Of fIyulo who presided Col j. II. Fry of Con-
ncctIcui secretary Hrssr-. Lincoln aud sckes who
called us together Gen. Rhoddy OF Alabama, Col Faux
ner ~ Sew-Yorh Col Henry Altman, Judge Bliss OF
OHIO Dr. Richardson Of Boston, Mr j. W. lIarser Of san
Francisco Mr. = g. Batcfnln ~ Nevada, and many gen
tl,uca whose name, cold not be- obtained A number
of American ,lade. who staying 1t the hotel sent
word they d., red admitted. and the doors we're
( readily opened to them Mr. Digby seymour, O. e.,
Wcl-hnoWu English barr-tet ani Mr. -tcphano-, former
is Consul General ~ Greece. we're a.so present.
Mc--rr Lincoln and siokes bad taken lcarcithat tho
raIlor should b, suitably prepared FOR The occasion
The chand,irrs were drAp,d, Ame rican and English
o. 81 hung iu Grape, and on tn cenortahe lay
portrait OF VI greeley. NJ Lincoln shortly after the
named called the meeting to order, stated briefly
and cf cuyry the OH ct IN which u had been invited
ard moved that .lr DoT,helncf, Of Buffalo be made
Chairman, tAlh was voted T.tLoui dissent, and COL
fly wa chosen Secretary Nj. D,rsheim ?, taxing
he char cspre ed h, rcct that ne had had DO notice
- tlr duty d. vas led iuhil. but made speech
~ at aud mrrr--y, a. show that hr stood In need
" notice IL had known MT. Greeley personally and
rather intimately lul be- touched upon both hi- public
and hi. private Ifc with unusually fal hLoaledsr AID
1s appreciation. Ia seer tiry then read thc ioiio~-
5wr-rvI>.rfit Cn,gnLEs. Dee. :, 1872.
GtsTIrvrS: have bad the honor TO receive yonr
or this uu. sl prevent FROM ati .Dding the PRO
po-td in'elne % american residents IN london ~ the
10 CHAM l1'l ur iac purp1-D ot showing r. pect Ior
o., memory 81 at, distinguished ieiiowcitIzen IN"
lion, iIr,,,,. Crrs,. but deeply sympaliLc IA the
Object tlc meeting AMI sincerely regret the loss the
/ nation ha- sustained 'u Jf. Gfeeeys dra D.. &C.,.
10 G.,orl, b. LtcI.u osq aud u. Il. sickles, esq.
PALACE HoiaL. BuCKtNGnAW GATE, Dec. Z, 1872
! CIHrLLHtN: ba,e th, moment received HodT nos
h.'n Hoo, Vr the purpose Oi taxing some action 10
show our IL, uemcry u our late cltiaou, Tie
.
needing J., fOr this evening, iOl IL 80 happeus
hat ,cd - Leave town AT O'Clock to-day, and
shall MT ret AN til Monday. wish the meeting could
D. postponed unI iGtady evening !or am sure theIc
are many AmoricaI7 "a l. ndon %Lo would IKE 10 at
tend but sill know D. hug about IT, Ny acduaint-
anco with Nr Greeley oopacnced H. 1886, when was
,,,tc Viii II.n and have always entertained the
,l .r- fr,p n for his tiloa.s 4Ud esteemed him
! warm pcIsonai fticnd. renaiL' s'n' .cmen, @c;,
Me.,r, g. b. Lincoln aud d. L. sicAles. LanslAu nc-
SO Il Lo,fBsED-sr.. LoNDoS. c, Dee 7,ls72.
DI,E sIhs: dsnnOt possibly a-to"i 'Ae mettng yoI
hAtr 80 p.IilJ csI o' W. ~ 'Iy an ,aportaUt
.ugascment ont of town most unortuurteIy prevents
IA, ATTENDANCE. 70 yOu au IRE Il d, not necessary ior
M Id eXpfe.. Iny srat regret becus9 OI my Inability
fv hr VITA YOU II Va my goa frtuh. 10 SNOW MI;
encouraging wori, to ne in hs early part OF h' ne -
tuc United saes and during al ihe PIiou Ol NY rtsi,
d,uce ir Amc:ct could never doubt the sincerity OF
All. friendship Ii - natural therefore that on personal
ausds ,houd iGc 10 DE At TIE meeting Tonight whe
ON public 1ound- IG Win others representing
bntn ua0fAItir. ,huud be gratiiicd, in my hunhi"
,yav 10 bear testimony to the conspicuous ahiy ana
unl lll,d moral ia Ot The great man and Gstin-
ui.hei journalist -yhozc death l. Row hou.od - a..
,ii-st- - uis corttrymeu Ply present uy "'cptsi
syn it within otect OF the meetlng r.ir'e ihr 'Sc
). IL. ftLtslON.
Ncs,r. Lincoln and sickle. Lans..a.' hsiul n.
o. NOTING fiILLsQt Arr. BAYS" AiLE W., Dee. Z.
Df.K >lg: ILaNc Onii today received youi invita-
| iion 70 attend a meeting at Tie Lansham Hotel thus
,sc I,'I"ry of te Late Horace Greeley esq very
much rcsrc. imperative engagement Will pre-
vent my urs present on occi-ion when carries my
ird.a symI tny. The death Of Horace Greeley seems
4, l. tL. hr yrs' cAnunty that America has suffered
since ''' ''"''' VI -'''''" '"''''" ~ D. CONWAY.
| Mr McCL'uch t1en rose. and with few words OF re-
e.r t b. should have 10 perform 50 sad duty read
he resolutions which he h1d been asked to dIaftj and
which - follows;
Leso,rtd That We. Americans in London, in common
with fellow citizens ia the United states lnc ut thc
| q ,ath q. Horace GrCeey, whom we honorcd ana
etrened fr the purity Of his private life his great tai
cuts ana h eminent 10 his country aud TO his
fciOw-m,n. Licking the 4dlantagcs OF carry enture'
hrt earnest, selfrclant. and ambitious he mace snse
by industry of the abest journalists ana
mos, distinguished cha sracters 0t the age Inc editor
and controller Of Journal eathus his spirit thc name
Of which was aynU' nous wiz. hs ~ ,h
read every village and neighOorhood IN ihe United
states he did than other man to mold the sen
unent of hs Cuuntrymen. man OF the people ne was
always hearty sympathy with the laDOrihg ana lhnIs
trial classes the sturdy enemy aud energetic cOihDaaht
Of every form o tyranny ana oppession, t,i @m @m h
he yOcacy OF his own opinions ana sometimes Iough
ened what he attacked II deficient In the graces OF
conposton no writer among has countrynen held com
| his management THE TRIBUNE became power in the
and aud there are very few, differing az they might
with him in opinion whoswond, deny tnat thiS power
| was used on the aide Of freedom aud humanity. -
| R,solred That those who attribute to Mr.. Greeley
sctiOn his character Eccentric 10 man
he certainly was hut nental eccentricity wl De
ookec for In vain in his writings or In hs speeches And
while ,e was slave TO his own opinions no man
ruer to his convictions or more & Inns hs
upon questions had no reason 10 complain oi
his changeableness, but rather OF MS persistent ta
With the spirit Of the Nor were those
lees at fau no supposed him always TO be LII sympathy
the sentiments Of those whose advocates were per-
! mued the use OF the columns OF his journal. The
tribune was a popular newspaper intended not only 70
Instruct REFORM and t was MT ureeeys opinion
that as the duty journalist not ony to endeayor
10 apress his own sentiments all matters OF interest
to them upon his readers but TO let them Know what
social religious political changes were advocateu
and y.whst gume they were supported IL senu-
ments were into the columns OF his paper no
matter how erroneous, might have regarded ,them,
which were not likely 10 take hold upon the public
mind he did not think worth his wheto rcfute them;
but IT, on IN. contrary considered them calculated 80
msead or 10 iniure he failed not to pose and de.