New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21

ING for the millions whom he had cnthused with his
ardor and recruited with his opinions thuhdeed or
Justice and against compromise with wrong DURING
| the long Journey through tho Wilderness. nc
was often compelled to hold up the feeble arms Oh
many a faint hearted Moses. Though always a non
Combatant, yet when the nag was iircd upon
all the fierce fire Of his scoth Irish nature was aroSe
lie would bring the whole power OF the Nation mmc
reSclIon and its s cause applause While generals
we're issuing procaInstions Cengrssmen :Gnaderms
ness " he strgse and the rebel with adnra
BE SKIN and ey Srns@s all .Son s%acn lie
knew that the emergency demanded the Instant ana
nsn al @nny cost OF ' Of H%es AID
doubtful ISSUE with evcrchanglng publ %
freed from the Liberty n the nu "." q,
and happiness Of IT, people its n nosl1s fac acuS for
cOndcn~ing an asument Into mG Th rhule come
try TOOK it up and answered in 50 savage strain
| that the Administration ordered Inc ma''"' t'p
plause.) ,
| The holiday excursion, broken decmacd democrat
lied fed from Iu Run to Washington TO curse him Tor
their defeat 1t not for him u provide discipline or
brains But he buried for awhile under mountains
| Of obOqiy and abuse lie was made the 'lcuin
of official stupidity, ndiscretion and incompetence
Two years elapsed. hundreds OF thousands OF lives
| were lost hundreds Of thousands Of homes were
wrecked, and thousands, Of millions Of do.la'S were
spent or destroyed the Confcieracy had been per
mi'ted 70 gather all it, csonrcc, anu 70 the fneirn
nnonias nf The great Krurblm and then. with the
people apps%dm S 1 orrs "i behind H IV tie conn
mander. the armies moved ON to hl'h"on" d""
SIRE of his great constituency. CIRCLE demanded
c1a he Of twenty m narrd the r rt a and cTsd
Congress. IL di,cl,sc' WITH batd DicSlh ~ ',o
ch"rc porch and The puns >r .s r"f w At,
| "",ip"lled TO reilly. Mr. Lncoln'> answer wa, curt
With sav Of ,ss i E i S"5 p i 's
ances With rc,i>tlc>> logic lnipas,lofu er"e en-.
a ar H home +" the consequences Of tile men and
women Of America The rising iie "i p smsnis
at Washington. and Que morning the world was
electrified by the enamel a'"' pro-, d rmpandinS
1s o,pr a " ,Se re ~I." p%an~c The
over the Union rinmpl.i' an" and tey"nd
Ills c had in him little of the spirit Of simeon Wien
nc.,crs lie devonty believed that tod hid always
w% ySt n TO sr aS1e his Judgment ud
nv surviving enmitie>. a, he would nave g'lneWa
1a Hs MHe POM" "ns SoW e a.: he So hay
The Conf,dcracy and emphasized the rpriSalS Oh W.T.
BY ,Ens t at ppomsitoS and the armc;
Of nation returned !" their nn noi h s9" for peace
'hS l sarslv we SeH rt Of q" % he clearly
saw that home Ss, the ana mS S,ne prncs of
Federal Tnion Ills ofiv and daring ,p1t '9re ,u To
the fun ncis of TIL, e"n'rP Ssca. tie Tord""H
Tor !sc"n Of n 'sS sc T RI New YORK. The
.ioytri%r, ,r;I and o Of n"ncy Bat IT one
az ose staggering blows hy which >,ronS man ~a th
MS 'T"H enr es is a y~, lesson Of
Appomaox tina, ai n AND trials for
treason Stin impatient for The lari 6" war co oSrm%
for the S"%nf %, Ss " Nh !" Would E ron'
their energies upon the dcvrlm" :" me WrS ~ 1 hs
frdn,cn their pnli,icai rights Il" organized and Joy
HE rvolt Of - II, n'r' d aln broh
III, ,,i' Scar, Knit his v,io"ns .irii heard the aSt
Wo'd> Of nc srS and ' Ga Witnessed me Sston aiyanc
imr lv leap, ard bounds i'll prosperity and happiness
under his policy.
LOVE FOR THE PFopLF
uo,are Greeley had profound faith In me power
| Of pu,lc opinion. lie abhoiTcd war ana violence
g.; ,rv ,nr, lie belic>ed that n!t:m2.cy and
ri,hn the Constitution pablic opinion would ROOF
out slavery tApr.iusel lie had intense as
cust f,r III" manipulation OF oau'">e' anu
mo nse,inr Of conventions. lie distru'tcd poll
,ic,us whose talent wire pulling lhc V"ito
IA, nc,nle va, M. -ound for which he was always
| listening lie originated the idea OF cheap daly
vapcr and r,.v"iuionizcd the Journalism Oh HIS earl.
days. His aim was not 10 make money nut 10 ie~en
the masses. His ambition IN starring the i'o'"' WV
,o create a power which would broaden cdu'a'ioh anu
,.r,lizc culture. which sloult support us party WIN
,, .np i,s slave. which could fcdrlr-aH expose H.
| own ra,t ais, 4, well unina>k IA" enemy "h'h
would give hosptable welcome I" IN" di>'u,''o' VI
theories and reforms which promised I" b''ch' man
| he
| ,,n.r fur the family which would h. free from
| urur.nt news and putIid -,oTiee and "hch p"ich"
| vou,d n, glad 10 have their children rad zap
| u.usel He wiz the first party editor who was
| not governed BY subsidy FOR ms paper OIL 'A'"''
| for himself.
| lie founded that paradox, an Independent parry
| organ which both follows aud leads. which Influences
onvcu.ions and iu.trrcts Com rrA> mel. which noro
fr.curu,ly forc,haduws platforms and candidate, tlah
| adop,, them. Contemplating III, idol and rviewihH
his life he uttered this plaihti'e prayer f"he -
| yapor; popularity arcdcnt: riches tahe WHY'S "'c
only cart his certainty "hhtoh l." inai can sec "h"'
a day HAY bring forth while those who cheer To-Day
u III often curse tomorrow yet cherish the hope
| that the journal | projected ana established VIII
live and flourish long after hall have houioerco mo
forgotten dust being guided by larger wsdoIn' more
uuerring ,gacity, 10 discern the right though not oS
a more unfatering readings I" embrace qua dciehd IL
at whatever cost and that the stone which covers my
h.. may hear 10 future eyes the still Ineligible IN
| scrip,on: FOUNDER OF The Hew-York Tribune" TAP
plauscJ
| No man was ever prone to make mistakes. but
few. if any. ever displayed much honesty in ac
| knowledrnr them. II while pouring out his no.
wrath against the offender he discovered hi- error he
| cmmied the vial on himself Fearless, impulsNc and
frank to d degree what he thought he said ana Sai IL
hard. He INDUCED in no preliminaiics, INT HtrcR
out straight from the shoulder lie deteat"a s"nur.
fuco or clLcanc. and his own mind ana motive, were
tran sparcnt. lie tooa the world Ito MS cohEaehte.
| and told without who aid what ann WHY ms
loved or hated. The people appreciated and we're
proud Of his child like simplicity and manly courage
md had unaues tonng faith in the purity of his pur-
. poses. When he right he spoke a. one Inspired
and when he hi, quick admis SION or wall
ing repentance OILY deepencd and STUD hrn'd his
hold upon the millions who love and follow ieadr
mp,n w.lo,p honesty they can implicitly rely aud
! | whose npcrfc tons make him one Oi themselves.
DeInucraCics sometimes give the hcmork u genius.
hut they always the appearance Of p"ifec non
That Greeley would Gsc his temper and rave an! tear
like ordinary mOrals. that he could be proddcd Into
| The most awkward and chilling profanity Nlled item
with delight. and made this prOibonist, abolitloni"t
dcyout rclcionlst and fierce rcfOrmcr popular idol
lie WA, tho most conservative OF radical and the most
radical Of conservatives applause Madame Roland
nvaiDg her turn at the foot OF the gull!btnc. gave
voice 10 the agony Of her lofty spirit VI TIE
degradation Of the revolution In the cry Of ooh
Liberty Liberty, what crimes committed In thy