The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-26
HORACE GREELEY'S LETTERS.
FEE FOUNDER or TEE TRIBUNE En-
PRESSES HIMSELF FRlNKLY
ON VARIOUS sUByECTs.

ON VARIOUS sUByECTs.
Te.sAise the Phno,ophy OF Successful
Tells = wouia-bs Proof Reader thss :
aeea Presf Reader Needs More ths. en-,
Tsisnt s,d Knowledge OF Mere Presi
ss-t-De.r-es With smas Cseuey-Aavic'
90 . Frtena-Caiiine Down Another Editos
The subjoinsd letters. written By the late
HoRAcH GREELEY. win be read with intense In
terest By all those who knew hlmi and with
abundant instruction By all students Of Amer
lean history. politics. and literature.
A. TO METHODS IN suMPTuART LEorsLAT1oN
NEW YoRK. Nov. n. 1852
MI DEAR eIR: Will you allow me TO explain
nv views on the subject Of the submission to
q direct vote Of the people Of the act commonly
known as the Maine law. and Of all similar
enactmentsf The fact that what said on this
tonic last Wednesday In your city seems to
have been differently understood By different
persons. who have given different versions OF
it in the journals. seems to require this ex-
PLANTATION.
nv idea IL briefly this: When Legislature
like -FOUR last. or that now sitting In Massa-
chusetts, having been elected with very slight
and partial reference to the temperance dues-
Zion, sees nt to pass an act so thorough as the
Maine law. IL should or AZ Ieas. very prop-
ariy might direct submission Of said law to
the people, and providing that II shall stand II
they approve. and be null II they condemn It
On this ground hoped that -FOUR last LeRis-
iature would. and that the present Legislature
Of our State and Massachusetts, will. severally
psss tne Maine in"' wiz" pio'''O
IL 70 the people ..,-
-FOUR LeRisiAture' n0we'er' 80" II. " 80 ",
IN opposite couIse' holvseu % az.
every snape. ana 'iieie ". i'sen n ~
measure 10 ,ne people iot y. 80,
non before us passoRe tno peop.v a,o 80
20 pass upon IL IN your eiec''on ~ n ns't ~
u they 90 pass upon w. anu e.'ss .,,,, ,',' 10"
Leeislature' see no heSesSV ~. NEE
ther suomission- Du'o IN oonueo q, 49,,
IN on. own o'e'o H" W III ''o III - a, o.
1eeisatures' INV III .os " 80 80 -.
oe'sat inc o'i,s No" oso 49, -,
senu tue uues'ioh W w. poop'o 0''O''
" ape' 'ao y, .,.i ,.,.
inIer i.o'n 'he ~ ~, e', ~ 80
t"a' VI. NJ .,I,...i
point In my haeV auu ,.".Sep ' ~. vi,
temnrss ~ 'ou. e'' ~, ~, ~. a. ot,,-n
puohsn e'ie "o'e' '"u "'i' ,,N nn,
uon VI ,oue' r., ,,'l.'.I..,s. Is,a.,',,
IL ID ASfhoSi' h''' f''' 1'0'''
HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD hEIioious shorA
New YORK. April 20. 1853.
MI DEAR SIR: Your letter OF the 10th has Just
come to hand. It's mildness Of tone and ira
tionallty OF tenor seem to demand some notice
on my part
!. You complain that the Romanists are
called Catholics In the Tribune What do you
say to calling Hunter and Wise and Butler OF
B. G. Democrats as distinguishing them from
Seward. Hale Corwin. and m yself2 In my judy
ment this Is q gross misnomer-as bad as
could be-and yet / give them the name by
which they have chosen to be designated.
without at all Affirming or denying it's ree-
vancy. do not see how could act on a differ
emit rule with regard to religious denomina-
tiona might further say that think your
Church. holding to Apostolic succession and
Episcopal order. and constantly losing some
Of its most distinguished champions to Popery
can with least reason complain OF the appro-
priation OF tho Catholic name by Romanists;
but that IL foreign to my action in the premises.
2. You see at to presume that Popularity Is
doubtless your [nyl great aim" and there
upon to assert that am constantly defying
public sentiment. outraging conservative In
stincts and established convictions. and
grisving or alternating all those who would
naturally be my best friends.
w,
In your Church. It IL quite certain that shall
never be able to appreciate its dogmas. It
does seem to me that you ought to presume
me wise enough to see the charity extend to
novel and unpopular opinions does not tend
to secure ms wealth or iamo. or power,
or popularity. but the reverse. No man knows
better than do that all the kingdoms OF
this world " are to be acquired by lust the op-
posite course from that have chosen to pur-
sue-by cottoning to whatever is established
and popular. aud esteemed by the wealthy and
powerful and warning upon novelties and 10
novations. Ithink understand the philoso-
ply OF success as well as you do. and see why
It Is that tho Son OF Man had not where to
lay his head" in an age and country which
honored Herod. PLATE. and Tiberlus Caesar.
But | think / see that there Is some
thing better worth living for than tenn
poral power. popularity, and riches-that
Gods truth "a still to be sought among