Evening star., 1928-05-20
WORKS OF GREELEY
TO Be PLACED HERE
Library of Congress Acquires
interesting Collection From
Rev. +. M. CIendenin.

Tie Library of Congress has Just ac-
cuiTe6 the notable Horace Greeley col
lection brought together by the Rev
F, NJ. Clendenin of ChsppQua, n Y.
, which includes books pamphlets and
articles by and about the famous edi-
tor. volumes OF journals he edited, q
set Of scrap books containing newspaper
clippings and letters, lectures and lee
tNre notes in GreeleyS odd hanowrlt-
ing,
The collection was procured from the
owner. the library announced. for a
nominal sum and was practically gift.
Among the journals are bound files OF
the New Yorker. the JefferSonlan ana
the Log Cabin which are very rare.
They were political papers edited by
Greeley before the establishment OF the
New York Tribune
GreeIey's Apprenticeship.
One of the manuscripts is headed
"Terrns of Horace Creeley'S Apprentice
ship" and reads as follows;
''AFr. Greeley says his boy may stay
SIS an apprentice to Dewey & Bliss IN
the printing business till he is 20 years
Of ace: That he may stay one year. and
he viii clothe him, and then determine
whether he may stay another year
He means that the boy shall stay TIL
20 years old. and that he will not take
him away for anything except Ill usage
II the boy stays TIL he is 90 years old
he is IN have $40 a wear in clothing
efter the first six months. and have his
hoard. The boy is TO be faithful ana
servs with the best of his ability IN the
Office under the direction OF the lore
man He is 10 be allowed reaSonanle
time 20 go hcYne to see his friends oc-
cssionslly and as other apprentices oo.
Tf1e bows name is Horace Greeley-A,
Bliss.
Outlines Views.
Horace Greeley was Is years old
when this document was drawn, %
when he became editor of the New
Yorker. 80 when he launched the
Tribune in IS4l. The letters in this
collection. written for the greater part
between is4i and 1872. the year OF
Greeley's death, throw light on the man
and ON the period In November. lS47,
he outlined certain Of his views 10
Benan Brockway, -'reformer.
THE basis Of union Of the true
democracy of the next 20 years, ne
told him. '.is to be land reform, not
alone as to the public lands. but 10 all
lands. With this goes labor reform. or
the 10-hour regulation. To these ar
ticles I hope another viii naturally at
tach itself-viz: Abolition Of Army and
Navy. On such a platform, peace be-
ing secured, and all our boundaries
clearly defined. / think the best party
ever vet seen in our country can be
rallied. and in abundant season for the
presidential election Of 1882"
Changes Opinion.
April 9. 1861. Greeley wrote to r.
same correspondent: Who shall -
liver Us from the body of this old Ao> I
I don't feel ike going through another
four wears Of such government as We
are now wearing out. Can't you help
uSa" But later Greeley had other
ideas about the Army and Navy. and
IN 1854 the Tribune said of Lincoln:
I I'VE must re-elect him and God help
ing us, we will
In May. 1857, storm broke over
Greeley's head for his part IN obtain
ing the release Of Jefferson Davis from
Fortress Monroe Greeley alludes 10
the matter. and also to his appointment
as Minister 10 Austria in q letter 70
Mrs. r. NJ. Whipple. December 7. 1867.
The manuscripts IN this accession
and the subjects they deal with are too
many for more than these excerpts. .
said the library announcement. The
letteys and lectures are all IN the hand
writing which. for its ulegibiiity, has
become tradition"