Year: 1871

Stfuct!OnS inconsistent with the letter
of their appointment"


HOR ACE GREELY ON TIE


STUMP.


A Political Speech-PraiSes the


South and Pitches into New


York-COunSeIs BrOtherIy Lcve


The Jeff Davis Bend, &c.


A large crowd assembled in front of
the Exchange Hotel, Galveston, on
the 2Stn of May, to hear Mr.. Greeley
speak on the political topics of the
day. On being introduced to the as
sefhhled throng he spoke as follows:


81 l desired, for some time, to come
into your State with a view TO exam
inc the material interests and present
them afterwards as [ thought they
looked, but the whole people of Texas
united iii extending me the invitation,
and without exception have treated
me with the greatest courtesy and uni
form kindness. Hitherto | have con-
fined what j had to say to topics about
which there was no difference of Opin-
ion as between the North and South,
but as | am on the eve of departure
from the State, | have been invited for
the first time to speak on political
matters. l shall speak with Difference,
kindness, and regard for the feelings
of all, and trust my remarks will tend
TO harmcniZe differences, and if posi-
ble signaliZe the causes. l feel we are
at the commencement of a new era.


i II
repeatedly heard complaints that the
people of the North habitually mis-
represent the feelings and acts of the
Southern peOplc-at least that portion
Of them that does not sympathize
with those who at present control the
Government that they were general
ly and Systematically belied; that
Northern people think Texans a band
of outlaws and desperadOes. Such is
not my understanding of Northern
opinion. In the early history of the
State, doubtless, n number of men
were attracted hitber, who could be
very well spared at home, and. We're
not particularly welcome here or else
where,


Soon after the close of the war COM
plants We're made and believed that
the colOred people sometimes suffered
from their late masters violence, but
we have heard nothing of this for
three years | believe that this day
not so much violence occurs in Texas
as in New York city; certainly there
is not nearly so much said about it,
With about an equal population in
Texas a. in the city of New York,
there are more desperadoes in that city
than in Texas, and it is harder work to
manage them. The North does not
think Texas the land of the bowie
knife and pistol.


The proof that Texas is in good re-
pute is shown by the steady increase
of population from other States. In
this, perhaps, Texas is a single eXcep-
ton, without it may be Oregon. Tex
as alone is rapidly gaining ground.
Other States may increase, because loss
cs are replaced by larger gains, but
Texas does not lose any, one reason
for which is that the Northern press
is lust To Texas and | intend to be Just
t. her.


All the letters I shall write from
here and all | :hall write about her
after-I leave will show that such will
be my representations, for | can testify
that property and life are safe and pro-
tected i'm Texas. While the Southern
people complain that the North does
not understand misrepresents them, it
may also be said that they in turn do
not understand the Northern people.
This is all wrong and unfortunate.
They should, if possible, be allied, and
l hope and believe they will"


Here Mr.. Greeley dwelt at consider
able length upon the war, the causes
of the war and slavery, and alluded to
the assassination of President Lincoln
as follows: When the proclamation
was issued by President Johnson char
ging Jefferson Davis and other South
ern leaders with completely, also that
the Southern people had cOuntenanced
the assassination, L rejoice to know
that the call of vengeance was Overrul-
ed by the fOrbearance of the NOrth.-
ANY deaths caused by legal process for
treason afterwards would have carried
great bitterness. / therefore rejoice
that I belong to people wise enough
to rycollect this. 1t was widely circu-
lated that | was condemned by the
Union League for becoming security
for Jefferson DAVIS.


Those who condemned me were beat
en- three to one. While those thous-
andS denounced, the better sense of
the North justified me. | did this out
of no particular regard for Jefferson
Davis not for any political friendship.
for we were always opposed to each
other. The act was an effort on my
part to reach the heart of the South
ern people, who felt that their cause
was involved with jeff Davis. There
fore did that for the Southern peo-
pie but not for jeff. Davis, though they
were equally guilty with him.


The general sentiment of the people
of the North is to let by-gones he by
cones. | have not an idea that pro-
scription will be maintained, nor
would it have been so far if it had not
been for certain vitiating actions on
the part of Southern people, 1t will,
however, be very soon utterly abolish
ed, and it is for this reasOnsf have or
posed partial amnesty. n general am
nesty should pass and then let us oil
be as we were before the war.


After some remarks upon the pro-
lection of domestic manufactures, and
the necessity of encouraging them.
he closed with an eloquent peoration
respecting the future of Texas and the
United State generally. Mr.. Greeley
was listened to with the most marked
attention.


Mr.. Greeley made n speech to the
Germans at Columbus on Friday, COM
pairing the successful establishment of
German and American nationality,