Year: 1872




TO the Editor OF The Trtouns.


SIR: cannot make it seem to me that the
great old man is really gone And yet the echoes Of his
departure are loud enough He fell in truth " as falls
on Mount Ayernus a thunder smitten oak" There Is
nowhere in the round Of the earth where Christian and
civilized men abide place in which his loss viii not
sentiments of veneraton and honor IL is given 10
this world 10 do much good 70 their genera
ton as Mr. Greeley was permitted to do; possibly the
Consciousness that he ordained of Providence
have been sweetcr TO him than what we call happlIess
or this he could, according TO general notions, have
little. His life began wntry poverty, ana throughout
all its years there such hurrylng diligence such
crowd and tumult OF duties, so much fighting aud
wrangllng by the wayside, too much oboquy (which
IN any age ever has deseryed) SO many bereaVe-
ments which never were rushed on tenderer heart
that altogether he found here, think little OF that
and tranquility which all our tolls strive to for


think there will be welcome to him in the still king
dom whittier he has gone lt was SAID that the Gods In
wise and the good fair forms and hOary OF ages
pas who have gone down into the land OF shadows be-
fore him. WILL think, welcome the great old chief with
equal hOn0rs. T. c. +.


Brooklyn, Dec. 3, 1S72


A KIND WORD FROM THE SOUTH on HEARING


OF MIR. GREELEY's ILLNESS.


To The Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR: 1t is with sincerest sorrow that read
that Mr. Greeley is a great sufferer now in mind and
body and have thought that it was barely possible
that might send little gleam OF pleasure 10 him. 1
have at derentrmes spent many months in this repre-
sentative Southern State OF South Carolina, and think


know something of Its benghted condition and great
est needs and to me 1t IS ging fact worth


good deal OF sacrifice OF various kinds TO know that
THE TRIBUNE reaches large number OF readers In
this State In of the smallest and most GIFTED
its counties over 50 OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNEs now
taken am told, on good authority. Not many years
ago the expression Of Southern lady about The TRIB
USE was, ~ would not touch it with t0hgs" and she
represented the general Southern mind. / read the
Democratic papers here and think easy TO the
new light when perusal OF tntelgen paper like
THE TRIBUNE dlhuses among them. Ii Mr.. Greeley
knew how far behind the age and how sorely in need OF
instruction the South Is, am he would think that
any event which invaded their ignorance efectualy
as the circulation OF The TRIBUNE among them does
should he rejOced in To me it bright hope for
the country and who say this did not wish that Mr.
Greeley should succeed in tho election my opinion
should be disnterested knew Mr. Greeley some years
and am indebted TO his kind and generous nature
Tor 1ayors as many many Others IN tins land and If
the prayers of all TO whom he been kind could re
store him TO health and happiness. sure another
sun would not set before his Restoration H.C.L
Columbia, s. c., Nov. s9 1872.


SUGGESTION AS To FLAGS.
TO the EdftOr Of The Trl6Hne
SIR: In this great sorrow that has filed our
city over the loss OF the great and good Horace Greeley
would it not be advisable to suggest that private cit
might hang out their flags at halmast from their
residences the day OF the funeral show their feel
ing toward the deadi have known more feeling
expressed concerning the death OF any man except
President Lincoln TRUE AMERICAN.
hec- York, Dec. 2, 1872.