Year: 1872

serves III ueleEcnCe W Its IcQuiIc
ments. If they will only be pa
tient, not rush to seizing Federal
forts, arsenals, arms, and sub
treasures, but take first deliberate
" vote by ballot of their own
citizens, none being coerced nor
intimidated, and that vote shall in
dictate q settled resolve to get out
Of the Union, I will do all l can to
help them ont at an early day
Tribune, Jan. IA, 1861.


These were the words that gave
encouragement 10 the South, and
helped them in their work Of de-
struction. But, in the face Of Mr..
Greeley and his influential organ,
the loyal millions rushed to arms
to maintain the honor and protect
the life of the nation. They went
forth to battle, with the prayers OF
loyal hearts to sustain and strength
en- them. When their blood was
being shed as freely as water,
Greeley Was still fondling his pet
notions Of secession, and doing all
he could through the columns OF the
Tribune to make the war Q failure.
Read the following:


"And we have urged that, had
the great mass of the Southern
people really desired dissolution
of the Union, and been willing to
exercise q reasonable patience,
their end might have been attained
without devastation and carnage;
for we, with thousands moTe in the
North would have done all in our
power to incline our fellow citizens
to defer to their bequest and let
them 60 in peace. Tribune, Moy
IA. 1862.


| These quotations are fair ex-
pressions of Mr.. Grseley's senti-
ments during the war. In his
"American Conflict he repeats
and justifies them. In his letter
of acceptance 20 the Cincinnati
Convention he reiterates his belief
in the sovereignty of the States:
and in his recent speech at Pitts
burg, he leaves no room for doubt
as to his present opinions. We
ask the thoughtful citizen to read
the following extract from his
Pittsburg speech. as taken from
the New York Tribune:


"And Eow, to-day il the nation
was to be imperilled and there
were just two modes of saving it,
to trust to the chances of civil wal
or to the chances of free vote oi
the Southern people, would very
greatly prefer to take the latter
chance rather than the former"


Here we have Mr.. Greeley in his
true light, the apostle OF secession
pledged by his own words to break
up the Union If the rebel elemen
should again threaten its life. Cit
izens of the Republic! are you will
ling to trust this man at the heaG
Of the Government? Are you ready
to forget the heroic struggle through
which the nation has recently pass


ed2 Are you content to say tina
our sacrifice Of blood and treasure


was in vain? If so, your path lie


with Greeley and his Confederat'


party. But il you believe in tht


perpetuity Of the Republic, the lib


erty OF its citizens, the blessing


which flow from free and unite'


government, your path OF duty j


with the loyal columns unde


Grant. We want no cowardly poll


tician at the head Of the Govern
ment who would permit its de


struction at the first cry of dan
ger. We want a man who believe
in the Union, whc looks upon tn
doctrine Of secession as the groun
. work of treason, and who is read


to crush out the first effort tha
has for its object the restoration G
the Southern Confederacy or tn


dissolution of the Union. w
know that General Grant is th


man we can trust. The natio
knows it, and will SO speak on th
fifth day of November.