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Fe llow Ci tiz ens

' LE A R N E D natu ralists tell u s that the animals which came o u t of the in k h n o w ark were the same ind as t ose which exist, and h r the kid had that eac , after his kind , f om the lion to ,

c the animal the same appetites , the same instin ts , same

natu re H um an nature as now . was the same before the

fl — h n his ood as it is to day . T at Cai murdered brother$ you all know $ but did you ever think what he killed him — — — for Jealousy that was all jealousy , because his younger ’ ff h brother s o ering was more acceptable to t e Lord . I n

$ ’ S pired by the same jealousy , Joseph s brethren determined at l to murder him , but the suggestion of one less crue , they a mingled little avarice with their envy , and sold their brother $ as a slave Murderers of the life , for j ealousy , are a little out

a of date , but in their ste d , we have assassins of the reputation , Form erly those who differed in opinion were put to the rack now they are put to the public newspapers and to public S the peakers $ the torture is more refined , and wrings deep

h u h h e anguish from the soul , runs t ro gh the ouse old nerv s ,

h . from wife to prattling c ild , and fiends have new delight ’ I n our S aviour s time they brought to him a wom an who

had an d h. done a wrong , Wanted to stone her to deat The

$ he r h Saviour said , Well , stone to death , as you claim to ave

do i t h $ h the the law , only in t is way gat er stones , form the

the an d him h ring , put her in midst , let that is wit out sin ” h h c . among you , ast the first stone T ese virtuous ypocrites , so

the l aw the an d eager to vindicate , looked one on other, every wa an d h arm s palsied , and not a stone was thrown , t ey went h an d the out one after anot er , poor woman was left unhurt, alone . ’ h t h But now men s consciences ave grown so blun ed , or t ey h r r a ha h the t emselves have g own so free f om f ult, t t t ey cloud

d - h h at h noon ay sun with stones , which t ey t row so thickly t eir

- an d the the d fellow men $ of all , President of Unite S tates is

. a as ha the one most assailed His orde l , severe t t of ancient H has he has . e h h martyr , stood walked wit uns odden feet

h the a li fla over the burning plowshares , and throug cr ck ng mes , n a and the i numer ble voters of Nebraska and of Maine , of

V n h an d h h ermo t , O io Pennsylvania looked on , and w en t ey saw him issue from the fires without a blister upon hi s feet or a his a d an d h singe upon g rment , in lou overw elming numbers they gave him their vote $ an d all the people say $ A ME N $ T he election of Grant is secure $ but we must redeem our h h w as de great State , out of w ic four years ago , Gen . Grant frau de d by false counting . T he news which we have just received is sure to make the Greeley men abandon the n ational contest and cause them to l h concentrate a l their energies upon this State . If t ey can c N Y h h h se ure ew ork , t en t ey ave a good nucleus for future plot against the union of the States an d the success of free govern ment . ar the two T he late w was not an accident . It grew out of

d n h h h r great conten i g principles w ic ave eve , from time to time ,

T he be the . w d convulsed world contest bet een goo and evil ,

an d an d tween freedom slavery , between liberty of conscience

the w G o d the an d h tyranny of soul , bet een and Devil $ t is

a i H E h s h h warf re will continue , unt l , w o e rig t it is to reign , s all have put all enemies un der his feet . This new plot against the Union an d the l iberties of the country was hatched of secession br ains . It began before Mr .

a his m a h h the h Greeley m de me or ble tour t roug Texas and Sout , 8 1 his he an d h d in the S pring of 1 7 . After return made publis e a h the Y the 12th $ speec in city of New ork , on of June in it sev

a h h did h d d the eral pass ges occur w ic we not t en un erstan , a me aning of which the B ltimore Convention made clear . As a s h as a h s c a pecimen of t ose p s ges , t en obscure , but in e so pl in , we cite the followin g 5

. h But , gentlemen , the past is past Let the dead bury t eir I m e t r t d . a a n to ss e e i s w t e dea p rfe c ly w iti g pa c p ith, h R E P UBLI

CA N A R T Y a nd, a that ou r a co un ts a re now se ttl d, and los d s e c e . P , y c

was th This uttered by Mr . Greeley to a large assembly in e city

Y sh Je ff. av an d of New ork , while fre from his meeting with D is

other leading rebels of the South . We did not then imagine that they were going to m ake him the Democratic candidate

1 2 e hi 87 . h s c in But did and hence noti e , that he was ready n c to close accou ts and pass re eipts with the Republican party . — — The account is closed no receipts are needed what profits a sh he will reap from the new p rtner ip , next November will

di sclose . Secession Georgia has gone for him by an over h w elming vote $ the Grant men were driven from the p olls . I dare say that Texas and Tennessee and other rebel States ‘ $

. be will follow this example We can forgive them , only h ” cause t ey know not what they do . This S outhern plot to get the the control of government by seduction of an ambitious , N n e w. able orthern man , and a lifelong enemy , is not Reference ill to the past w throw light upon the present . It was well

1850 . had a known in the early winter of , that Mr Webster p rt ly prepared a speech in harmony with the sentiments of his f the i 4th F li e on subject of slavery . On the of ebruary he wrote to his friend , Peter Harvey , as follows

4 1 . A S H I N GT O N Fe b . 1 850 W , , S ir —I i n an de ree h a My dear , do not partake , y g , in t ose p prehensions which you say some of our friends entertain of the the dissolution of the Union , or the breaking up of govern ment fl h I have , thus far , upon a good deal of re ection , t ought it ‘ o hol c ha advisable t d my pea e . If a moment shall come t t any te m e rate rational s ee h h h p , and practical p c w ic I can make would e h l c the . be us ful , I s al do best I an One purpose I wish to — an d h execute and that is , to call on Mr . Berrien , other Sout e rn what are these acz s o the gentlemen , to state distinctly f N orth whi h i t i s said constitu te a se rie s a ressions b the , c , , of gg y

N orth on the S ou th. This m atter ought to be looked into a little more carefully h t Le t the N or ol . than it as been . h keep co

h h s ee h And to give a little foretaste of w at t at p c was to be , 6

th l e e . . F P hil ade he wrote v ry next day to Rev Mr urness , of phia , as follows

A S H I N F G T O N 15 1850 . W , ebruary , , — I d My dear sir , was a goo deal moved , I confess , by read h ing your letter of the 9 t January . H aving regard for your tal a d f ents and ch racter , I coul not feel indif erent to what you said , h when you intimated that there was , or mig t be , in me , a power d l e ’ e vo o d . to do good , not yet exercised or p It may be so $ bu t h I fear, my dear sir , t at you overrate , not my desire , but my

. From m e ar power, to be useful in my day and generation y tie st you th I have regarded slavery as a gre at mor al and politi cal evil . h it u n u st the d I t ink j , repugnant to natural equity of mankin , founded only on superior power a standing and perm anent c th he onquest by e stronger over t weaker . All pretence of de d it the i ff h fen ing on ground of d erent races , I ave ever con h m . h h the a dem ed I ave ever said t at if black man is we ker , t at — I n a his . is a reason gainst not for , subjugation and oppression V h d an d s o a relig ious point of iew , I ave ever regarde it , ever p h ken of it , not as subj ect to any express denunciations , eit er in the bu t O to the whole the Old Testament or New , as pposed irit n t t hin u t s o the Gos el a d o he te a s o Jes s Chris . p f p , c g f $ T he h religion of Jesus C rist is a religion of kindness , j ustice h ff and brot erly love . But slavery is not kindly a ection ed it

n o t let the o ressed o ree . as ha does pp g f It is , I ve said , but a continued act of O ppression .

$ h the s eech How incredible , t at p which was expected to call o Mr . Berrien and the other S uthern gentlemen to account for a the their rrogant charges against North , and in favor of let ” i h three sho rt wee hs t ng the oppressed go free , s ould , in , have been turned into an argument in support of the most infamou s

in an d the law to oppress the slave , and scorn mockery of ” the h I higher law , as taught by religion of C rist

A crashing thunder - clap from a cloudless sky could not have more startled the astonished North A Southern sen ator had a h was an a the h who suggested , th t t ere able statesm n in Nort , if his mind expanded to embrace the views an d interests of the h d the n the w ole country , woul be made next Preside t of United w s the d . W a St ates . All knew to whom allusion pointe ebster

- l H is had the then sixty eight ye ars o d . dream of years been a d d d was presidency . He f ncie that oft repeate ream now to

an d he be reality suppressed his honest spech , which was in h c n c harmony wit the tea hi gs of his youth , the re ord of his life , the convictions of his conscience and the holiest sentiments of every enlightened friend in the Ci vili z ed world an d perverting his great intellect to the unholy use of trying to make his trust in o hat g c untrymen believe t right was wrong , and wrong was h h h c rig t $ to make t em conquer t eir prejudi es , violate their c on c ie n ce s a the and , ab ndon worship of God , prostrate them had a selves before the Devil , who , from high mountain , prom d a all the n ised him , what he value more th n ki gdoms of the world ,

— —if d h him W e b the Presidency , he would fall own and wors ip , his ster fell before the tempter , and rose to make memorable A h the 7th 1850 . c c speec of March , spee h whi h shocked the moral — s ense of the Christian world made mourning in ten thousan d honest hearts that loved him , and had trusted him so long , and threw into painful perplexing doubt ten times ten thousand A more . But the deed was done . conscientious wave of a murmur rolled deeply down tow rds Washington , and the ” fl Godlike Daniel heard it $ but his tempters attered him , and t S and soon af er made him ecretary of State , told him that the

c . cc presiden y was near The a ursed law was passed , and to show their contempt and u nutterable scorn of what they called ” - m e rce n ar N orth the dough faced , mean and y , they inserted a if c u c provision in the bill , that the eviden e ind ed the commis si on e r su rrre n de r v c to the hunted sla e to the laimant master , then the commissioner should be paid by the United S tates 10 the hal s um c $ for service , but only f that if the eviden e showed the man was free .

he l e d the - Webster had p slave hunters to all they asked , but the slave - hunters had not yet given the promised presidency in return $ h c ll but , being men of boasted onor and hivalry extreme , they wi — surely keep their word of course they will they woul d c l O f ha lenge you , stab you , or beat you after the style Brooks ,

su h ge st t at . if you g j they will not keep their promise to Webster t Bu n 1852 . the Convention is hard by , and in Ju e , , it met They b al otte d many times and howmany Southern votes di d — Mr . Webster get Not a vote l Two known and trusted slave v holders had their otes .

A V r an d N h i ginian was nominated for President , a ort

c - V . Carolinian for— i e Pr e sident But Webster had not one S outhern vote not one . 8

did a . He not w it for the election , but went home to die

Marshfi e ld d the se a e At , besi e sounding , he look d through — tho s e solemn eyes o u t upon the vast ocean all was gloom $ he looked within an d memories of his young day s upon New ’ a h h l a hi s a h H mps ire s i ls c me back e rly trust , his honest yout , hi s a h his h an d religious te c ings , manly fait in God truth , the a he had the his f ces loved , numbers in adopted State who had t him al as a an d rusted most a s vior , given their consciences to his an d n o w d him d him keeping they love sadly , but truste no

— the a a a hi s h more p nor m of w ole life unrolled , and he saw it

— h him an d s all his great heart turned wit in , of no di ease , he he —the died . There prone lay , grandest , saddest wreck , that ’ a ever str nded on ambition s shore . $ h r But his works d o follow him . Nort e n gentlemen were m ade

- the h an d slave hunters for Sout Commissioners , sitting as

a a Judges on hum n liberty , generally earned the ten doll rs , and found evidence that the victim was a sl ave . Some fathers

h an d h childre n to e s killed t emselves , some mothers killed t eir , cape the horrors of sl avery .

scofle d h u h The higher law was , and Nort ern pulpits f rnis ed h their full quota of subservient tools , and wittily laug ed about ” the h . hig er law Two years passed on , and then in obedience ’ - h to the slave owners mandate , t at sacred compact with the N h w w h c ort , kn o n as the Missouri compromise , hic ex luded $ ° ’ slavery f ore ve r from all territory north of 36 30 was re a pe led , and a boastful senator said in his place , that he would $ c ” h all the roll of his slaves on Bunker Hill . When t is base deed e rfid w as of p y done , then rose the mighty North , and the great Republican party sprang to life . In its first campaign it

d a a h w d c h th was defeate by Buch n n , but s o e su h strength t at e South saw th at the awakened conscience of the North coul d h d not be hus e by threats or bribes , and that slavery was doomed . Then the plot to subvert our government earnestly began $ h Of 1860 h the t en followed the election Lincoln in , whic slave holders desired as the pretext for the overthrow of free govern the a ment in st tes . Buchanan was timid an d infirm of purpose

d was a a - h Breckenri ge bold , mbitious slave older from $ entucky . the The first plan , in winter before the inauguration of Mr . 9

w Li n cohi as . an d , to force Mr Buchanan to resign , leave the the government in the hands of Breckenridge , whom plotters M r l n d ir i u . a a V n ia $ co ld trust Delaware , y , g and entucky were a h h n a h t to join $ m rc thirty t ousa d troops into W s ing on , de

l an d n e w c are the Union dissolved , form a union with these S t u c four ates surro nding the District of Columbia , and Bre k e n ridge legitimately at the he ad the S outhern S tates were all to join this n e w confederacy the north - west were to be invited S s w in $ the middle tates , it was upposed , would follo from ” the commercial interests , and thus a bloodless revolution , as c E a traitors called it , was to be ac omplished , and New ngl nd ,

he r c with her twelve senators and troublesome conscien e , was to be left out .

This plan , written by one of the conspirators , is now in the

c N Y c fl c . ity of ew ork , with omments re e ting severely upon Gov

c c . Hi ks , of Maryland , be ause he refused to join in the treason c . S I mentioned the substan e of this to Gen cott , at West Point ,

. he during the war True , sir , said true , sir , every word — of it $ I was consulted about it they did not ask me to join in W as it, but to remain quiescent $ I prevented it $ Gov . Hicks

h n f shivering in the wind , sir , s iveri g in the wind , and I stif ened — ” him u p I prevented it . c This plot failing , se ession followed , and the terrible war c ame . These men whom slavery had made tyrants could brook c t h h no interferen e wi h t eir absolute power . T ey frankly said , ” h h $ that t ey would rat er reign in hell than serve in heaven , and during four full years they enj oyed the luxury of that kind of ’ e ff fle d the sovereignty , until J . Davis in disguise of a woman s ’ F h petticoats before the soldiers of Grant . rom t at hour they have plotted to regain their power and restore their lost — — cause not by war they had tried that but by diplomacy $ n o t o u t h n of the Union , but in it . They ave ever for one mo

n — n ment repe ted never admitted that they were wro g , but hi l ff . s h . e have a ways insisted t at they were right J Davis , in h S triump al progress throu gh the outh , in May last , denounces $ $ all as c o wa rd s who accept the situation and who admit that the arbitrament of the sword has decided their condition .

h a the They now ere ccept situation , but only yield to might , h h s a w ich t ey all y is not right , but only a temporary condition 10

h the W of necessity . T ey remembered great Daniel ebster , and the y knew that Horace Greeley was from the same granite

a bu t l s a ff an d St te , of e s gr nite stu , of a more restless equally

s a s d a h him as h . un ti fie mbition , and t ey singled out t eir man

was the the Mr . Greeley not choice of Liberal Republicans , but was forced u pon them by the intrigues of the secessionists

the th h the o f the h. of Sou , allied wit copperheads Nort The same breed of m e n which tempted D aniel W ebster from

a h an d h his llegiance to the Nort to freedom , ave now seduced

a n Mr. Greeley to ab ndon his co victions of a lifetime for the h hO e the . p of Presidency T is is a secession plot , an unnatural

al a a in h h the . li nce , a co lition , w ic every hater of Union joins an d It will surely fail . The forces will be routed scattered in h a who the a disgrace , and t ous nds are now in combin tion will

n be ashamed of it a d conceal it as a crime . It is based upon

n i he rn t r l h an d . e t a u a no principle It is or onest , it must come to grief . a it Do the Democratic p rty think that Mr . Greeley is f to be $ President Does Mr . Greeley think that the Democratic Party $ are fit to make a president Hear what each says of the other $

6th a the hVo rtd a So recently as the of l st June , cited large

c T ribu ne h number of extra ts from the , to prove t at no Demo crat h - wit the slightest self respect , could support Mr . Greeley .

a c T ribune Out of large number of these extra ts from the , I read a few If the1e were not a newsp aper nor a common school i n the country the democratic party would be far stronger than it 1s . Neither elementary instruction nor knowledge of ti an spirin g e x e n ts 1 ar a h the al ti cl e s the d , is necess y to te c essential of emo ’ c 1at1c d 111m an ha r T he cree Love d ve nigge s . less one ‘ l a an d he the e rns knows , the more certain is to vote larger A I z z arc ticket , from to

$ If democracy has concoct e d o i b O 11o wc d an interference ’ th r h h dd i s r h eo y , whic justifies suc me ling , it a wo se t eory than e \ e n $ had e supposed . All do know th at there are several bund 1ed thousan d mulattoes in this country an d we presume no one has an y s erious doubt that the fathers o f at l e ast nine t h o f tl 1e 1'11 are d ent s , white emocrats . T he W mht recently gave a graphic account of the dens and d z h h 1ve a r' the F eni ens w ic g char cte to ive Points, and other 11

’ m —a a the a slu s of our city class , perh ps , lower in sc le of being h o than can be found l n any heat en l ty on earth. $ We thereu pon asked our contemporary to state frankly

h the a - b a whet er pugilists , bl ck legs , thieves , urgl rs , keepers of h n & c . & c . a de s of prostitution , , , who make up so large s are of ’ citv s a n o t d our inh bitants , were almost unanimously emo ’ cratsf

$ For the h t a - last t ir y ye rs , every American slave holder on

a has a d . the Afric n coast , accounted himself in politics emocrat who h l a n So , every one c ooses to ive by pugilism , or g mbli g , or

a h n e arlv n - l h rlotry , wit every keeper of a tippli g house , is po iti d ” cally a emocrat .

S the a peaking of Democratic p rty , he said — It is rebel at the core to - day hardly able to reconcile the a h the defe ts of Lee , Jo nston , Bragg , Hood and Price , and con o w a sequent downfall of its bel ved Confederacy , ith its tradition l h faith in Divine Providence . It would ail the election of a Democratic President in 1872 as a virtual reversal of the A p o m tt x a a o . c p surrender It would ome into power with the h te , the n the m ortifi cation chagri , wrath , the of ten bitter years to an t a o ff impel d guide its steps . It would devote itself to king e d educing tax after tax , until the Treasury was depriv of the n means of paying i terest on the national debt , and would hail the tidings of national bankruptcy with un alloyed gl adness an d c a ha uncon e led exultation . Whatever c stisement may be d n a a h eserved for our tion l sins , we must hope that t is disgrace an d h a umili tion will be spared us .

the World h c And , commenting upon t ese extra ts , said

s l h the all the If he does til t ink that all vilest classes , the m d the scum and dregs of co munity , are rawn to Demo a y h c h cr tic Part by a sympat etic chord , he disgra es imself in askin g for democratic suffrages $ an d if these incessant har h are t c c ges of t irty years wan on alumnies , it would be an indescrib able baseness on the part of Democrats to adop t$ him h c d h as t eir andidate . If the party is infecte with suc a loath ‘ he has a some moral leprosy as so perpetually sserted , how utterly vile anrl sordid m us t be his hankering f or ofii e e to come also a mong them He wound up one of his f ou l tirades against the Democracy by saying $ May it be w ritte n on my gra ve that I ’

was ne ve r i ts ollowe r and li ved and died in nothin its de btor . f , g l e t A me n $ And the people say ,

25th Ma h s World And on the of last y , t is ame newspaper said $ 12

r $ e . have demonstrated , over and over again , that Mr an a h i s e rve rse i n oran t Greeley is unfair disput nt $ t at h e p , g ,

w ron - he arte d s o histi al a n d a r u me ntative l dishonest that hi s g , p c g y vi e ws a re at all oi nts o osite to those bf the D em ocratic P a rty p pp ” s w that his j udgme nt is as u nsou n d as his imp u l e s a re way a rd .

t an d all a . as It estim tes Mr Greeley now , i self Democrats estimated him up to the moment of his un e xpected nomina tion $ and because it keeps right on in m aintainin g its long settled opinion of a man whom it has always regarded as a ’ n rl h ch a atic and a cha atan . f , it is erratic W i is much the same t hing as saying th at a line of undeviating straightness

- runs $ i g z ag .

a . Mr . Greeley is a very antithesis of Democrat He has T he re is strenuously fought the Democratic Party all his life .

n o one uestion e ither o rin i le or oli c on. whi h he a rees q , f p c p p y , c g with u s e e nsi t u i n n mi na ti n x cept th tra e n q est o of a mnesty . By o g him we should stu ltify o urse lves as Free T rade rs $ stu ltif y our selves as oppone nts of the pate rnal the ory of gove rmn en t stultif y ou rsel z e s as the cha mpions of S tate R ights stulti/y o urselves as

anta onists o the $ i t- $ l an$ law the odi ous ba one t e le cti on la w g f , y , m arti al la w i n the S outhe n S tate s a nd the whole se ries o s ub r , f

u atin mea s ures whi ch. G re ele has cham ione d and the j g g y p , D e mo rati P a rt has u nanimou sl o osed within the last two or c c y y pp , thr ar h l d h ee ye s . We ave not a tere our opinion of t ese detest For h has ha his . able laws , and Mr . Greeley not c nged eit er to h a o n change now , or rat er to profess a ch nge , in order to help the h proposed coalition , would have suc an air of insincerity that the self- respect of both p arties should forbid them to l l w c ” pub ish so ho lo a renun iation .

O n the 5th a the I'Vorld of l st June , further said

ha ha . s to a The truth is , t t Mr Greeley next no Republic n h h c strengt , and t at his most a tive Democratic support comes from the tradi ng e leme nt of the pa rty and the j bllowe rs whi ch that e le men t n t l h a co ro s. It was , t erefore , cunning piece of strategy h the C i the a the to old ratification meeting in this ty , se t of

shivered Tamm any Ring . If the sheep were fairly separated ’ from the goats it would be found that Mr . Greeley s supporters ' in this city consist almost entirely o/ that cl ass of Democrats whom he has been accustomed to denounce in the T ri bune as ” the d s an d ff reg o scouring of creation .

’ n d . O Co o r d Mr , in a letter to Ju ge Lyon , of Richmon , dated

' 30 th 1872 the u h oi September , , speaking of So t ern men and

$ Mr . Greeley, says 13

The desolation of which they complain is attributable to n an d d him . The lo g isastrous war that filled his bloody ” c a hasm with fratricid l slaughter , and involved the whole coun $ ” z the a try in d cb t an d demorali ation is due to unequ led energy , c the h l ombined with folly , of t is one exceeding y able , exceed a in gly amiable and exceedingly mischievous man . I reg rd . $ l the possibility of his election with in e x pre ss1b e aversion . If h t the ideas of heat en imes prevailed , I would cheerfully sur render my person as a sacrifice on the altar of that deity whose controlling events might th u s be propitiated and induced to ” save my country from the im pending evil .

h c a how a T ese extra ts bundantly show how hollow , f lse , dis honest and unnatural is this coalition of the , Greeley m e n wi th the Democratic Party . h T he . as people have never distrusted Gen Grant , and he never distrusted them $ in our darkest hour he did not d oubt for one moment that the people would vote right we are apt to h h h who t l h w o . W trust t ose trus us , and to ike t ose like us en the first news of the North Carolina election came an d looked

the d - so gloomy for our cause , Presi ent said to an old life long ’ c friend , General , don t be disturbed , you and I have amped

the a an d the h out upon pl ins , heard wolves howl at nig t you

the th h h would think from noise at t ere were a t ousand , but we T he h know that there were not more than three . false owling from North Carolina did not disturb the President at all . The news which we have just receive d from Pennsylvania h t e . and Ohio assures success of Gen . Grant His elec c d tion means peace , continued , and vastly in rease pros i — l e r t . m c p y All business men feel that, and any a demo rat wi l e the c d posit a silent vote for Gen . Grant , rather than risk om m e rci al disturbance and financial distrust which would follow the election of Mr . Greeley .

d h i coll ossal I conce e t at to a capital st of means , general a prosperity is not alw ys the most profitable . Disturbance and financial distress vastly increases the opportu nity of such th men to double their wealth . They take advantage of e h ch depressed market , and make eavy pur ases of stocks , of

d an d h the bonds , of goods of various kin s, w en market turns , they sell at enormous profit . The beginning of the war caused r s the g eat commercial distress , and oon great fortunes were 14

a W a the a l rgely increased , hile m ny of sm ller ones perished he w the rich l . T utter y relative distance bet een , and those of

moderate m eans has widened immensely within a few ye ars . A great mil lionaire can truly s ay that he does not fear an y financial difficul ty from the election of Horace Greeley $ th h sa he . e I dare y , would profit by it In depressed times ric r h an d the the g ow ric er , poor , poorer $ I speak not for very

a h . few of enormous we lt , but for the men of business generally

are a h c Our people wake to t is new coalition of rebels , opper e a h ads , disappointed republicans and mbitious politicians , and they will sc atter it like chaff by the overwhelming re - election of

General Grant . h u h We hear much about the Nort keeping p ostile feelings , Who an d re fu sin g to clasp hands aros e the bloody chasm . dug the chasm and fille d it up with blood $ W ho prevents the — green sward from growing over it $ W ho imposed the carpet

the h — h all an d baggers upon Sout t emselves have done it , they

l c n alone are responsi ble . It is time to stop this sense ess a t d about the way the South have been treated . Badly governe h h ao n o wn . t ey are , I gra t , but it is their mad fault Let t em c a a an d ept the situation , return llegi nce to the Union , honestly aid the n governme t in restoring peace , good will , harmony , and h d h just government to all , and t ere is not an imagine rig t h N d h w ich the generous orth woul not too c eerfully give .

allow an d But while they scourgings and torture , murder of in

the s e n nocent men , for opinou sake , or applaud to echo the tim e n ts h are cow of their rebel chief, who tells t em that all ” a rds t the h i n who accep situation , t ey cannot expect peace ,

flu x o f u a capital and new pop l tion , or any great prosperity .

h the d n The troubles in the sout are fruits of their own oi gs , h a th and t ey are not charge ble to e north . W hen justice an d good sense take the place of sull en pride an d revengeful pas h can ha a h sions , t ey ve liberal tre tment and prosperity wit out a

l T he ir . b ad ch own paral el rulers are osen by their voters , and the North are no more to blame for their dishonest governors than are the South for the offi cial thieves who have stolen our

. a h a h h substance Aw y wit these f lse c arges against the Nort , an d a a a . a the . the dministr tion of Gen Gr nt , in rel tion to South They are not made in the interests of the Union an d the good

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Y a a i n New ork , and sked for report of the deaths the d th . a city I hol e report in my hand . Two thous nd eight hundred and twenty - six children under five years old died i a h n single month t is summer . Their little dying plaint w l ask il come up some day , and us why we let so many die T he doctors say unwholesome food and polluted air was the h h chief cause . Is t ere no relief from unw olesome food and

mic/c - w c $ h polluted air in this , sea ashed ity of ours I ave no time to night for these discussions $ they will intrude them h selves upon the stage before long , and you will ear about them . I ask no better evidence of the hopeless condition of our o p pon e n ts than the wild and desperate measures to which they h n resort . This is the first time t at I have see religion made prominent in politics $ the first tim e that I have known emi nent men invoke religious prejudices in favor of one and agai nst

i the other c andidate and m ay it be the last . Let Je w or c c Greek , Protestant or Catholi , worship God as his cons ience dictates , but do not bring his religious faith into political strife . Vote for the man who is right on the great questions affecting a V the union of the S tates and the s fety of our country . ote

him who h for is capable and honest , who was rig t on the war , and who has continued right on the questions involved in that

E a R o war , and never ask whether he be Protestant , piscop l or man Catholic . $ was a On the next day after Mr . ernan nomin ted for Gov e 1n ol the T ribune told us in a very signific ant article that he was ” a 81726 6 78 and ca rnest. Roman Catholic . W hat was that paraded

v c . foi E e i y one knows . Did any Republi an paper say that Gen $ Dix was a sin cere and earnest member of the Protestan t E pis $ c o p al church No nothing of the kind would have been tolera h h m an — — a te d . But we ave anot er Governor Seymour more ad u t a z n u re roit and skillf l poli ici n , sei ing in desperatio pon the li iou s an d h g question , trying by cunning p rase to set voters a he a an d gainst Gen . Dix because is Protestant , in favor of $ $ a he is a sin e re e arnest Mr . ern n because c and Roman ” d a h a h $ him . a C t olic Hear I re from his Oneid speec , pub

l i he d the a A r us . 23d $ s in Alb ny g , Sept , as follows

In looking over the history of my S tate I fo und that we 17

h n have n ever had a Cat olic Gover or , though Catholics con s titu te about one - third of the population and a ve ry la rge share s h a h e d the h of f/1c vo/e r . One t ing I c nnot bear to av sai , y ave a a h n d an d been voting for Protest nts f or ne rly a u red years , I cannot bea r to have it s aid that Protestants are more bigoted r h h l cannot vol e once o a Catholic . t an Cat o ics , and I f in return E very public man in the State has asked C athol ics for their h ” ask h t e . votes . I them if t ey cannot reciprocate favor

— Vote against General Dix speak against him if you will , Gov rn r i e o Seymour , but do not invoke relig ous prejudice to your aid ’

b the . do not ring crosier , and the vestments , and St Peter s key and the triple crown from the mouldering Vatican and the old h n hills of Rome , and insist that free Americans s all bow dow to ’ ch these baubles . Don t raise su issues here you may light a

wh c c the S fire i h you annot extinguish , and you will bring pirits of your New E ngland sires from their forgotten graves to chide him the h their recreant son , and tell , that to manly soul , t ere is one thi n h g more dear t an houses , or lands , or political success , h the libe rt en or wife , or child , or life itself, and t at is y of ” lighte ned conscience . ask he I you to vote for General Dix , not because is a Pro

a he testant and a good , religious man , but bec use is an honest m an he h , because was rig t on the war , because he has continued

h an d ll rig t , he has always been right , he always wi be right .

t the d the the d e He ook si e of Union from start , he has been h a h hi voted to the end . T ere is not tarnis upon s long life of

an d hi s h devoted service to his country , we know that in ands a l d d h the government of our St te wil be a ministere wit wisdom , a an i d . bility , justice unswerving ntegrity Daniel W ebster an d Horace Greeley were born amidst the h h ills of New Hampshire . In the morning of life they breat ed n — the same inspiri g air the air of liberty and of religion . In h h manly life , t ey eac moved to the great city of their adopted h State . E ac sought the Presidency throu gh the sam e unworthy h the as as means , and each will s are like fate sure there a a T h is God in He ven . e great Creator rules by laws

an d — he unerring inexorable laws , and who resists great m or al laws will be as surely crushed as though a planet rolled over hi m . Horace Greeley will n o t be the next President of the United

S tate s .