Horace Greeley To The Texans

Galveston, May 2!). - Ou Saturday night a largecrowd assembiet} in front of tin1 Kc liaiiL'c to hear Mr. Greoléy'a ;nldrcss on tho political topics of the duy. - Mr. G reeley said : As I am on the cve of departure from the State I havti been 'umi ■ i Cor ;ho ílrst timo to speak on politieel m.ii f ers, and shall spéak with dei tbe luiulnoss and with regard to tin i all, and trust i ks wil] tend fco hannonize tho differencea and if possible analyze theii causes. I feol thai wo are ai the oommencoment of a new ora. - Sinoe I have been in Texas 1 In. peatedly heard complainta that the peolc of the North habitually m tho feelings and acts of the Southern people, at lenst that portion of them who sympathize with those who at pr control the government; that they were generally and sj ; belii 1 : that the Northern people t'aiuk the Texana a band of desperadoes and outla' is aot my understandins of Nort opinión. In i E tluState doubtlcss a number of men wi traoted hore who couldbe very weD ecl at borne :u:d were i welcome here or elsewhere. i the close ot' the war, c ravplaints were made id liclirv ,i tha the oolorod ple sornetimes rom their late late masters1 violeijoe. but wo have h ard not.binj; of thia fi;T.vi) or throe years. I believo that at tUis day not ?r mach violenco occurs in Texas ;'s in New ÏTork City. Oertainly tliore is not ncarly bo muoh said abont it, but with an equal population in ïexas as in New are more áosrperadoes in thai city than in 'J''x:i-;. and it is harder work to manage thenr. The North does not (hink Texas a land of bowie-knivea and ii!ils. Tbc proof i bat Texas i - i" gi iod i is ghown by the steady increase of population. From other States thore is a great desire to emigrate, and in t.lii pi rhaps Texas is a Bínele exeoptionwithout it may beOregon. ' I I mayinc because los.ses aro replacod by 1 gaine, but Texas does not loge any one, the rcasou for which is thnf the Noi press are just on Tèxas, and I intend to be just to her. All the letters Tsuull Tvrite from here, and :ill 1 ghal] write about her after I leave will show that such wil! be my representation, for I can testify that property and life are safe and protected in Texas. While the Southern people oomplain that the North doos not vhiderstand and nisrepresents them, it may be said that they in turn do not derstand. This is all wrong and unfortunate both ways. They should, if po be allied. I hope and believe this. Ib re -Mr. Grecleydwelt at considerable length on the war, causes of war and alavery, and allnded to the aBsaesination of President Lincoln as fullow.s : " Wlien the proclamation was issued by President Johnscn oharging Jeffenoo Davis and the Southern traitois with complicity, and algo that Southern people ïtadeounteiiHnced assussinatiou, I rejoice to know that the cali for revengo was overruled by ■the forparance of the North. Auy d oaused by legal process for treason after the war wonid have eaused great bitterness, and I therofore rejoico that I bcloug to a people wise enougfi to reeolleet this. It Tras widely oirculated i I eondenmed by the Union Tjcaguo i'or becoming seourity for Jvñ'. Davis. Thoso who condemncd nie were beaten three to one, and while thousnnds donounced me, the better sense of the North justified me. I di'l (lus out oí no particular renard for Jeff. Davis, nor for any political friend$i'ip, lor we were always opponed to ■ rfcl otïier. The act on my part was to reaeh the hearts of the Southem poople, who feit (huir cause was involved with Jcff. Davis, therefore T did that for tho Southern people, and not for Davis, though thcy were equally guilty with him. Tho general sentiment of the people of the North is to let bygones be bygones. I have no idoa that. proscription will bo maintained, nor would it have been so but for certain vitiating actions on the part of the Southern people. It will, howevcr, be soon ulterly aholished, and it is for this reason that I have op] partía! amnesty. A general amnesty slïould pass, and" then let us all be as we v.iiv before the wir." After some remarles upon tho protection of doniestio manufactures, and the necessity of encouraging them, he closed with an eloquent peroration respocting the future of Texas and the United S: Mr. Greeley was listened to with tho most marked attention.