Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 to Horace Greeley

GLC04717.72

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
October 1, 1872
Author/Creator
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Title
to Horace Greeley
Place Written
Peterboro, New York
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 21.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Mentions Greeley's run for the Presidency, noting "It is surely not for me to question the propriety of your being upon an electioneering tour." Agrees with Greeley that the reconciliation of the North and South should be the focus of the campaign, but disagrees with Greeley's "mode of treating" the topic. Criticizes the Democratic Party, declaring that "Kukluxism and Democracy are one."

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