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CONTENTS.

HORACE GREELEY'S BIRTH-ANCESTRY-BOYHOOD.

Birth of Horace Greeley - Ancestry; Father, Grandfather, Great-grand-

father His Mother, Mary Woodburn - Her Energy, Stories, Good

Nature The Woodburn Family - Of the Scotch-Irish Race - The

Puritans Fond of Fun - Birth-place — Learns to Read Books Upside

Down - First School Days - A Prodigy at Spelling - Hard Work on

the Farm-Old Fashioned New Hampshire Hospitality - The Greeley

Family sold out of House and Home....

APPRENTICESHIP.

Removal of the Ruined Family to Vermont Poverty of the Manly

American Sort-Vermont Schools - Horace Keeps a Sort of Night

School An Omniverous Reader—“Clearing" Timber Lands — Flea

Knoll-The Ague-A Respected Poor Family - Review of Farmer-

Boy Life Horace chooses the Printer's Trade — Apprenticeship at

Poultney in the Northern Spectator Office - Dramatic Account of the

Contract - Family Remove to Western Pennsylvania - A Sad Part-

ing-Horace as a Printer-An Authority in Politics and General

Knowledge - Anecdotes An Excellent "Checker" Player - His

Uncouth Toilet - Takes Down a "Swell" Sends His Earnings

Home — Journeys to Pennsylvania - First Essays in Writing — A

Fugitive Slave-Chase - Fiftieth Anniversary of Independence - Learn-

ing a Trade Better than a College Education..

A JOURNEYMAN PRINTER.

Departure from Poultney-Visits his Father-Works as a Journeyman

at Jamestown and Lodi, New York — Chopping Wood Again — Em-

ployed on the Erie (Pennsylvania) Gazette-Offered a Partnership;

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Declines - Returns To His Father's-In Vain Tries to Procure Work

in the West-Resolves to Go to New-York-Divides his Earnings

with his Father-The Journey to New-York-Arrival There with a

Cash Capital of Ten Dollars-Diligent Search for Work-Sets up a

"Lean" New Testament -- Chicken-pox Proof-Varied Experience as

a Journeyman in the Great City-Steady Progress Visits New

England-Business on his own Account...

SOCIAL MORALS - FAITH — POLITICS.

Horace Greeley a Born Reformer-A New England Pioneer of Tem-

perance - Opposition to the Use of Tobacco-His Religious Faith

His Own Statement as to How He Became a Universalist — A Very

Young Politician - Discussion of the Slavery Question in 1819–20—

An Anti-Slavery Boy - The "Era of Good Feeling"- Era of Per-

sonal - Preference Parties-Election of John Quincy Adams to the

Presidency The "Anti-Mason" Excitement Jackson Elected

President in 1828-Defeat of Henry Clay in 1832- Horace Greeley

Goes into Business for Himself...

BUSINESS VENTURES IN NEW-YORK.

Partnership with Francis V. Story-A Bank Note Reporter and The

Morning Post - Failure of the Penny Daily Dr. Shepard · Mr

Schols Weathering the Storm-Partner Drowned in East River

Mr. Jonas Winchester, next Partner -- The New-Yorker - The City

Political Contest of 1834- Prints and Partially Edits a Campaign

Paper A "Grahamite" Boarding - House

houn, Crittenden Severe Struggle with the Hard Times of 1837

The New-Yorker Continued, though burdened by Debts.

Goes Up in Flame and Smoke...

CHIEFLY OF THE "LOG-CABIN" CAMPAIGN.

The Presidential Election of 1836 —“Old Hickory"— Greeley's Opinion

of Martin Van Buren - Thurlow Weed Calls on Mr. Greeley - The

Latter Induced to Take Charge of a “Campaign" Paper at Albany —

The Jeffersonian - A Model Political " Organ "-The Graves and

Cilley Duel-Success of the Whigs in New York State -- William H.

Seward Elected Governor · -The Remarkable Presidential Campaign

of 1840 - The Harrisburgh Convention - Nomination of General Har-

rison-"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" - Log-Cabins and Hard Cider —

Mr. Greeley Edits The Log-Cabin Newspaper- Its Character - Pro-

digious Success — The Nation Aroused — Notices of Some of the Most

Noted Orators - Triumph-The Death of President Harrison - Mr.

Greeley Determines to Establish a Daily Journal in New-York.....85

FOUNDER OF THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.

Resumé of Public Journalism up to the Time of the New-York Tribune-

The Partisan Press- 46

"-Noted Party Editors: Isaac Hill,

Thomas Ritchie, Edwin Croswell, Duff Green, Andrew Jackson, Amos

Kendall, Francis P. Blair, John C. Rives; "The Kitchen Cabinet".

The National Intelligencer - Gales and Seaton — Charles Hammond;

George D. Prentice-New-York Journalism Goes to the Front - The

Six-Penny Journals - William C. Bryant, James Watson Webb, and

Other Journalists of the Old Régime - The Cheap Press - The New-

York Sun-The Herald and James Gordon Bennett - The Herald

Originally a Journal Without Principle —A Newspaper Vacuum

Thereby Caused - Horace Greeley Establishes The Tribune, Price One

Cent-Its Early History - Mr. Thomas McElrath - Character of The

Tribune - Devoted to the Welfare of the People - Welcomes All New

THE TRIBUNE-HISTORY-EDITORS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

Early Successes of The Tribune- - Contest with The Sun - Henry J. Ray-

mond, First Assistant Editor-Establishment of The Weekly Tribune-

Its Remarkable Success-The Era of Newspaper Expresses - Foreign

News and Correspondence Distinguished Correspondents, at this

Time and Afterwards, of The Tribune - Bayard Taylor; Margaret

Fuller: Thomas Hughes; Emilio Castelar; M. D. Conway; G. W.

Smalley; Kane O'Donnell Notable Associate Editors of The Tribune--

Charles A. Dana; George Ripley; Solon Robinson; William H. Fry;

George M. Snow; and Others - Hearty Accord of All with Mr. Gree-

ley's General Views - A Journal Earnestly Devoted to the Welfare of

the People The Fenimore Cooper Libel Suits....

SOCIALISM AND OTHER "ISMS."

Mr. Greeley's Socialism - His Mature Views as Set Forth by Himself—

The Famous Discussion With Mr. Raymond - The Effect of Mr.

Greeley's Supposed Opinions Upon New-York Journalism - Estab-

lishment of The Times - "Grahamism "Spiritualism - Jenny Lind

Attends "the Rappings" at Mr. Greeley's House - Summing up of

FINAL DEFEAT OF HENRY CLAY.

The Presidential Campaign of 1844-Henry Clay the Whig Candidate for

President Other Candidates-"The Clay Tribune"-Mr. Greeley's

Labours with Tongue and Voice - George D. Prentice of the Louisville

Journal - An Animated Campaign— Defeat — Mr. Greeley Greatly Dis-

satisfied with the Result - His Opinion of Henry Clay...

CONTINUATION OF TRIBUNE HISTORY.

The Tribune and Literature-Inaugurates A New Era of Criticism-Ed-

gar A. Poe-A High-Priced Autograph- - The Tribune Brings Out the

Transcendentalists — Margaret Fuller; Her Contributions to the Trib-

une-Mr. Greeley's Tribute to Her Genius-Notices of American

Female Journalists-Charles Dickens- Mr. Greeley's Early Recogni.

tion of his Genius-His First Visit to America-Washington Irving's

"Break Down" at the Dickens Dinner - Mr. Dickens's Second Visit-

Mr. Greeley Presides at the New-York Dinner-A Notable Gathering

- Mr. Greeley's Great Services to Literature-Contributions of Tribune

Writers to Permanent Literature....
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ERA OF THE MEXICAN WAR-GEN. TAYLOR, PRESIDENT.

The Tribune from 1844 to 1848-Its Era of Irrepressible Conflicts - Rapid

Review of its Battles-Moves on to Anti-Slavery-Its Hostility to the

War with Mexico-Enthusiastic Sympathy with Popular Movements

in Europe-"Slieve-gammon "-Tribune Office Burned- Mr. Gree

ley Visits the West-The Presidential Campaign of 1848- Mr. Gree-

ley Dissatisfied with the Nomination of General Taylor-Declines

to Support the Ticket-Speech at Vauxhall Garden-Nominated for

Congress-Taylor and Clay....
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A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.

Elected to Congress for "a Short Term "- His Opinion of the Chaplaincy

- Land Reform - The Famous Congressional Mileage Expose—Ani-

mated Debates-Tilt with "Long John" Wentworth on the Tariff

Question-A Lively Debate on Congressional Books-Speech on Re-

cruiting in the Army-Speeches on the California and New Mexico

Bills The Last Night of the Session-"War Between the North and

South Begun "- Some of His Distinguished Fellow-Members:-Messrs.

Winthrop; Lincoln; Collamer; Giddings; Schenck; Horace Mann;

Andrew Johnson; Ashmun; Wentworth; Cobb; R. W. Thompson;

Jacob Thompson; George W. Jones, of Tennessee; Stephens; Toombs;

Botts; John S. Pendleton; and others- Address To his Constituents-

Congress Then and Now.

Crossing the Atlantic - The Great Exhibition at London - A Juror-

Sight-seeing- Mr. Greeley's Opinion of London-His Opinion of the

English and American Press -Visits Paris-Views of Parisian Morals

and Social Life - Predicts the Stability of the Republic - Journey to

Lyons Palaces and Potatoes Proceeds to Italy - Sardinia - Rome

-St. Peter's and the Coliseum - The People-Journey to Venice —

Switzerland-Germany - Belgium-Paris Again-Returns to London

-Glances at Scotland and Ireland - Opinion of the English People

ON THE PLATFORM-REVISITS EUROPE.

Mr. Greeley On the Platform-His First Lecture: "Human Life" — His

Style of Public Speaking- Publishes a Volume of Lectures and Es-

says, Entitled
Hints Towards Reforms"- Declines to Address a

Literary Society - Characteristic Letter-A Letter Misinterpreted —

Does Not "Fail to Connect"-Agricultural Addresses-The Indiana

Agricultural Fair of 1853-Mr. Greeley's Address-The Night Ride

on a Hand-car-Revisits Europe-Several Weeks of Leisure-Two

Days in a French Prison-His Amusing Account of His Incarceration

--Switzerland and the Glaciers-A Presentiment-Return to America.

CAMPAIGN OF 1852-THE WHIG PARTY EXIT.

The Dawn of a New Political Era-The Political Canvass of 1852-The

Nominations-Mr. Greeley Mildly Supports General Scott, and "Spits

Upon the Platform "— His Individual Platform - A Lively Campaign

Terminating in Utter Rout....

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