One cartoon depicts this man shaking hands with a Southerner as they stand over a dead black man, a reference to his call for Americans to "clasp hands over the bloody chasm."
In his last days, this man called Whitelaw Reid a "son of a bitch" and accused him of stealing his prized possession. One cartoon depicts this man shaking hands with a Southerner as they stand over a dead black man, a reference to his call for Americans to "clasp hands over the bloody chasm." He published "The Prayer of Twenty Millions," an open letter calling on Lincoln to free the slaves. In his presidential campaign, he was mocked for signing a bond for the release of Jefferson Davis. This man died before the 1872 electoral votes were counted, though his Liberal Republican campaign was easily beaten by Ulysses Grant. For 10 points, name this founder of the New York Tribune who was credited with the quote "Go West, young man."
In his last days, this man called Whitelaw Reid a "son of a bitch" and accused him of stealing his prized possession.
Horace Greeley