Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-29
The Politics OF rSaior General Grant.


1t is a matter of entire Indifference TO
us to what political party victorious gen.
eral in tie Union armv belongs. We
desire victories, and q vigorous prosecu-
ton OF the war, till the rebels shall lie
down their arms, that have been raised
against the government. Ii democratic
general achieves these victories. we feel
Just as well as though he were repubi-
can. A man who tights for his country
with energy, and believes in suppressing
the rebellion, and in using the best posi-
BILE means to effect that object in the
shortest possible time, is to our mind,
true patriot, and q good republican enough
for u.s. But as mary of the democratic
papers are claiming the recent victories
on the Mississippi, under Gen. GRANT, as
special democratic gictories, it may be
we'll to know the position that gallant
general occupies politically. The follow
ing article from the Galena Advertiser,
published at the residence of Gen. GRANT,
throws some light upon the subject, and
will be read. with interest by all true pat
| riots:
g 1t is alike unpatriotic and ungracious
to be higgling as to what may have been
the politics OF any of our brave Generals
in the field, who have been nobly fighting
for the Republic. With truly loyal and
patriotic men it makes no difference as to
what purity soldier may have belonged
| to before the rebellion. Rushing TO the
defense of his Government and his coun-
try, risking his life on the battlefield, he
challenges the respect and the gratitude
of the good citizen. Yet We find that
certain Oopperhead newspapers, that
| preach peace and denounce the war, have
the unparalleled sudacity to claim certain
successful Generals as Democrats" us
ing the term in their own sense. Some
papers spmpathizing with the rebels, hav-
ing claimed our fellow-citizen, Maj Gen.
Grant, as Democrat it may be proper
for Us to say word touching his politics,
speaking by the best authority. Being in
the army up to within few years before
the war broke out, and being a military
man, he never cast a vote In his life. In
1860 he was friendly to the success of the
late Judge Douglas, though he ctten ex-
pressed himself as having great confidence
in the honesty and patriotism of Mr.. Lin
coin. His father, the venerable Jesse f.
| Grant, now residing in Covineton, Ken
lucky, is staunch Republican, and voted
tor Lincoln and Hamlin. His brother, Mr..
O. II. Grant, now in charge of the BUSH
ness house in this city in which the Gen
eral was engaged before entering the ser
vice, is one of the most active and efficient
Republicans and Union men. The Gen
eral himself is now supporter of the Ad-
ministration and its whole policy, without
| qualification or evasion. In 1862 he was
one of the signers to call on Mr.. Wash
burne to again become a candidate for
Congress for this Congressional District.
| He looks with horror upon the peace
party of the North, which is instituting
fire in the rear of the gallant army
which he has led to victory and glory.
ALI his friends and supporters in this
city are Republicans or War Democrats,
while the copperheads are cordially hos
| tile to bin. In the late splendid celebra-
ton here, got up in his honor, as the he
no of the Mississippi and the capturer OK
| Vicksburg, the leading democrats " ut
teriy refused to participate in it, and
while the dwellings of our loyal people
blazed in magnificent illumination, the
| houses of the others mentioned were
| closed in darkness, and were as black az
midnight. To those interested we may
therefore say, that the present political
status of Gen. Grant is not matter OF
| doubt