The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-28
(From the Lafaye lie JouInal.)
General Grant for President.


publican train during the war received
tremendous impetus from the high
pressure of excitement necessary to
give the momentum requisite to de-
stroy the rebellion. 1t Is now time,
though. to think of breakes instea"
of getting up more steam. A break
neck speed must be risked in certain
CONTINGENCIES, but he would be poor
engineer who would run his train be-
yond the last station on the road,
rather than give his place to another.
The rash, impetuous, head-strong
and unreasoning men, and the i'm
practicable aud inexpedient measures
of the party must be at once put
aside. Craftsmanship must be allowed
a place ut the helm. The war called
for men of reckless daring and enthu-
siasm-men who could fight right on,
as Taylor did, without knowing when
they were whipped. Such were found
and served their country well. But re-
construction and destruction require
a different class of talent. 1t would
not be well for the country to largely
compose its Legislature of dashing
Generals. War is not an act of deliber-
ation-legislation In time of peace is.
Butas the Executive Is a semi military
Office, and is hedged strongly by. Law,
it may be the very wisest policy to
make a great General President. AS
a purely military man, General Grant
is the least Objectionable of all our
warriors on the score of rashness.
His 'campai gns were more deliberate
than those Of any other leader of our
armies Except those of Mcclellan,
which were too often nothing but de-
liberation.) while at the same time
his executive ability was surpassed by
none.
Beyond the small range of the veto
power, the President is purely min
isterial officer, obeying the commands
of the Legislative department of the
Government; and who better than q
conscientious soldier. trained to obey,
people of implicit obedience to their
will, lawfully expressed?
1t is not. however, our purpose here
to discuss the qualifications Of Gener-
al Grant for the Presidency. The
turn affairs have taken relieves jour
nalism of that necessity. The folly,
corruption and supreme selfishness Of
a portion of the Republican leaders,
tion-have placed him where, if he
had faults, an imperious decree of ST.
lence would rest upon the lips of our
party in regard to them. His nomi-
nation is an absolute condition of
further party existence. Under his
leadership alone can the country be
saved from the humiliation OF seeing.
after the 4th of March, 1869, a party
Orr-n nh ! nj Nc nv i
and comfort to the rebellion. As
Notifying as it may be, we must
acknowledge that the failure of the
the necessary craftsmanship in the
conduct Of affairs since the close of
the war has caused a reaction of pub
lie sentiment which threatens to ac-
cept the present professions of Demo
cratic politicians, in lieu of holding
them to account for their past acts,
and to place them again in power. To
avert this catastrophe the Republican
party must nominate its most popular
man. No we'll informed person will
question who he is. It is fortunate.
indeed Providential, that popularity
and fitness are beautifully and strong
fy blended in General Grant.
While there is. no question of his
fidelity to the fundamental principles
held by the great mass of the people
of this country, there is that wantsof
past relationship to party which SO I
often operates against a candidate.
His candidacy would give an oppor-
tunity to all who really believe the
war for the Union was right TO say so. |
Under him the campaign would be /
greatly simplifed, The main question
would be, shall the army who fought !
the battles of the country, and the /
party whosstood most frmlysby it re- |
ceiYe the. continued apr lause of the
nation ?o- Grant elected by an over !
whelming majority-as he will berthe |
future becomes plain.s Manhood suf- I
fragewould soon assert itself by be- |
coming,in the growing light and liber-
atty Of the age, a settled principle of |
each party. But let the first Presi- |
dent elected after the close Of the war |
be one who, either in his individual |
sentiments, or by reason of his past I
political Associations, must be re- |
garded as the embodiment of the |
apti-war. sentiment, and those who |
g long to demand payment fer efnanci- |
pated slaves, force the repudiation of |
the national or the assumption Of Che |
rebel debt, and to crystalline the re- |
belliOnibto diamond upon the brow /
of our nar ional history, will take fresh |
hope, and spring forward to newLen- |
deavor. " Grant and victory 4" is our |
battle-cry. -.-.t 4 Il t.--l f.N |
nooo.rs1- 20 n.~a-V.o4.