The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-08

capital which politician could have.
CHASE, therefore, disappears, and GRANT
comes up smiling.
General GRANT is wise enough to say
but little upon political subjects to any
man Of any party. He knows that II
speech is silvern, silence is golden. 1t is
true Mr.. WAsnHuRN, as if by authority,
has declared that he is in full accord and
sympathy with Radicalism. But what of
that? Where are tho proofs' Where is
General GRANTS letter in favor of negro
suffrage Pin favor Of negro supremacy in
the South Pin favor Of any of the
most unpopular measures of the Radical
partyi 1t is not in existence. 1t was
announced few weeks ago that he had
written such letter to the decapitated
head of the Bureau Of Records, but the
report was soon contradicted. He has no
political record. He does not intend to
have any. He does not stand in need of
any. His war record is the one npon
which he purposes to fight the Presidential
battle. And upon this he rests his hopes
Of success. We do not know that he can
count with certainty upon an election
but we do know that he will be formida-
BILE candidate. 1t is to him, Of course,
that the National Inteuigencer of yesterday
~, no 90 Ir;11;opf a2;tn-
rial upon the subject Of Tuesdays cleo
tions, when it says:
elf it [Radcalism proposes to take re-
fuge under the wing of hero in the field,
or even martyr in its cause, let US point
10 Sheridan's ride throughout the North
as having been utterly void of effect in
political influence. The people are itell-
gent and resolved. They are sternly
looking to principles and measures, not
men,
The immense Radical vote polled in
New York and elsewhere does not indicate
any such purpose on the part Of the north
ern people. The battle for the Presidency
has yet to be fought. 1t is not too late for
the Radicals to "mend their hold" The
Democrats cannot utterly disregard the
person when they come to make their
nominations. A regard for measures
rather than men did not induce the peo-
pie to vote against JACKSON as Democrat,
nor against HARRISON and TAYLOR as
Wings. It was not a devotion to princi-
pie that defeated SCOTT and elected PIERCE.
SCOTT had personal failings which induced
the people to prefer his lieutenant. And
this brings US to consider whether GRANT
has no lieutenant who can distance him in
race for popular favor. We believe and
have before said that he has. General
SHERMAN is the man. He has more ad-
illustrative talent than GRANT. His war
record is more brilliant. He is known by
every intelligent man in the country,
North and South, to be superior to
GRANT as o soldier and as a civil
liam. He does not take rank be-
low GRANT in respect of anything that
tends to make man suitable candidate
for the Presidency. He is not popular in
the South but the South is already bound
to the car of Radicalism, and the negroes
and their allies would not vote for any
Democratic candidate. But in the North
he is just as popular as GRANT.
We do not advocate the nomination OF
SHERMAN. We merely wish to remind the
Radicals that if the worst come to the
worst, the Democrats have in reserve a
military hero whose laurels are as fresh as
those which crown the head Of their ia
vorite. We should prefer to see both par
ties nominate statesmen, and let the cleo
ton be decided upon principle. There
are representative men in both par
satisfactory to have vote Of the people
which should decide finally as between
reconstruction " and restoration -
between the policy pursued towards the
South by the Radicals, and that which the
Democrats propose to substitute. But in
any event, we of the South cannot afford
to allow Radical President to be elected
and by his popularity to secure Radical
Congress for our government after 1862
The success Of the Democrats is the only
thing that can save us from degradation,
and the country from pecuniary ruin. If
no other man than SHERMAN can hope to
rival GRANT in this great struggle, then
SHERMAN ought to be nominated and
elected. He can beat GRANT as easily as
PIERCE beat SCOTT.