The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-12-19

content with official appeal, he sat
down instant tly at his desk, and penued,
ia words that will not die, in language
doing equal honor to his intellect as
tho sentiments of his heart-he
peuuod that glorious remonstrance TO
the Executive, appealing to him to
do Justice to tho seuso of duty aud
tho woli meant efforts Of a faithful
soldier, who had done the State some
service. aud to forbear, at least in that
case, from striking down an officer for
obeyiog aud executing the laws or the
land. (Chcers And here, my friends,
YOU see 10 this narrative, which | do
not iuteud to make tedious to you,
that | point out TO you in every
instance where his sense Of duty
would permitthat the General-in Chief
OF the army has been as frankly
outspoken aud unreserved as il was
possible or proper or becoming for an
officer 10 his position to be. ICheers. |
No man isin doubt as to tho sentiments
of General Grant upon the great
questions now before the country
unless the man wants to be. Applause.
An ignorance upon matter so plain
aud 40 easily asoortained aud under
stood would, thiuk, exclude any
such mau from the exercise Of the
ballot If we had au educational quail.
6catiou. Laughter To proceed.
The next time Gen. Grant was iAlled
10 civil station he was appointed
Secre airy of War al interim, And
here, 10 seems to me, he has furnished
an answer to those who had such
great an Kiety that his merely military
education had not given him the
necessary experience and qualifications
for civil Office You viii fud many
well.mcaning gentlemen who have
the gravest doubts whether General
Grant would make a good business
man. Well, l think he showed a
pretty good capacity for business
When he was dealing with Gen. Lee.
Laughter | | think you may search
Ia vain from one end Of this land to
the other to fud man who habitually y
worked more hours ia the day, or
who gave closer attention to what he
was at when he was "fghtiug it out
on that liue, if it took all summer" "
TCheers But VIC are not left to his
military history to ascertain his
capacity for his business, or his ability
to handle the problems with which
statesmen have to deal. Whom did
he succeed in the War Department ?
The most illustrious War Minister of
modern times. Loud cheers And
with Saeh predoosssnr he has made
a reputation in the War OiIice. He
has introduced reforms which escaped
even the scrutiny of Stanton. Al.
though the army had been reduced
with a rapidity aud success that
amazed Europe, aud it seemed almost
impossible aud impracticablo to our
own people, yet Gen. Grant, faithful
in that obedience to the will Of the
people and the instincts Of the people,
which indicate him 50 truly as great
popular leader, responded ut once to
the popular demand for reduction in
expenditure, for economy, in order
that we might hasten to that happy
epoch when wo can resume specie
payments, and pay every public credi.
tor dollar for dollar in honest gold
and silver. lCheers General Grant
fellow citizens, it may be. docs not
owe his fame or his opportunity to
perform the great services he has
rendered the country to many of those
qualities, or to any, perhaps, which
make up successful professor OF
State craft, Nobody protends that
Grant is Bismarck, or Louis Ma
poleon, o. Count Cavour, or even a
Seward. Laughter. There is no
probability at all that if he was Sec
retary of State his dispatches would
Gil an ordinary school district library,
and there is no danger at all, | think
| may safely assure you, that he would
deluge Congress with long discussions
on the Constitution Of the United
States, equal in length and volume tc
the productions of Geo. Ticknor Cur.
tis. Great laughtcr.1 He possesses
that intuitive common sense that the
American people desire to sec mani
Tested and exercised in public affairs
We have not--although we have i'm
portant questions deyolVing upon us
those complicated relations with
foreign powers, the necessity OF
maintaining vast standing armies,
Intricate dynastic questions and 9TH
ers, tho knowledge Of which goes to
make up European definition Of a
statesman, or diplomatist, or prime
minister. We have our difficulties
to be sure, and we do require a hrst.
rate capacity in high public Office.
Let me not for moment depreciate
the standard Of capacity aud eharac.
ter required to lead this Republic
safely and honorably to its high des
tiny, Not for an Instant But say
that what our great ofdceTs above all
should be noted for is Straightforward
dealing with the people. cOnciliatory
demeanOr and tone toward the CO.
Ordiuate branches Of the Government,
and respectful recognition of what is
due to the people through their rep
resentatiVes in Congress, and will
ingness on the part Of men iu high
executive stations so yield their pecu.
liar views OF policy, and OF personal
prerogative, to the demands of the
people as expressed through their
representatives.. Applause. And
this | claim. that General Grant, in
all his views upon public affairs. in
every attitude be has assumed since
tbs surrender to our armies. this, |
Ifhrm, he has faithfully done.
But it is impossible to review the
political situation with which you
and have to deal as citizens without
some reference to men aud events.
What does the Democratic party
nronoaa ko do2 NolhinO that I can