The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
Sheridan for President.

There one solution to all our political problems
Presidency. That answers everything 1t explains the
anomaly of Congress almost unanimously convinced that
Andrew johnson deserves impeachment yet refusing to I'M
peach him. 1t explains Henry Wilson's tour through the
South and Mr. Stewards purchase of the Russian cebergs
1t explains the unreenng hatred of Edwin M. Stanton by
the Democrats and their obstinate resolution to drive him
from the Cabinet The denial of Benjamin F.
ability and his services to the country and the savage abuse
heaped upon him. result from the knowledge of his popularity
as Presidential candidate That the Copperhead papers, for
mery Grants worst enemies, his obsequious
Aatterers that brigade of Jenknses follow him by night
and day. and publish his most insignificant movements that
all the financial miounes and successes of this country
equally attributed Chase that the President at pro-
foundly DESIRES and profoundly fears to Sheridan
these mysteries of which the next Presidency the
true and sufficient solution 1t Is very wen to talk OF pres
made The reconstruction question settled the principles
have been permanently fixed and the difficulty of their
execution longer national question Nor is there
doubt that the Republican party will sweep North and South
Tennessee has decided that by her glorious of 10000
for Browow and in almost every rebel State the
returns show that the black vote will be far of the
white The choice of the next President narrowed down
to few leading Republicans of whom Grant, Butler STAN
on and Chase, have thus far been the prominent
Two nominations have just been made which have unusual
significance. The first is that of Grant, by the Union Con-
sentative Committee of this city body of politicians who
seeded from the Republican party last fall and have since
borne Democracy the relation which the posh
bears the shark The choice of Grant by this obscure
mittee nrnscaly of little Importance except is
recognition of his popularity by the oceseekers who
VIGOROUSLY good barometer Hunger shapens all the
But the Endorsement of the nomination of Grant by the
Democratic papers has meaning they have ravenous taken
the hint Fhe Eastern Argus of Bangor, Maine, declares
that the Conservative Republicans evidently look ito the
voted patriotism and broad LIBERAL statesmanlike views
the only Of rescung the Government from the hands
of the revouonss in power and restoring the Union
under the Constitution There great many of hesame
opinion and who believe that General Grant is the for
the emergency. We Of this number Grants inveterae
silence rarely broken has questionaby inspired the Demo-
with the hope that he without sympathy with
their polcya hope which Mr. johnson has encouraged by
claiming Grant partisan of his administration they
the anxious obtain Grant their candidate because
they well that Democrat has the ghost of
chance Pendleon is vaguely mentioned in an insncere
way but Sunset Cox condenaly informs his friends that
to nominate him would be to retire from the contest The
chances of Seymour would be little better than those of Jack
Rogers of New Jersey and for George B. Mcclellan,
has absolutely disappeared and his friends think Of adyer-