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THE OrTUMWA COURIER

IaE UllUMWA UUUnlEn
n. D. nussELMAS. Editors
wM. H. CALDwELL, and
WHO. HOLDEN, Ptopfietofs
THURSDAY. November n. 1851,
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Ben. Wade Again.
In his long pronunciamento to tho
public, through that prince Of all the
jenkins tribe, Mack Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, Senator Wade
takes occasion to wade into General
Grant and his Presidential qualifica.
tions and aspirations in the following
characteristic manner:
Referring to Presidential matters
Mr.. Wade said it hail looked to him
for ! year past as if the Republican
party would take Grant up for Pres
lident, and run him il hurah. He
was sorry to see that disposition and
believe no good would come Of it,
!" The trouble with Grant is" said
| he, ayou don't know where he
stands. 1t seems very singular that
| Ia man could have lived through this
terrible war without Identifying him.
self with any party, and that men
pretending to be republicans should
try to rush him into the White House
without asking him..a single question
as to where he stands on the great
issues now before tho country. Still
have felt it in my bones that they
would do that very thing"
] asked Mr.. Wade If he had ever
conversed with Geueral Grant on po
litical topics.
"I have tried to do it, said he,
"but | never could bring him out.
When | saw the popular current ap-
pearing to run in his favor thought
/ would like to know how he stood
on the great questions before U.S.
whether he was for Johnson, or Cou-
gress, or what the devil he was for !;
hut never could get anything out VI
him. As quick ~ I'd talk of'politics
he'd talk horses, and he could talk
for hours on that without getting
tired. Well, horses arc very good,
but in these times nan may be oil
fright on horses and all wrong on
politics. Grant may be all right for
what I know, but then agai1 De may
be al wrong. If he wants to be
president by my voice, and the voice
OF the men I act with, he must not
only be right, but he must prove
that he is.'
I inquired oi Mr.. Wade what proof
he would require from General Grant
before supporting him as . Presiden
.ial candidate. Would . letter in
dorsing the Radical policy do?
/ No II won't. We milst have his
word backed By some official act
showing him to be in sympathy with
us, and in favor Of the doctrines we
advocate. We won't take any mans
word after what we've gone through.
Grant must come out and show his
hand as pronounced Republican OF
he can't get my support. | don't
i "a y !. ~ .
know that my support amounts to
much, but what little there is of il
viii goin the right direction"
| Ohio's distinguished Senator and
the acting Vice President, is undoubt
edly ono of the most upright and able
public men in the nation, but not,
y -. T !
withstanding this public estimate
.tofhis character, q discerning and an
intelligent people will pretty gener
|ally conclnde that the estimate Of the
aforesaid Senator's prominent candi
date for the Presidency, has Of Gen
Grant, another prominent candidate
for the same position, is to put il
mildly very slightly tinged with par
tiality and selfshness.
! So long as tie people bclievein the
axiom that actions speaks louder
than words /" inst 80 long will they
have faith in the man who went te
the front at the FIRST gun, and who
was the Arst to declare that slavery
must be extifpdted by the roots be-
fore we cnuM subdue the rebellion
land have lasting peace, and who sen1
his leading ieutenants north to ad
|dress the public in behalf of the loya
cadse id Che midst ofimportant polit-
Iicar campaigns, and who cheerfnlly
And rigidly enforces the acts of Con
gress in Tho southern States, and
protested against the removal o.
lSheridan, Stanton, and other loya
mon in most vehement terms, and
whose every act shows his unmista
kable hostility to- the johnson pro
re6ei plan Of reconstruction, and hit
devotion to the cause he fought fol
90 ski!fulty ia che front.
While entertaining a profound te
spset 70, the Senator on account ol
his long and faithful services ia the
cause Of freedom, the republican par
1ty may be justified in questioning tbs
political sagacitys and hesitating at
the leadership Of the Ad0hor Of the
Wade. bavis manifesto, that washur
led like q fire brand into onr' politics
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