The Cecil Whig., 1867-11-16
General Grants Position.
IMPORTANT STATEMENTS CoNUERNlNG GENERAL
RAWLINGS SPEECH

iMFoETANr STATEMENTS CONCERNING GENERA
RAWLINGS SPEECH.
The Philadelphia Press and Washington
| thronicle, Of II late date, contain II Ion,
editorial, defining Grants position. ii say.
the voice oil the peopl" is plainly and un
! lniStakably declaring him their choice. II,
has the high essentials of fitness, integrity
and availability, and these so evidently tha
none are bold enough 10 question either.
/ The only matter for discussion is uhrfhe,
Gen. Grant is In hea,ty accord wHh tie 1,ea
Repadiican party.
1t goes on to say
| ''lt is because we believe we can answer
this inquiry satisfactorily that We enroll oar.
selves among those who hail him Us The
providential instrument to defeat the rc.
newed Vaccinations Of the enemies OF the
Republic.
1t states that Grant now stands as the OK.
ponent Of the great reconstruction policy OF
Congress. He accepted Stanton's place un.
der stern sense of public duty. He did
not hesitate to protest against Stanton re.
moval, as he has since against the ejectment
Of other faithful public officers There is
perhaps no better way to show Grants po-
| ltlcal StdtnS than to reprint the speech OF
Gen. RawIins, his personal friend. comrade,
and Chief Of staff, at Galena, on June 2lst.
So closely related, it would be fair to pre-.
sumo, as it was presumed, that Rawlns did
not speak thus openly and boldly, in oppo.
| slton TO the feelings and opinions Of Gen.
Grant. But it was not simply his individual
utterance. II r0S c0rGiUhy prepared in
| Washington, after n iuH undcr&iamding mith
GsHeTGt Grant. and 'raS Snohen so that The
country might h1oW craciy tha position oc.
| cHpied by zen. Gram hil2s,ic.
| The speech Of General Rawims declared
IN favor OF ''thc supremacy of the Constitu.
| ton and the Union" He said the causes
OF the war, the issues arising from it, and
| the REIMBURSEMENT OF the county we've now
the paramount questions. He referred to
various events Of the war, whio! on the par
| OF the rebels was for "lhc preservation of
slavery. At the close OF the war it WAS
the duty Of Congress TO provide republican
forms Of government for the South. those
which it found there being Illegal and anti.
republican, doing gross injustice 10 the freed
men. And aa the right Of States in this
| mon to representation in Congress is not
greater than their rig ght to republican forms
| of govcrnmcnt-in fact, depends unou the
existence Of such forms Of government
Congress determined to withhold from the
States lately III lcleiiIuH ne lia0t OF repre-,
>cntaLion until they returned to their rcpub.
Iicau cAaraetcy.
He then proceeded to consider, ai1.."."v.
ingly, the Civil Rights Bill and Citizenship
and Representations, arguing that If they
had been free when The Constitution was
framed the southern colored people would
have had the right to representation in the
Government, and that now they We're free
by Il change OF the Constitution OF course
they ought to bc allowed all their rights.
The disranchisemcnt Of the leading lrai.
tors was, he said, pot only magnauimous TO
the people in rebellion, but u wise prcrau.
ton against future treason.
hen the reconstruction acts ''haVc been
accomplished there vi be no male cii2cn
III all these States OF the aga of twcnty.onc
years or upwards, EXCEPT snch rs are dis.
tranchiaed tor lebcliun or felony at con,
mon law, who is not entitled 10 this right of
suffrage, to this voice in their government. ="
The General closes by ,cfcmin" to the
grand moral effects which a victory for the
Congressional policy would have abroad as
well as home.
The iress article further quotes Hon. Z.
g.. Washburne's s speech, in Illinois. on Oc
| lober oth, III which he asserted Gem Grant
perfect soundness on National issues. and a
letter written dnrine the war by him to Gcn.
Logan. lt says
'Gcncral kawiins, Mr.. Washharne. and
Gen. Logan are now in Washington, and in
close and daily intercourse with General
Grant. We need scarcely say they arc fully
| apprlsed OF the positions nS&uned in this
| article.
:. concludes :-"Wc have written simply
TO state his position upon the great iSeneS Of
the day, and to avoW our rmphaiio plrirr
rnre Tor him as The Republican candidate
for President in lsiiS =