American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-08-28

of General Grant and that of Judge
Chase, the chief candidate named with
him. 1t is that the nomination FOR the
Presidency of the Chief Justice of the
United States would be fatal demorali-
zation of our politics, for nothing could
we'll be more disastrous than to make the
Supreme bench a stepping stone to the
White House. Beneath all these con-
siderations there is also the feeling that in
the present unsettled condition of the
country President of the military abil>
ity, moderation, and repown of General
Grant would insure peaceful and firm
administration.
1t seems to us undeniabls that if he
were nominated General Grant would be
borne into the Presidency upon a whirl-
whind of popular enthusiasm. But there
is one thing more important to the coun-
try than his election, and that is the con-
tinuance in power Of the Republican
party, not for a Presidential term, bur
for long time in the future. The sue
cess of that party in the Presidential
election is uHquestionable unless some
wholly unforeseen and incalcElabie change
in public affairs occurs. Whoever it
nominates will be the ne xt President =
But if it should nominate a candidate
who was not sincerely and profoundly con
vinced both of the importance OF the
party principles and tho necessity of the
party ascendepcy, the next Presidential
term would be kind of no oparty inter-
regum in which by means of disastrous
party impartiality, as it is called, or a
policy based upon the theory that one
party is about as good as the other, the
dominant party would of necessity be de.
moralized and disappear If it were
clear that General Grant were likely to
pursue such IA policy no folly could be
greater than his nomination.
To the question whether it is desirable
for the national welfare to retain the Re
publican organization it seems to us a
sufficient reply to say that the Democrats
ic organization, such as we see 1t in Ken
tucky, will not be relinquished, and to
disband the Republican party would be
to leave the party which has just been
successful in Kentucky and which sup>
ports the President against Congress, mas
ter of the field. It's sufficient futher
answer to say that the truly progressive
liberal men of hislcountry, those who
heartily believe in the American princi-
ple-not, of course, without exception,
but the vast majority of them--act with
the Republican party, and to their eff
clent action the party organ zation is nee"
essary. Unless, therefore, we are willing
to abandon the better direction which
has been given to the Government and
believe that those who have been bred in
thorough contempt of equal liberty can
safely be trusted as its guardians, we
must maintain the organization of the
party which was founded to withstand
Slavery, which victoriously defeated the
tremendous assault of Slavery upon the
Government, and which is now restoring
the Union upon the principles of liberty.
Our candidate must consequently be .
man thoroughly and earnestly persuaded
of the truth of those principles, and who
would be sure to administer the Govern
ment, not to please every body, but to
secure the gains of tho great struggle.
1t is because ne is felt to be such q
man that General Grant should be nomi.
mated, if nominated at all, and not be.
cause of his great popularity and Illus
trlous services, nor because Of fear that
the Democrats W Ii take him if we do
not. What the builders of the Chioa
90 platform nominate 'the butcher !" -
No, the Democrats cannot nominate him.
lie is inaexibly hos tile to their policy
no as he was during the war, and he
would not and could net ise their tool
The assertion that he is an equally avail
able candidate for both parties is just as
untrue of him as it is OF General Shcri.
dan. OF reticent man sny thing may
be said. His acts must reveal him. We
doubt if there be any maa in the coun-
try who appreheuds more profoundly
than General Grant the wisdom and ne
cessity of truly radical policy. The
Conservatives who nominate and app
plaud him do so for two reasons the
first is,that some Radica als-General But.
Ter, for instance are unfriendly to him
aud the second is, thai they think him
sure Of success Their nomination is
merely Mr.. Toot's opinion.
Finally, warned by terrible experience
let us be sure that our candidate for the
Vice Presidency be no less true and tried
and capable and perfectly known than
his companion The best and wsest man
in ths country is not too good nor too
wise for the Vice Presidency. And as
we value the peace of the country and
its pr sperous progress, let Ms take care
to namiuute no man for Vice Presidency
whom We would not willingly and gladly
elect President.-Harper's Heekiy.
Maximiiian's Bedy.