The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-21

It tkANsi ifNie'"'"ss mas ~" "si'
military fame. The repssa,iou thai
Gen. Harrison won in his contest
with the indians, procured him the
nomination for President, and elect
cd him. lie proved, as niShs have
been anticipated, . miserable failure
bu, fortunately for the cosasy, died
in month after his isssgsrssion.
The military fame of Gsa. Tsylor,
introduced him into the Presidsa tisl
chair, for which be was nos qualified,
either hy 'sl-ss or edscstios. Among
sll the military aspirsns for civic
honor, oaly two have exhibited any
capacity worthy Of such AZ exaIts@
station ,,es. Wsshissios, asd Cee.
Jackson, neither OF waon we're edo.
Gated soldiers. The hrst - = coun-
. Try gentleman Of re6ncisest and cul.
iare, and the seeosd a lawyer by
I profession. Gea. Scott vssld havs
reached the Presidency, bet for tbs
exhibition Of his ovcrwessiag snx-
,ely 10 attain IT, aud bis many blsa.
ders.
1t nigh, be supposed that the e1
perience Of the pas, would no, b
lo., upon people As we'll informed
and cautious a. ours, but strange 4
say, the inducpe Of hero vorsAip'
seems as potent to day, ~ it val
twenty years ago. Gen. Grsat i
now tie trump card TAs Issdine
I political parties have eseA elaiasd
hirn, and have sought the inAueses
Of his name, with a pcrtisscity that
shows how highly ii i valusd. II,
could have embraced either, with IN
certainty of nomination. b.
strange to say he has puvsvsd . ~
tieeney, that has very nearly rem
dercd him obnoxious to both. Sc
cSt,ivcncss At times, is a very vsl
liable Characteristic in political man
ageinent, bu, at other periods it i
just as unfortunate. And this ha,
proved to be the case with Gen
Grant His anxiety to please bosl
parties, and TO place the nomination
upon purely personal grounds, hn
tended to ,hwart the very purpose b.
intended 10 consummste.
But with all his adroitaess AMI Gun
ming he has failed to conceal his pre-
objections and sympathies. His let
ter 10 the President, reveals his pc
si,ion clearly and unmistakabIy
IT. that, he expresses his endo' Ne
meet and approval of ths militar
course of Gen. Sheridan, his re.evs
Of Governors and other civil o1osr,
the secret Instructions to the regis
trsrsl by the agency Of which u
southern States are 10 Be turne
oyet 10 African misrulc. Take Ii
.snti ueuts expressed 10 tia, coz
: municaiioa. in connection with u
surveillance he instituted ovsr u
press ~ the South, and II will }
seen at once, that he is 10 favor {
the continuance Of military govern
mcn,, and .hst his views asd feeling
are with TIE most ultra Of the rad
ical party. How any caIightsne
press can, sitter these manifestation
regard Gen. Grsat's position I
cquivocal !. nors than ~ csc u
dersiand. 1t is true that he sceep
ed temporarily the position Of Sc
rotary Of War, af,er the rsnovsl
Stanton, but At the same time
wrote letter Of compliment to th'
removed functionary, Aad il
, stated, retained or appointed u
( friends ofhis predecessor to inpo'
tant positions.
How he will stand with the rse
, icals is another question. They vi
: never forgive him for cnteriag h
War Department, after III rsnov'
Of their fssoriic, or for corssntiag
carry out the wishes OF the Pres
dent in the change Of military con
3 mapanrs. But in aditioa TO thcs
grievance, the radicals viii neve
consent to the nomination Of . ma
Of doubtful views for the frsxidcsc,
That IL more than they are wiliin
/, or dare to hazard for their politics
salvation, their existence ~ = part,
depends upon their getting . ma
a. the head Of aHairs, whom III
leaders can use, and who will b
their facile tool
. The mex, Presidential electio
will be fought upon the plain dii
tinct issue Of negro supremacy j
, the South whether ours is 10 be
white mans or . negro, mongr'
government. The conservatives vi
| not permit the radicals TO dodge III
issue, even If they desired to do AZ
Neither party will conssat 70 tax
doubtfsl or untried nas. RI
political aspirant, therefore, who 81
poets to succeed by retieencs I
! double dealing, viii 6sd iase
mistaken, and, however grsst n
fAne, or personal popularity, will !
. unavoidably lcfs out in The csA
Several prominent men hsvs alread
committed political suicide, and I
THIS ,namber not The least eoaspisa
ess is Gees Gsaat The New Yss
Herald very properly ss shisE, ehsI
se,srized bis letter TO the Presidsn
= his Grst AID last political Blu,
. der. Whether il VA an isessies
trap laid to catch him, Of the ci
cuI4tarccs vsrs accidental, il i ?
! IL III k-x-.a.. 49, IL IL.