Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-07-20
Gen. Grant for the Presidency-AnswOr
10 the Ledger.

city paper that Gen. Grant approves, in
tsfidem per6fs. Che conduct Of Sheridan.
There is nothing Of the kind in their
published correspondence. Grant is
quite as discreet as Zack Taylor, as
5hssful in letter.writing, and. if an old
Wing voted for the one TO defeat Deinoc.
racy, he might, with better reason, sup
port the other to defeat ruinous, insane
Radicalism. '''-'.
One Of three events must occur: Every
Southern State will be reduced TO the
pitiable condition of Tennessee by the
creation Of two parties, one black, led by
imported Barber Lewises-blacker than
his party; or,Andrew Johnson viii gather
about him Grant, Sherman and Meade,
and declare his purpose to restore the
government, disposing, like Old Hickory,
Of enemies and Of Congress-; or, De-
mocracy aud Radicalism, struggling like
a pair Of wild beasts over the helpless
South, must be put aside by third Con.
servative party,
These roaring Southern papers are
doing not the s!ightes. good. They howl
hideously and consolidate all elements
Of Northern antagonism to Democracy
And what care we for Democracy 1t
was prolific of fair promises. Itindueed
Mr.. Davis to declare, in, one Of his
speeches in 1861 on his way home from
Washington, that desolation would sweep
over Northern cities. Butler and Logan
and Sickles are of that party, and the
New York World, the great central or
gan of the party, during the war was the
fiercest enemy of the South. The very
best Of our Northern friends induced us
to secede, and then horrible pack Of
knaves contented themselves with paying
taxes, that we might be overwhelmed.
Now and then, like Vallandigham, Brick
Pomeroy and the Metropolitan Record,
they made mouths at old Abe. We were
vastly benefited. You will find it in
one of Vallandigham's speeches that
Lincoln would have made terms win
Davis, alter Fredericksburg, had not
Democracy intervened to prevent it ~,
Surely Democracy loves us. Its noble
conduct, when we most needed friends,
demonstrates the fact Hollow pretense,
empty tmid' haltspoken condemna-
tions Of Lincoln 8 policy, efforts to pur-
sue such course as would secure othces'
frauds upon Davis and his associates,
half its organs, like the World, more
offensive and denunclatory than the
Tribnne-such was Northern Democ-
racY which now loves the South only to
the extent that the South may restore
Democratic leaders to places which they
held through nearly forty years.
They lied to Davis, were false to their
professions. They have starved for the
past seven years. They would now
promise us anything. The friend OF
jefferson Davis who would vote for q
Northern Democrat would be criminal to
the last degreee, This beautiful party
had an excellent gentleman placed be.
fore the country, named Mcclellan, =
candidate for the Presidency. North
ern people were weary of war and Stan
tons despotism. McClellan's prospects
were glorious till Joe johnson went
under and Hood went up. Then
Democracy deserted its standard bearer,
The conquest of the South was more de-
sirable than partizan triumphs-McClel-
Ian went under.
An open, bold enemy may be respected
Greeley is respected everywhere.
What confidence may be reposed in,
those who now so love the South, and
yet, when we sorely needed their strong
arms, were content to see us crushed.
| prefer q Northern Democrat, unless
one of that sort that loves me more than
| love myself-unless one of the over
righteous sort, like the Record man who
grows rich by pandering to prejudices of
ignorance. prefer decent Northern
Democrat to any Radical It is impos-
sible for me to have my chofce. If in
sist, 1 am ruined with all my people. Ev-
~ 80 49, "a - Lnn,;I;o,od hooorso of
hOM ACh1Na =