New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-13
GIN GRANrS POSITION


II is nos so very long since the popular cry
in political contests used 10 be Measures,
not men, Mr.. Andrew johnson was nomi
mated for Vice President Of the United States IN
accordance with the false principle embodied m
that cry. The disastrous result of the experi-
ment seems TO be driving some of our friends
to the opposite extreme; and, with the equally
dangerous watchword of " Men, not measures
they are bent upon intrustlng our national
destinies TO general of whose political priD-
ciples nothing whatever is known, and cenfding
the most delicate functions of craftsmanship to-
a man who has thus far shown himself only as
"a resolute and successful soldier We have
been at some pains TO collect all the accessible
evidence rs to Gen. Grants opinions on the
great questions which divide the country, and
the decision Of which must shape for good or
for i'll our course during the next Presidential
term. We have at present a list of twenty
authoritative" explanations of the Generals
position. Nine represent him rs an uncOmpro-
missing Radical nine are positive that he is n
straight p-and down Democrat; and two de-
clare that he is nothing at all, and will not
accept nomination for the Presidency from
either party. Col Fomey, for example, pub
lished the other day, in his two papers,
five mortal columns of most excellent
Republican sentiments, all of which
he asserted that he knew on most mdubtable
testimony to be in Grants head, if they had
not actually come outl of his mouth. The
Boston Post next day FASTENED to inform us
that Grant repudated every word OF Col.
FOrney's five columns, and Ihel Philadelphia
Press replied by an authorized" contradiction
of The Post. The Philadelphia Post learns that
Grant has 10 sympathy with the Radicals.
The Springfeld Republican is certain that he is
substantially in accord with the party of Free
dom, only he is not so foolish as to accept Col.
Forney as his spokesman. The Rebel Mobile
Times accepts him as COpperhead; The Macon
Teleqraph denounces him as Radical; The
Richmond Enqtirer believes he is no friend to
the niger, while Gen. Rawlins VOWS on the
faith of soldier that he is the best friend the
niger ever had. More thangall this, the Hon.
Z. b. Washburne, thoroughly disinterested
statesman, whose mission in life is to get
Grant elected President, has made long
speech to prove that his friend is everything
the most exacting voter can require. This
ought to have settled the whole business; but,
alas for the uncertainty of human affairs
Mr.. Washburne has no sooner finished his ora
ton than up gets that pestiferous Boston
Post again, and ayers that Grant detests u
Mr.. Washburne, doesn't know him, wants
to get rid of him, and is not responsible for
any of his statements The Washington Chron-
iele saws this is a lie, land Mr.. Washburne, we
presume, is of the same opinion Tie Nec-
York Day Book thinks any man VINO doubts
Grant to be in perfect accord with Congress
is green enough to be eaten up for grass
and right on the heels of this comes state
ment in another Coppcrhead paper that the
General has accepted a nomination from the
johnson Democracy. The Copperheads quote
his acceptance of Mr.. Stanton's place as a
proof that he is Democrat; Col. Forne