Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-11-20
From the New York Tribu
AhnnL Granf CInhs.

The king is dead live the kingF The Repub-
lican ascendancy having been designedly, purpose
ly broken down by professed Republicans, they are
now busy telling us how il may be restored. All
we have to do in their view, is to say no more OF
Republican principles but go it blind for General
Grant as next President.
We have an abiding conviction that cur ablest
and most worthy statesman is Chief Justice Salmon
p Chase And we hold conceded ability, wide
civil experience and eminent private WORTH quail
ties that the people appreciate and take pride IN
We deem no man entitled to the Presidency, and
do not desire Mr. Chase called to 1t for his own sake
He has q great Office now-one IN which ne Is emil
nently useful and honored. The same Is true IN
equal measure ofGeneral Grant. Ii either Oh thsn
shall be summoned from his present TO the one
higher station, il must be because the place needs
him, and not he the place
General Grant we esteem by no means u great
man, nor even q very great General. Yet he has,
in every position he has filed, evinced modest
good sense practical, unostentatiOus sagaeity,
which have Justly won for him large measure Of
public confidence. He is not by training a states
man: vet his negotiations with General Lee and
the terms of capitulation conceded by him st APP
pomatox evince wisdom and breadth OF view
which few among our statesmen could nave equal
ed and none Of them has surpassed. We do pro-
foundlv honor and esteem him that he has never ut
tered one syllable that savored of exultation over
The de(este,l Rebels or called down vengeance on
their heads The blood and thunder policy Of exc
cution and con0scston, which we intensely loathe,
has had no more effective opponent than the tacI-
turn rcsicent first soldier Of the Union.
Let II be forever understood then, that our pre-
ference of Gov Chase is based no dislike TO Gen.
Grant nor even on low estimate OF his abilities.
We presume he has no judieious friend who would
prono1ncs him equal in capacity or experience as
= civilian 10 the Chief Justice; trust no friend
af ,a latter will fail TO render the General hearty
support should be be made the standard bearer Of
I Republican principles in The great struggle now
] onsninr we. az all events shall not hesitate, 10
| t5at csse. TO do our utmost for his election.
But our interest in the success OF any candidate
viii be based upon and measured by MS devotion <
/ Impsrtisl Liberty; and here is where we thinl
/ those who are now grooming Gen. Grant Tor th'
Presidential race are utterly mistaken. we car
eact no Republican on the spontaneous loi
principle. We can only triumph by the systednau'
ana thorough enlightenment OF the masses, VINO al
WAYS vote for what comes TO them Labeled Demo
cratic unless good reason is shown them for voting
otherwise The war being over, we can no lcnge
carry elections by reading bulletins OF Union VIC
tories and exhorting the people to rally round N
aagn And those who arc pushing Gen. Grant io
TSresiaent will land lust where the Wigs did viii
Scott in 81 If they are allowed 10 have their owl
,vsv They utterly mistake the time Of day
Tfhe Republican party rests under two great an
selar,n ALLEGATIONS The first IS TO the freedmen
he second 70 the National creditors. It IS boun
~ every consideration Of honor and good faith,
90 10 the very extent Of It's power IN protecting IN
Slscks IN the full enjoyment Of their rights IS tre'
men and citizens, and 70 take care that every on
who loaned his means to the Government to sustsi
ana nroseeute the war for the Union shall be paie
Tintipsl and interest to the last farthing, II Il
klseks are to be reduced again 70 vassalsge an
s,ni- s1avorz or II the National creditors arc 70
sor-,,5as thst result must be reached over the x
,1hi;ssn srty not thronghi It. Defeat may Be MI
9 fortune but Il IS only misfortune while inAdeni
!, 10 the blacks a. 70 the National creditors would
# crime and imlneasurable iniamy
: We cannot bctray the blacks 10 DO 50 Is y con
pact tho eatire South in solid phalanx against Us
Il Tho moment We asseut Is reconsideration on any
81 which reensnizaa the blacf man a. ehtdiea