The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-24

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II il q great mistake to suppose that The
Democratic conservative men who were Ia
the army are going to run after General
Grant, in order to pour still more ailuence
into his lap and to clothe him with still
higher elevation. He will get no votes
from that quarter. There ore hundreds
of thousands Of people, Of both parties,
who think that some Of these high military
dignitaries, who have been lifted from
obscurity BY the fortunate events Of Nh,
are putting on altogether too many aifs,
and becoming too important and indsted.
They do not think. that ell the officers afs
their property for years to come, and that
no language is to be poured into their
ears but unbounded fattery and euIoU-
The common sense Of this people, too, has
been disgusted By the extraordinary ovs.
tions which have been paid 70 Gsusnl
Grant, and they have anxiously inquired
s'upon what meat hath this our Caesar led,
that be has grown 80 greati" high a the
military despot is in rank, and yast - 90
his pretensions, we ere not afraid 70 meet
him 10 q popular convass and % discuss
his merits Tor the positions Of Chief Magis.
trate 81 this Republic. Such q bubble can
be easily pricked, and the gas 1t contains
let out
General Grant ID the great champion Of
unbridled and arbitrary despotism. He has
accepted with alacrity and rsmonelsssly
executed all the monstrous powers that
we're placed in his hands BY the military
despotism bill. He has sustained and
approved the worst excuses Of Sheridan,
Sickles and Scho6eld, and would have done
80 had they been forty times worse.
Arbitnry in disposition. vindictiye in tenn
per, intent only upon his personal elevation,
and utterly ignorant or regardless Of the
first principles Of our Government, he bas
been from the beginning the subsersient
tool Of the leaders who are lording it over
the rump Congress, serving them in bib
sphere as much as Stanton OF Holt, or
Detective Baker have in theirs. This
policy, and those who are committed to i,
will be beaten at the coming election. A
grand fight will then BE- made to restore the
Government to its old basis, and the
Democracy, under that banner, iuteud to
defeat the supporters Of the present des-
potical system, and they can dot more
easily II they (the Radicals) rally nnder the
standard Of Grant, than If they took any
other man.
Before We conclude, We would inquire y
what authority from what organization -
Cox goes to Washington to nominate ane
select q candidate there for the Democfaac
pattyf Does he suppose that . few mem.
bers of Congress and Others who are there
on public business ore going to take ths .
whole affair ont Of the hands Of the people.
Is that his view Of thingss 1t would really
90 appear. He will end that no side Of.
ranpements that he or any other clique Of
nolificians can mako at Washington will
Be binding Upon OF have any effect upon
the country. The Democracy are not gong
to Washington to look for their candidate,
and to inquire OF timeservers and once
hunters whom they shall select. AZ tas
proper time they will meet in council, WIN
delegates chosen from the people, and they
will select the man, fresh and untrau'ss
meled, who is to be the next President o'
the Uuited States II Cincinnati Enquirer