The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-28
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GRANT ALL AlCHT.


Grsnt the Cbsics OF the People.
The loyal people Of the country have been
wofully and shamefully betrayed by the dou.
BILE dealing and treachery of Andrew John.
son and il is natural that the people should
feel sensitive and apprehonsiye, in view of
the possibility of again falling into like Ia
tai errcr in regard TO the selection Of his sue
cessur. Hence the suspicious which have
been expressed in regard TO General Grant,
IN view oil his recent fundamentally in car.
rying out the orders OF the President.
The publication Of the correspondence on
The occasion. between the President and
Gen. Grant. The people will rejoice to per.
ceive, removes all reasonable ground of OBJ
lection or suspicion, as to the position Of
Gen. Grant, and places him before the public
in full and cordial sympathy with the loyal
people Of the land.
Ihe President expressed wish to hear
any suggestions the General might choose 70
make, in regard to the order just issued BY
him, and Gen, Grant took advantage of the
opportunity, MOTTO whisper his suggestions
into the ear of the President, AS that fIae.
tionary expected, but 10 enter hi emphatic
protest in writing, for ultimate publication to
the country, against the course Of tie
president. And, in doing this, ho
takes up the gauntlet sgainGt John.
SOD, and champions the cause Of the
people, and earnestly urges " in the name of
the patriotic people, who have sacrificed
hundreds of thousands of lives, and thou
sands of millions Of treasure, that this order
be not insisted on. No such sentiments,
10 such language as that ever emanated from
any Johnsonized renegade, nor Conservative
Democrat, nor sympathizing Copperhead,
nor outspoken Rebel. 1t bears in every
word the mark Of loyalty, Of sympathy with
the loyal people Of the land, with the Union
soldiers by whose proves the rebellion was
crushed, and with that great party which by
its representatives in Congress has underta-
ken to prescribe the law to the Rebel people
and the Rebel States.
Then Gen. Grant goes into the argument,
and his mode of putting it is unauswerable
and irresistible. 1t is the will of the people
that Sheridan should be retained he has
ably and faithfully carried ont the Law enact
ed by Congress- Sheridan s removal, Grant
continues, will only tend to defeat the Law Of
Congress, and encourage those who sought
to destroy ihe government, in their efforts to
control it. And then follows this home
thrust at the President; " It will emboiden
them 1.-The Rebelsl to new opposition to the
will OF the loyal masses,s because they win
count that the President 10 With them md
their leader in the effort sas
New We venture to say there is nota single
Rebel or Coppefhead in the land but will
curse Grant for these loyal and pstriosie ut.
terauces. and thereis not, on the other hand,
whole sonled loyal patriot hat-will endorse
every word, because every sentiment wakes
a sympathetic throb in his own heart, ~
This rrenunciamento Of G .sritss sestfesthe
reconstruction question: settles johnson
and settles the political programme of the
coming year, and the complexion Of the iu-
termediate elections.
g This is a Republic where the will of the
people i the law of the land, Are the words
Of Grant; and although the President would
not notlisen to his appeal, thar z The voice Of
the people should be heard,r the voice Of
the people Tiii b heard, and obeyed, in spite
of Johnson and his minions The voice of
the people, resistless As a tempest in it's rage, |
will hur Johnson from the seat which an as. |
sassin's hand alone enabled bin, to- disgrace, |
and will call in his stead to reflect new honor
on the Presidential Chair, the noble Chief
who led the loyal hosts to victory over the
rebellion, and who now, in the teeth of bis
renegade Commander in.Chief, begs that The
voicsof thu legal masses may be heard.
Whatever fears or suspicious, We, or our
readers may have had heretofore are scat.
tered to the winds by this unmstakable man.
Hesitation of the loyal heart and sound head 81
Gen. Grant; and we are ready now ard
henceforth to enrol under ais banner ard
fight it out on that line ill tie iaes of No.
vember, eighteen hundred and sixty eight.
Our ticket is GRANT for President, Cor
IAN iot Luce rreeident, hHERiDAN for Grants
present position ut the head OF the Army
and Sr1Sros for his choice of position under
the next Administration.
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PRssfpESr Johnson war upon Congress.
Aad upon the loyal people of this country,
vas from the beginning one in which there
was little hope Of compromise. And II the
time Of the extra session OF Congress, Il vas
clear thatit was 10 be wsf b. the death. AL
var in which each party using all the xeap~
ons and resources q its reach must firht outj
20 finaI victory or deAas. Congress iacked
the nerve or the sagacity to secure the vic~l
tory which the people had placed in theiri
power, ana rs result johnson, ere the.xs,.set
again, will have the Capitol building Is a. +
bandsoF come military minion Of Ii. own
specially Designated 10 nAa,I
hem oas,n o. srreal sSeu and send thsm.nl
cIh5s .ffisdle ~ ckoe 20. 10 ss r
Events are tsndingliss that dirscs;osssrnl
yOufreoe II Justly rc.,str si')le fnr mt hevh.I