Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-01
The Grant NIOvement-The RAIDS.
have Fears of BEING TyIerized.

The Grant NIovement-The RAIDS.
have Fears of Being TyIerized.
The Jackson tO.) Standard, whose Radi-
calism is of the purest water, is not certain
by any means whether General GRANT is
not Democratic cat in disguise, although
he may be hidden in some Republican meal.
1t says:
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
ave noiice that many of our exchanges,
especially OF the country press, nave hoist
ed the name of General Grant for President
in 1865. This may or may not be prudent.
| Why should ne be nominated by the Union
party? Does he believe in the principles OF
the party? Who knolos? The question has
been debated for more than year, and no
one is satisfied about the matter. True,
his letter to the President upon the remov-
al of Sheridan sounds well; but the peo-
pie cannot forget his celebrated swing
with Andy around the circle year ago
nor the fact that he took Stanton's place.
&c. 1t Is dangerous to run risks in this
critical condition of the country.
but we must look to success, and Grants
popularity will carry the party into power
once more. Perhaps so, and perhaps not
What popularity has Grant outside of hi:
military record? And what if the Democ.
racy should nominate General Sherman :
All must admit that his military record
and popularity are superior to those o.
Grant, and he possesses greater statesman
ship. There are yet tens of thousands OF
men in this country who have more regard
for principle than for military popularity
If a statesman like Chase, who has proved
| by long life, both in prosperity and ad
versity, where he may be found, must be
set aside for man whose principles are al
least doubtful, hundreds. of thousands o.
men of principle will not take any interest
in the contest, and a terrible defeat will
meet the party which abandons principle
for policy.
1.-The military popularity of General
Scott in 1852 was not inferior to that oil
General Grant in 1868. Scott had Just con-
quered Mexico, and his whole life had been
one brilliant success; but he was like
Grant-he was not politician-he repre-
sented no principle. He was known to be
a Whig, but the Whig party had doubts
whether his election would be success fol
it, and so his great military popularity did
not save him from an overwhelming de-
defeat by the miserable Frank Perce.''
The Meigs County (Ohio) Banner, which
has the name of the General floating at its
masthead for the Presidency, editorially
says:
"The availability of General Grant de-
pends altogether upon the course ne may
pursue in the future. 1t he remains true
to the principles promulgated by Congress
in 1861, for which he periled his life, name
| ly, the preservation of the Union, the main
| tenance of the Constitution, the rights and
| dignity of the several States unimpaired: ]
say, if he remains true to the principles OF
elf-government, which is, all govern
ments derive their just power from
| the consent OF the governed. If he
| appears before the people on a plat
form of that kind, which will be con-
sistent with all the public acts of his life,
he then may be available; but if he adopts
the Radical policy of reconstruction, and
thus stultifies himself by giving the lie to
all his official acts-giving the lie to the
fundamental principles of the Government,
by aiding revolutionary party in trans
ferring the sovereign power of, the Gov
ernment from the hands of the masses OF
the people. where it of right belongs, to a
lew Brigadier- generals, then, indeed, he
may be regarded as unavailable, and we
shall feel fully justified in pulling his name
down from our masthead, as candidate tor
the next Presidency, and run up the name
OF his junior in rank, but not his junior in
ability, VIM. Tecumseh Sherm all, as our
candidate for the next Presidency.