The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-23
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GEN. GRANT A CONSISTENT REPUBLI-
CAN.
General Grant has been a consis-
tent Republican since there has been
Republican party. During the
war, engrossed with the tremendous
task of pounding the rebellion to
death with the solid arguments of
shot and she'll, he found no time to
indulge in. political dispositions.
Since that time, as the head OF the
military establishment o. the Repub-
lie, he has given the best possible ev-
idence of genuine Repubiicanism by
attending strictly to the duties of his
Office, thus dissipa.ing the natural
fear Of many that the army, which
had filed the eye of the country, alb
sorbing all other interests, when
emerging from the war covered with
glory, would attempt to continue an
influence and control in our political
affairs.
But Grant knows how to speak
when his duty calls him to speak.
When Congress entrusted to the army
the government of the rebellious
South, it became Grants duty to
speak, that the country might know
the chief of its armies might be de-
pended upon to discharge with fdeli-
ty and zeal the work committed to
him by the authorized representatives
of the nation With clear judgment
and true Republicanism, he recoS-
nized that this way his duty as SOL
der lies and permits no false idea of
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who wilfully obstructs and defes
Congress, to prevent him from dis
charging his trust. The documents
submitted to Congress yesterday by
the Secretary of War shows plainly
where Grant, the true Republican,
not less than the matchless soldier,
stands.
A CoPPERHEAD OPINION OF GENERAL
GRANT.
Mr.. s. S. Cox and other prominent
Democrats were reported by telegraph
a day or two ago, as being in Wash
ington, urging upon political friends
the policy of nominating General
Grant for the Presidency, no matter
what his principles may be. To this
the Cincinnati Enquirer responds:
There are plenty of soldiers who
think that General Grant has already
been too highly rewarded for his mer-
its, and who do not believe that all
the honors and high positions should
be carried off by one man. He now
struts about with his three stars and
$4,000 a year life position, while
thousands of men did quite as much
service reduced to penury and want
1t is a great mistake to suppose that
the Democratic Conservative men who
were IN the army are going to run
after General Grant, In order to pour
still more affiuence into his lap
and to clothe him with still
higher elevation. He will get
no vote from that quarter. There
are hundreds of thousands of people
who think that some of these high
military digpitaries who have been
lifted from obscurity by the fortunate
events of the war, are putting on alto
gether too many airs, and becoming
too important and inflated. They do
not think that all the offices are their
property for years to come, and that
no language is to be poured into their
ears but unbounded fattery and
eulogy. The common sense of this
people, too, has been disguised by the
extraordinary ovations which have
been paid to General Grant, and they
have anxiously inquired upon what
meat hath this our Caesar fed, that he
has grown so great?" High as this
military despot is in rank, and vast as
are his pretensions, we are not afraid
to meet him in popular canvass, and
to discuss his merits fof the position
of Chief Magistrate of this Republic.
Such a bubble can be easily pricked,
and the gas it contains let out.