The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-01-16
that successful soldier. l would not take leaf

about to crush futurity 10 a man whose fame is
bis reticence. You have lived to see ninety nine
out of hundred of the American journals praise
the reticence Of an American statesman Now
can understand the retcence ut Moscow. The
Emperor has right to be ereticent. There is on
ly one man In that empire that has right to
think. Bonaparte cousults his dignity when he
is reticent, for he does not allow anybody else in
Paris to think. But we live in country where
every nan bears In his right hand that ballot
which is IL check on his title and his duty to
think. We live in country that is the Irepre-
sentative Of six million of votes, six million OF
convictions and it is in such country as that,
in its most critical moment, that press that
undertakes to lead 1t says that the glory OF the
country Is the man that does not condescend to
tell us what he thinks Why, here is q man
whose historic fame and word is, Il will fight II
out on this line if it last forever; neither heaven
nor hell shall move me from my purpose"
And here are twenty millions Of people, who
have put their children into the scale, about 10
trust this man with the helm, and they donot
claim the right TO say, "Sr, on what line do you
intend to fight it out?" Applause. Yes, Grant
stands up and tells bis tellow-ciLizens: II shant
condescend TO tell you where am going to lead
you" We loved Lincoln with oil his faults, be-
cause his face was toward the light, and what he
did not know today he learned and was always
wiser tomorrow than he was yesterday. His
soul opened from every quarter to the influences
Of Providence and events. And we have ex-
changed him for man incapable either OF for
getting or of learning laughterl-a man with
his face not only toward the darkness that bathes
him, but worse still; the nation proposes to conf
plete the trinity bya man that does not know
which way his face is-of whom it boasts with
great pride that We have got an American who
don I know which way he looks, Laughter
Why, when was in the West last spring, ana
was arguing this question of the propriety OF
trusting a soldier with the determination Of this
great question when YOU do not know which way
he would lead US, the reply Of my audiences was,
There's no use talking; ii VIC don't take Grant
the Democrats will" In this moment, when the
differences are hoayen-wide when 5OO 900 graves
divide US, we must nail that man to our side or
he slips over to the other. Why / say That II
there Is q ghost of flavor Of homopalhlc
| chance that Grant would not throw Democrat
ic nomination out Of the window, he is not ut
for Republican President. Great applause.
! dwell upon this to-day because he is in great
danger. At the same time this Republican party
have been conquered in the recent election, and
would hide themselves under the skirts of the
soldier to save themselves. The greatest and
most mOmentous step that this generation will
make will be the choice of the next President.
Far better to trust for help to PendletOn and
Vallandigham for we know the evil to which we
shall be then subjected, than support half-and-
| halfway policy-6etter this than 90 upon our
knees, destroying the nation, and forfeiting the
| opportunity with some halfway man. Cheers. |
There Is no want of knowledge, if any man will
open his eyes. There IL not a man upon this
! continent who has anything more than vague
| hope In regard to Gen. Grants position. Not
one. Col. Forney, the other day, published five
columns as testimony, as he said, in regard to
Gen. Grants position. 1t was made up from the
speeches of Mr. WNshburne and Mr.. Rawlings.
And Mr.. Washburne ''was quite convinced and
! had no doubt, he felt almost certain, that such
would be the case :" and Mr.. Rawlings ''fclt that
he was almost sure, and perhaps, In course Of
time he should be authorized to assert, and 1t
was generally believed and understood, and so
| they went on. Laughter. There Is not man
upon this continent who has the authority to tell
the people what Gen. Grant thinks--a moment
so decisive In the welfare of 20, 900 900 of people
As Emerson saws IF the tongue OF man does
not speak his hands do" Now Gen. Grant has
spoken in q way to content ThurlOw Weed and
that contents me Applause spoken in way
that carries comfort to every man Of the Repub-
lican party.
Count me up the name Of every distinguished
Senator who has been quarrellng with every step
Of the loyal men Of this country, ana 10 out of
every twenty are Grant men. Applause. Men
| bNNt dIdub II upon our sue uB uOtb not want
to tell II, butif lie were not with us, Weed would
hive said So" Laughter, Now we all anti
Slavery men remember and understand this kind
of policy. When William Jackson told me In
| Massachusetts that member OF Congress had
been nominated by our friends, replied, "Why,
the other party like him." "Well, said he, she
is upon our side" "Thcn, responded |, "he
will cheat one Of u.s." And so he did, for he
went To Congress month after and cheated US
Now, everybody knows Grant; he would not
cheat anybody, for he has written h Is record as
clearly as ~ EPiuribuS URam' Is engraved on our
banner. He Is the man who went down from
Washington to New Orleans to report on the con.
diton Of the South. You can tell the chemical
nature Of an element or color by comparing II
with another element or color, and when the two
Join you know the result. He went there, and
said that every Southerner was dead in love with
u.s. How Sheridan went there, and brought his
news to us, that they hated MS. The hearts oil
the two men was the paper on which Southern
bitterness wrote Its own record. Grant had sym.
pathy 10 have II write blue, while Sheridan wa.
true metal, and had 1t write black. You know
the nature Of the man from the effect that Ger
tain admitted facts produced upon him. The
LOYALTY Of New Orleans stretched forth It's hands
to him aud said, "leL the dag save u.s. but he wa:
dumb.
The ewes Of all nations were fixed on the pave.
ments of New Orleans for they knew that that
was the focus Of the battle aud from that mo-
ment the whole host of Rebels Joined hands
Why did not Gen. Grant 90 thereP Does not a
general go TO the point where the battle Is hot.
test? If Gen. Grant had gone to New Orleans
aud sent word TO Johnson, II do not need any In.
structons, am here to do my duty, to see to Il
with the armed hand Of the Government that the
flag Is protected, do you think that johnson
would have dared to send him message "do YOU
htaIs IA, sFst.N 81. 4
johnson had dared to send him this message tina
he would have been President 80 days afterward,
If Grant had In his return informed the people
''the blood Of Union men runs on the pavementi
Of New Orleans because | am not permitted tC
do my dnty2' History will say that Gen. Sher
ldan fought the battle, and that Gen. Grant was
not there. | never knew but one general who
fought battle by going on board a steamboat
and sailing away frOmit Laughter. Whythe
flavor Of Grants cigar on the luyee of New Or
leans would have carried the people Throughout
all the South and Southwest. We have con.
quered. The Republican party has written III
record In history and yet there Is not Union
man who holds his life safe south of Mason ant
DlXons. In Thomas's district there have beer
~, 900 murders, aud none have been Investigated
A Union man does not dare to move from hi
own door. And why? Because the White Hous,
Is held by secondhand JEDI. Davis. Laughte
aud cheers.
But one morning we woke up. and turning OIL
eyes toward Washington, We found that Grant
was Secretary of War All the world asked
what that meant. AstOunded people trembllngly
asked what was this, and the press Of the coun'
try cried out from Chicago down to Savannah
that his election was arranged In close confer.
enee the night before, between Mr.. Stanton ant
Gen. Grant. The President Is be-fooled. II wa
all a trick PLAYED BY the newspapers Stantor
! Heat k.t ,Ft .,ls e., k. -
been superseded, and he never knew who was Il
be bis snecess0r until be had seen u In The news