Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-11-11
A Prophecy About the New Admins
tration.

In speech made last week at Crcstline,
Ohio, Mr.. Vallandinsham said
Now, my Republican friends l have not
said anything against General Grant in this
campaign. | have not done il for !, purpose.
Ii h" is lii TO he President, long before his
tenn expires will Lo lound supportin. him,
Lcnc.tly and cordially, against the leaders OF
tic party which expects 10 elect him in No
vsmbcr. Loud cheers. And you will have
no right 10 cry out g raitor" against him /;
you will have nc right to talk about his
Tylerizing. or his Fi!moreizing, or lis John
soning you. You nominated him in Chca
go; you put . plaiform-a something called
platform-in,o his hand; ycu asked him
for an acceptance oft, and he accepted,
and dare say be would have accepted the
Democratic nomination too. Laughter
But he took care in his letter Of acceptance
tn say that lie wouldnot proclaim any policy.
lie did not consider it advisable TO do so in
adyarceof the clection-to say what he would
do when he was elected. Now, l pray you 10
frcnember that told you on this 26th day
OF October that General Grant will rsje:t
the mad, fanatical, revolutionary Radical lead,
ers oftbe organization which put him for
ward, if he proves true to the constitution
and the Union of our fathers. Loud cheers.]
II he will restore to this government its har
niony, ard give back TO the people their
rights, North aud South, will be found
amorg his cordial supporters, bseause l
will be found in opposition to the Radical
party.
Why will he be in antagonism to the Re-
publican party? Because he will be in an
u.soniSni 10 their unjust measures. But re-
member, my Republican frieLds, you ar.
electing him with your, eyes open. When
You old Wings elected Tyler, there was moth
ing said about what he would do. You tx.
rectcd him to be committed to the policy Of
the Wing party. When you elected Fillmore
he was no Demecrat, bur, in four months al
ter his election: his Chief reliance vas upon
the Democratic party. SO when you nouii-
mated Johnson, which you did because he
W IS Surshrrn man. Laughter Yes, you
did; you did not know. .uyen. whe,kera he be
longed to the Ku-lilux or not Loud laugh.
teri But he lived down South, and von
waited the odor Of nationality about your
Vice President You wanted Southern man,
that it might introduce little~leaven into
your Northern body. You found Andrew
Johnson, and yon knew le.had been Dem
oerat; and you knew he loved he Democrats
so much that Republicans and Wings had
be o,e-iimc denounced him as demagoguc
- which is another thing from a Democrat
an you c!cciri Ism. I d Il no, vote f'r him,
.,cca's,. MY sni age vast rae hoii'.>' s,r ,.l
Oaio, G.crsr II. p.,hieto,. lCners
Y',u made andrew johnson, Vice -Pre.i
fent, and S. me cue says tnai God Almighty
m de him Prestlent-and it is not for me to
s,ttle disputes of that kind-l leava it to
t osc who III .lme TO discuss it-bn'
inst as Johns,n las refused 10 fellow ycpr
Ra lical pr j c's and you have den"nnce;'
h.m, ji.r as >,lr..;v sil You be dr':nnnci'l-
Gr..i,t ~ .r ~ 1, ui Oci,.Ler. lSC9 i: Il,
snal b. tl,c.,d P;cStcnt.. And iL,n, loo
We shall bave tie satisfaction Of saying that
We did not EJECT him.