Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-01-30

to the nation. The past ard present of the
Republican patty and the personal integ
rity OF General Grant, afford ample assur.
aHce that their and his Sentiments and
opinions viii be distinctly avowed in the
coming canvass. In the trying DAYS of the
war, in the summer of 1863, General Grant
wrote ffom his camp, on the banks oil The
Mississippi, 10 his tried friend Washburne
81 have never been an anti-slavery man :
but try to judge Justly of what | see. |
made up my mind, when this war COM
menced, that the North and South could
only live together in peace as one nation.
and they could only be one nation by being
q free nation. Slavery, the cornerstone OF
the so-called Confederacv, is knocked out,
and il will take more men TO keep back
men slaves than 10 put down The rebellion
Much as desire peace, | am opposed to
any peace until the question OF slavery is
finally settled"
This emphatic avowal fully committed
General Grant to the policy of emancipa-
ton. He was, too. for the reelection of
AbrSham Lincoln. declaring to bis nearest
friends that his defeat would be a dreadful
calsmity to the country. Since the close
of tac war, he has been In accord with
Congress. in its efforts TO protect the LOYAL
black and white, secure the equal rights of
all, and restore the rebel States to their
practical relations. When the pending
constitutional amendment was before Con-
gress, he was for its submission to the pco-
pie and when II was submitted, he urged
the leading men of the rebel States 10 vote
for its adoption. After its rejection by tie
rebel legislatures, he pressed Southern
l.
their action, adopt 1t, and give suffrage to
the freedmen. To leading Southern men
he said: ''You must look to Congress; the
Republicans have the power; consult
them; do not seek the counseis Of men in
the North who opposed the war; the peO-
pie viii never trust that class of men with
power; the more you lock to them for ad-
vice, the more exacting Congress will be
and ought To be; the rejection OF the amend
ment and the legislation against freedmen
will cause Congress to require universal
suffrage, and you should at once give il.
Some of these men were wise enough To
accept and act upon his advice. To the
reconstruction policy of Congress-the
vital and oyersha lowing Issue of the day
General Grant gave his earnest support and
he has zealously s1riven 10 carry the legis-
laiion of Congress into effect On the re-
construction policy, General Grant has been
and is now la accord with Congress and
the Republican party. So ar xious was he
TO have that policy promptly carried into
effect, that he urgently pressed upon mem
bcrs Of Congress the vital importance of so
arranging the adjournments as to be able
to meet at any time, should the needs of
the country require il.
Upon the Republicans in Congress rest
the most mighty responsibilities If they
inhexibly aGlhers TO the policy of equal jus
iice for all, and wisely legislste on the ma
tional debt, the currency, taxation, and ex-
penditures, it will be in the power of the
Republican party to win a victory grander
far than the decisive victory of 1864. 1t
can give General Grant three millions of
votes the votes of thirty. possibly thirty
two of the States and House Of Repre-
ssnatives with one hundred majority.
With General Grant in the executive chair.
supported by the suffrages ofthree millions
of loyal and liberty-loving freemen. by the
electoral votes ofthree fourths the States.
and decisive maioriiies in both Houses of
Congress, the bitter spirit of disloyalty will
die out. loyalty will assume its SWAY, the
snirit nf liberi, I'D the sense of Justice
win accord TO all men equality of rights,
aud the wicked erie. OF NEGRO s;prems-
cy," ''the white mans government "the
war of races" will be awed and shaned
into silence. Then liberty and Justice to
all, and equal protection for all, will be the
fixed policy OF the government and the
settled practice of the people and, the
nation having decreed liberty and justice,
will move on. blessed an6 applauded, tn
the accomplishment Of its high destiny.