The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-09-17

who had been engaged for years 10 .
dishonest rebellion, Cen. Grant con.
tended that Tho iron, hand should keep
the 1ebellious ,spirit under: control
When the. Hshmond Examiner sought
to fan sectional hostility Of feeling be
issued az order that such publications
should '.not be tolerated. The Pres
ident overruled him, aud he result 81
his action is that tho Southern States
are dlled with newspapers Of the vilcst
and most deb.sing tendency; that SO.
ciety has been in torment Of agita.
ton and dissatisfaction, at d that meu
arc being daily taught to hate men
they did not disdsin to fight. When a
now rebellion broke out IN New Or.
leans, resulting 10 a massacre which
Gen. Sheridan said "was not exccllcd
IN murderous cruelty BY that Of Fort
Pillow" which, in fact, was "murdcr,' y
"perpctrated without the shadow Of nc.
cessity," Grant instantly ordered mar
tial law. The President thought the
matter should 60 to the State courts
and that the Radicals were to blame.
His st.tesmaoship was that so keenly
expressed by the writer called "Nas.
BY" "The time had arrived which
was to decide whether 1000 degraded
uigger, was to grind 100000 proud
C.ucasians into the dust" Grant saw
rebellion armed, bloody and defiant,
and he struck it with his sword. This
same feeling controlled his political be-
iefs, He deemed il an insult to ask
any Northern man to support sandi-
date "~hose anxiety that the flag should
have .hirty-six and. NOT twenty stars did
not come to him d until after Lee, sur
rei.dsr." " This; il the tone Of every
one Of G.nt's known: declarations:
They did not come to us it the! time,
for Gen. Grant h.,% always been mod:
est: and 81 lent; but this is whit he be-
lieved, and that belief We write Is the
third principle Of his Platform: -:
xsrnsss1ox or ra1 nsBll vPlll7 wH.l-
'' - xvrn xAx11zsrrD.;s -: 20: :
When the best men North and South
were sincerely but vainly endeavorine
to bring harmony and Union; Gen.
Grant was not idle. There was no
question Of Reconstruction moro subtle
than the proper terms of Reunion
Tue President urged apathy 0. resist
ance to che offers Of Congress. Gen.
Grant endeavored to coax the Rebel
Gen. Taylor to bring Louisiana back to
the Union. Only let one. Southern
State adopt the amendment and the
most generous terms would be given.
When Orr, and Blown, and Walker,
and other prominent rebels came to
him this wss bis advios: .>,.
Have nothing. - do With Nnrthsrness
Who opposed the. var: They will never
again b inteustsd with 1oxer-, The more
you eensort With them The more erecting
the Republicans with b snd o,ght 10 be.
When you get st'homeures your people u ao-
oett negro suffrage. r. The: soon-
Or you accept that tho better for Ill con-
oerned." .:..... ..: e. -.
These are plain words, and on the
strength Of them We write as the fourth
principle Of Gen. Grants platform:
n1kDnrss1os, WITH Ansisrr 70 REBELS
j.. AND eUf11AGE TO The KEGRo., :
Furthermore, when: Cosgress had
With many difficulties established pol
icy, the President aud statesmen like
him tried to evade the law by miscon-
STRUNG it, or to make it \ dead letter
by. iutrustiug its execution to unfrieod.
ly agents. This was a most important
consideration, and by triaing With j. the
President brought himself to the verge
Of IN ignomiaious removal from. power.
Sheridan Vas in the South. West, man
aging civil affairs with the incompara-
bic energy and tact which illustrated
bis military career, and showing CON-
b,nation Of genius, civil .ad military,
rarely given to men, Or indeed, only
given to the highest order Of men,
iSickles, With his clear, leon intellect,
his great requirements, his kno~ledge
Of men and tho laws, and his gentle IN
ty,sldiog will Va. quietly but firmly
making South, C.toliut the Mass.shu..
setts: Of tho 8outh Reconstruction
I. w.s 4oo rpssdy aed thorough fof' the
Presidest, and he sought 70 svsde tho
lav, Or 10 ipt.ast. il execution to un-
faithful nini.ere.. Let a., sss, what
Grasatt sAid' dn 2ths lsubject. :"Ths
meaning of the hv MY. j; Is. .xpl.i.ed
away BY an astate lawyer, but!eouman
sen., and tkS views Of loyal people
will give: 70 II the effect Intended BY
its framess,% = The removal Of Sher,dsu
be regarded n detrimental to tho na-
tional welfare: =.
"0ep. Sheridan has performed his civil
duties faithfully and intelligently. His re-
mov.lwili only be regarded % N effort to
deteat the laws: Of Congress. It will be
interpreted BY the unreeonstructed element
in the South, those who did all they could
70 break up, this Government by arms, and
now, wish TO bs the only element consulted
% to the method Of restoring order, -
triumph. It will embolden them to re-