, 1868-12-11
The Election of Grant.

whelmlng majority Is unmlsVakaple eFl-
dencs that the people indorse the radical
Congress, with all its extravaganza, all its
unjust legislation, and all its efforts to de-
troy State rights, and in so doing destroy a
most fundamental principle upon which our
republican fabric is based, thus consolidating
the power in the exclusive hands of cen>
tralized oligarchy. 1t cannot be said that
they have voted under any misapPrehen sion,
for all the facts and figures in proof of h e
enormity of national debt and consequent
unbearable taxation were presented that
the Government, under the expenses of the
Freedmen's Bureau, military rule and stands
ing armies in the South, the willful and un-
heard-of extravaganza iu Congress, in what
Congressman are pleased to term stationery
70. the members, and the thousands Of other
proAigate squanderiugs of the public moneys,
is increasing instead of diminishing its inN
debtedness. All these facts were laid before
the people, not alont by democratic journals
and orators, but by many of the radical
partisans themselves, who saw the inevitable
ruin which awaited the country in case of a
persistent continuation of power in radical
hands. Hence, we say that the people have
not been deceived they have, with their
eyes fully open, unqualifed!y inGorsed these
things, and now there is no power to gainsay
their verdict. The majority is potent as yet
in our Republic and we must all accept the
situation.
The election of Grant appears now, to us,
as having been foregone conclusion, and it
is done, let what will come out of it. We
cannot but look at the matter in the light of
an enigma, as regards the probability of the
course Of his administration, to be solved
only by the test. He has been taken from
the camp, stripped of his epaulettes, and
placed in the robes of civilian and states =
man. and that without policy of his own.
His 'nopolicy' declaration precludes the
possibility of any man-democrat, republican
or radical-knOwing what kind of govern,
ment he will give US. If he is conscientious,
and not willing to take the chances outside
of the Constitution as the present radical
Congress has done; if he will maintain and
support that instrument, as he will be sworn
to do on the 4th of March next, and check,
mate the wicked designs of Sumner, Butler,
Wilson, ct id omne genus, and throw in a
wholesome veto now and then, when the mad
schemes of these Union destructionists be-
come too glaring, we may yet have a glim-
mering of hope that our republican form of
government may continue and be perpetuats
ed. We hope that Graut will see the folly
of his 'no-policy' declaration, and manfully
stand up for the rights of an oppressed and
down, ,trodden, people. But if he persists
in his position, and allows himself to act the
autOmatOn-lhe mere catspaw of radical
partisans in CongreSs-we may look, with
unerring certainty, that before his four wears
are out, our Republic will be changed to some
other form.
We shall hope on, and continue to hope,
that he will have policy enough to support
the Constitution. To say that we have faith
10 him, would be predicating that faith without
date to build it upon but we shall not look
at the wOsst side of the picture till we see
the panorama move-till we see how he will
act in his new garb. Should he be dispos-
ed to interpose hisveto in measures tending
to our destruction, the radicals would not
dare 10 pass such measures over his obiec>
tlons, for he comes into power with such
unmistakable popular Endorsement, that they
would be afraid of the Just ceusure, reproacb
and clamOr of Uor popuH. We will bide our
time in prayers for the best, till I'VE shall
see what we will see.'
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