Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-15
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Ohio will run 30, 600 Republican maioniy.
neecher on Grant ana s.ymon,

Reecher on Grant and Seymour.
AT the great Republican meeting in the
BROOKLYN Academy Of Music, last week, Rev
Henry Ward Beecher made lengthy and
powerful address, in the course OF which lie
read letter from Democrat propoundng
to him series Of questions, the last of which
was -
g How can an honest, patriotic, intelligent
Christian citizen support the Republican
party"
To which Mr. Bccchcr answered us fol
lows "My friends, how can an honest, pa
iriotic, intelligent Christian support the Dem
ocratic party? Laughter That is the
question. Ii is said that General Grant is u
drunkard. 1t is said that Gen Blair is one.
Laughter. | d" not believe either of them,
know too well how these stories rise and
grow. That in either case there should have
been, under the privatlons Of army expe-
ricncc times when they in common am
afraid with all cur officers might have relied
on too much stimulants, that there may have
been such times do not deny, though do
not know, but this, that Gen. Grant or Bliir
are habitual drunkards and are liable to any
such charge that should vacatc the conf
dcnce of Christian and temperate men in
thcm. do not believe a word of it. But
am free to say that if it were SO had
rather have General Grant drunk than Gov
Seymour sober. Great applause
Consider them momcnt-thesetw TWO men.
II Is said that Gen. Grant knows nothing Of
civil affairs. Ii is certain that Gov. Seymour
knows nothing of military affairs Ii il
said that We need statesman. Is there
not good deal of deception in this matter
of the word statesman | have always
thought and taught that what /. wanted To-
make u President is great tltl Of common
/ a.
csty Tiiat l. all Cheers Now, il Gen.
Grant Is not the impersunatinn oi c,,li mon
SENSE, who would son spcl ard ii he is
not honest, gentlemen, llink we may give
up all trust in human nature. Cheers 1t
is said lie is not genius. He is not /.
genius in the sense in which Gen. Sherman
is--the most brilliant genius in war matters
of our era. The man who fills me with i'm
mcnse enthusiasm is Gen. Sherman. loud
Cheers. lie has genius that is brilliant.
because the imagination very largely is Il
part Of his genius but Gen. Grant is a man
without imagination. But he is a man OF
genius; and il is the genius of common
sense. Great applause Less resplendent.
more useful, less shining, truer, deeper. far
more comprehensive and enduring. TAP
plause.
Now, what has been his carecrs Where
can you find a man so modest $50 modest
that | am afraid many American citizens
will not vote for him, for modesty is not in
vogue in our day. So unself seeking, so
magnanimous TO his equals? l do not be-
licye, iellow-citizens, that there is such a
spectacle on the face of the globe as the
friendship which exists between Cen Grant
Gen. Schofield, Gen. Sherman, Gen Sheridan,
and Gen. Thomas Immense applause. /
When, not long ago, | received one from
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not mean, when they were casting about for
q candidate for the Democratic party, some
Senators visited the Secretary Of War, Gen.
Schoiield, and urged him to become their
candidate. After they had laid their plans
and desires before him he went forth to his
superior and friend, GEN Grant, and told
him what had been done Gen Grant smok-
ed on and said nothing. Laughter and ap-
plause. The next morning Gen. Grant
went down 10 Gen. Schofleld and said to
him, ''Schoield, it is certain one or other of
the candidates Of the two parties is going to
be elected President. Laughter s'Now. I
do not care anything about that thing, but
do care that the country should have a sound
man, and do not see how you can consis-
tehtly refuse to be the candidate of tho party
II they will put you on good platform -
Applause. s'But," say Schofield, sGener-
al, am Grant mani cannot go against
you / am Grant man.. 81 thought il
my duty" said he, 'to tell you what /
thought of it, and he left. Applause |
think that is almost as good as declining a
nomination, and then acceptingit. [Shouts
of laughter and applause.
believe Gen Grant prominently man
of administration. believe not only that
he has laid the country under obligations
which VIC shall never repay for the service
he rendered in our great and trying war, but
/ believe that he is destined yet to lay the
country under great obligations, and give us
an administration so temperate, so Invested
of passion, so free from malign influence, SO
wise in the selection of men, so forbearing
in the carrying out Of necessary measures,
that we shall see, dated from his administra-
tion, the recontinuation of the administra-
ton Of Washington himself Great APP
plausel man who in many important res
poets he resembles, and in none more than