The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-06
TO THE CONsIDERArE
Khpa.t6e Nfr Ko,k Tribune:

n asfrA10esf6e1NfraK0x Tribune.
! If there were no parties andrsno po
litcals divisions among cur countrymen
sndsSswerei shout tochoose Presiden
and Weep President-the rival candi
dates Being, . NOW, Ulysses s. Gran,
against Horatio Seymour for President
and Schuyler Golfax aeaipst Francis P
Blair, Jr.,-for Vice-President- can
there be q rational doubt that Grant
aud Colfax would receive at least two.
thirds d; the votes =? What States
could With reason be counted on to
vote against them? Who can name
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! Now there are parties and political
divisions and these sway the votes of
man many people; but not Of all. There
are very many thousands who will
vote With primary reference to the can
didates-for that ticket which, on the
whole, they deem composed of the
litter and more deserving men. Who
doubts that these viii tell heartily for
Grant and Coalfax?
Again: 81 t. ~
Let US suppose the election we're over,
and Grant and Colfax duly elected be-
yond cavil: Is there living on this
round earth one man who believes, or
fears, or suspects, that there you'd be
revolutionary violence or serioas commo-
ton In the land within the four years en-
suingA Do not all men know that the
People of the late Rebel States woal
all understand that they must obey the
laws auu escnew all manner OF fnmult
and violence? Would not White and
Black live in peace and harmony
throughout those four years? Would
not those who are to-day hurrahing for
Seymour and exult:ng over Frank
blalrs Brodhead letter at once compre-
bend that they must behave themselves
denceforth, at least SO long as Gen.
Grant had his hand on the helm
DO you not know that they would
hasten forthwith to Washington to say,
'fGen. Grant, there has been misappre-
hension and alienation between US, but
xe want to do the right thing and avoid
what do You require of us ?"
DO you not know that Gen. Grant
would use all his influence to soothe. to
reconcile, to heal? Who believes that
there would be any disfranehised class,
Or any need cf disfrancbisement, two
years after Gsn. Grants Inauguration?
Most certainly, the Blacks would be
protected in the rights which the policy
Of Congress has secured them; but
who can object to that? Who fears
that, when all are enfranchised, the
Eight Millions of Whites in the South,
constantly REINFORCED by immigration,
have anything to fear from the Four
Millions of: Blacks !?
Now look at the other side:
Suppose Seymour and Blair elected,
THAT is to be done with the existing
= of the reconstructed
States, aud the rights secured thereby?
By what legal, peaceful process are
hey to be subverted !? Who does not
zno~ that attempts to reenslave, whtl'y
II partially, emancipated races, have
always resulted in fearful devastation
md massacre? Thus was San Domin-
70 Whelmed in blond and ashes thus
{ has been and must be to the end of
ime. ;: If the States lately IN revolt
vere cut off iIcm the. Union and left
o themselves TO- -morrow.athe inevitable
tempt of the late Rebels to establish
that they call "a White Mans govern
aent" would surely inci.e new and
errible war. What could prevent it?
"Let us have Peace" The work of
Reconstruction is nearly complete. IT.
las already been pro.rac,ed beyond
eason by actious, frenzied resistance.
It is high time that all rights we're Sc
'ured, all fears dispelled, and parties
lisarmed. The country cannot afford
9 revive all the feuds and perils of the
asst four years. We need assurance
Fe are near the end of our troubles,
ot about to renew them. There is no
ublic security, there is scarcely any
other than arms and muni-
ions, that will not be worth more from
he glad moment wherein the telegraph
nnounces the certain election Of Grant
nd Colfax. z :. :'< -1'.'''
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