White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16
Bee ahe C.slar~ss

Here are letters from tso men now
before the country. to which
ws ask carafsi attention. The Grst isl
Gen. Grants letter Of acceptance -
TO JOSEPH r. HAwLEY. President
Matioaas Uaion Republican Convention !:
In formally accepting the nomination Of
the National Union Republican Conven-
tion Of the 2lst Of May inst, it seems
proper that some statement Of views be-
yond the mere acceptance Of the nomins-
tioo should Re expressed. The proceed
ings Of the Convention were marked
with wisdom, moderation. and patriot.
ism. md believe express the feeling Of
the great mass Of those who sustained
the conntry through it's recent trial. Z
endorse he resolutions II elected to the
Office Of President of the United States.
it will be my endeavor to adsinister oil
fhs fdDs IN good faith. w;7h economy. ana
tSiM sieU Of giving psdes. duief. and
protection everywhere. In times like the
present It is impossible. or as least emf
nen,ly improper. to lay down principle
to Be adhsrsd to. right or aerong. through
sn administration of four years: New
political issues. not foressen. are con-
stsntly srising : the VIEWS Of the public
on old ones are constantly changing. and
q purely administrative officer should al
Ways be left free to execute the pW Of the
people. I al,says have respected that srii.
and alscays shuH. Pescs and universal
prospsrity-its sednence-witb economy
Of administration. will tighten the bur-
den Of tsistion, while it cons, antly redu-
ces the National debt. LET us HAVE
PEACE. With great respect. your ODE:
dent serv sptsss U. s. GRANT.
Washington. D. C. Aay 29, 1868.
Nov read ths letter Of F. r. Blsir.
written as 9 bid for the Democrstsc nom
ination for President. and which secured
him the unanimous nomination fos Vice
President, to crafty the Southern rebels:
Col. JAMES o. BRoDHEAD:
DEAR CoLoNEL:-In reply to your in :.
quiries. ! beg leave to say that l leave
to you to determine. on consultation
with my friends from Missouri. whet her
my name shall be presented to the Dem
ocratic Convention. and to submit the
following as what ! consider the real and
only issue in this contest.
The reconstru' ton policy Of the R.di-
Gals will be complete before the next
election the States. so long excluded
will have been admitted negro suffrage
established and the carpet .baggers in
stalled in their seats in both branches Of
Congress. There is no possibility OF
changing the political character Of the
Senate. even if the Democrats should
elect their President and 9 majority OF
the popular branch of Congress. We
cannot. therefore. undo the r ,dicsl plan
Of reconstruction BY Congressional &C.
tion the Senate will continue bar to
it's repeal. Mutt We submit to it How
can it be overthrown? 1t can only be
ovsrthrown BY the authority of the Ex-
ecntivs. who is sworn to maintain the
Constitution, and who will fail to do bis
dnty II he allows the Constitution to
perish under series of Consressiona al
ensctments which are in pslpsble viola
ton of its fundamental principles.
If the President elected by the Democ.
racy enforces or permits others to enforce
these reconstruction acts. the Radicals.
by the accession twenty spurious Sen
ators and fifty Representatives. will con-
troll both branches of Congress. aud his
administration will be as powerless as
the present one OF Mr.. johnson.
There is but one way to restore the
Government and the Constitution. and
that is for the President elect to declare
these acts null and void. compel the army
to undo its usurpotions at the South. dis !.
perse the carpet bag State Governments.
allow the phite people to reorgonise their
o,on governments and elect Senator's and
Representatives. The House of Repre-
ssntstives will contain q majority Of
Democrats from the North, and they
will admit the representatives elected
by the white people Of the South. and
with the corporation Of the President it
will not be difficult to compel the Senate
to submit once more to the obligations
of the Constitution. 1t will not be able
to withstand the public judgment, il
distinctly invoked and clearly expressed
on this fundamental issue. and it is the
sure way to svoid oil future strife to put
the Issue plainly to the country.
l repeat that this IL the real and oaly
question which we should allow to con-
troll US. Shall we submit to the usurps.
tions BY which the Government has been
overfhrowB. OF shall we exert ourselves
for it's fall and complete rsstorstion I! 1t
is idle to talk Of bonds. gresnbscks, gold.
the public faith. and the public credit.
What can 9 Democratic President do in
regard to.any Of these. with Congress in
both branches controlled BY carpet bag.
gers and their allies. He will be pow.
erless to stop the supplies BY which idle
negroes are organized into political
clobs-by which an army is msintsined
to protect these sssabonds in their out
RACES upon the ballot. These. snd things
like these. cat up the revenues snd re-
sources Of the Government and destroy.
it's credit-make the difference between
gold and gresnbscks. We must restore
the Constitution before ws csn restore
the finances. and to do this We must have
President who will executs the will of
the people By frompii.g into dus tie
ussrpafions Of Congrsss. ksovs a. the
reconciliation acts. I wish to stand BE-.
fore the Conrention rpos this Issue. but
II n one sdhich Sfahracea luerNfkind else