The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-01-16
Grant and the Presidency.


cent number hoists at It's masthead,
the name Of SALMON T, CnAsE, as its
candidate for the next Presidency.
In lengthy article on "Our choice
for the Presidency" he has much TO
say prcjudical to Gen. GRANT, and
exceedingly little oommendatory of
Mr.. CHASE lie Is satisfied that the
DENT letter was genuine and that
Gen. GRANT Is "double dealing" In
n recent trip east, ho encountered
Gcn. Dont-Gcn. Grants father-iu-
law, in the depot at Philadelphia,
while Whiting for the Baltimore train,
in which the following conversation
is reported by him to have taken
place
"Gen. Dent addressed us, and re-
marked "perhapsyou remember seeing
the letter a few days since We
answered that we did. We then took
up the conversation, and asked IL he
was convorsant with tho political
views Of Gen. Grant lie answered
that he was; that he was tho .Jather-
ia.ldp Of General Grant, aud had
had frequent conversations with him.
We then wished to know IL General
Grants opinions worO such as were
accredited to him in tho published
letter which hc (Gen. DcnD had do.
MED having writton also that il he
was not the writer, was he cognizant
IF the facts alleged in tho letter
before they were published, aud that
hey were going to bo published aud
we're they not uttered in converse
ion, from which Tho New York cor.
respondent could gather them. lie
'eplied he was familiar with the opin.
ons of Gen. Grant upon all the qucs.
ions contained in the letter before il
vas published, but that he did not
crito the letter himself attributed to
lin. and would not state anything |
arther at present on this subject"
This conversation may have been
convincing and highly satisfactory to |
he editor of the Union, but VIC fail
o dud anything wherein Gen. Grant
S convicted Of "doublo dealing" or
where Gen. Dent is implicated, 1t
,uts us very much in mind Of tho at
empt made on certain occasion to
draw out Gen. Grant, by a possee
If politicians, when importunod, ,--as
/ commencement Of the programme
rs to his opinion Of Gen. BUTLER
he replied that che didn't think he
would do to bet on, but that he would
go his pile on Dertcr!" This is as
far as they succeeded aud in tho five
distinct questious-though relative
to each other,--whieh the editor of the
Uaion hurled upon Geu. Don't, wo see
as marked n success lin the refusal
to "slate any thing further at present
upon the subject" Notwithstanding
our neighbor has "travelod, may
snuff a political revolution in the at.
Tho is liable to fail In con.
vinong his readers that GRANT is
not tried and true republican, or
that "there is an ability in Judge
CuAsE for executive labor and states
that Gen. Grant can never
acquire" The past records of our
country, point out too many brilliant
characters whore goneralship aud
craftsmanship were combined-wit.
ness Washington aud Jackson-for to
admit Of any such mistrust in this
lgo Of our history. Loud-mouthcd
Professions, will do for political huck
,ters, but in candidate for the Pres
Idency, actions speak louder than
words. Gen, Grant is not a talking
man, with him to think is to act,
and for the past six years he has
been acting thoughts, which have
caused tho old world to stand gazing
with awe and wonder on tho accom-.
plishmeuts Of this great leader. Aud
In no one act Of his public or military
career, TO use the words Of an emf
nent legal gentleman Of this city,
have his enemies been able to cstab.
lish single "rrit Of error 2"
When our sorthy cotempomry in,
sinuates that if "auder any eireum.
stances, Gen, Grant could be prevail
cd upon to take nomination from
the Democracy" he attempts to east
upon those WHO have joined hands ia
bis support, a doubtful task ,--one
not only unsafe bat unpolitlc, Not
that we may ride upon tho 'populur
wsve,' did we ospouse the claims of
Gen, Grant, but We behaved that like
tho immortal WAsHINoroS--V6rst in
war, FIRST in peace aud arst ia the
hearts Of his countrymen, "--he had
uvbly won the highest honor the ma.
tiou could confer upon him, lie has
fully aud satisfactorily demonstrated
by his acting al iatsrins, as Secretary
Of War, his eminent qualification for
the work OF rctrcnehnseat, which is so
much needed in the other depart.
meats Of the government, and 10 his