The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-09-25

once more 20 q point as near Slavery
as possible. Let him who doubts Il.
refer 70 The late action OF tho Georgia
Legislature.
Il ID pity that the message Of
Governor Bullock, Of Georgia, 10 the
Legislature Of that State on The ex-
pulsion Of tho colorcd members of
that body, cannot DO printed in
every Democratic newspaper Of the
United States. II Is mare than an
able document, and fully justi6es the
action Of the Republicans Of Georgia
in placing Governor Bullock in the
Gubernatorial chair Of that State
Among tho closing paragraphs are
the following, which arc thought
hero to have been inspired by assur-
ance from leading Republican Con.
gessman that Georgia matters will
be attended to when Congress meets
next week. They ought to be:
els that q republican form Of gov.
ernment where a majority of electors
rules 7 Are not the privileges Of a
citizen abridged" BY your action ?
Docs not the Constitution of the
United States guarantee to each State
a republican form Of government, and
to tho citizens all their privileges and
immunities 2
Is it not the duty Of Congress, by.
appropriate Legislation, to enforce
that Constitution 2
Have wsfrom ouF past experience
any reason to believe that Congress
will fail in its dnty I"
One ofthe first lawyers Of Virginia,
q colonel in the rebel army during
the war, frankly acknowledged to me
last evening, in the course Of q run.
ing after-dinner conversation, that he
believes nine-tenths ofthe intelligent
men who fought for the tlost cause"
prefer Grant for President to any
other Radical. "If we must have q
Radical" said he, "for goodness sake
give usa gentleman. There is moth
ing low, nothing undetermined about
Grant, He is open and above board.
He was silent, modest magnanimous
at A~ppomattox, under circumstance
which would tempt nearly any man
TO put on airs, and his entire course,
during and since the war, proves him
to be q man of great administrative
ability, not only as a soldier at the
head Of armies, but as o civilian. We
of the South do not want q man to
rule over us who has destroyed our
prospects Of independence, who APP
proves Of negro suffrage, and who is
in favor Of clothing the Federal Gov
ment with powers so great as to
crush out the in~dividualities of the
States but, | repeat, five must have
a Yankee President with Yankee
ideas gives us your best man-give
us Grant" And so it goes. Our great
Captain increases in popularity so
fast, thatif the election were to come
off in March, instead Of November, l
believe hal he would carry-every
State in tho Union by snch msioritieS
as have not been given since the Tip
pecanoe campaign in 1910.
II Is exceedingly gratifying to an
American to read the comments of the
liberal press Of Europe on our political
campaign, and the high tribute paid
10 our candidate for the Presidency.
Leading thinkers in England and on
the continent understand that on the
success of the Republican party, next
November, depends the success of all
liberal movements in tho old world
and they are nearly, If not quite, as
anxious as the Republicans of Ameri-
ca to see Grant elected. They will
not DO disappointed.
Senator Yates, Of Illinois, arrived
in town on Monday evening. The
Senator has been doing valiant SER
VIC for the good cause in Illinois,
but Notwithstanding his arduous
labors On the stump he is looking
remarkably wen. Ho feels sanguino
that his State viii give a rn1sing
majority for Grant and Colfax on
the 3D. Of November next.
A.. +. Boyle.