The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-11-17

the regular army, he has risen to the supreme
command of that army. lie has made himself
/ necessity to the Radical party. Strong as that
party has been and is still, it is powerless with
| out Grant, and they know it. He knows it.
This day, were he to side with johnson, Rad-
easm would go to the wall He does not side
with Johnson not because he hates the South or
loves negroes, but because johnson represents
Constitutionalsm, and his game is outside and
above the Constitution. He is seeking dominion
and he has almost grasped it. Whether the wis
dom which has led him SO far be his own or
another's, the fact remains-Grant is the power
in this country. Call it fortune, luck, what else
you will it does not change the result.
He will use the Radical party as stepping
stone to the Imperial purple, and then he will
strangle it. He is raised up of God for
that purpose. He is remorseless. His heart is
flint. His will is adamant. His fondness for
horses, for dogs and cigars, his bad grammar, his
silence, all, do not the least unfit him for the
part ne has to play. When the Courier des
Etats unis said, in quiet dersion, she talks lit
tie and thinks less" it uttered a good joke,
which all enjoyed. But those who will be at
pains to look back little, will remember two
important facts in this 'lucky FOOLS" history
First he accepted the command of the armies of
the United States condition that he should
have absolute control of them. Second he has
persstently refused to stand upon any Republi-
can platform, and has forced that party to make
him their candidate without any public pledge
whatsoever. Those two. put with MANY other
things prove that Grant is for himself and no one
else
lie is no ordinary man. He who would rush
his egions against Bragg, entrenched on Look
out Mountain; who strewed the line of march
from Rapidan to the James with 10000 dead and |
dying; who at the second Cold Harbour, allowed |
his wounded to perish in agonies rather than ad-
NIT defeat by sending flag of truce to Lee, and
Who to carry his point accepted without hesta-
ton the awful responsibility of starving ten
thousand of his fellow countrymen at Anderson
vile; he who would do this, and would play the
terrible game of war as recklessly and coolly
as he was wont to play the game of faro, in the
days of his penury, is just the man to strange
a State or throttle Continent, if that State
or that Continent stood in the way of his
ambition. Selfcontained and pitiless, he is
the man of all others IN America to master, put
down. keep down, and trample out of existence
The Radical party. What if in so doing, it be
necessary to deluge New England or the West
with blood? That would please him we'll Moth
ng better.
But he has taken sides with the negro and
will grind the whites of the South under his
heel. Not he. His danger lies not that way.
The South is unarmed, and naturally disposed,
is choice of evils, to prefer Imperialism to
anatical Demagoguery. The West is FESTIVE,
md New England mischievous. But the mo-
nent the West perceives that the struggle has
begun between Grant and Congress, it will side
With Grant. President in name but emperor in
act, he will then easily overmaster New Eng
and by the simple threat of putting his armies
n motion. In this way and this alone blood
he'd may be averted and the revolution now in
rogress be accomplished pcaccably. The Re-
ubic will have disappeared: the Empire will
ave taken its place. We will not have good {
overnment, but we viii have the best possible
nder the circumstances, and good as most
governments in Europe. All sections all classes, +
9th races, will be kept in subsection The I
md will repose. the fruits of industry will be i
altered; civil liberty will be extinct, but there
i'll be fair share of personal liberty to those
no behave themselves Therefore we hone that Y
rant will be Emperor