The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-19
The Purposes and Plans of the Revo-
Iutionary Leaders.

Senator Garrett Davis, of Kentucky,
concludes a letter to political meet
ing with this vigorous exposure of the
plans and purposes of the revolution
lists: ...r
Twelve months ago General, Grant
was opposed to the whole aevolution-
airy conspiracy of Congress, and par
ticularly to its investing the negro
population with political power. He
then had no sympathy with the revo-
lutionists, he condemned their policy
and purposes, and they denounced
him. But as it became apparent that
their mountain OF political crime was
too huge for one of the original broth
erhood to carry in a Presidential
canvas, they got their reluctant con-
sent to make General Grant their can
didate Tor the Presidency. They
reasoned, that the strength which his
bloody Iaurels gave him with the
masses, his command of the army as
the General, Congress having virtual
ly deposed the President as Comman-
ability to control the whole negro
vote of the Southern States, aided as
he would be by the Freedmen's Bu-
reau, would enable them to elect him;
his utter ignorance of all statesman
! ship and the affairs of the Govern
nlent would necessarily place him,
if elected, under their pupilage. They
concluded he was a marYelously prop
er man for their purposes, and they
made overtures that he should become
their candidate for the Presidency,
and Grant fell as did the angels of
heavenly the sin of ambition-and
consented to become the Presidential
candidate of the revolutiohists.
All States are entitled to choose an
aggregate of SIT Presidential electors.
The whole number of the ten South
ern States is 20; and the herevolutionists
expect their elections to be so con-
trolled that the negro vote will choose
them, and all for Grant. One humid
red and fifty-nine electors would be a
majority Of the whole number, and
would elect President. The revolu-
tiOnary leaders boldly proclaim that
Seymour may receive 15S electoral
votes, all chosen by white men and
the State Government of white men,
and Grant have but 80 electors chosen
by white men and their governments
yet,if he receive the 70 electoral votes
from ten negro governments of the
Southern States, he shall be Inaugural
ted Into the Office of President at the
cannon's mouth. Then, not the con
stitutional constituency would make
the President OF the United States
but the negroes, the army, and Gen
Grant would make himself President
in defiance of the Constitution, anC
would move over its broken frag
ments 10 invest him, not with thu
first Office of a free people, but will
the American people. . .. .....--.
The revolution then sweeps on, bu
it is not yet accomplished, and viii
not be until General Grant Is carried
through that mockery of an election
. and installed into the office of Presi
dent He will then be ImperatOr anC
sway an empire, but because or hi
own ignorance, necessarily by pimp
and parasites. Congress. like the sen
ate of Rome, will becC me but am Ell
gy; the real centre Of power will bi
Cesar, Imperator; and when Ne !
Incompetent, but has Sejanus 10
hiss faVOrite, Sejanus VIII rule IN fact
: When General Gra0t is thus electe,
and lnaugurated President, then will
/ the revolution of our Government b
complete and permanent, and q lone
dismal night OF despotism brood owe
our country. The defeat of that elet
ton and Inauguration will not onl,
r arrest the revolution, but defeat /
forever, in what PeFtends-to-be tn
day of its final triumph, and restor
to our W hole people their CODstitutipl
!, and liberties. The greatest, hoIfes
service that the true patriot can ren
/ der his country, is to use all the mean
y in his power TO prevent the rsvolu
5 tionists from completing their work
o by such au election of Grant to th
3 Presidency and S,000,000 OF whit
patriotic freelnen will give their live
nil their fortunes q 1d their sacred homo
to the performance OF his duty, i'm
u portant beyond all estimate.
GARRETT DAVIS.