The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-01-30
THURSDAY, JANUARY 40, 1858.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GENERAL q. s. GRANT,
OF ILLINOIS.
TIE STRUGGLE.

The Democratic party hope and
pretend to expect q restoration 10 power
in Mlrch 4. 1869, by receiving msj,r-
lily Of the free SURFACES Of the people Of
the Republic. The apparent change in
sentiment to their size The past year. as
evinced at the autumn elections gives
Ehatp6rly a reasonable foundation for
Vheir expectations And unless greater
wisdom shines out from Republican
legislation than the country has seen for
some time past there Eill be more rays
of hope thrown into their cause The
silly juggling of aspiring politicians who
osnnot offord 10 have justice done to
Audrsw Johns M because tie results to
&opO men might prejudice their indvid-
ual claims or aspirations, has resulted in
keeping The country unler the disgrace
Of being governed by man whose ca
priciou'nsss has become byeword in
abe lanl. an whose artful ''mqnipUla-
tiOo OF the laws or their execution is a
model for all disciples Of tho art chow
not 10 do it," And with this arch enc
my of Republication in the executive
chair, sworn by every lie Of old. and ev.
cry selfish influence of present intcres,
20 put down the pst!y III power, aud to
Putup the Democratic even if by so do
ing he Swnmps his own political prosper
ity forever, they intend to go into The
next canvass. Nothing 50 intensifes a
mans disposition to njure another as
the reflection that he is under obliga4
.ious 10 that man, aud ha, abused trust
srpOsed in himself. Here is Johnson.
President Of The Uniled States by the "a
'vor Of these very radicals hO now abuses
and it is an. imp sasant reflection for his
,excelancy. He can do no better than
to turn rouod and injurs them all in hia
power he will spare no pains to an
COY, iasuIt, and bring them to shame.
and has given them couple of speci
mens already since the present session
commenced, one 10 las annual message
10 which he asks them to 90 back on their
secord Of reconstruction and adopt his
uand adds covert threat that he would
resist Congress by force il they attempt
ell impeachment and again IN his sPe
cial message asking Congress to eulog' zC
Hancock for taking a position against
The reconstruction measures. Submit
ling to these executive kicks and actual
ly backing down from impeschiug John
son after he had thrown defiance in thei
faces, Congress has added several pc
cent. 10 the strength Of the Democratic
party.
Now all this'isto the advantage Of thu
Democrats. They will not lack the
,shrewlness to prof, by It or TO throw i
away as idle wind. They know tina
they must husband their resources, 10
they have none 10 spare, aud while the.
despiss johnson Gs they you'd RDy lrai
Tor to friends, policy or party, they vii
DOT dislain TO use him as far as they can
They hate him for his course in the re
bslIion, and by 1869 he will be a squee
ya,d orange for them 10 pitch into III
slr9ct as useless.
EIl his Efforts, or their uso Of bi1
alone, wall not conquer oil the obstacle
Ahat lie 10 the way Of success. Their
happens to be thinking public rOsidir
10 the East, North and West, t.sL hn
seen some service 10 political cam paign
end aided 10 putting down one great rc
belliOu. That pubic has invested large
ay 10 thought during the past ten year
Il has observed tho course followed
ZACH prominent sian Of either party.
asss pretty good estimate Of the honest
of mon who have RympalbiEed With Il
Sebsls 10 their fbiiurO 10 overthrow II
Rorerutncnt. and who have given old ar
cOmtsrt 10 every project that has look,
Al the uaiaIsssnce Of the rebellion,
L..L.r;.rr that has stuck 10 the So