The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-10-10
ISLANDERS Against General Grant.

Gen. John NJ. Palmer, the Republican
candidate for Governor of Illinois, in a
speech which he made in shat State few
days since, thus replied to the SANDERS on
Gen. Grant:
"Now, what did they do? One thing
they did was to nominate candidates for
President. The Republican Convention
nominated Ulysses S. Grant. [Cheers. j
That is all the history have to give of him.
l have not one more word to say. am not
compelled to travel around to tell you who
he is. There is not man, nor a woman,
or a child above the age of infancy in the
Republic, who had not heard the name of
Ulysses S. Grant [Applause.] The Union
men know it and love it. The Rebels know
it aud dread it [Great applause.] But all
know it. There is our candidate for that
position. | may, however, just as we'll make
one remark here: l see, in reading the
newspapers, that the Democrats have dis
covered that he don't know any;hing-can'
make a speech. [Laughter.] No, he can't
make speech. l don't think he ever trid
But the Rebels know he can ';make his
mark [Great applause We know he
did makeit. They say he "talks horse"
you recollect. l heard very distinguished
Democratic speaker say the other day:
Whai do you want of a President that
talks horse'?'' | would rather President
would "talk horse" than talk treason-a
good deal. Laughter | would rather
have the plain common sense of Ulysses S.
Grant than the arts of rhetoric and diploma
cy a certain individual that have in my
minds eye." ["That's it'll shall have
occasion to show you how that gentleman
talks, directly. Yes, Gen. Grant suits us
perfectly. Now, our opponents are excer-
cising themselves much over one thing:
They tell us that "Grant gets drunk. -
And, by the way, they had better not prove
that, for if he don't break up the Democrat
ic party, l am mistaken. Laughter. l.
They don't mean that it shall be believed
l saw the other day, that some man
characterized him as coward. Does that
charge need any refutation? mo, no not
a bit of it, I was very forcibly reminded,
when read these charges against Grant, of
what Gov. Scott of Kentucky said to hot
headed young fellow who challenged the old
gentleman to fight duel. All you old men
know that Gov. Scott was, of all the men
in Kentucky, in Kentucky's best days, one
of those the most distinguished for courage.
Well, as have said, some young jaybird Of
fellow got angry with the old gentleman
and challenged him to fight duel. The
old man said he would not except it. Then
the youngster wrote him letter, saying,
IF you don't except, will post you as a
coward Very well, said the old hero,
you post me as coward, and then all men
of kentucky will know, what / know now,
that you are liar [Great applause and
laughter And so, in regard to all this
denunciation of Gen. Grant, l have bat
this one remark to make: The people will
not believe them. The people will believe
as | do, that; you can add the balance
yourselves. Laughter 1t is of no use,
! fellew- citizens, to prefer these personal
charges against General Grant, for they can
be met and contradict2d by more than a
quarter of a million Of brave soldiers, who
/ have seen him on all the battle fields of the
Republic. [Great applause have there
| fore no further comments to make upon the
subject, but if it would do any Democrat
any good to believe that Gen. Grant is a
drunkard, believe it. fit will do you any
| good to believe he talks horse, and nothing
else, believe it Don't trouble yourselves !!
Ifyou don't want to vote for him you
needn't, because | don't think we need
your vote. By the way, l will give you
warning, right here, of one thing. Ifyou
mean to come in among the supporters of
Gen. Grant, you had better come in soon.