Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-05-29
=, Meeting The Issue.

The New. 3Yoyh Herald suggesla the following
mode Of meeting the i:suc:
We come, then, TO the inquiry, how is this
titktt TO be beaten: From present Indications,
the Republicans have some show of reason for
, tire boast thut Grant and Colfax will walk over
! the course. But "the race is not always TO the
Fwlit' pnr the battle TO the strong" In 1862,
it WAS th"Eght that Gen. Scott would walk
over the course. The Whiys md Democrats
OF That day stood upon the snuo PLATFORM
Henry Cl"y's great compromise measures of
1850, EuL behind Scott stood Seward and the
Northern abolition league. and, fearing Tint
Seward and his ul,olition affiliations would
cohtroi ilie ad1inistraion Of Scott, If elected.
and reopen the troubles Of the slavery ap,,a.
i'"n, thp people spontaneously turned over to
poor fierce, and he was elected ly All electoral
majority exceeding that Of Harrison in 1870
5" now, the radical influences which lie behind
Grant and Co!fax. may create reaction
against them. Grant, we know, 10 mt like
Scott. I" Ie canght writing II long letter on
politics after "a hns'y plate Of soup" nor is
no lie travelling calnpaisner 10 be- caught with
h's breectes down; but for all that, the mower
behind the throne. welded by such men ~
Stevens Sumner. Butler and Wnde, may wea.
Ken this otherwise powerful ticket Of Gran,
! aud Coiux.
again. way have the Republicans chosen
"oth their candidates from the W.Nl Is T.
because they fear penileLou's creenback ibeo.
W had ~ much 10 do with the last Octobsr
election in Ohio, as negro suffrage. and ,ha,
accordingly it will nee,l lie combined Weser,
strength OF Grant and Colfax 20 overcome
this ct,Frent Of popnlsr opinion in tint onaTter
t,Ve eannut tell !; hut u,sre must be some dan
gsr, here, or this Chicago Convention would
nave taken n more definite position than il has
"ee'ared on The redemption Of the national
cent. In the interval 10 tile Four., of Jn,v.
we expect 10 bs further enlightened npoo this
| Important subject If the Yves, ern Democracy
apntroI .Asr nat Quad party Convention, Pen
! diet"n and his grecnb,ck system viii ,rv tho
! strength Of Gran, and CoIEtx III The Wes, hi,
operS'ss Re strength Of tbe Democratic lick
..;.,a. ana tne sght foris may be. in The Ens,
WV; WV: view fofR as The centre OF their 'obcra-
"ehst',Eo - 4y3y -. i..,. -,
la eny event whatever may be The strength
=" "eaxhe3fo oi N" "1stthibii4Gn Presidential
f~.s''SsAS' eSohG W. " S5t, thero pJil ha
| a fns opening. cutting in here. tbars sna .mO
IN fs t'sments. Hs "efuaiSa aHa '9se fse
| republican conservatives opposed to suitva
radicalism-a fine -oPportnni,v,- wa snx ~
9sffata the IadcsIs ntse eIys.ans ,for ~. ne " "
Congress. They may 70 cut up In detaif bv
Judsesous co'sss'sstivS e6h,biiations ana inssS,
gsndsnt Y; Republican nomisatiens Essk and
| West. and thur, even IN the event Of GranSs
si,eeiion. e. ihe game Of the radicals may fsSs
9EapEsd in 1hea ianse: Of Representatives, - ~
, me hrst sasep.ial step TO their complete. over,
Ssfo@ Hbe.RepRtIicah ans hase Die advantaets
i,s;ssss ,Rg taakal, ege*ible plasform Gsh7d 7df
i iE sE sSs nIs. Nh y aie tSsl 8y tbs 4,lf ef Jy
faa!rnsa, ~ aoa seassessba4 - Il. .ssenssp position
ri yss;iyy y
a. 4l., Gspdletan ,prorsse,Tto es, ests,su 1s".
reRuhr sppf.ashes; w p&oposs stfatsSS sSS M
As AnnkiaG ttocsss. i:Ths -: tie, besD, Eat Nys
can 40 ana it 10 not enough. we must tnru
over the sdiiFledh problem 70 tn. wiss n, S i
Isezlaul'auau CIuJ.--Nar York H.ralL