Middletown transcript., 1868-09-12
Facts are Stubborn Things.

FnctS arc StupDoEh
General Grant was nominated by the
Radical party because of his supposed mil
itary prestige, as the General at the head
ofour armies. As civilian he has no re-
cord. His letters and speeches all prove him
to be without capacity. His speeches have
not exceeded dozen lines, in print, and
evnce the fact, that intellectually, he is
below the standard of any of his predeces
sors in the candidacy for the highest office
within the gift of the people. In his let
ter of acceptance he refers the country to
his record. What is his record? As we
have intimated above, it is simply militia
ry; and as Gen. Grant has invited scruti-
ny, let US briefly pass it IN review before
us. We have heretofore said, that if the
Radicals wanted q successful General, as
their standard-bearer, they should have
taken Sherman. He it was who crushed
the shell of the rebellion and drew Gen.
Lee from the line of his defence before
Richmond. He was rapidly approaching,
from the rear, and his successful march
through the South, made it Il necessity for
Gen. Lee to fall back. He accomplished
what Gen. Grant failed to accomplish, al
though backed and supported by the CO.
lossal power of the Government, and COM
manding an army greater than that COM
manded by any other General during the
war. The records show that Grant cross
cd the Rapidan, May 4th, 1864, with
$4,000 men, and that his total force, in
cluding reinforcements was 222, ,O00.-
Gen, Lee, at the beginning of Grants
march, had an effective force of $4,000
men, which was reinforced to 10000
Returns to their respective governments
show that when both armies reached the
james, June 10th, Grant had lost III,
900 men, and Lee but 10000. Grant
having more than three men to one II
Lees army, lost more than the entire force
of the latter. This simple statement o
facts, exhibits at a glance, Gen. Grant,
incapacity for command for finer bod.
of troops than composed the Army of th'
Potomac, were never martialled against al
enemy. But he was reckless, and prodi
gal of the lives of his men; and this fac
il known to every soldier in that army
They have little reason to love their com
mander, when they recall the immens
sacrifice he required them to make in al
that bloody march, No wonder that hi
name now fails to inspire them with en-
-thusiaam, or draw them to his standard
II other proofs were wanting of the littl
claim that Gen. Grant has upon the sym
pathy and respect of the soldier, they ma
be found III the record of the exchange {
prisoners. Mr.. Robert Ould has show
that Gen. Grant is responsible for the nor
exchange of prisoners; and that they wei
permitted to languish and die in prison
because of the heartless policy which h
pursued, in refusing to have them ez
changed. So much, in brief, as to Gor
Grants military record. Civil record /
has none, except that he has consented
become the tool and instrument of Coz
gress, to execute their arbitrary and t,
rannical DEGREES, passed in violation of Il
Constitution, and solely in the interest Of
reckless and revolutionary cabal. Wha
ever odium may attach to Congress, fl
its shameless and reckless course, attael
es also to Gen. Grant, for he is become Il
obedient and subservient tool of that bod
and stands identified with it, and shar
in its responsibility. He has linked h
fortunes with the Radical party; and
Congress is the head and front of that pa
ty, and Grant their chosen, willing lcadc
so does he share the full measure of wha
ever odium attaches to their destructi,
and revolutionary acts. He cannot avo
st, and every voter who supports him, su
ports also, the reckless extravaganza, Il
revolutionary schemes, the negro franchis
and the destructive policy ofthat body.
Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Secretary
che Treasury, it is announced. has docla
ed for Seymour and Blair.