The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21
., Blair vs. Grant.

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Tile carpet-bag organ processes to con.
slider Gen. Blair's speeches excellent 'Radi-
cal aelectioneering documents, but takes
good care not to publish them. Here is am
extract from one of the Generals speeches,
which we, would be pleased to see. COPIED
".o i'nee organ: III 1870 ts5IusD9M
General Grant. against whom Ighaye, not
one syllable to utter, to whom / am CRATE
ful for the services he has rendered the
country, from whose ianrels I would not
pluck a single leaf, il were in my power
to do SO has, in my Judgment, however, al
lowed himself to be sednccd BY his ainbi
ton. I kncw-and havearigbtto speak
of his public acts since he is n public man,
asking the favor of the people Of this coun-
try know, and the country knows; that
he does not approve of the Radical pro
gramme; thatih he disapproves it, and that
he gave his cordial support to Mr.. johnson
at the beginning of his administration,
and testified before the Congressional Gem
mittee, upon his oath, that the Presidents
measures were scientifically those of Mr.. Lin
COLI. When the North Carolina procialnnnda-
ton. the first paper in which Mr.. JOHN
son disclosed his policy, was written by f.
NJ. Stantopsunder the Instructions of Pres
ident Lincoln, was, read to Mr.. Lincoln's
Cabinet, and approved. by every member
oft; and when Grant himself cordially
assented to it, why has he Exchanged? Why
does he now go back ON his own report.
which he made to President johnson, af.
ter having visited the Southern States,
subsequent to the war, in which, he ,declar-
ed that the people of the South accepted
the situation in sincerity aud good faith,
and that he hoped soon to see the Repre-
sentatives and the States meet in the Sem
ate of the United States Why does he
now accept a different policy from that
which he promised to Gen. Lee in his pa.
role 2 1t is not that Gen.. Grant has any
affinity with tho negro. because I, once
knew him when he was a pro7slayery Dem
ocrat. It is not because he has any hatred
for the soldiers or people of the South, be
cause he asked and obtained amnesty for
S--oSo W ~ 49, - - iS ssSsdIuSI TIC gov
ernmenti but it is because his military in
stincts teach him that the party which
have put him. forward is in favor Of an al
solute and despotic. government, and he
expects to be made the permanent ruler Of
this country. In my opinion lie wotild not
exchange the Office he now holds to be the
Constitutional President of. the United
States for four or eight years and thenlre-
tire. from public life. still, a young man.
He would prefer hisspresent position It'll
is better suited to lis tastes ana military
education, and one which will last during
his life. But lie has been tempted by that
last infirnity of great minds--ambition-
and is willing to see. the liberties of his
country oyertbrown, if by SO doing he can
attain for himself the great prize Of perma-
nent and absolute power during his life.
Under such circumstances do not think
the people Of this country viii throw away
their liberties OH such a man. I29F f3'il.
GIN. ABLAIa's PosE7IoSs-LIn his Pitts
burgh speech, Gen. F. z. Biair thus defines