The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-10

South want to feel that there sits In the Presidential
chair at Washington man that knows how to drive.
tator ny the globe @
being DICTATOR as General Grant; no man who so
unlQves dctatorial power. No. he won't need to
Grant sits there that's enough.
MY response is to the fifth question Of the letter,
.sInere is q great distinction between acting con.
trary' TO the constitution and acting outside OF
the constitution We act outside OF the constitution
where there Is provision for our acting or TO de.
where there were no provisions 1t to guide them the
republican party was Obliged to act outside OF the
constitution or not at ali AS to this matter CON
Tess do not feel sensitive about 1t as the men
VINO stood four years in fighting againsuhe constita-
tion.QanghterEa yet have great respect for III
aectionate interest or theirs In behalf OF the consti
tution.tlaughter)-dear, blessed constitution.
why do | love the constitutions Because believe
II Dreathes and creates liberty everywhere why
are they so sollcious for the constitutions Because
The CONSTITUTION tnat thew mean is the old consta
ton that fancy constructed; 1t Is the old constitu-
ton that was brought before the courts when South
sworn 70 make decisions In favor Of slavery. mean
tilat other constitution which our fathers MADE,
when they under thai wild, divine magnetism built
VIII clrcumscribe the independence of the indi-
vidual or that Will make liberty narrower The
made liberty so broad that there is no
creature form OF woman that does not become q
citizen under that constitution Ny friends you are
The late members OF the democratic party and the
southern people IN general are all OF them affection
atey invited TO attend the funeral. See them going
In procession after the constitution, some reeiing
with GRIEF or other things Great laughterl See
them going with their bowie knives and revolvers.
Hardly have they wiped their red hands OF
the blood of the last assassination. See
them going, the men VINO fought your sons
and mine and who have spilled the blood OF
loyal and valiant sons and children like water. See
them pining ana mourning over the constitution.
when sodom and Gommorah sit round about the
temple III Jerusalem pralsng its beauty and longing
for the prevalence Of light that shall shine out OF
Zion, then shall believe that these men who are
crying out "Consttution, constitutions have any
love for It's essential principals have any right to
say anything about 1t. (Applause In answer to
the sixth Question Mr. Beecher SAID mo that was the
very reason why we blamed the South They had no
business to go outside Of 1T we brought them In
side.
don't know themselves. Do you suppose that every
member OF the republican party was a prophetp
That they were oil inspired or that they were gifted
the South? The intrinsic difficulty OF reconstruction
was so vast il is marvel to me that we have done
80 well. l believe mistakes were made, and that
they tried to forcsta some and rebuke others with
III success. Counting in the mistakes think the
work OF settling the country and Of reconstruction,
carried through. When they said why didn't you
see all at rst do you suppose the things to be done
way; we were like men crossing ford that never
had been eXplored-they had to feel their way on
me bottom with many ..souse" 81, at that, before
foreign country, ana were obliged to plant cavalry
on every side.
TO the eighth question 1 say don't know; no
man can tell what would have been the result. My
father once said to me at the table, "Henry, came
very near marrying Nancy Eaton; II l had married
(Creat laughter.j Now, II any body took look at
the vast and complex question as It stood in 1855,
and undertook TO say IL had been all different from
state OF things from what we have.
To the last question reply by saying how can an
democratic partyG That's the question. (Applausc)
II Is said that General Grant Is drunkard, and
It s said that General Blaris one also, but don't
believeeither oftlem are know too well how these
stories rise and grow. We know 1t because there
may have been, under the privrtlons Of army life,
times when they In common with many OF our on
cers might have relied on too much stmulants that
there may have been such times don't deny. 1
don't know: But that General Grant or General
Blair are habtual drunkards and are liable to any
such charge that should afYect the confidence Of
Christian men don't believe o word OF 1t. But l
General Grant drunk than Governor Seymour sober.
Look at these two men. 1t u said that General
aire. 1t IL said we need statesman. There is Q
good deal OF deception about this word statesman. y
President was great deal or common sense and
great deal OF uncommon honesty; that Is all. II
mon sense, who would you seIecta n he is not non.
est gentlemen, think we may give up all trust in
human nature. II is said that he is not genius.
He Is not genius In the sense In which General
Sherman is-the man who follows him with the most
enthusiasm. He has genius that Is brilliant be-
genius But General Grant ID not man OF imagina-
ton, though he Is man OF genius, but II Is the
genius OF common sense; less Respondent, but more
safe; less shining but truer ana DEEPER more CON-
preEensive and enduring.
GRANTS CAREER.
Now, what has been Grants carcer2 Where can
you md man so molestS His modes.y is such that
am afraid Americans will not vote for him, AZ mo-
desty il not In vogue among them in these days.
his equals don't believe there has ever been such
spectacle as that presented In the friendship which
exists between Gems. Grant and Schoneld and Sner-
man. and Sheridan, and Thomas. (Appause.l Notlong
ago / received the following aneciote from head
quarters Il do not mean from General Grant):-When
the democratic party were casting about for can
diiate for the democratic platform some Senators
visited the secretary OF War, General Schoheld and
plans and and desires before him. General schoied
went to his friend General Grant, and told him
what had been done. General Grant listened,
Ing General Grant Went to schoeld and said to
HIM, ''Schoneld, 1t Is certain one or other
Of the ecssa o Of the tSe, ass
Now don't care any thing about that, but do care
that the country should have sound man, and
the candidate OF the party II they put you good
PLATFORM "'But,n said General Scholeld, al am q
Grant man. and cannot 70 against you. "Well,n
what thought about IT. and he then left. Nov
think that is almost az good as declining nomna-
ton and accepting II.
believe Grant prominently a man OF admins
tration. believe he has not only laid the country
under obligations to him which can never repay
for the services he rendered during the war, but
believe he IL destined to lay the country under
greater obligations. lie will give us an admins
tratIon so temperate, so Invested OF passion,
free from all malign influences, go wise in
his selection OF men, 50 Judlcious In carrying
out measures that we will see date from
his administration q recontnuation OF the adj
ministraion OF Washington himsell-tcheers and APP
plausel-a man whom In many important respects ne
acknowledgements In no respect more than
thi4--in his wisdom In taking counsel OF wise men
and In making his personal decisions reiect the wis.
dom OF all the councillors he can gather around
him. If General Grant sits at the head OF the gov
eruInent OF these United States there Is not
single workingman In the nation, not one poor emil
grant not dusky creature that by his pine knot
cand reads his speng-Dook that Will not feel that
he Is safe and secure after General Grant Is Pres-
dent--will know that the republican party il the
party Of the common people, the party VI universal
outrage ana every human being la The Unitca States
Will know that the power Of the government and
the party OF enlightened and Christian people Will