Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-11
GRANT,
"He is Free TO Take EFis Own
COurse.0

Lt@ asDti4-y 10 save lLeLF kis-ftF Lbt26 it ]
the duty o. Ggsut to plsy p lsFge part il
public affairs and 20 adopt q vise sr;
eoHeiilstory policy ia which the Damo
cTstIc party would sUssain him. l. fur
theT SAYS that Grants best course IL G
cut Loose from the Radiezi wing OF "a.
Republican party st cree, sud By "
aoringi IN the furmaaioa Cg his cabinet
such Radicals ss Sumner. Wade. L-zau
stanton aud Others, he viii rally every
conservative Republican aud the entiFs
DemOcrsic party TO his side, whicl
( world Be able 10 sustain him through hi.
administration.
WHAT Is LIKELY TO BE HIS POLICY.
From washington Special" 10 the New
kuLz herald O. tds 81
4 TIE announcement OF Ger. Grant that
be VIII bSve no policy except the VIII ot
taa- people Is accepted bF the more U1cd
t crate ueu here - aG earnest that be viii
. ba sse2dftst and Tssoiu-e 20 administer
! ing the affairs OF tns country with v.s
Gcg17 temp=Tsuce aud enlightened s.nrit
oi justice that viii tend huzly % ths
healing O. the wounds which the latS
fTatTiCiGsr IS ar and the bitterness that
has grown cut Of it have Inflicted uDOp
the nation. TIE Democrats generally
manifest disposition to make z virtue
Of uscsesi y aud take CLs election Of
Grant as blessing in disguise. Some 20
50 fsr as to ssy that the Republicans
hsTs selected 2 whip with which 10 re-
e5lye tleir owE esstigati0a. Now, many
actioEs q Gen. Grant since lie has Geeu
pied . prominent p0sition IN the country
=re caeeTfu'iy recalled By Democrats,
which, fney claim, prove beyond al
GouUt his conservative D-iGcilies. These
in
been totally ignored by both parties
duung Lhs political campaign, because
they are Eos Of character to convince
Republicans Of Grants rsdicz lisu CT 20
win votes from she Republican party b.
showing that be is sufficiently conserve
tive 70 deserve sven the support Of Dem
Ce-ats. Thus many OF the WCrt5isst and
uCst Elsg8SCiuCus sets Cr he PIesidsn.
eject were suppressed, owing 10 bis nav
i5g been uCminsted BY the Republican
party, which, hst be been running or
che other ticket, wGuld have FedoucJeE
10 his honor and sided him 10 achieve
success.
From the louisville Courier and Journal Of
sunday.
General Grant, as President, viii have
to be one tbiEg or another. he may
talk about having no viii sr policy HIM
sel., bus, II be b4s none, he viii either
have TO espouss the policy Of one Of the
tive sections Of his party, or, discsr,iirE
both sections, either iuaa@lrsra q policy
of hzs own or Jszs ta25 cf the Dzmo-
Craey. We expect him to be the tool Of
Congress in wGstcTeE thst b-Gy msy
choose 70 DO. Al any rate, he viii have
to EC- either openly inside of the cglst-
tuition or openly outside If il. Even II
H5 .
he Was brave ia the field. his c1pardics
viii avail h;Gl nothing. IL Will simply
cause him 10 be the Gszgisei Gf al men
General Grant s ErodSb.y ms xicated
with power, and it is great deal worse
for tEH country tbz5 be l0Ui5 re inloxs-
cs-ed with th@t than with whisky.
Those who know hin bast assert that
the GeGlrzi is possessed Of an ardent de
sire 70 contribute al thar is Do bis power
towards sgfteUi8g the a=psTillss OF the
present condition If affairs az The couu- .
Try, sEd Jhat he will so eXsTciss the pre- +
rggativss Of bis Office ss 20 deserve the
respect Ct aA parties.
WHO ARE Likely TO BE OF HIS CABINET, /
a Washington special to the Cinciu- 4
1sa Commercial says:
The " -shIDgtUg politicians are a.
.eacy busy ca the future CaJiuet. They,
:. course, kn0W nothing, ~ coming FROM
he President eieg., but they make up
beir stories "a the p0li-iasi pressure
which has 0=EI ErsGusliy forming 10
INST direction ever since the October
.I-c;iou.
TIE New Y1-k crowd here known as
rig maj Grant men, aud representing A.
Z. Stewart. Pssr1eDoB5 & CO, ugiJs Or
JohE g. Cisco, OF New York, fnr Sscre-
sEy OF tbe Treasury, Motley for 5eere-
ary Of STATE, Sanford for Secretary Of
War, sud Admired Potter for Secretary
4 ths Navy. The Fsoihe Coast Uoli.i-
izEs are going 20 demand Jhs Secretary.
hiD n the t.leEior.
KE SHOULD Be PRESIDENT OF THE
WHOLE Bs0PLE
'r-na the Nashville Banner Of sundayI
In g table appTozinatiug 70 tns raal
naj3Eities IN the several States iG the
ecsnt eieeGI7n for President. the Gin
innsd Enquirer estimates Grants ms
0risy ~ Waite population st $40, 900 saG
;sytDouT's st S72. coo, showing . D-m2-
ratio DsjsEiiy Of nearly aaif million
,i votes among the white population
which has elected every President Of the
y HtalHtA aIaa-E-H eaaaa AlA AA-4 ~ a--Aa
u policy. VIII not Gen. Grant take
ioace Of tbis fact2 WiiI he not respect I
ne voice OF half q million msfHrity "
ia felioW-ci.izens He hes said 1u
Memorable ocassicD 10 President Johu
on. thal the Chief Executive ought AL
7ays b. give wsy 70 the m7j0Eii5 Of the
,eopla if he had any policy IL conflict
vita theiss. he is the choice Of the
lectsTs bat a. not Of q Bi3rity Of
lee people, Is the Rsd.cal caDdIQzte.
;Jt, being President, these who opposed
.ina recognize him as such, and expect
.im tc Be PsesiGsnt of the y hole people.
low ne STANDS on TIKz NEGRO SUI
FRAGE QUESTION.
JUDGE P:enepont stated in g speech a.
yew York 8 lew days before the elec-
ION, that ne had lad > conversation With
szn. Grans one day jn Washington
ghile be was Acting Secretary Of War,
els feelings aud sentiments were en-
rely opposed 30 negro suffrage" ard
udge Pierrepont further represented
frant a. saying:
81 You viii remember that early in The
7ar, wien / vas ia con- mand OF the
Vest, I publicly stated that II the ne
Fees had an insuTFeeH0n ! would held
av army IN check uBtI it was pa down.
sut long be'ore the war was over 1 should I
ave been glad Of q negro iDsurreclioD, I
nd would have moved nay army al the ,
aster What want is tie U0ion--the
7hole country returned to peace and sub
1iasive to the laws. I do not ike uni ,
erszI negro suffrage nov, but the freed I
oea ought 10 be protected, and II the !
My Wsg to protect them ia their help I
sss couditi0n Is 60 give them the suf- I
rage, then I shall be ia favor Of letting !
aem vote. WanG the Union Restored, !
nd 70 have the South come back, obey J
be laws, and submit ss good citizens, !
nd if tae future proves that they viii I
ot do Il without negro sDfffsge, then l
y0aid give them Aegr1 suffrege." {
BIS is very explicit as 10 Gen. GRANTS /
gs5tion touching the negro question, :
nd IL be carries out the views expressed
) Judge PieTrepOnt, be will not give sat +
faction to the Radicals, whose only !
oDe Of retaining control OF ths South is i
} the negro. II Grant should favor in !
Tigence as q bssis for sufEcage ia the !
reconstructed " States, he will call /
own upon hiB1 the s0athemss Of every /
irpet bsggsr and scalawsg.
Forty Canadian gels have been i'm
5rted for 3 Massachusetts rubber
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