Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-02-13
4. NATTINGLY, Editor.
Grant and johnson.

The correspondence between General
Grant and the President, which was re-
Gently read in the House, relative to the
question OF ve-acity raised between them,
in consequence of Grants surrender of the
War Office to Secretary Stanton, in obedi-
ence to The Tenure of Office Law, will be
found in our columns to day.
No one, We imagine, viii have have any
difficulty 10 deciding whose statements in
this instance, are entitled 10 credence. As
tie Chicago Tribune remarks, it is wholly
beyond the power of Andrew Johnson to
raise any question whatever as to the We
raciiy CT General Grant. Though the
President should pie up his affidavits
mountain high, the unsupported nod of
oil General Cant would outweigh them all
IN the Judgment of the American people.
Let each stand or fall by his record.
Did not Andrew johnson play fast and
loose with the leaders of the rebellion nm
I'll he found that he could, to use his own
words, have '.gratified his highest ambi-
ton, i. c, been made Vice President Of
the Confcderacy by joining them? Would
an honest Uniouist have gone so far?
Would an honest rebel have gone no Earth.
CT! Can the double traitor, who thus
balanced, for place, between his country
and lis enemies, and betrayed the conf
dence OF each in order to secure promotion
from the other. convict General Grant NJ
duplicity? Andrew johnson introduced
IN Congress, in 1862, resolutions declaring
that the government woul not interfere
with State governments or with slavery: in
1865 and 1864, he, as Military Governor of
tennessee, superseded the former State
government of that State, and aided in
aooiishIng its slavery; in 1865, as Presi.
dent, he declared slavery abolished. and all
state governments in the South void. and
In 1866 and '6T flung at Congress his own
revolution of 1862 to PROVE that the United
states had no jurisdiction over State gov
ernmsnis, or over slavery. Is it not ev;.
dent that such mans political life is
anchored In no principle whatever?
In 1861. TO secure MS nomination 70 ,hs
Wee Presidency, he said to the negroes Of
tennessee, II will be your Moses" In
1865 ne advised Governor Sharkev to er.
Tend suffrage to the Legroes in Mississipn
In order to ''foil the Radicals" by whose
votes he was elected. In 1861 he on.
poses negro suffrage as unconstitutiop
ana says practically to the ex-rebels. "a,
VIII be your Pharaoh. Give me command
ofyour chariois and horsemen, AMI I will
chase these bondmen into the sea-" Can
such tongue convict the hero of yicks.
burg. Chattanooga and Appomattox, o.
falsehood?
Did not Andrew Johnson for months
give his private assurances to all Radicals
that be was radical, and to all Democrat.
that he was a Conservative? Did no,
Andrew johnson promise Senator Trum.
bull and others to sign the Civil Rights
bill when passed, and did he not veto il, IL
violation OF The plainest pledges? Did be
not enter on his Office full of threats OF
yengeanc against traitors, to please the
Radicals. ard has he done anything else
than take vengeance on Radicals, to please
traitors: Has be not farmed out offices &c
lewd women, and given them his sigma
lures, to sell 10 traitors for gold? Did bf
act sell The General Order business il
New York City for the benefit of Mrs
Perry. and did be not violate the bargai,