Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-17

long years to come, re-establish
over this country a free and eonsti~
tutional government, and 1t be-
hooves him to bring whatever OF
intellect he haste the consideration
only Of high and vital questions
like these. The occasion is one Tor
wise, large-hearted craftsmanship.
How, has the President demeaned
himself? He. has broken silence
only to show that the, dest-
MES of this nation are largely in
the keeping of aman who, in heart
and brain, in dignity and in honesty
of purpose, is not one whit above
the level of the most contempt-
iblo of the political wire-pullers who
work only for place and party. The
needs of the hour are great-the
perils Of the time imminent. Some
assurance or some act on the part
of the President to show that he is
sincerely laboring to restore to this
land its oIden harmony, freedom
and prosperity, is sorely wanted.
But he is just now engaged in the
lofty, just and useful work OF cleo
tioneering for certain Radical can-
didates in Mississippi. The mani
festo in which, instead of a stump
speech, he has put forth his opln-
ions, show how congenial is the
task he has undertaken, and how
we'll it is adapted to the measure OF
his poor capacities. So far as the
poor white people of Mississippi
| are concerned, the faction to whose
| aid The President has come is, in
every sense of the word, the mean
est of minorities. Yet it is to the
| platform of this minority that Gen.
Grant insists the whole South shall
| conform. We are told that with
regard to the recent professions
made by those who were lately
| Rebels, the President was emphatic
and frank. His only desire was
| peace and amity, and he would
do anything that was right to
bring that about. But these
people cast suspicious upon
their own motives by the fact that
| all their efforts seem to be aimed
at dividing, not aiding, the Republl"
can party in their midst Not aid
ing the Republican party forsoothl
Is there, then, to be no peace and
amity' for the South until her citl-
zens accept the programme OF the
Republican party in their midst Z
| Are they to be suspected of designs
against the government until they
recant the political principles held
bv the Democratic party ? Con
corning the late Virginia election
he said: He thought, from Gov
ernor Walkers speeches since hi:
election, that that gentleman wa;
| fully committed to the administra'
ton, and was honestly intending Il
act up to them. Referring to thu
proposal made by Col. Jenkins t.
unite the two wings of the Repu
plican party there, the Presiden
expressed regret at the apparen
, failure to accomplish so desirable
, an object, remarking that the lette
| of DIR. Gilmer, in reply, showe'
. | that the followers of Walker were no
{ all in good faith What a nobl
= idea of good faith and political in
D tegrity on the part of the successo
of Washington this observation dc
3 velops! The followers Of Wake
o not all in good faith because the
0 decline now to join the extrem
e Radical party, which they have jus
8 defeated! Walker was elected upo
e grounds and pledges which place
t him in direct antagonism to all til
@ harsher features of the extreme
{ Radical faction. Now that he hs
i gained his object, he ought, acc orc
Ling to our virtuous President, t
q Radicalize the State again. Ii
il ought to play towards IL
Virginians the false part whic
he himself performed TOWARD
President johnson for the benz
| fit of the Radical allies
: Stanton. We have quoted from L
4. loose newspaper reports. We hay
s given the Presidents language
n he himself has sent it before Il
d country. 1t now knows unmistal
l. ably upon what meat doth this OIL
@ Caesar feed He is nourished upC
n political offal. The interests of
: whole people are trembling in tt
10 balance nation is shaken to i
Ie overthrow. But the President
G devoting his energies to secure Il
IF success Of some Radical adventurel
II in Mississippi. On what can re-
o patriots base their hopes for OF
1t country's future? On the Pres
le dents wisdom, justice and uprigh
Is ness they can place no relianc
h Nothing is left them but the chan'
d that Gen. Grant may with chara'
e, teristic duplicity, be only deceivin
Of the party which he is at presel
@ acting with, and that when the o.
10 perfume moment arrives he ms
lie forsake all ignoble ends and devot
10 himself earnestly to the promote
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