The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-01-16

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stfa mIa aesy ffpm ne, tn
friends N my advefsIiy shaI
always cherish most mh hattie
trua Iho-e who helped u relieve M
eioom of my dark konfs than thos'
~ho are ~ ready N tnjoy With M
tba sunshine NJ my prosperity. Thu
newspapers cannot aIIanals ne from
WAshbhfn by any aIuse n him q
fidIculo N he supposed i%naaehc'
with and ovcr me-
General Butler Il d man Of very
great iorco or character. Ho would
DO q leader In any county II which
he lived, In any caupc which he o..
poused, Tho Republican party could
better Afford % lose almost auy Other
Of M captains.
In answer 10 the inquiry about ib,
newspaper story TINT hc had offered .
Cabinet portfolio 10 GeneraI McC lel.
Jan, Gen. Gran. said: "Thcrc Is nc
truth 10 !he report that ! have offered
General Mcclellan q place Ia my
Cabinet" After q moments rcfec.
ton DO added; 81 do not say that
have not thought Of doing u, and il
I do II | know Of no one who has
a right TO object, When / am in.
ahgIratcd I shall be President Of the
United States-not the head Of o
party. / shall be tho executive Off.
Ger Of the whole people--not Of Q
mere majority. II tho interests Of
Che people can best be served by any
man, Iwould have no right to sol
him aside because lie did not vote for
inc. OF course, oil other things
being eqwal, my personal or political
preference might Justly decide The
competition. But / shall never re-
move D good man and a competent
officer who Is q Democrat, to make
place fof q bad man or an inoompe-
tent man who e a Republican. ]
know something Of politicians. While
! believe I was the'arst choice Of the
masses Of tho Republican party, ]
believe I was the last choice OF .
majority or It's leaders. If these lat.
ter had imagined there wa, any pos
sibility Of sleoting anybody else they
never would have nominated me. AZ
we soldiers say 81 things we don't
like Vi do, Or doubt the right Of
doing, Il Is a military necessity; &C
the politicians considered my nomina-
ton q party necessity. Therefore,
while ! fully appreciate my indebted
ness to the men who voted for me, ]
do,not ovcrrate my obligations to the
men who nominated me. I do not wish
YOU to understand that I have not q
warm sympathy with the. Republican
party. As d perty,lI like u better
than / like the Democratic party. Az
10 the masses who compose the par
ties, ] regard them a equally loyal,
equally honest, and equally intelli.
gent, As to the leaders, I think
there arc good men and bad men IL
each party; but I think the ccntroll-
ing element In the Republican party
is more loyalcmoro honest, and more
intelligent, than the controlling cle-
ment in the Democratic party. The
great objection 10 either party, il my
mind Is the want Of independent nc.
ton on the part Of it's members. ]
shall support The Republican party
Whenever itpolicy oommends itsell
to my Judgment and conscience, and
/ shall observe the same conduct
toward the Democratic party, So II
regard to appointments, Il | thinl
The Interests Of the country viii b,
subscrved by placing in office q maj
who opposed my election, this lattel
fact wlli not deter mo from making
the appointment. 80 asoh hs8 ,lol7
am in favor said Gen. Granl
10 q friend, "of general amncsty
When the war ended 1 WIS in iavol
OF a more extended amnesty thar
was either Mr.. Lincoln or Mr., John
son. / was in favor Of amnesty 4
all except the men who organized tn
Confederate Government, or nthel
those headers who organised Oh,
movement which declared tho rebe
States out Of the Union. Those VII,
| adhered 10 their Stnfea nfter the,