Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-26

hr'rnS tho sroilA." Like another
Washington, he hedariseu to inauro.
rae II policy OF his own---or pcranps
,.;sy ""ctEcr Luther, TO restore th,
.mr;v ritual and puror faith of cur
earlier and hsttrrd"ys. lie srokc a
.s.">,ua%c Dow 10 :h2:r cara. he used
I e:!mb"is Of l l2r.s fsrk;o,ten creed.
lHs'"ad o. part; '.e poke ci' country,
instead CT the sruiis Of o!!icc, he
promised tht'a "ccnnomy and re-
trench :?t. Surely these men bid
'erknhci without their host, and in
IN ~ amazo:nent mi..,;nt WI imayinc
'Ha! the millennium. or tn. dav oi
Judgment WAS ::ppro~ hing.
Inai General Gr.ant means what he
.+a:'S' ;A"re is nc. doubt. He is honest,
'''l Il he c"'.,atle? The Republican
parry m",e in the Chicago platform,
t"c S;T..e a!inouncemeHt Of economy
a:'o rc,ronchmcnt, and purity, hut Tor
;'-arce years a:!d more, they gave us
,in%;"&l-:av;ai expenditures, Il Grip
.2!.it r.vcm:c. and IL protection to Off
,;nl delinquency, throagh the Tenure
II flee Act. They hal t!iY power to
rci1rtn, but aL"Scd the pr.'i!rgc.-
,,,icn. Grant .ns the will, but has he
t::v .,wer?
! The obstacles which lio in the path
81 CT. Grant, aro obstacles in:nose,l
~ Cun@reS in:.si ic@!Sia.i IN, and to
::.l.r rclAovai, ani acnce 70 the sue
>>sS ri his policy, the cooperation Of
Inl, -;rcsS IN necessary. As long as
, it.t construction is impcicd, aid the
.ccea ity exists fo' the maintenance
:.' Il >o.tn.lin:. army At tho South We
MA; anticipate t:tTis! cSpert,i;are, an
Increasing ucGt anu "a diminishing rev
.o.:"-. As long as lie Tenure Oh Of
-" Act, remains upon the Statute
Book, t;:e P.es;!cl.: is deprived OF tn"
tne;tns III enforcing tue yoicution CT
i'ia revenue, and cnrrur3 ofliy;a.:, ale
e'"ti"d TO p:"pH:;.at., their power.
wiki the loss Of 0M1 hundred and fifty
millions annually to Tie tax-paycrs OF
';ie country. GA the subject ui' re-
construction, Con. Grant SAYS moth
! ,;I!g III his reply. As Il means to the
.;r>;:t ri.u*, wI.icn he uuvn ance;, us
'uo controlling principles Of his ad-'
! A., - ;..t n l., Il,
ies,iun should he settled that peace
:lpI ! b" restored! ;.nu the Union as
tabl!shcd i'll fact ;t.td not il. name only.
10 the Tenure Of Office Act, he speaks
"it his open hostility. Tne whole
policy vi removals; which ho annorn-
:es, is iii the very teeth Of that Act.
AS Geh. Grant was not elected ky
PARTY, he can afford to be independ-
ent; and relying upon popa!ar sup
port, 'e ttn Giytate h:s .-rns. So
says the Tmes:
''tn"y must remember that General
Grant has 4 degree Of puLl.o conf
dence and support which nc one Of his
predecessors has ever possessed; that
no enters upon his administration at
4 moment when tho war and recon-
Structicn, AT! the attitude Of parties
in regard to hoih, have ee.,sld to COM
mand public interest and absorb pub
lie anxiety; that the promotion Of
economy and the rescue of the coun-
Try from financial ruin and from Off
ciai decentralization has corae to be the
great necessity oi tie nation; and
that i'll advancing this great end by
an il nest, vigorous, and successful
u iminIStration Of the Government,
tie will command degree of. popular
support which no party can SUCCESS !
fhiI5 70 ist o. seriously impair. 1t is
u mistake to suppose that Gencr-
IL Grant aust rely on the or
-anized Republican party for support.
lie has the whole country for his con-
siitlency, and the great mass Of the
people, without distinction Of party,
tor h;s friends and supporters.
We have no doubt that the .Repub-
.i"an party, in Congress and through
"ut the country, will promptly res
pond 10 The spirit and .}HenLine of
General Grants REMARKS"
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