The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-28
Che 5elavietta aournal,
Macictta. Georgia,
Friday Morning Way Ss, '0o
TITLE POLITICAL SITUATION.

The Savannah Republican takes its
view Of political affairs, and correctly;
butloolSs, strangely enough, to GRANT
for tho remedy. May 1t not be, that OF
all men, GRANT is the last one who
would be willing to sec Republican
government restored TO this country
founded upon ''mutual equality, interest
and affection 2" May be not rather wish
toscc enc established founded upon .forceY
AntF If 50, what better process could he
aTopt than to- ignore Tic Constitution
and inaugaratc the most arbitrary and
relentless tyranny! May he moi take
rhc view of the Mpcrialist, the new or
gan for the Empire, and be the
chiet officiating minister ia the obsc-
quics of the Republic:
Unwilling as VIC may be to believe
it, much as VIC may gricvc about it.
Uncle Sam is dying. lie never had a
sound constitution, his organism was
radically dcfecive at his birth, and he
has lived fast life, dissipatcd and vi
cious, and now his end is near. Send
hr the yricst to shrivc him and admin
lister extreme JUNCTION, ana let him die in
peace. lie sllalt have grand funeral
and tall monument built over his grave
as lofty and as proud as the London
monument, which, as Pope says,
&, Lifts It's tall heal, and like bully, lies"
TAus writes the InTerialiSt, but says
the Republican,
''What spectacle have VIC in the
proclamation of an American President
ordering the manner which Rcpubli
can State shall form its government and
regulate its internal affairs! Can such
government or the power that imposes
It ever command an honest impulse of
respect, much less the affection Of the
people, upon which it is forced? We
ask General Grant whether or not he
would respect government thus put
upon him, or tlicse who invented or APP
Piled the hardship Would lie submit
any longer than bayoncts compelled him
to do so, to the elevation Of his black
slave to position of dignity and au-
thority over himselfg If Southern
man, would he love government CON
trollcd by negroes and strangers, and
where his property and liberties were at
the mercy of men who had no stake in
the country, and no character to give
them even moral responsibility We
know his sense of justice rcccils from
these propositions, and that in his heart
lie loathes the courses that party dcs-
potism requires at his hands. VIII he
not. tHcn,, declare his independence and
strike forliis suffering country and not
Cor party? Lie can do it if he will, and
make lis name immortal for having res
oued govcmmcnt and forty millions Of
people from revolution and f'igatfuL dis
order. Let him turn his back upon the
bad men who are rushing the country to
ruin, and curb the malignant policy of
His own political household who admin
;stor their offices in split of strife and
unworthy revenge, and not in the inter.
est of peace and fratcrnal reunion. We
frankly tell him there can be no peace
no social order, no reverence for govern
ment so long as this dcyilish system
shall last, No brave people under
Aeavcn can stand it long, Present dis
contents, if fostercd by policy of per-
sistcnt insult and wrong, arc obliged to
culminate in stiA more serious results,
and it will be bat the work Of time for
this vast country to degenerate into
estates discordant, beIigcrcnt,'" cacli
working out as best it may in the wild
Chaos, its own political salvation"