The union Democrat., 1869-02-13
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~ throughout the country about this time, as
to what course Gen. Grant will pursue, touch
ing the Issues new before the country, in his
administration of the Presidential okce.
The question is more easily asked than an
swered, doubtless, by the great body Of the
population, in their present light and knowl-
edge on the subject. In his letter accepting
the Presidential nomination, he took the
ground that it was not proper, to map out q
four-year policy of governmental administra-
ton, as the people ''whirled about and turn
ed about" SO often that long policy of the
same sort in conducting the affairs of the
government, might run contrary to the peo-
ple's wishes before it was run out. The
scure man in politics. Some say he was a
Democrat before the war. But that argues
nothing. What he is now in political SEN
timent is what we care most to know. But
ler, Stanton, Sickles, Hamlin, Morrell, Bout
well, &C., &c., Zone OF these &c's means our
illustr!ous peanut Johnny c. were "nemo-
Gratis before the war;" but they have all got
.'bravely over it" now. Many of the most
relentless Radicals in the land al the present
time were Democrats before the war, and the
President-elect may be in the same situation.
The General claims, however. TO be sort
of "people's man." He says he always has
and always shall respect the peoples will.
But from some Of his doings, and particular
ly those in the Stanton-Secretary imbroglio,
it is pretty safe to infer that when he talks
about obeying the will of the people, he
means nothing more or less than obeying
Congress. There is not much reason to
doubt, but that the Radical leaders are able
to answer the question at the head of this
article. The repeal of the Tenure of Office
Law, so far as any action has been had upon
it, has a significant squirting in that direc-
ton. The law was but Radical invention
to rob President Johnson of his rightful au-
thoritv in the matter of appointments to, and
removals from, official positions, and if the
RAIDS had any fears that President Grant
would play Andy on them, they would not
repeal the law. As I appreciate the new
President believe he will run on the Con-
gressional track, no matter what direction it
may take, claiming that, that body repre-
sents the will of the people, and that he is
not at liberty to disregard it. believe he is
Congress" man according to the present
signifcation of the terms.
The Radical States are returning to the
Senate their stereotyped political mischief
makers, men whose brains are charred with
the heat of niggerism, and if there should be
20 power to check them in their crazy legis-
lation, and relentless persecution of the So
called ''rebels" of the South, the future of
the country is not very propitious for peace,
and prosperity. Massachusetts, in her rery
great kindness to the country a. large, has
deemed it proper to inflict upon its govern
ment for six years more, her infatuated, mig
ger-bewitched Sumner. The old nigger-lov-
ing State, now that she has labored so long
and ardnously to that end, and seen the final
earthly salvation of the beloved darkies work
ed out, ought, in Justice to the white popula-
ton, to Withdraw her African representatives
from the halls of the Federal Congress. The
African questions being now mainly disposed
of, at least 80 far as the Congress has any
jurisdiction over them, all niggerized repre-
sentatives are nothing but a redundance of
representation, and nuisance in the balls OF
the Government. Sumner has now outlived
his usefulness in government affairs lit any
he ever had) and really belongs to the COM
mon receptacle of things oefunct. He Is not
entirely dead either physically or mentally,
but such is the peculiar state Of his upper ex-
tremity, that he is not able to comprehend
any questions, except those highly favored
with the Congo smell.
That niger vertigo in hi. head
Will never leave him till he's dead.
But the bay State" is not the only con-
tributor to the country'r troubles. Maine
has sent to Washington her Hamlin. Michi-
gsn her Chandler. New York her Fenton,
Missouri her Shurz. Minnesota her Ramsey.
Nevada her Stewart, Nebraska her Upton ,and
Tennessee her Brownlow, to aid in the work
of further trouble-making and disunion, and
if old 'Spltfoot" himself don't get into the
Senate from some of the Mongrel States, it
will be wonder of wonders Loyal Ten
nessee has come pretty nigh doing that same
already. With such nest of fiendish
spirits in the upper branch of the National
Legislature, unrestained, what are We to
look for in the future but the same sort of
ruling (only perhaps little more SOY which
has been inflicted upon the country in the
late past? We are bound to have the same
ruling from the same men. This is safe
inference.
But what will Grant do. is the question
He has not had much iif anyl participation
in any of the civil departments of the Govern
ment heretofore. He will be a new blower
at the civil bellows. Will he blow for the
Radicals or blow against them, is the sub
stance Of our inquiry? If he should be wise
enough to blow the Radical Congress into
subiection to the organic law, and compel
that body Of law-breakers to run the Govern
ment on the true Constitutional track, it might
vet be we'll with the country. But it ON the
other hand he should side in with and sub
nit to the dictation ofthe soi-disan. 'loysl'-
usurpers of undelegated power-and attempt
to run the Government outside of the Con-
stitution for four years more, there viii be
danger of troubles such as the country has
never before experienced. 1t is detautly to
h., Jas;red tharafnre that tho rev President