Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-28
Grant and Cox as Seen from the Stand.
point Of a TrUmbuH County Radi-
al


Grant and Cox as Seen from the Stand.
point Of a TrUmbuH County Radi-
cal.
EDITOR CHROSICLE:-It was supposed
by many Of your readers that the Cleve-
land Herald had furnished all the jere-
miads to be furnished by a Republican
paper of the Reserve on President
Grants suffering one Of his Secretaries
10 resign. Your correspondent V, how
ever, seems 70 regard the matter as still
susceptible Of further handling. so as to
detrsct somewhat from the good fame of
the President. I never saw the Presi-
dent, and have neither received nor ex-
pect any fayors at his hand, except As a
citizen and equal participant with others
in the good he hasdone and been largely
instrumental in securing, for the nation.
The causes of Gen. Cox retiring from
the Cabinet, if the matter was Of much
importance, are doubtless 20 be referred
10 the marked difference in the men.
The President, with his parents and
friends in Kentucky, his education at
West Point, his profession military, his
service in Mexico and elsewhere pre-
viOus to the rebellion, gave no encOur-
agement to radical Republicans that he
would highly appreciate the radical re-
forms they regarded necessary TO recon-
strickland perfectthe Union. Wewere all
~agreeably disappointed in finding the
President fully approaching all the
great reforms prOpOsed-universal suf-
frage, the amendments of the COnstitu-
ton, the civil rights bill, and in short al
the reconstruction measures.
The retiring Secretary, although edu-
Gated at Oberlin, q sOn-in-law of that
radical AbOlitiOnist and eminent TheOlO-
gian, the Rev. Chas. G. Finney, his home
the Western Reserve, ii Will be remem-
bered equally surprised the radical Re-
publicans and conservatives, when nom
mated for Governor OF Ohio. The agree
d5le Of the surprise in his case, hOwev-
er, all belonged TO the conservatives.
After his nomination, he gratuitously
pledged his support to the policy Of An
drew johnson. He prepared and pub
lished a circular opposing extending the
right Of suffrage to the cOlOred citizens,
but advising their removal and colonial
uon IN Florida, OF some other place, not
excepting even his fellow soldiers who
had fought in defense of the govern
ment. After elected Governor, in spite
Of these dead weights, rejected by the
radicals, and regarded with disapproba-
ton by most Of the conservatives. we all
remember the attitude he continued to
maintain. While occupying the gUDer-
material chair, when President Johnson
in his I'D February speech, made those
shameful denUnciatiOns against the
leading Republicans in Congress and
earnest friends Of equal rights, he left
the Governors chair and reDaired to
Washington to visit the President and
there wrOte and published a letter ap-
proving and eulogiZing President John
son. On his return to Columbus, the
members OF the Legislature remember
his strenuous effort to secure their ad-
herence, and that Of the Republican par
" to the "my policy" Of Andrew John
son who in turn, was anxious to intro
duce him into his cabinet, in place Of the
true and infiexible Stanton. This differ
enc in the political views Of the two
men, very satisfactorily to me, explains
the reason Of Gen. COxs resignation.
W.