Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-16
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Ii there has been any doubt as to the re-
nomination of Gen. Grant by his party,
the late elections will remove the scepti-
cism. BE is already the Amounted candi-
date Of the Radicals, and the convention
will be buta formal farce confirming what
is now decreed. Beginning in Pennsylva-
mia, the fight was made over his nomina-
ton in the State Convention, as it was in
Ohio, New Ysrk and Wisconsin, and ineach
case successfully for him. he and his
CaaGriua have so laid the pipe as to
dispel the slightest misgfving as
TO his candidacy. The truth is, the Re-
publican Party has changed its name and is
now the Grant party, and lives, moves, and
has its being under the immediate control
of Gen. Grant and his associates. These
people are the worst men that have ever
figured in American politics. They are
known to the world, Cameron, Morton.
Butler, Forney, Murphy and Sheridan.
These men constitute the cabal that run
Grant, and that have determined to
re-elect him at an hazards. With a
subservient Congress and plant
Judiciary, there can be no limit
set to the innovations that win probably be
made on our institutions, and no estimate
can be;put on the probable spoliation of the
public revenues in the next four years. We
know what he has done in the green tree,
and it win afford us some grounds to specu-
late on "what he viii do with it' in the
dry.
We believe that every considera-
ton of patriotism demands the de-
feat of Gen. Grant. This is
great, overshadowing public necessity.
The question is, how to do it. We are ac-
customed to consider how the government
shall be conducted. Now the questions
thrust themselves prominently forward.
Are we to have our government at all?
Whether the constitution of 1889 can sur
vive the reelection of Gen. Grant? Gen.
Blair,who knew him vel, predicted publicly
four years ago that if Grant was elected he
would never leave his Office alive. In the
light of the rapidly evolving events of the
past two years, he would be bold who would
say that Blair was a false prophet.
In the presence of what does seem such
an impending calamity, we appeal to that
noble body of men known as the Northern
Democracy, who, for years past, have adj
hered to the Constitution as the ark of the
Covenant, and who have so valiantly tried
to rescue it from the outrages that have
been perpetrated on tive look to them for
light and counsel in the gloom that clouds
the political sky.
Theirs are the doubtful States. They
have to bear the brunt of the battle. The
policy which they may believe best to adopt
to accomplish Grants defeat we can carry
in the Southern States. Wepublish a COM
munication this morning containing sug-
gestion relative to the policy which should
be adopted by the opponents of
Grant in the next election. We
have again and again stated that the Dem
ocracy of the Northern States would, when
the time for action arrived, be found capa-
BILE of suggesting plan which would drive
the Grant party from power. Whether or
not the plan suggested by our correspondent
be the one which win be adopted, we have
that faith in the capacity Of our Democratic
statesmen, and in the destiny of our gov
eminent, which induces the belief that with
a united Democracy we will yet beat the
Grant party.
But whatever plan may be adopted, we
are satisfied that only by complete harmony
in the Democratic ranks and thorough or
ganization, can the defeat CT Grant be &C
complished. If each man is left to make
guerrilla war upon the trained and discip-
lined host which is determined to secure the
reelection OF Grant at all hazards, our de-
feat is as certain as our success is desirable.
If with a united and organized Democracy
we fail in the national contest, we can at
least keep many of the State governments
out of the corrupt clutches of the Grant
party. In union and organization is our
hope and our strength.