The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-25
rrne Present Trouble.


The Present Trouble.
s Occidental election IL what If she
- .,..y II. it. were not for That We
,nnn,d he all au,et from the Potomac 20 .ne
S,nr An, that pestiferous election Is the
s,,,rcc of sppression, kukiux measures
Republican Misrepresentation, anu S"n
ders generally OF the South, the u., as
and firing up Of the barbarian oanas w
~rh,,h the dominant party relies for It's con
.,nuance in power--all these things and
m,ny more that are disturbing ana narass'
inc the country, are caused by the fresi'
dental canvass.
TIT, the curse of Republics. Gen. GRANT
at the conclusion Of the var cared not ioi
the Presidency. He was content WIZ hi'
comfortable salsry as General Of the armies
and did not aspire tothe Presidential chair
Then his policy was liberal and SINCERE oa
He wanted peace indeed, and was oppo.so
to longer persecution Of the people Oh III.
South. who had laid down their arms anu
were quietly endeayorlng to rebuild tnen
fallen fortunes. ,;r,
But when the tempter got hold OF h'.''
no conceived the ambition to he Presloehs'
which, IKE the cancer, rooteo i'sen u0ef''
in the man. and made him ever after iee'.
less. suspIrious, and unieeling. lie iookeu
at things from that time with no feclne ou'
that of desire to be President. anu IL ilia''
tered not what came In his way, ne hao ho
longer the philanthrophy OF humane in''l'
nor the conscientiousness OF the jus' niah'
His measures and his policy were alone I'll
rected by bis own selt-interests.
His election only opened the door 10 DIS
reelection, and he began at once 10 plan lo'
that. For that he threw himself INTO Inc
hands of the ultras, because he was leo to
believe that they were the most arttu'' pe,
cause the most INSCRIPTIONS, ana ne useu
them as RICHARD did the men TO murder
the princes in the tower, and get them OUT
of his path to the throne. .....-- .-
Gen. GRANT is q changed man. he may
well bid adieu to the peaceful consoiatlonS
Of life, for he has chosen path from whicn
they are all expelled. He hcsitates not no"
to involve bis country in trouble and ap'
prehension, that he may intimidate oppo-
sition and goad on his bands of freedmen,
with their roguish and Inscriptions white
allies, to seize upon the Southern govern
ments and spread over the land the evils Of
their misgovernment and barbarlsm.
Who can tell the miseries in this wa!
brought upon this unhappy land! The
ambition of one man, with his flltterers,
who bend to him in hope of the reward
which too generally comes from fawn'ng,
does all the mischief we now suffer from.
This retards the complete restoration OF
peace, il disturbs the confidence of vast
communities, postponeS harmony, and i'm
pairs the growth and prosperity OF the
land.
This Presidential election, curse at all
times, il peculiarly woful business now.
Never was country situated as this.
Never country had the evil of the sudden
liberation of millions OF slaves so widely
different in physical features from their
owners, the ruling class Of the country,
with the added error of making these i'm
mediately the equals of the ruling white
classes. 1t is this politico:social anomaly
which so aggravates the troubles of the
nation, and makes the Presidential canvass
now 80 full of evil to the country.
OF course we must make up our minds
to fight through the trying period. We
must bear as well as we can the tyranny OF
kukluX law and kukluX officers we must
look for schemes and strateSems to ALLEVIATE
the races Of the South we must expect to
be slandered and outraged under the ad-
ministrative policy intended to continue
the present party in power. But we must
act like men, calmly, resolutely, and get
through this period with as little injury to
ourselves as possible. It is not only safest
for ourselves to go through the campaign
In this way; but 1t Is the best way at our
command to win the good opinion of the
people generally, and hasten the positive
restoration of peace and good will to the
country after the "cussed" period is over
This course is the course to victory. Even
should we be beaten now it will make all
the easier the ultimate defeat of the war
party, and OF those ambitious men who
hesitate not to fan the fame of sectional
discord that their chances of promotion
may be increased.