The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-07-13
POLITICAL.

Hdt, tDaG between the new departure,
Ptephen's exterminating war on the
time serving issues" John Q. Adams
polished iogic Jefferson Davis revamped
secession speeches, and Toombs' ''burn-
ing ether to say nothing of Senator
Garrett Davis orations, the old time
democrat iuminaries are greatly perplex-
Ell to choose their political thunder for
the coming campaign.
The motives which induced General
Grant to become candidate for the
Presidency are thus stated by himself
Il believed that, if a Democratic Presi-
dent was elected, there wosld be but lit
tie chance for those who fought for the
Union. They would certainly have got
rid Of the Office Of Commander-in-C Chief
OF the army, and so shelved me. Be-
lieying this, | went into the contest in
earnest"
The Mobile Register says to its North
ern allies: make your platform, choose
your candidates, gorge all the spoils if
you like; but no air Of superiority, no
lofty looking down upon rebels and
'secesh. Not one glance or syllable of
it. Better quit, gentlemen, or somebod's
ambitious prospects may be hurt, and
there may still be another departure. -
When asked for their records, the
Democrats point proudly to the future
They remind us of the old lady who rush
ed to the chamber door to call her ser
want: sally. get up! Here It's five
O'Clock Monday morning-to-morrow'
Tuesday-next days Wednesday-three
days gone already, and nothin done yet |"
Chicago Post.
One Of the genuine old Bourbon Dem
ocrats was unearthed at the Maine Demo
cratic Convention. Il believe said this
antiquated specimen of the paleozoic age,
land there are thousands just like me in
the State of Maine, that we have no
more right to take the niggers away from
the Southerners than you have to take
an OK out of my barn, and that if they
killed every cussed Abolitionist that en-
tered their country for that purpose,
they'd have performed as much service
| to the community as [ should if I had
shot burglar who had crawled into my
house. Sir, they ought to be hung now
all of them ! they are no better than
thieves and robbers
Referring to the departure of Chief
Justice Chase from the Republican party.
the Boston Journal says: He is as far
from US as Andrew johnson is. whether
he has travelled the same road or not =
Farewell to the resolute champion of our
organization in its early days-farewell
to the hand that added the closing invo-
cation to the draft of Abraham Lincoln s
great proclaim alton Of emancipation J.
The departure will make no difference to
Republicans of the Union; whether it
will be Of any benefit to Mr.. Chase re-
mains to be SEEM And after viewing
the field, the Journal says that it does
not think that the nomination of Judge
Chase for the Presidency by the Demo
Gratis is very probable, or ifit were, would
be at alldreaded by the Republicans.
The Ku Klux investigation reveals
state of affairs in the south, even worse
than was supposed. The revelations of
witnesses are voluminous and horrible
throughout.
Poor Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, after
having been made Justice of the Peace
| by the Governor of Massachusetts,, finds
now the only additional privilege she ac
qulres from the appointment is the pre-
tx OF Squire for her name. The Su-
preme Court of the state has decided
that there is no legal work which fe-
male Justice can constitutionally do.
The Copperheads, when out of all 9th
er ammunition for abuse of the President
fall back to the charge that he receives
presents from.his friends, If President
Grant only takes what is given OF what
belongs to him, he does something for
which Democratic administrations furnish
no precedent - Chicago Post.
1t is a curious and interesting fact that
the debt of the United States has been
redused as much since the war as that of
England has in ffty-fve years
And now comes old Robert Toombs, of
| Georgia, who declares the Southern peo-
pie won t accept 1.-The new departure.
! He says:
Whenever favorable opportunity oc-
ours to fight again, we will wait until
you people of the North are divided
among yourselves or at war with some
foreign Power The time will come soon
er or later, and those men there (Toom bs
pointed to some farmers near by J would
fght again to-day if need be. You can
not conquer US except by killing US all
of, and that is an impossibility.
The Democracy af the North will have
to say to HIM. as they have substantially
said to JEFF. Davis, 'tYou are right In
your opinions, and we will help you when
the time comes, but for the present keep
your mouth shut, until we get the pow
er,