The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-15
The President.

The ferocious abuse of General Grant
by the Democratic press is an illustration
of the real feeling of that party. 1t can
not forgive his victory over the rebellion.
1t hopes by fog of slander to obscure
the national remembrance of his great
and glorious service to the country. But
the people of the United States know
very well that the worst mistake of his
administration is white as snow compared
with the deeds of that nest of traitors
and rebels, the last Democratic National
administration. While the Democratic
papers sneer at the Cabinet, whose person
al character and efficient official service
they cannot question, the people have
not forgotten the last Democratic Cabinet
in which Jeremiah s. Black, who de-
clared that the Union could not lawfully
be maintained by arms, was Secretary of
State; and Howell Cobb, one of the
chief rebel chiefs, was Secretary of the
Treasury, plotting to destroy the credit
of the nation; and. Jacob Thompson was
Secretary of Interior; and Isaac Toucey,
who sent the national ships out OF reach
was Secretary of the Navy; and John B.
Floyd, who tried to transfer the national
arms to rebels before the war began, who
fled as a rebel General from Fort Donel-
son, and who died execrated by every
honorable American, was Secretary OF
War.
This precious society of patriots was
the last Cabinet which the Democratic
party furnished to she country, and its
head was James Buchanan, wi ose sup
porters gibe at Gen. Grant! James
Buchanan was the faithful instrument of
the slave masters, and when they raised
their hands to destroy the Union and the
E Government, that Great Democratic
statesman, under the advice of Jeremiah
Black, whimpered that they had no right
to do SO, and that the country had q.
, right to help itself! These were the
, men whom the Democratic party and
papers, which nov abuse Gen. Grant
called to power when they last carried :
national election. And the party is moi
changed. As it was the organization by
, which slavery worked it's will then so it i:
that by which the Ku-Klux would work it.
will lnow. As it elected Vance to the Sen
ate from North Carolina and Blair from
, Missouri, when he said that heb woule
:, send Jefferson Davis from Mississippi
0 and Robert Toombs from Georgia, could
it but have a little more encouragement
The Democratic hatred of Gen. GRAM
Y is the Ku Klux hatred of loyal men il
e the Southern States. He is the per
I. petual monument of the crushed REBEL
: ion. His presence in the White Hous,
$ is the constant assertion of supremacy o
u the Republican principles of liberty
a union and law. The same spirit whiel
c hissed at Lincoln as gorilla and des
9 pot, and at the Union soldiers as hirelIngs
:, denounced Grant in the field as butcher
il and scolds at him now as a fool
But he was not dismayed by Demo
: : cratic rage when it took the form of fire
e and he is not likely to be disheartene,
e by ii now that it is froth. But whel
q the abuse is loudest it is we'll to rehec
l. what party it is that utters it, and no,
its men and its services to the countr,
compare with Gen. Grant and what h
: has done. 1t is, natural that those VII
e thought Robert j.. Lee "a Christian, her
e and gentleman should think Gem Gran
+ a butcher; that those who sneer q
Longstreet as unfaithful to his caus
b because, when conquered, he honestl
y surrendered, should refuse to honor Ger
t, Thomas; and those who excused til
e horrors of Andersonvi!le should max
% light of the Ku-klux KIan This is a
natural, but is it to such spirit that tn
lc government of the country can be safel
intrusted ?-Harper's WeehIy