Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-10-25
Senator Henderson on the President.

Ex-senator Henderson, ofMissouri, does
not favor the nomination of President
Grant by the Republican party, but does
not let his prejudice lead him to commit
political suicide. At recent Republican
meeting in St. Louisa meeting of the
State Central Committees of the Brown
and McClung wings OF the party--he made
the following remarks, the spirit of which
we commend to sore-heads:
General Grant has done some things that
/ do not approve; but even in the bitterest
of my opposition against him L give the
credit of saying that he has certainly given
us a model administration in some things.
He has secured an honest administration
of our finances he has collected the re-
venues of the country, and honestly de-
voted them to the payment of the public
debt; he has raised our financial condi-
ton Mt home and abroad he has elevated
the character of our public officials, al
though great many (as there will be II
great many at all times, have proved de-
faulters, have proved bad men, and yet, as
a general thing, | take it that this admin
istration has been model administration
as far as the finances are concerned.
1t has been good administration in an
other respect, that, although General Grant
is military man, and we would naturally
| suppose that his feelings would run large
| ly in favor of the army and of things that
| would add to the glory and eclat of the
military organization, he has given us a
peaceful administration. He has reformed
the international law, and succeeded in
making treaty with the greatest power
on earth, which has established the best
and purest principles of international law,
calculated in all time to preserve the peace
between us and England, and to preserve
it amongst the nations of the world that
have abided by it. Applause. In this
respect, then, it has been model admin
istration.
He has given us peace; secured us what
we need above all things, and that wa:
peace, in order that this country might de-
velop its resources, and that we might re
cover from the long disasters of our coun
try, which of course we desire, in case we
as liberal men, could carry out the policy
of universal amnesty and universal suf
frage. We want to cement the Union
rebuild the country; build up every los
interest, and make our country what on
forefathers intended IT to be-the creates
on earth, [Applause.]
Then, gentlemen, there are many othel
things in which the administration has
been a success. There are scme things il
which il has not been success but i
you expect that we, as liberal men in op
position to Gen. Grant, or as illiberal mel
, in opposition to hina-if you expect tina
. we can get man who will follow out on
views of public policy in every respect,
o have simply to say that you are mistaken
D Get the purest men upon earth take you
!, choice of all men and make him you
+ President, and you will find that in man.
respects he will come short of your calcu
lations Then, if Grant is renominated
, let it be so.
presume he will give us as good an ad
\ ministratlon in the last four years of hi
2 term as he has given us so far he has serve
t us, and if so, we, as Republicans, can eel
# tainly stand it. [Applause.l He has pre-
: served the peace of the country he hs
) preserved the finances of the country, til
: honor and credit of the country; reduce
the public debt, and in these respects / sa
q he has done well, and we will not be hui
. as Republicans by his reelection.