Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-10-30
Correspondence.
The Political situation.
A oOSTISUAuOS on LAST WTKS ooAEl
RoNnENcH-HT LAZY.

''gigausic" "siuPendOas" frauds, perpeira
ted at the POlls. at the recent State elec,
iOus, no HeIr feature. according to all lh
former asscyeraiions Of the Tribune. OF
the occasion Of the eve Of Presideuiia
election, bot the attempt to throw ih'
responsibility Of all the frauds COMMITTEES
on the President may be a little novel
But las, aud leas; Of all. the "Grani
Party" are accused Of resOrting TO a most
lavish expenditure Of "bragadOcia." Tc
20 great an extent do they carry the
game Of brag," fears are entertaine 4.
that the success Of the " Greeley Party
may Jet be jeOpardiIcd in n. Y. even!
But overlooking the iDeongruities and
inconsistencies OF the "present mush Of
concession" which the "new party pro-
poses to wade through to power" le, us
open our eyes and take sill another look.
I IL said Charles Sumner does not like
President Grant, aud tnat Greeley wants
to be President. Where is the man who
ever bid higher? At the close of the
war when the whole country was in a
foam aud ferment, when the experiment of
" tanning the shrew" vas yet unsolyed,
the White House vas not so much an OBJ
jest OF ambition. 1t required some search
TO lind the man for the emergency aud
the place. Gen. Grant sought il not,
asked no mans vote, made no speeches.
or tours in his own interest the people
sought him, aud placed hun in the prcsi.
dential chair against his own pecuniary
interests for in taking the place. he was
obliged to resign the cnviable position of
Commander in Chief, an Office to which
he was entitled the rema nder of his life,
with a salary ofseventeen thousand year
Who can tell the misgIvings he must have
felt on making the change? Who can cal.
culate the sacrifice he made for the inter-
est Of the republican party Ia party
who fixed upon him as being the most
available man, the only one, PERHAPS, upon
whom the union men could unite and
agree. As the government under his ad.
began to assume brighter
ook, as out of chaos and confusion, order.
peace. aud prosperity, began to appear,
!, required no great stretch of discern
nent to see that the South, FESTIVE as she
was, must still, another term) submit to ,
he Presidency of a Northern man. Who
should it be No man better than Mr..
Greeley, knew the full strength and pow
Or of the South. That she would have .
voice IN the coming presidential election,
was self evident fact, aud all past his
DRY proves that to be endorsed by the
south man must first prove his subser.
'iency to he. interests. What more nat
'ral than to argue for general amnesty ?"
What better proof than the pardon of a
outhern traitor? What better course
han a reconclliatory tour through the
outhern States. A man pivoted on the
asls of equal rights,-in one hand the =
roof Of lifelong service in the interest
his rarty-in the other, stretching far !,
YER the opposing element, the olive
ranch of peace, of pardon, Of general
mnesty and fraiernal love, Of reinstatcd
ope, ambition and pooer Could hu. :
ian nature logger resist ? Let us not be
eceived. Let us deprive no man of the =
redlt Of exercising all reasonable traits =
t policy and shrewdness, Both elements
character are praiseworthy when right
Y used, and no man entirely destitute of
nese traits can succeed, be his motives
r his cause never SO just aud good. Not
outstanding, as before suggested terri !,
lie cloud of suspicion hangs over man
Tho seeks or accepts the nomiration of
wo opposing parties. The democrats can :
OF forget how often Horace Greeley has "
xpos ed what he termed their corrupt or.
anizations. How often has he predicted
he rum of this country if they held the "
ems of government, while the republicans !
land appalled, at the long procession of
econcied rebels, and northern politicians :
ho stand with parched lips and greedy !
yes, awaiting Mr.. Greeley's arrival at "
re White House. They well know that .
very vote fol- him carries with it score =
more for their political opponents n
at his election must necessarily result :,
placing the democrats again before the 81
eople for Office and emolument. Is it =
lything more or less than bid on ones =.
rinclples. The man VIII, is promoted to M
lie Presidency through their votes must i,
We them a controlling influence in the h,
Of government, else they Il;
i'll bide their time. 1t requires no great ;s
sight into ancient history or modern o.,
Odes Of policy and government to see =,
at southern politicians, under a pressure
me more keenly felt than they, would m