The Shasta courier., 1872-09-21

Pennsylvania, all printed in full. I viii
read that portion Of the first one which ha
reference to General Grant, delivered a
Cleveland, Ohio, on the Sd of October, 1883
I will read the fourth paragraph of tht
speech. After speaking of the great victo
ries of the war, Secretary Stanton said:
"Let him bear in mind his safety he owes to Grant
that it is an honor to himself to support Grant, the
general who held the banner of the nation ustriou.
before all others, and while kinsfolk gather around
| and he tells Of the mighty and wonderful things
| done in this land, how will he be able to whisper
vou vote for Grant, Have you done your duty
Does the Irishman in case Of foreign war, wish tc
be seized BY British of ,sr and pressed into the
army of Great Britain! Then let him not desert
that flag which is the emblem Of national existence
but uphold the banner SO that it will be, whenever
it Is visible, shield and salvation to the citizen In
| every nation and clime."
That was the language OF Secretary Stan
ton in reference to President Grant ON the
Sd of October, 1858, in the city of Cleveland,
Ohio. Did he mention Grants name in that
speech? The Senator from Massachusetts,
says Secretary Stanton said to him, 81 Fever
mentioned his name.' Let me call the at
tention of tbs Senate to another one of his
speeches made at the City Hall in Philadel-
phia, In which the following language was
used:
"Suppose the charges an to be true, what argument
do they afford asaist Grant in favor Of Seymour
| He was speaking of the charges of the mis-
management of the finances of the country.
| "H delivered, as his speeches seem to have been
prepared, for the State elections, when Congressman
pertinency to the occasion, and may yet have in
New York but Grant has had as little to do with
the financial mistakes Of the Republican party he
had with the earthquakes in South America II those
mistakes were made during the war, Grant was at
the head of the army in front Of the foe.'
| Again, in the same speech he said:
"Now. before General Grant can be held RESPONSE
bic for the price Of pork and corn, Gov. Seymour
should have explained how much more the farmers
would get if he was elected President than if Grant
was elected
| He uses General Grants name in that con-
nection. Then again, in the same speech, he
said:
'In accepting the Republican nomination General
| Grant imposed but one condition, Let there be
peace and any one who has his eye flash in the
midst OF danger know. that having said peace by
the aid of divine Providence far rests in human
power, we may rely upon him that if he be elected
there will be peace
| That was the language of Secretary STAN
| ton on that occasion, at a meeting held in
the Academy of Music, in Philadelphia.
Again, in the same speech, he uttered the
following;
"This mighty concourse, the largest that nv eyes
ever beheld, is significant of two things rst it
judgment in favor of Ulysses s. Grant [cheers Il and
second, it is a judgment against Horatio Seymour"
Again, In the same speech, he said:
"Upon the election next Tuesday, the Sd of No.
vember, behold the rock of our national safety and
upon the triumph of the banner which is held in the
hands of Ulysses s. Grant behold the victory of the
principles of freedom and of just government, now
and in all time" IApplause.l
That was the language of Edwin M. Stan
ton in his different speeches in two different
places in reference to Ulysses S. Grant, and
yet the Senator from Massachusetts, stands
up here and tells you that the last dying
words of Secretary Stanton to him were that
he never mentioned the name of Grant in
any of his speeches, because of the want of
confidence in him.
Again we call attention to the Secretary 8
speech at Steubenville, Ohio, September 25,
1868. Mr.. Stanton refers to the election of
1854, and he says:
| "Some of these measures have been carried out,
Others for reasons needless to discuss now still
main unexecuted dead letter, and they will so re-
main until General Grant shall be elected President
of the United States. GGreat applausel Grant then
stands this day, before us, the foremost military
commander in the world, with peace for his watch
word. [Applause.l Why should he not be elected |!
What has any lover of country for not voting
for him Byh his side stands Schuyler Colfax, who By
| his own energy, good character and industry, ad-
vanced from the printing Office to the Speakers chair
and for three successive terms has filled that high
| office with honor and distinction. Honest and up
right men have been nominated for your Represen-
tatives in Congress, pledged to stand by Grant and
| the country; Why then, again ask, should he and
they not receive your support! The history Of
Grant is known to you and to the world. Educated
at West Point, he served with distinction through
the Mexican war, and when it was ended, unwilling
to be drone resigned his commission and engaged
in the pursuits of civil life. Leaving his peaceful
pursuits at the commencement of the rebellion, he
Joined the army, and soon advanced to the rank Of
| major general, commanding army. After varied
| and important services, he moved upon the enemys
works at Donelson, and compelled their commander,
oners Of war. Soon after he grappled with Beaure
gard on the field of Shiloh and drove him and his
routed army from the field. Resolved to open the
navigation Of the Mississippi river, he ran its batter
| ies fought and defeated General Johnston, chased
the rebel General Pemberton into Vicksburg, and
forced him surrender with thirty thousand prison
| ers of war. tApplause.l Advanced to command all
the armies of the West he fought and defeated Bragg
at Chattanooga, shattered his army, and delivered
that vast territory from the hands OF the rebels Ap
plause.l Advanced still higher, as Lieutenant Cen
eral, he changed his headquarters to the Potomac ;
forty days marching and fighting through the Wild
! erness drove Lee and his army into Richmond.
Compelled to evacuate Lee was chased to Appomat-
tox Court House. and forced to surrender himself and
his arms and men as prisoners of war, which practi
cally brought the rebellion to an end [Applause.p
| "And now I ask what reason has any man to vote
against General Grant? His capacity and integrity
for civil administration equally manifest in the
vast territory in which he operated; If any man
among you would hide from the boy the musket and
| knapsack that his father carried at Donelson, at
yicksburg, upon Lookout Mountain, throughout
l
Appomattox Court House, and shouldering proudly,
| marched with two hundred thousand of his fellow
soldiers through the streets of Washington, and
around the Capitol and Executive Mansion that he
defended with his life, for years. in the long march,
the wearisome siege, and the storm Of battle, let
such man vote against General Grant. lApplause. ]
If there is any man among you who would blot from
the page of our history the story of these great
achievements let him draw black lines around them
and write their face, Have share in these
great deeds, for vote against Grant tApplause.
Is there any man among you that would compel the
armies of the Potomac of the James, of the Ohio of
the Cumberland of the Tennessee, and of the Gulf,
to be again gathered at the tap of the drum and
surrendered prisoners of war, to Lee and Johns
ton, Beauregard and Forrest, and Preston, let him
vote against General Grant. [Applause.l If there
any man among you who has forgotten that bright
| summer Sabbath day the little Monitor, she
steamed out against the new sea monster, the Mer-
| rimac, and before noon, drove her, shattered and
| crippled, to port; if there is any man who would
ragut, as lashed to his mast he drove through the
rebel feet and pushed them to pieces, let that man
vote against Grant. If any man would have Worden,
| and Farragut, and Winslow, and all our great Ad-
mirals haul down the star-spangled banner, never
again to brave the battle and the breeze if he would
| see them stink in shame from their own quarter
decks and giveup their ships to Maury, and Buchan-
nan, and Semmes and Mofatt, while the Confederate
bars, embens of slavery, faunt on every sea- in
every State, let him vote against Grant Vote early
and vote often for if Grant be elected, this globe
shall disappear from the armament before the ban
| ner of the United States shall suffer tarnish or
shame on the land or on the deep GApplause.l If
there is any among you that would reverse the
order of history; who would bring upon you a
shame and reproach never before known among
the nations of the earth; who would have the com
mander of the United States armies deliver up his
| sword and humbly bow before the rebel commander,
let that man vote against Grant, but never again
cali himself an American citizen. tApplause1 Ii
there is any man whose eyebaIls would not burn to