The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-10-02
Speech Of F.. S. Keitt.

the city OF New York:
lie said: Gen. Grant, my conn
trymen, camo before You four
years ago e" your suffrage for tho
! Chief MagIstracy Of this great
Republic. You knew him then
only as Il successful soldier, as one
who had led your armies to vic
tory through an unfortunate war
Of four years duration,, and who,
at the end Of that war, was at the
| head Of those armies. Because of
his conduct and services during
that contest you elected him to
the high position he now occupies.
llo comes before you again for
your sutfragcs for this Same high
| position. lie comes now, however,
standing not upon his military,
but upon his civil record for tho
past three years. Let us now SEQ
if that record entities him to bo
retained in that high Office. The
first thing wc have from President
| Grant after his election in 1868
was his inaugural address. In this
address, upon his assumption Of
the duties and responsibilities Of
the Chief Magistracy Of the Re-
public, he declared: 81 feel tho
responsibilities OF the position, ,'but
acccp: them without fear" Was
there, my countrymcn, at that
time, II single individual in all the
land, having the slightest conccp-
tion Of the grand and sublime ro-
sponsibilitics Of the position, who
was not appalled, whom he heard
Of the uttcrancc, I'll accept them
without fear ?" Was there ever
before SO singular manifestation
in high place Of that vulgar conf
dcncc that belongs alone to tho
heartlcss2
The first act Of President Grant
after his inauguration was the
construction Of his Cabinet. Here
the country stood amazed and
chagrined AT the spectacle Of tho
Chief Magistrate Of this great Re-
public bcstowing the various high
Offices within his gift upon those
who made him presents, and those
he did not dispose Of in this way
he distributed largely among his
kin until we have it upon high
authority that ho has quartercd
at least AZ Of them upon the pub
lie treasury. DO you, my country
men, approve Of such conduct in
tho Chief Magistrate Of this great
Republic? If you do not, then
show your disapproval by going
to the ballot-boX in November
next and casting your votes for
Horace Greeley, who is admitted
| by friend and foe, to be honest and
just; yes, Horace Greeley, tho
great peaccmak ker-the future re-
storer Of harmony and the libcr-
tics Of the people. [Applauso and
cheers.
Much has boon said of the great
humanity Of the present Admins
tration toward tho remnant OF
that warrior race, tho Aboriginees
Of this country, who have been
driven before tho civilization of
| the white man to tho tar distant
| Western Plaius. What will the
future historian say Of the murder
in cold blood Of $50 women and
children Of tho Picgan Indian
tribe, at the dawn of day, before
they had risen from their couchcs?
Yes, OF the massacre Of tender in
tants at their mothers breasts,and
and yet not ono word Of condem-
nation Of this diabolical crime has
over emanated from tho lips Of tho
President, so far as we have been
able to learn.
Whcro is tho commercial ma
rinc Of tho country, which few
years ago was tho foremost in tho
world? ? Almost swept frum tho
waters. What has tho present
administration done TO restore it
Practically nothing. Much, too,
has been said by the friends oftho
Administration Of it's successful
and prudent management Of tho
finances Of the country. 1t has
been boastcd that it has reduced
tho Federal debt S299,OOO, 900 in
three years and four months. Mr..
Boutwell,, the Secretary Of the
Treasury and firm supporter Of
President, told us in 1868 that
Andrew Johnson's Administrator
reduced tho debt S470,O00,O 900 in
three years and seven MONTHS
Mr.. johnson did this upon tho
hoels Of tho war. 1t has been an
nounccd upon the floor Of tho
Federal Congress that tho official
returns Of the War Department
alone show receipts and cxpcndi.
turos of $l38,000,O00 in excess of
tho appropriations, and although
that department has bccn called
upon to show what has become of
this money, up to the present timo
it has utterly failed to do so. For
the proof is clear that Secretary
Robcson paid the Sccors 500, 900
directly in opposition to a positive
law Of tho country, and yet tho
President still retains him in his
present high position.
Let US now 500 what has boon