St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-06-21
For President: Ulysses s. Grant.

The enthusiasm with which the Pres
ident was remOminated showed two
things: the deep gratitude of the peO
| pie to man whose service to the cOun
try has been inestimable; and theil
deep Indignation at the measureles.
calumnN which has been heaped upon
his name. The attacks upon General
Grant show the very madness ef hostil-
ity. He is represented as ii candidate
imposed by himself or 10y somebody
else upon reluctant Republicans, when
nothing is palmer than that no Repub-
lean i'll the country has :" strong IL hold
upon the party as he-a hold which is
due not only to the sense of his militia
ry services. but to his answering tidel
ity to every principle of the party and
to his own pledges ut his Inauguration.
With absurd Inconsistency, he is de
nounced aS at once the most imbecllc
and the most dangerous of tNrants.
Indeed. the opposition to him Is 50
insanelN eXtravagant that ii makes very
little impression upon the Intelligent
mind of the Republican patty. And
that party enters upon its contest with
more real healtimess and unanimity
than III lists. lts present duty iSto de
Struy the organization of the Democrat
L. party. 10y battling the effort To give
it new life 10y the Greeley movement.
And il will do that duty as ctfcctually
as il has done all the work to which il
has been called. Having suppressed
the rebellion Internationally and ahol-
i>hcd slavery utterly, it will ROW com
pletr the destruction of the party which
Il
bcllioI. And il will accomplish this
work under the lead of the patriot whom
Nh. Martin l.. Townsend, i'll casting the
vote of New York foI him i'll the Con
Ncntion. described as THAT man OF
whom Greeley said. He never has been
beaten. audnrNcr will he, |. :. Grant.
FoE VI, E-rKE>IpENr: HENRY WILSON.
Il support Your ticket checriullN ."
photographed Schuyler CnltaX. when the
news of the nomination of Henry Will
son WAS received; ''mcn are nothing.
principles everything" 1t WAS anoth-
ct proof of the sincere and simple 10y
atty of the President. so long and
worthilv honorrd and trusted bv the
Republican party, which has nominated
as his successor Il man of the same spot
ltSS character. lOllS StIN ice. anu
political fidelity
The one important question in re-
gard To the president is. whether
the candidate would properly discharge
the duties of the Presidency should
they devolNc upon him. The precc-
dents of John Tyler. Willard Fillmore.
and Andrew Johnson make this ii sub
iect of anxious interest. But anxiety
VaniShcS in this instance. There Is no
man i'll the country whom the Republi-
can party trusts more implicitly than
Henry wilson. and no one who has more
nohly won and Justified that confidence
by his sturdy character and ability he
has steadily risen from the shoe makers
bench to the Senator's seat. He has
never betrayed Il friend nor Il cause.
and although he has been always one
OF the shreWdeSt of politicians, he has
never done an unworthy act. He is
most modest and simple i'll his tastes. II
temperance man, and friendly to all
movements for the enlargement of lib
ertN and the elevation and progress of
all who are oppressed. He was one of
the first. as he has always been one of
the most faithful. of Republicans. His
name Is associated with the leading Re
publican measures of administration.
and II will he Il guarantee to the color
ed citizens every where that the tri-
umph of the Republican party will Ice
their gain.
Indeed. there can he but one regret
i'll the result, and that is that both gen
tlemen could not have been nominated
although We are aware that in uttering
such sentiment We shall he held 10y
the Cincinnati standard to betray Il
groveling Willingness to enthrone three
Instead of tw" cruel and bloody despots
i'll the seat of executive power. Hd,-
le,'S Weekly.