Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-26
Beecher ON the Republican Party and
the Administration.

A GRAND mass-meeting of the citizens
of Brooklyn was held, last evening, at
the Academy of Music, to nominate Gen.
Grant for the Presidency. The call was
signed by most of the influential citizens
of Brooklyn, and the vast building was
crowded to its utmost capacity by an en-
thusiastic gathering of the friendsand sup
porters of the present Administration. The
text of the inaugural address of President
Grant, " shall on all subjects have pol
icy to recommend, but none to enforce
against the will of the people," and sim
liar patriotic enunciations of Washington
and Lincoln were gracefully suspended
from the top and sides of the platform,
between festoOns of evergreens. A ban
ner bearing the words, "The Peoples
Choice, Grant and Colfax, 1872" hung
Immediately over the Presidents chair,
and called forth repeated bursts of en-
thusasm. Precisely at s o'clock Mr. e.
d. Morgan was called to the chair, in the
absence of H. b. Claflin, who was eX-
pected to preside. Among the resolutions
passed were the following: .EH
Resolced, That the Republic took no harm by
reelection of Washington, Jefferson, Madison
Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln, and to that ilustrious
roll we would add the name of Ulysses S. Grant
ResOLUed, That we present as the peoples choice
United States, Ulysses S. Grant and to the office
OF Vice-President, Schuyler COllax.
Henry Ward Bee cher made a lengthy
address from which we extract The
question before the people is whether
you desire to split up the Republican
party in two, or determine to trust the
affairs of the nation for four years more
in the present hands, and my own CON
clusion is that the people are not tired of
the Republican party, but mean to take
it again, and put it through to victory.
| And now consider what has been the ad-
ministration of it in the time past; and
pointed out with pride the policy Of the
Administration in its management of the
South, in its treatment of the Indians, in
the difficulty with England, in the pay
ment of the national debt during Gen
| Grants term of office. He was called to
that position by the almost unanimous
voice of the nation at the termination of
the great civil struggle His promises
were few, but his fulfillments have been
ample. He said in answer to the Com
mittee that bore him the nomination: "If
elected to the office it will be my epdeavor
| to discharge my duty In good faith"
| Point me to the law he has failed to adj
minister in good faith. "With economy
Where is there a single breach of econ
omy within Gen. Grants power to re.
strain? "And with the view of giving
peace, quiet and protection every
where" Was there ever more quiet
on the Continent than there is to-
dayY In times like the present it is
impossible, is at least eminently i'm
proper, to lay down policy to be adj
hered to- right or wrong, through the
four years administration. New political
issues daily appear, and in that view he
said; 81 have always respected, and will
respect, the will of the people" Gentle
men, there never has been an officer at
the head of the Government more
! sensitive to the will Of the peo-