Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-09-26

charges against the President for what
| transpired under his Administration up
to the hour of his public Endorsement OF
him. If he can show that he erred
through ignorance, or that the President
has since that time been guilty of any acts
that call for his rejection by the people,
he will be entitled to forgiveness, on the
one hand, for his former partisanshlp,
and to general commendation, on the
other, for his courage and fidelity to prin-
ciple But he can do no such thing; and,
hence, it is not for him to bring any rail
ing accusations.
Another remarkable somersault is
seen in the sudden secession of General
Banks, of Massachusetts,, from the Re-
publican ranks, and active alliance with
| the Greeley movement. True, it is not
an event of general, hardly of any local
importance yet it affords another strik-
ing illustration of the utterly indefensible
conduct of the Republican seceders gen.
orally, and it is easy to condemn them out
of their own mouths. Of course, some
reasons must be given for such transit
tion. Let us, therefore, listen to those
offered by General Banks
"If you come down to the very marrow Of 1t,
the sole distinguishing difference between the Ad-
ministration party and the party in opposition is
that the Administration contends for the perpetua
ton of power in this country in the hands Of fac
ton, who are or less for their personal bene-
it and the opposition for the preservation of that
powerful party have possession and desire to con-
tnue in it for their own benefit The reason l
aalS equality 6 ali the
chisement of all men, the reconciliation of all men
can never be attained by the success of any one
party"
1t is because of the venal character and
false position of the Administration party,
therefore, that General Banks withdraws
from it. Yet he has been a conspicuous
member of that party, and an able repre-.
sentative of it in Congress; has helped to
shape and enforce it's policy; has sustain.
ed all those measures which are so dis
tasteful to the opposition; has seen nc
good reason why President Grant should
J not be re elected, making due allowance
for errors of judgment and mistakes in the
: appointment of subordinates. Three
months ago, at the Philadelphia Conven
ton, he assented to the claim that ''during
| eleven years of its supremacy the Re
J publican party has accepted with granC
! courage the solemn duties of the times
suppressed gigantic rebellion, emanci
! pated four millions of slaves, declared thu
| equal citizenship of all, established uni
t versal suffrage, exhibited unparalleled
! magnanimity, criminally punished NJ
f man for political offenses, and warmly
e welcomes all who prove their loyalty BY
: obeying the laws and dealing justly witt
, their neighbors." Moreover, 1--WE believ
4 that the modest patriotism, the earnes
: purpose, the sound judgment, the practi
q cal wisdom, the incorruptible integrity
= and the illustrious services of Ulysses S
: Grant have commended him to the heart
q of the American people; and with him a
e our head we start to-day upon ney
: march to victory"
q Still further, a month ago, Genera
: Banks put his signature to a circular t
S the soldiers, containing the following par
t 1--WE congratulate ourselves upon the fact tn,
J. the Government, during the past three and a ha
: years, has been administered by one of our con
z rades who has shown wonderful civil capacity
aiding in the reduction of the public debt; IN col
Quoting foreign affairs with great skill, tn,
: we now stand at peace with the whole world;
preserving peace in sections of our country whel
!, sentiments were entertained calculated to distur
II the reorganization of the States lately in rebe
. lion.''
u Here is tribute to the President G
: which any man might be proud, eve
: George Washington, were he now living
and what was claimed for the Republica
party at Philadelphia was equally meriteC
!, But General Banks is now electioneerin
for the defeat of that party, and the rejet
! I ton of Ulysses S. Grant, as unworthy t
L sit in the Presidential chair! The pert
!, nent inquiry, therefore, is: What ha
the President or the Republican part
+ done, or proposed to do, within the pas
' month, or the last three months, in col
), travention of a grand record; thereb
y !. calling for the antdisapproval of tn
y American people, and justfying the will
drawal of their confidence and support
: Nothing-absolutely nothing, in word c
Il deedl The dereliction is exclusively o
y the part of General Banks; the disiI
q terested patriot is lost in the calculatin
e politician. He has made and can max
= no satisfactory or even plausible defens
Il Il of his tortuous course; for nothing hs
u transpired since he was the eulogist an
ls defender of the Administration to wal
T. rant his present hostile attitude. Whe
:, he says of the hybrid party which he ha
Il Il joined, forgetting the bitterness of th
u past, we stand in the support of equ,
}, rights for all, and in the interest of a
} classes and the independence and succes
: of the whole country" he is stealing tn
: : thunder that belongs to the Republica
4 4 party-the party that has accomplishe
u all these benefcent ends-the party ii
e the language of the Philadelphia Coz
,. vention) that heartily approves the a.
tion of Congress in extending amnesty I
/ those lately in rebellion, and rejoices
: the growth of peace and fraternal feelin
= throughout the land. d."-Wm. Lloyd Ga
y risOn, aaa N. Y. independents