Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-09-07
GRANT AND THE SOUTH.


The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
is an independent Journal, further re-
moved from organism than amy of it's
Liberal contemporaries, alt .bugh de.
Lighting in scandal and always ready
to attack. 1t is also a candid Journal.
and when called upon by the occasion
does full justice to political oppo-
nent.
In the present campaign it ravors
aud advocates the election of Mr. Gree
ley, but always in q digriHed and de-
rent manner. 1t does not try to make
him the chief OF saints, and General
Grant the greatest of sinners but, on
the contrary, often comes to the rescue
of the latter when assailed by some of
his u,,princi led friends. We say this
much by way of preface land at the
risk of having odr orthodoxy to Re
publicanism questioned) to Certain re-
marks of the Journal III question, Civ.
ing the President credit for having
faithfully enforced the policy BE was
elected to carry out. That policy was
kind of mailed mag,,animity-" that
the South should be Compelled to feel
in is inm0st heart that the hand laid
upon it was as gentle and friendly as
it WAS strong and steady; that the
knife was not applied by au enemy to
cut and mangIe, but by a surgeon to
heal and cure"
The Republican then remarks, and
the remarks ara important enough to
be printed in large type: "No~. Gen.
erai Grant was put into the White
House expressly to carry out this poll.
cyl He did not force himself npon
the Office; The people forGed the offic'.
upon him. They could not know. OF
course, what sort of President he
would make. But they took him at a
venture, believing HIN to be TIE RICH,
man FIR their purpose. They sa one
side Of the reconstruction problem
with perfect distinctness. They saw
that a strong hand was needed ut the
helm, and they believed that GeIera
Grant had such. a hand. So they
elected him, and gave him bis orders
to protect the negroes and to make
the ez-rebels behave themselves. Ht
has obeyed these orders, and it reall,
will not do for Northern Republicans
who were claEcying fonr years agt
for policy OF greater severity to nov
turn round and call him tyraht,
and military usurper" for obeyinI
them. General Grant is entitled 4
fair play. There il reason to believ
that he has deprecated at heart tn
, unnecessary harshuess which has bee
used that he has sometimes evel
gone 60 far as to discourage project
for additional repressive legislation
, that he has been steadily over-rule
by the advisers he has chosen, an
who, until quite recently, have Col
sciously had public sentiment benin
them"
We commend this paragraph an
it's tone, to the Democrats general
!, and the Liberals in particular. TIL
,, policy of hate y ahd the use of the mi
!. itary were demanded by these la.
. named four years ago. For whatevt
harshiess to the South that Grant hs
|. been guilty Of they are responsible
!. and consistency should close the
4 m0uths.-lberrille News.
q REAARKABLE ENTHUsfisM.-Ti
e Democrat says it ccrfblitiieuted NJ
: Emery when first non mated, hut AZ
>, thought he had no chance of success
1t never expected to support MIN.
praised Colonel Penn and supports
>. him, partly because he had a chance
y. success, and now that he and Colon
A. McEnery are both on the same tick'
:, and the chances of both increased,
a enthusiasm il also proportionately
a creased. Perfectly right nrighbor, tn
, is the way of the world Huzza fol-
- rising man, d.-uf a falling one.
DR.. j. G ANGELL--We referred Ia
10 week to the expected presence Of II
g. popular gentleman, and accomplish
e. master Of every branch f his prof
" RiOn. DIR. A. has since arrived AZ "