The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-07-18
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salu. n Y, July stb, Is72.
Eafar ~ Maarbesfer Joagaal.
Dua Sal have Just received d
copy Of the Manchester JarnSAl Of thit
week issue and ia looking over il
items Of interest. am pleased To Sc,
your editorial page still capuoncd ia
bold aud emphatic letters with the mot
g. "For President Ulysses S. Grant
Of Illinois. For Vice President Henry
Wilson, Of Massachusetts,.
/ noticed ia previous issue OF th,
Jar@u that you are again most un
Justly assailed by correspondents from
Dorset, for advocating those firm Re
publican principles upon which your
paper WAS originally established. I'm
der the circumstances, / cannot forbeal
to speak in complimentary terms Of the
political stand you have taken in tbs
Forthcoming Presidential Campaign
aud the cool aud deliberate manner il
which sou have disposed Of these same
political assailants.
One reason why am especially in-
terested to write you at this time, is
because am from Vermont, anatiye
Of Dorset Aud although, | am now O
resident Of New York State, and beer
SO for several years past, yet Vermont
blood still courses through my veins
and tho now surrounded by high and
low Democracy, those same Republi
can principles for which Vermont is
noted the world over, were SO thorough
ly inculcated in my mind as well as
impressed upon my heart, that, even
at this late day, they still linger witt
me, aud exert an influence over me.
Sir, / am one of those citizens who
was always well pleased with our Yer
mont institutions, and am strongly in
clined to the belief of making improve
ments slowly where institutions have
become so perfected as ours, and moi
attempt that which would be nothing
less than revolutionary in its character
and perhaps prove disastrous. And
not only is this true Of me with refer
ence TO State, but also national affairs
1t pains me, therefore, to see one aftei
another of our good Vermont people
striking off in tangent, as illustrated
I in late correspondence received by
yourself as if some prophetic thought
LaI ---ia : s.-'.~.. s'4s..', s...a J..'s'
as suddenly convinced them of the er
ror Of their ways or rather Of Their
good judgement with reference to the
administration of our public affairs du.
ring the past few years
I Until very recently, even since the
subject of President making began te
occupy our attention, ! venture 70
assert that, not one of these men
these so-called Liberal Republicans
who are now so thoughtful, had the re.
hottest idea that our present admins
tration was such perfect failure. In
fact we believe no class of politicians
have been more earnest and demonstra-
tive in praise of Gen. Grant, and his
administration than these same ones
with even the Hon Horace Greeley
At their head But a little more than
year ago, MIR Greeley made public
acknowledgements of Gen Grant 5
great sue, ess in charge Of national af.
fairs aud even then went so far as 10
say that Gen. Grant will be far better
qualified for that momentous trust in
1872 than he was in 1868. And fur.
thcrmorc, that, Gen. Grant never has
been defeated and he never will be. 81
/ Thus sc can SEE, at this time, Mr..
Greeley could not be too loud in praise
of Gen Grants administration. Now,
however, like his constituency, he has
gone almost TO the other extreme, and
makes sweeping condemnation Of Gen.
Grants whole presidential term.
Scarcely a good thing about it, Scarce.
~ an act worthy Of praise. Long
Branch aud cigars seem TO occupy
the undivided attention Of Mr., Greeley,
and the New York Tribune Certainly
Consistency is Jewel !" aud il this
were The only instance in which Mr..
Greeley has shown glazing inconsisten.
eies, We might overlook il. But when
we look back for the past ten years Of
civil war aud strife, and reflect for a
moment upon his visionary aud imprac-
tlcable measures suggested for the
management Of our political and milf
tary affairs ; such as On 70 Richmond,
which was premature, aud therefore
disastrous, and for which be tries to
apologize by saying that bc was not
cognizant Of everything published IN
the Tr'taae-a very slim apology
Then again, 10 the most trying times
Times that tried mems souls, ard
which proved 10 be the crisis Of our
national affairs the turning point 81
tie rebellion bis strong advocacy Of
southern rights 1.-THE right u the
southern states 10 secede--aud various