Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-07

porter Of the Administration, ant
sincerely desiring to labor with it,
had never uttered q word in regard {,
it, except in Kindness. Nv ca:ly Cd
position to treaty annexation was re
opinions were unknown. 1t was onl,
when l saw the breach of all law
human and divine, that l was arous
ed, and then began to speak. TIL,
anger of the President and his rings
military and senatorial. the transac
tions OF which nobody can defend. il
among the antecedents of Presiden,
Grant, from which you al judge
how much the cOlorcd race can rel,
on his heartfelt sympath:es, nor cal
it be forgotten that shortly after
wards oil the return of the commits
sioners from this island, Hon. Fred
Douglass, colored orator, accom-
plished in manners rs in elOquence
was thrust away from the company OF
the commissioners, at q common
table of the rail packet on the Pc
tomac. almost within sight of the
EXecutiy" Mansion, simply Oh ac.
count of his color. But the Pref.
dent. at whose invitation he had
Joined the commission. uttered
a word in condemnation of this cx.
c%lusion, and when entertaining the
returned commissioners at dinner, he
carefully omitted Douglass, who was
i'll Washington at the time, and thus
repeated the indignity.
Other things might be mentioned
as showing the syImpathies of the
President 4; but | cannot forget the
Civil Rights bill, which is the cap
stone of that equality before the law
to which We are all entitled, without
distinction of color.
President. Grant, who could lobby
80 asslduously for his San Domingo
scheme, full of wrongs TO the col
ored race. could do nothing for this
beneticent measure. During the SEES
sion of Congress it was discussed con-
stantly. and the calored people everr-
where hung upon the debates, but
there was no word of heartfelt SWIM
pathy from the President.
Among the antcccdcnts | deem it
my duty mention the little capacity
aud less industry of the President in
protecting the colored people and
assuring peace at the South. No.
body can doubt but that Il small Dor
ton of the effort and Garnet will,
even without the lobbying, so freely
given TO the San Domingo scheme,
would have avertcd those ku-klux
outrages which We deplorc, so that
there would have been no pretcnse
for further legislation by Congress.
But he was disabled both By charac-
ter and the drawback of his own con-
duct. after violating the Constitution
and the international law 10 insult the
Black Republic. and setting an ex-
ample of INSTRUMENTATION, he WAS
not i'll Il condition to rebukc the law
Passing from the ~antccedemts |
come to the present position of the
two candidates. If in any former
the two are on all equal
ity, YET in all substantial respects the
obvious advantage is with Horace
Greeley. Each was nominated by a
cenvention--Onc at Cincinna-
ii and the other at Philadelphia. In
this respect they may seem to be on
equality, but it will not tail TO be
observed that the convention ar Gin
clnnatl was composed of able and
acknowledged Republicans, manv of
whom have acted with the party from
its first formation. and who upon a
previous organization, came together
for reform and purity in
the Government. While on the other
the Convention ut Philadelphia
composed of delegates chosen
under the influence of office
holders. who assembled to sustain
what is known as Grantism. There
the Convention ut Philalclphia
itself Republican was less
thar 1T CINCINNATI. The
Two platforms, SO tar as concerns es-
pecIallv the colored race, are alike in
substance. but that of Cincinnati is
i'll terms most worthy of
equal rights. In other respects the
platform of Cincinnati is most Re-
publican, inasmncli as it sets itself
the unrepublican abuses
which have been nurscd BY the
President into pernicious activity.
W hen come to the supporters of the
Lwo candidates | look first at those
Immediately about them; and sec
,ndly, at the popular support behind
hem. Horace Greeley has in,meLi-
'te supporters in all parts of the
country, devoted aud consistent Re-
'ublicans, always earnest tor reform
md purity i'll the government, and on
whose lives there is 10 shadow of
Il contrast in char
Ictcr to those rings which play such
part ill the present Administration. /
The country knows too well, the
military ring, senatorial ring, and
yustom-house ring through which
he President acts. Such supporters
re very poor recommendation.
looking at the popular support be-
lind each, advantage is still with
lorace Greeley. President Grant
las at his back diversified army office
folders. drilled to obey at The word
'fcommand. Speeches praising him,
re made by O~ffice-holdcrs and mem
'ers of the rings. Horace Greeley
lnds flocking to his support numbers
f Republicans unwilling TO continue
existing misrulc.
The Democrats. i'll joining Horace
ireeley, have changed siinply ms
resident Grant changed when he
Dined the Republican party. except
hat he was rewarded at once with
Ugh Office. The Democrats have
pcnlv adopted the Republican
which places the equal
lights of all under the safeguard of
II irreversible guarantee, and at the
lme time adopting the nomination
f lifelong abolitionist who rcpre-
ents pre-eminently the sentiment
ne to the cOlorcd race. They have
ct their corporate seal to the sacred
ovenant. They continue Democrats
l name, but they are in reality Re.
nblicams. 1t is idle to saw that Hor-
Greeley and the Republicans that
omlnated him are any less Republic
ans because Democrats unite with
lem in support of cherished princi-
and the candidates who reprc- '
them. Conversions are ALWAYS $
'elcomc. and not the less SO because I
he change is in the multitude. other 7
IAN individuals. A political party
iould not, if it could. shut Its doors l
converts. whether counted by
re score. hundreds or thousands.
is also idle to say that the election +
Greeley as President, with Graft n
rown as Vice-President, both nm j..
iangeablr Republicans, will be n re- "
Urn of the Democratic party to
over. On the contrary, it viii be 6
'augurating Republican principles r
Iiucr the safeguard of n R~en,b,;c,, II