The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-25
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A northern PAPER al exsr. ttt iiu ss
General GRANTS letter Of acceptance OF Tug
nomination for the Presideass In 1869 aug
one from Mr.. GREgIEY's letter ins1s'2' a', ~
.ays that the difference between them y
about the same rs that between twce'''e''''"
and twccdie-tlee.
General Grant said:
81 bring to The office conseieh.lo US Sa,s
To in II. TO the best ofmy abiiity, W ''' '''''
faction Of the whole people. ''
MI. GREELEY says:
,.U;,b the distinct understanding that II
o,oo,sd shall be the President, not OF Il
nartv. but of the whole people, accept your
nomination"
There is q difference in the temper OF these
extracts; but suppose they are precisely
alike. there is nevertheless this important
difference between the men and their prom
ises: General GRANT has failed to do what
he promised to try to do. e., ill the once
to the satisfaction of the whole people ana
Mr.. GREELEY has not been tried. We think
the difference will prove to be greater thus
wise: General GRANT has failed, and the
people have determined to repudiate him ;
and they have determined to try Mr.. GREE
LEY. believing that he will be faithful to his
promise. This is all the world OF difference.
But what has General GRANT done to give
satisfaction to the people? He contrived
soon after he entered upon the duties OF his
office TO get the powers of king in his hands,
and he has held them ever since. lie he'u
The authority that placed the person ana the
life Of every citizen al his mercy. by the
co,ipelation of Congress "the country apo''
Gated the power of selfgovernment," ana
the President became the arbitrary ruler Of
the people. He exercised his powers VIII
cruelty, and 30 shaped IFS measures ana SO
colored his messages to Congress IN all ne
had TO say of the southern people as 10 Keep
alive the malice aud distrust Of them by the
mort bern people. He has made pets OF cor
rupt men and kept in place the persecutois
Of the South. But very lately he lowered
himself by reporting to Congress rulnofS
and verbal statements of diScrcdited ana I'M
reliable men, representing the people OF the
soutb ~ in a state of INSTRUMENTATION ana
perpctrat;ng Jarbarous crneltIes upon 1le
blacks. The Senate, at least, deemlng slIch
a condition of things al the South rs Jlrstlf-
cation. passed bin to continue the eNtraor-
dinarv powers of The President.
If General GRANT supposed that this
,IS,,rlulion of all the powers OF the Govern
meut. and the cruel exercise Of 1t to the
terror and affection of n large portion Of the
pcoule of the Union-if he thought that the
abolition of the power Of self-goyernment
in this country and his assumption of all po-
Utica! authority were the true way to the
satisfaction of the people, he acted Alright.
I,lt il he did so think, he made great
mistake, and cannot now by any means
escape the indignant censure Of the people.
He will find out, we doubt not, the very
great difference there Is between himself and
Mr.. GREELEY. He has widened the breach
between the sections, and done nothing to
put an end to the war. For this the people
will reject him, and they will try Mr.. GREE
LEY, who never has been known to prove
false TO promise.
The two men are az wide apart ~ the
poles, and promise broken is quite differ
ent thing from one that is not.