Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-16
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QGu ID the Udfue Oh WOQueE WQat Is
the matterp Why somebody is in the
office which somebody else ought to have,
and somebody else has while in office
stolen or defaulted in few thousand
dollars
Are these men continued in Office who
have stolen or been defaulters? No.
VIII the United States loose much if
anything by these rogues or ''unfortu-
mates? Probably not
1t is not true in all great parties that
some reckless or dishonest man will oc-
casionally be found, whose accounts will
not balance up" right, and is this not
more chargeable to human nature than
party organizations 1t is thus true.
| believe the most bold accusers do not
accuse the administration of conniving at
any of those stealings or defalcations
but simply charge that little more vi
gilence was necessary. 1t is very easy
to so charge or find fault, and these
would-bc refOrmers can find plenty to do
in ferretiBg out the stupendous stealings
in New York city, among their own
friends before they venture to pinch the
''mote" out of the eye of the Republican
party.
O, say some of these Cincinnati wor-
thies, we are in favor of one term for
the Presidency. Horace is in favor of
one term for Horace Greeley, and I'M
doubtedly would accept a second term
if hard pressed, and he liked the office.
| would like to ask these one term men,
would it not have been a little more
CONSTANT and proper to have waited un-
til after Gen. Grant had been renOminat-
ed before they put up their one term
man, and they had taken their departure?
1t does not yet appear that Gen. Grant
will be renOminated or that the Phila-
delphia Convention will not adopt the
one term principle.
1t looks to me as if the Cincinnati
party had determined to depart, since
which, they are merely hunting up JUS
titications for their conduct before the
American people. Some of these men
undoubtedly had griefs and causes for
dissatisfaction, their claims for office
overlooked, and more incompetent men
appointed to offices which they deserved,
and so it will be in all parties there is
no exact test of merit or fitness for of
flee or responsibility among men; mod
est and retiring men are frequently
pushed aside by men who exact and re-
ceive beyond their merit, but the public,
| trust do not see any good cause for
destroying the Republican party, for
this common infirmity in human nature.
Can any one demonstrate that the cleo
ton of Horace Greeley would tend to be
an Improvement upon the adminstTa-
ton of Gen. Grant Certainly not.
Are you certain that Greeley would be
an improvement upon Grant in any par
ticular, | fail to discover the improve
ment must be the answer.
The endorsement of Greeley by the
rebel element in the South will not tend
to help him in the North. | think.
am not man Of theory, but look
for results, and judge, as well as | am
able, what will be the future by the past,
and taking a retrospective view, | well
remember the scenes and events of 1860,
and those transporting during the rebel
lion, and no man III all the North was
more intensely hated by the ''COnfeder-
ates' of the South, who are now sup
posed to constitute the frank and file"
of the Cincinnati movement. in the
Southern States than was this same I1Or-
ace Greeley, and many a Union soldier
wildly remembers the time when he
vas taken prisoner, aud a copy of the
New York Tribune was found ab0nt
him, it subjected him to great indignity
and peril, and many a Union soldier
now sleeps on ''Southern soil because
he had the frankness to say word in
favor Of Horace Greeley orhiS T'ribute
and now the Tribune is no longer inccn-
diary there and prohibited, but these
same former rebels are now loud in
praise Of the editor of that paper. What
has brought about this great change?
And who has changed, the Rebels, or
Horace Greeley? And what has changed
this ''human monster III c." to a
model candidate for the Presidency Of
the ''hatcd United States =
1t is all a pretencc that the COnfed-
crates of the South have really "acCept-
ed the situation" without the latent pro-
visO. ''until we can be more likely to
succeed under other aud more favorable
circumstances, or until we can again
control the North as before We attempt
ed to seCede.
Gen. Grant has caused the ku kluXers
to cease their murderous warfare, and
these. of course will vote for "auythipg
to beat Grant" The old rebels in the
South have bitter personal dislike of
Greeley, and his favOTite amnesty they
always called ''damn-ncsty," and so re-
gard it yet, when coupled with uniyer-
sal suffrage | hope and trust no man
who, at heart, intends to be patriot
will allow himself to be cOaXcd or
/ wheedled into the support Of the Cincin-
natl movement, which is but a ''step-
ping stone" to enable the follower of
the lost cause" to regain control OF the
United States, or, failing in this, to
make another effort to SeCede, and they
care no more for the welfare of Horace
Greeley, "per So, and his favOritc the
Ory of protection on wool, further than
they can pull it over our eyes, or his pro-
lection to iron, further than they can
work it into implements for our dcstruc-
ton, than they do for the "Grand
Lama" They will use him if they can
stomach him, as an instrument which
they abhor, to accomplish a purpose
which they ardently cherish. To the
soldiersin the Republican party, would
say, do not forget the deeds OF your
General, in peace, rs well as in war,
which are interviewer with yours, in the
salvation of our country, and to no foe
ever surrender; and in addition to the
seamen of our party would say, you
| have a common interest in the fair form
and coed name of Gen. Grant, and
QOn give up the snip, anu 10 TIC
Republican party generally, | would eX-
| hort and entreat them when you know
you are right, go ahead Never fear,
7TH VT.
PREACHING. The members in atten-
dance at the Methodist General Confer
ence at Brooklyn, occupied the pulpit's
of the Methodist and other churches in
that city on Sunday. Rev. William d.
Malcolm, of St. Adams, preached at the
Navy Mission of Plymouth Church /;
Rev. Chester F. Burdick, of Albany.
and Rev. Dr. Newman at the Simpson
Methodist church; Rev. Erastus Went
worth, D. D., of Amsterdam, N. Y,
and Rev. Geo. B. Jocelyn, D. D., Presi-
dent of Albion (NIichigan) College, (of