The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-07-04
Who will be President

Is now exciting much interest,". and 1t Will IN
tensify as the campaign progresses. First on
the course is the. venerable Horace" who,
having been for many years the tribune of the
press, now aspires to ths Consulate Of the Re-
public. Though am old man, he is, charged
with many misdemeanors By some he is CEN
sured for trying to initiate the old Roman
CiEcinnatus-who, having been called from the
ploughshare to the command of the army and
the Republic, when peace was restored, volun-
tarily returned to the private walks of life.
The sage of Chappaqua intimates, by his ad-
vocacy of the one term. system, that he is
willing to do the same thing when he shall
have restored peace to the country. He is
regarded as being unfit for the White House
because he wears white hat and white coat;
the reason why, we suppose, is that white is
typical of purity. Others regard him as &C.
centric and capricious, which are certainly very
Objectionable traits in Chief Magistrate. He
is further charged by the Republican party, in.
behalf of the Democrats, that he was once the
head and centre of abolitionism. He is also
charged with his advocacy of State rights in
1860, and his ayowal Of the same doctrine in
1872. The greatest sin, however, with which
he is charged, is the magnanimity he displayed
in going on the bond of Jeff Davis. These are
some of the high crimes and misdemeanors
charged to Greeley, and the rest-are they not
written in the books of the Chronicles of the
last forty years? He had fair start in the
race, and if he does not gain the goal of his
ambition, he ought to be classed slow.
Next on the track is Grant-the modern
Ulysses-who is not so averse to war as his
ancient namesake, who feigned madness to
avoid going to the seige of Troy; but being
forced to go, came in for full share of the
heroics of Homer. The Grecian Ulysses was
noted for his eloquence, but the American
Ulysses is not so noted, unless we except his
very eloquent utterance 'let US have peace" :"
which so moved us four years ago, but which
now ceases to thrill, because time has demon
strated that it was eloquence Of the head, not
of the heart. Ulysses I. stole the palladium
from Troy, killed the king Of Thrace and took
his horses, and some fear the modern man may
do the same thing, for he has exhibited won
derful fondness for horses and worst of all,
has no great reverence for the Constitution
the palladium of liberty. But having received
his nomination in the city of Penn and Frank
lin-the city whence emanated the declaration
that astounded kings-we are encouraged to
hope that he will yet let us have peace. Grant
it may be so!
The foregoing are some of the acts of Ulysses,
and as for the rest, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the last four years :?
We regret that we are not able to advise our
readers as to whom they should serve for the
next four years. However, we dc not deem it
important that they should choose this day
whom they will serve. We advise patience.
Let US await developments. The chronicles
will soon be read. The spots and blemishes
will be portrayed in darkest colcrs, and then
we may be able to choose.