The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-01
IBTrnR FROM HON. !. 3. GRIM.


ing surprise "yon (I) who wrote tho
first Republican State address, and
was earliest in the field for Grant as
our President, are now against him.
as the Des Moines letter to the Chi.
cngo Tribune indicates"
1t is u mistake that wrote that
letter. took no part in the Senate.
rial contest, and gave no credit to the
charges which were brought against
the candidates, regarding them main.
y as discreditablc to their authors
and ministering only to the morbid
tastes of political enemies. 1 do cred
it the conclusions of the letter, with
out knowing the writer, that in Iowa
there is u large class where politics
service was at an early day, and
whose character is unchallenged
that do not think it expedient, MOI
do they desire the rexpomination OF
President Grant. Their names are
known TO me, though their opinions
may never be embodied, and with
then. am in accord in this that
before controversy, there is . wide
conviction that self perpetuation BY
power is this bane of our politics, and
that q single Presidential term when
sixty Thousand Offices are at stake,
is worthy ofa trial. As friend OF
tho President, do not choose TO
mention his vulnerable points of
attack, and could hope that without
disparagcment and party rancor he
would retire with civil as well as
military honor. Before his nomina.
tiou, it is said that he concurred iu
the onc-term principle, aud the late
Secretary Stanton said to me that
the conduct Of President johnson
was accounted for in his desire TO be
his own successor, an opinion which
be said was hold by General Grant,
and it would seem that he might
spare himself a kindred impulatlon
unless united country calls for his
denomination.
1t i'll becomes us 10 asperse him
whom we have placed on q pedestal,
nor need we be blinded to facts
which concern our mutual honor
and interest. We are not an united
party as by the verdict Of State
elections, but have been fortunate in
our candidates and State unity on
which it will be unsafe to predicate
Presidential success.
Slavery is dead the war is over,
and there is no strict party concord
onsonos, great questions. The last
National Democratic Convention
WAS quite - pronounosd in favor oi
. tariff as the State Of lows s. in
late convention while Tebnessee
aud Virginia are &c more FREQ Trade
than Indiana or Illinois. Each par.
~ is for honesty, economy and the
national honor in the platform, and
when the Executive takes up . once
fighting robel General for high Office,
and the Senate confirms him as re-
any party catch.word will bring vic.
tory, OF that we are forever to with.
hold Our confidence and forgiveness
from our neighbors once in the
wrong, but now our equals in sobrie-
ty, intelligence and patriotism. To
me it is plain that without more can
dor and less intolerance in our party,
question Of the masses will be, "who
will give US the ablest and best ad-
ministration," when assured that If
there is virtue in our party it will
have q working majority in tho Sen.
ate and House for the next four
years.
And what may be this choice? 1t
is an idle boast that the verdict of
the people 10 assured in the great
pivotal States. / know there are
bitter dissensions which it is assert.
cd only new candidate can heal
A hard name will not quell them,
and the fcar of "Rebel Rule" will not
coerce, since honored statesmen from
many States are found who have on
" to be called to evoke that unity
which is necessary to success. 1t is
not hoo q nomination can be secured,
but what policy or political alembic
will bring into harmony the Ger
mans, who regard their representa-
tive Senator misused. What, if not
Too late, will reconcile the ardent
friends OF Senator Sumner and his
associates, healing the New York
breach and leaving Pennsylvania
and Indiana not in the contested
field, promising only defeat in th'
event of independent nominations
or the adoption of the s'psssiv,
policy."2
The country was astounded tha
Missouri Democrats would leave
their party aud make Gratz Brown
tho early and hated Abolitionist
Governor by q msjoridy of tens Of
thousands over = worthy com
petite and if our party will fore
stall or avert greater surprise
which requires less than the disin
tegration of one per cent, of our ma.
,ional vote, it will accept no Civil
Service pauacae or one candidate ir
tho field to bar all others, but rather
make choice of q statesman, not il
the supposed interest OF individuals
but of the nation.
The eleven States west of the Mis-
issippi river have never yet furnish
ed President or Vice President
and might not James w. Grimes be
come q leader? True, he votel
against impeachment, and Democrat,
said he was the first of heroic Amer
loans. He resigned his Senatoria
position and our Republican pres
forgot or forgave his vote, and will
acclaim placed his name high on thu
roll Of statesmen.
James +. Wilson, too, the country
knows to regard forjong and abI'
service, who refused Cabinet posi-
tions, being too poor to accept thu
honor. Prominent persons in many
States, know, are anxious for BIZ
nomination and expr So themsclve
after the manner of General A. C
Harding. one Of the truest and mos
potential OF men in Illinois: "Wilsor
would carry our State and many 9th
ers which Grant cannot-he has M
element of weakness. l served will
him in Congress" And why shoule
there be studied ruling out in view
Of the divisions Of merits and availa
bility of Senator Trambull ct th'
head of the Judiciary Committee; o