The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-03-14
CLIPPINGS.

The persistent efforts of the enemies of
the Administration, by downright lying,
is conspicuous in their Misrepresentation
of the testimony Of Generals Porter and
Babcock before the Custom House In
vestigating Committee. The straight
forward, frank and explicit statements of
these gentlemen in relation to all the
charges against them and the President
fully vindicate General Grant and all who
have been connected with him; and yet
there is no cessation of perversion of the
case. In the meantime, the public will
scrutinize the testimony, and their ver-
dict will be that the charges Of Presiden-
tial corruption are not proven; that they
have been false and malicious from the
beginning.
Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, has
been doing good service for the Republi-
can cause in New Hampshire. Every ef-
fort is being made to record a verdict in
favor Of Republican principles and We
trust with every prospect of success.
During the recent discussion in the
Missouri House on the currency question,
Mr.. Brown, of Monroe, in an oratorical
figA-speaking of his Exceliency, the
Governor declaimed as follows: He
{the Governor) now dictates to the party
who made him. In astonishment we ask !:
an the name of all the gods at once,
Upon what meat doth this, oar Cesar, feed,
That he is grown so great"
Col. Wingate, of St. Louis, responded
in an audible voice, '''Possum."
Judge Narr, of Trenton, reruted to be
one Of the longest-headed Democrats in
New Jersey, gives the following much
needed advice to his party ''To our
mind the path pointed cut to the Democ-
racy, both by principle and duty is plain.
Honesty is the best policy let the par
ty be honest to itself and the people will
trust it." He is opposed to the passive
policy.
The Cincinnati Con merciai says that it
was not the purpose Of those who wish
to repeat the Missouri movement or a
scale co-extensve with that Of The naticn,
to make any nomination at the meeting
in Nay, and that, consequently, the nomi
nation of Judge Davis, who is personally
acce ptable to them, viii prove a source OF
considerable embarrassment.
The excessively religious persons who
are afraid to live under Constitution
which has no God or Christ IN it, manag
ed somehow to secure the signatures o.
| Gov. Washburne Of Massachusetts, and
Gov. Jewell of Connecticut without the
consent or knowledge of either Of these
gentlemen, who have exposed the fraud
with astonishmeut. People who commit
| forgery may want God in the National
Constitution, but it is evident that they
have no God to speak in their OWL
Golden Age.
The Mobile Register still holds out
against the passive policy and reads
out of the Democratic party all who pro-
pose to support Republican. under any
guise, for Presider. Addressing the St.
Louis Republican, the leaders of the
| ''Passivists, it exclaims: "A truce to
such folly If the Republican has an
AK to grind for the Liberal Republicans.
let it go in peace and take its pay; but
let it not call itself Democrat, when it
would betray that banner the very night
before yictory!''
/ The Manchester New HampShire)
Mirror and American, announces that a
canvass of the State indicates handsome
Republican triumph in the coming cleo
ton, and predicts the success OF the whole
ticket, provided full vote is cast.
Alexander II. Stephens is confident
''that DO man but Grant stands ghost
of chance for the nomination of his
party. l. is almost certain that Sumner,
Seward, Trumbuil, Greeley and other
prominent malcontents will support him. !"
Ism tit just possible that Senator Trum-
bulls hostility to the President has been