The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-10

the easiest thing in the world to have sair
SO, and to have left no doubt, but Mr.
Greeley, in his commentary upon and hi,
application of the Cincinnati nlatfor,n
expressly declares that he is in favor o
preserving all that power of the Fedora
government from which the bayonet rule
springs, and which this talk of local gov.
eminent is supposed to strike at.
Hear his words: "That subject to our
solemn constitutional obligations to maintain
the equal rights Of all citizens, our policy
should ann at local self-government, and
not at Capitalization"
but he can beat Grant, That is. in
reality, the sum of all the reasons.
don't believe he can, but if he can that
IS no argument in his favor with me.
General Grant, it is true, has fallen great
ly below his high calling, and lost the on
portunity, never to be reclaimed. perhaps.
to make for himself, by lofty and mag,
unanimous administration, fame almost
second to Washington. =
Ii, after the conquest, when all the
bruised arms were hung up for monu-
ments, and the sword converted into tbe
plough-shares, he had bound nm the
bleeding wounds of his country; restored
peace and confidence; made himself the
PRESIDENT OF the nation, and not of a party,
as he promised to do, prosperity would
have followed the asperity of the war
would have been subdued, and grateful
people would have hailed him as deliyerer
and not as ppressor--delivered from the
very evils and misfortunes which Mr., Gree
ley had been laboring for twenty years to
produce; but in an unhappy hour, both
for him and his country, the counsels of
bad men prevailed, (many of whom now
denounce him), and one of the most disas.
trous effects is that which we now behold
OF large bodies of the people in terror of
him, flying to the miserable unatic of the
;Ir7oune, IN the hope to find safety under
his white coat.
| will not vote for Grant if can avoid it;
IL am not forced to choose between him
and Greeley; but between them will vote
Tor him, although he went into the war and
fought it out, and by the aid of foreign
leyies conquered the South and suppressed
the constitution; yet, he did not, like Gree
ley, labor for twenty years to get it UP,
and then stay at home TO fan and urge the
flame.
We know, too, the worst of Grants adj
mlnlstration. IL Is past. If there be any
returning sense of justice in the Republi-
cans, they will do that justice even if Grant
be President, and controlling Congress.
will prevent mischief; if they will not, they
are unfit to be trusted with the government
under any President.
0fGreeley, we know, only, that he is de-
void of all capacity as statesman, that he
has been the advocate of almost every dis
absurdity which has ANNOYED
the country and disturbed its peace; that
he has been consistent in nothing but his
enmity to the South; that with him he will |
bring in a new brood, as hungry, doubt
less, and as unprincipled as himself, with
Sumner at its head.
| for one will never vote for him. and | |
rust the Baltimore Convention will nomi-
nate some man for whom we can all vote.
md not commit what Senator Ferry prop
erly calls midsummer madness.
Allow me to add that | think there ought
% be mass-meeting of the Democratic
1arty OF the State to appoint delegates to
Baltimore; and hope that you and other
prominent Democrats who are well known
% the party and have its confidence will
all it. Very truly yours,
JAMES LYONS.