The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-07-18

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Il he 10 sympathy witb the south
BY t4.s. however we D. aol wish 81
BE- understood as claiming that Mr.
Greeley was ia sympathy uith the
south. FOR this Il uai truc BE- was ~
ways tue ta gur eounty's welfare.
Ne one doubts but BIS intentions wcrc
coed. Tie great DILIGENTLY with hha
thea. was the want 81 real statesman
ship, and VIC fear, should be Dc raised
to the presidential chair. this would
he the great difficulty with linn ia the
future.
I We are living al time when we
need strong minded men--men who
are cautions. DO not act prcmaturely-
who are firm, unainehing aud earnest
TO take charge Of our national affairs.
As such We 10 not consider M Gree
ley. As such we ia consider Gen.
Grant,
Judging from his past administration
we cannot but predict for him a sue
cessiul future.
I The successes attending his presi-
Dental career, have not been excelled
since the days Of Washington and Ad.
ans His success in the field has been
equalled il not more than equalled by
his success in charge Of our national
affairs. Let as briefly enumerate what
he has done He has gradually de-
creased our national Indebtedness from
month to month, making full payment
of all interest aecruing therefrom,
The SUN total Of interest and principal
together paid amounting to nearly
5000 600, 900, Besides this we have
had the restoration and maintenance
Of our national dignity and credit
abroad, a general reform among our
Custom House officers, a gradual re-
duction Of revenue taxes, the almost
total extinction Of the Ku-Klux, and in
a general sense, the restoration OF our
country from north to south in the
peaceful pursuits Of industry.
OF course we do not wish to overlook
the fact that Grant has made some mis-
takes during his presidential term.
Indeed it is human to err. But we do
say with all his errors, the country has
been eminently prosperous to
the satisfaction Of large majority OF
our people. And we firmly believe
that the free intelligent expression Of
the voters at the next November cleo
ton will convince the most obstinate
of "the Liberal Republicans" that the
cause Of the Old Republican Party is
still the cause of the people.
Permit US to say to our hayward
brothers Of Dorset to be consistent and
considerate to-day and tomorrow. If
Grant has been 50 successful in the
presidential chair during the past three
years of his administration, he has GER
tainly not turned out to be a knaye or
fool just at the expiration of his office.
His past success forbids that he should
4abo n,,al i aa-.- ,r.. tilat
more honors are to be gained by a CON
tinuance ofhis success, than by evil
doings, even were he so disposed. But
the trouble does not lie here. The
chief cause of this recent disafection
on the part of few Republicans, urged
on by the Democracy, is to gain power
for Mr.. Greeley and his adherents for
the next four years, regardless Of the
consequences, while the latter look up
on this as a stepping-stone to political
power. And we venture to assert that
Liberal Republicans" at the expira-
ton of the next four years, will only be
known in the political calendar as a
name without an organization, while
temporary success to its cause will be
| permanent victory to the Democratic
Party. To avoid such a result, we be-
leiye it is the duty Of every true Re
publican TO stand firm and unwavering,
and not only urge, but work earnestly
for the election Of Grant and Wilson.
II we are triumphant, Democracy is
dead, as a party. The true Democrat
ic principles, we claim were long ago
embodied IN the platform of the Repub-
lican Party. Based upon these princi-
pies is the chief reason why we have
been 50 prosperous, the only reason
why our nation still exists as a nation.
Should we now change, we fear the
consequences. If changes are neccs-
sary for national improvement, why
not seek such changes within the Re-
publican Party instead of outside Of it!
Why not look to the virtue and integ-
rity which it has always possessed and
by means Of which it carried our ma
ton through terrible civil war, to
work out those changes which may be
deemed necessary to our prosperity (!
This is the true aud only way for
healthy reform without disaster or
danger to our Republican institutions
and we sincerely trust that the few