Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-08-08
Grants idea Of the Presidency.

The New York Herald has been advocate o
Grant. It approved Of his nomination and adv"
Gated his election. because he belonged to the HAD
ical party. On Monday it sent OF its reporters
who recorded the opinions of President Grant. an,
they were published in that and some other
journals. 1t is hardly worth while for US to record
what the Dsmocratic and Liberal newspapers say
Of Grants iden Of the Presidency, thus recorded.
70 long a. they have brought forth such scorchlng
flashes from his own advocates as the following
from the n York Herald, Of Wednesday
I'VE submit to President Grant that if the issue
involved in this campaign is really so narrow and
personal he seems to suppose, he should at once
nd himself Of the policy and politicians who sur
round him, and suffer the people to decide the
question upon his own merits alone. Let him
loosen the military grasp from the throat of the
Southern people, change his Cabinet. drive from
him the couusellors who have led him into all
sorts Of diemmas and break up his military corps
at the White House He will then stand IN the
position he occupied when the nation bestowed
upon him its highest bonors four years ago At
present he is hidden from view by the men who
have caused his administration to fal,ify all the
tsssed before his election. To accept him the peo-
pie must accept Secretary Fish, who has made us
the laughing stock Of foreign nations, Secretary
Boutwell,. who has striven to plunge the Southern
States into as dire confusion he has brought
upon Us financially; the Congressional politicians,
who have sought TO keep alive the hatred and Bit
terness of the war, and whose motto has been "Let
US have no peace" That the people ere unwilling
to do so is already in the vote of North Caro-
lima, whose white citizens pronounce by enor-
nous majority against such acceptance. General
Grant four years ago received that state, with
out effort, over twelve thousand majority. To-day
the State refuses him its endorsement, despite the
most desperate exerions Of his friends to secure
different result.
Behind the President stands party whose prin
cipies are on trial and Congress whose acts have
An influence for good or evil on the whole nation
and the issue cannot, therefore, be regarded as
mere personal one between the President and his
enemies. Besides, If President Grant has accept
cd the nomination only for the purpose of appeal
ing to the people for a second endorsement of his
individual character an services, it Is proper that
be should place himself before them now as he
stood before them four years ago Then, he ad
declared IN favor OF generous and liberal treat
ment OF the men who had been IN arms against
the government, but had in good faith accepted
the results Of the war. Now, he enforces Of his
own will the arbitrary and offensive bayonet law
over the Southern States and aids III carving out
the policy OF oppression towards the Southern
people initiated by the politicians in Congress
Then, he uttered the memorable words, "Let u,
have peace" Now, he suffers his closest advisers
TO declare against peace and to counsel the reopen
ing OF all the wounds Of the war Then, he pro
nounced the negroes incapable OF lntell,gently ex
ercising the right Of franchise Now, his adyo-
cases seek to consolidate the negro vote of tn.
Southern States upon him, and Tor that purpose to
excite thsir worst passions against their old mas.
ters."