The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-23

%, 1872.
|impeded them. Unfortunately the inter,
lesto Of certain rings were in conflic,
tlwith the interests Of the country, snd
they, by large presents, seduced him in.
TO their service. The public contracted
10 give him the salary which his predc.
lcessors had been content with: the rings
Ionered him more; he accepted their
bounty, fell over to them and took the
Government into his hands as o "black
Republican job"
Now, as to Greeley. 1t cannot be pre.
tended that his political life is very sym.
|metrical. He was in the ranks of Radi.
cal abolitiOnists for good many wears
[Ihat is bad, for such associations would
have natural tendency to debase him.
But we must not forget that though he
was with them he was not ALWAYS OF
them. He refused to be q partaker I'm
their worst iniquities; he had none of
their diabolical hatred for the Constitu.
|tion he did not lend his aid to their rab-
lid blasphemies, and his feet were never
swift in running to shed innocent blood.
Before the great conflict began his OPP
position to the designs Of the abolition
lists agaisnt the Federal and State gov
Iernments impelled him to the opposite
Iheresy of the secessionists. Like the
Roman father who killed his daughter
TO save her from worse fate, he chose
Ito destroy the government, rather than
See 1t dishon0red and violated by law
less force. When the war was fragrant
me provoked the EXTREMIST rage of his as
|sociates by exerting himself for peace
which should have left all the people in
possession OF their constitutional liber-
ties. After the close Of the contest he
was the advocate of regular and legal a.
well IS honest government for all parts
OF the country. have good authority
for saying that he never gave his approv.
al to any form of kid-nap ping or murder
Dy military commission. In short, ri.
though he did Join the abolitionists In
their "deviPs dance" he never learned
to keep step with his partners. and we
Hll know that when he could not stop Il
he left 1t aud demo unccd It with becom.
ing indignation.
On another point he ought to have
credit. The friends Of religious free
dom owe him an old debt Of gratitude
for the zeal and ability with which he
resisted the church burners when ban.
ded together In the secret lodges Of the
Know Nothing order. 1t 10 but reason.
able to believe thSt his opposition saved
the country from the great danger Il was
once Of IN being suLjugatcd BY that in |
famous organization.
lie has often been accused Of com.
pIicity IN cheats OF one kind or another. |!
but III every case lie has triuu phantlvI
retuted the charges. For this and for
other reasons, conclude that his per-
'onal integrity is without a stain.
lie has many times spoken OF the De |
nocrstic party and its most honoredI
members ia harsh and abusive terms.
These are faults Of manner and of tenn.
per, which, when mended. are ALWAYS
pardOned. We will not permit our iudv.I
nent to be disturbed by considerstionsl
10 trifling as this.
l have looked into his past history on.
y to ascertain what he is now and what!
,e is likely to be in the future. anil,
pound to care nothing for his "antece.
Tents, except % they furnish the means
If estimating his character. I think I'LL
nave found out with reasonable certain
y how far We may confide in him. iii
iev0utly believe that IL chosen Pres
dent ne will keep his oath, preserve the Il
constitution inviOlate, execute the laws
aithtully, restore the States to theirI
'ightful autonomy, protect Individual
liberty by jury trial and habeas corpus.
'ut the military In proper subordinstionl
o the civil authority, use neither force
Tor fraud to carry elections, keen his |
lands clean from corrupting gifts, set
lis face like flint against ali manner of|i
financial dishonesty, purify the admin
stratiOn of justice as much rs in him lies. H
maintain the public credit by a prompt 4
discharge Of all just obligations. econ +,
'mize the revenue and Tighten taxation,
i've to the capital the right which be- l.
ongs to it,and at the same see that labor 4
not robbed Of its earnings He will Il
ertainly hold his power Of appointment
9 public trust, and not as part of his Il
'ersOnal possession to be used for the |e
upport Of his family or to encourage the d
rivate liberality Of his friends. lie will, ID
0 far as he can without transgrcssing II
he limits of his legal authority, relievel Il
he Southern States from the gangs that Ia
re now preying upon their viAls inlc
pen partnership with the present Ad- ls
Ii
think he will do oil this; and my|,
aith Is founded on the testimony of hisle
ricnds and enemies, on the known facts K
4 his history and on the moral infiu- ID
nee which the Democracy will neces- I
arily exert upon his conduct. The er-I
ors Of his past life were caused by cer-It
ain evil com n,unica afiOns from ~ ltch r. \.