The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-24
From the St. LouI, Republican. /


try through one of his tcrvid speeches
in Congress that us between Greeley and
Grant, he is tor Grant This really
means that, in any event, Mr.. VOORHEES,
desires TO see Grant reelected, and the
country afflicted with another four years
Iof the policy that now distrcsses il. lie
said all the i'll things against Greeley he
could think Of and, in the same breath,
paid tributes to Grant. lie applaudcd
Grant for refusing to permit the arrest
Iof Lee and johnson after they had sur
rendered. and declared that Grant had
been more liberal 10 the South than
Greeley had been. Greeley, he said,
' had been the most clamorous advocate
in all the land for Ku-KluX legislation
which desolated the homes Of tie South
erl people, while the present Adminis-
ration has simply executed law dicta-
ted by the Cincinnati nominee.
How adroitly the distinguished Indi-
ana Democrat labors to hide the part
~ which Grant played in this hu-kluX bus
mess The Ku-kluX act was not man
datory: il was simply discretionary. 1t
does not declare tliat tlic President shall
suspend the habeas corpus VIII ana
arrest citizens: il only provides mat he
may do it. Gran. was undcr no obllga-
lion 10 put the law in force; il placed
the power "at his discretion" lie might
if he had chosen TO, allowed the law 10
on the statute book uneniorced
without violating his duty. lie might
have taken the ground that there was no
necessity for such harsh proceedings,
and Afused to exert the despotic mar
tial powe ers which the law conferred
upon him. Ilc.approvcd!the Inv and
,hcn pililcssly executed il. lie took
Akerman's advice, and sent his troops
into South Carolina TO commit that
:. dcsolaiiom Of Southern homes" which
Ir. VOORHEES, tries 20 lay al ihc door OF
Horace Greeley. In plain words, me
Ku-klux legislation. and The desolation
of Southern homes which followed it,
we're the work Of i'ai hadica. President
ana that Radical majority in Congress
which so vuciirrously appianded 1ir
voorl,cc's speech. and which Mr. oor-
hces wants 10 sec retained in power.
Ii is The high PRIVILEGE or n Democrat
70 make any choice Tor President nc
plcnscs 10 make. and IF Mr. Voorhees,
urefcrs Grant to all otlifr lncn in the
country, We have no right 10 complaln
| he prefer, in "a inori:ti contest between
he regular Eauicn party ana an lnstlr-
rent movement for its overthrow. 10
,,ier lis Democratic swoi1, TO the rcEn-
lar party "a smitc its enemies with. it is
Ms constitutions! ri..hi to do so. II at
HE nomcnt when that party. whlch !
,hc traditional foe OF ihc Democracy. Is
about to be defeated by 4 seml-DcHlo-
cratic revolt. with which the Democratic.
alasscs arc inslinctivcly tiatcrnizing,
Mr., VOORHEES, run 20 its rescue. we know
of no power that may forbid him. Eat
what does all Mr.. Voorhees, past dccla-
mation against Radicalsm mean? If he
Rs opposed to the overthrow OF Radical-
ism. why has lie pretended to be III
!avor OF il: II he is 4 Radical, why
does lie affect TO be a Democrat! II The
rule of Grant and Morton and Butler
and Chandler is really 20 charming amt
beatiiic, why has the honorable flem-
Der from The sixth District, Indiana,
wasted 80 ,ntch of his time ia ucnounc-
li;g il.
Mr.. VOORHEES, must 80 back 10 the
rank. He can 10 longer lead; lie Is
Ibew ildercd. Either he can not see the
true way before him, or he desigucdiy
points out the wrong way. lie has Of
Tered hi, sword 10 the enemy. for that
I,,adicaiism which sits on the throne IS
,hc enemy, aud those Republicans who
sre iiuliny il are. OF necessity and OF
choice, oar allies. Nobody pirtends 10
claim Horace Greeley rs Il Democrat.
but the least intelligent Democrat III the
land knows. without reflection. Llat
Horace Greeley. chosen President by
Democratic votes, with Democratic
ICongrcss, is something inconceivably
better than u. ). Grant, with haaical
L CONGRESS: and al, the nnpassioncd
l.yc, chcs that Mr.. VOORHEES, may make
cannot cloud that clear perception.
The Louisville Couricr-Journal thus
lronnrcnts OH tie anti rcelcy speech Vi
lAiv. Voorhees,:
a CoNoAEssMAN's FoLLY.- Mr.. oor-
Ihecs has made q very foolish speech. ~
say That il is Ia every respect an uhWi.c
is perhaps 70 say AL oi II
which can be said with pcriec! accuracy
hua Justice. Mr. VOORHEES, is not IN
idiot. Nor is he the pad servant % the
ia Administration. ,iut lac is very far
nom being what he conccives himself
I,o be, a sagacious political leader and an
unscliish patriot. lie will have cause 10
regret what he hes Glid aud there is not
|, man ia the South who will not regret it
ms soon as he reads it. 1t is just such
Membership as that proposed by Mr..
Voorhccs such calculated and prctend-
led. passion, such mock hcroism and