The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-09-24
POLITICAL.
GRANT AND GREELEY.
[From the Boston congregationallst.l

After all the drawbacks of this and every
other description which are honestly to be al
legged against it, in the main, there is clearly
no denying that Gen. Grants administration
has been success. Peace and prosperity have
followed it North and South industry has
been recuperated; the debt has been reduced
with an ease and in proportion the prophecy
of which would have seemed to be beyond be-
lief; taxes have been heavily lowered; our
difficulties with England have been put in the
way of final settlement we have been kept
out of disgraceful and greedy intermeddling
in the quarrel between Spain and Cuba, and
everywhere, and in all things, we have enjoyed
remarkable degree of commercial and gen.
eral prosperity. We have been a well-govern-
ed country, and the President, both for what
he has done, and what he has refused to do,
deserves large share of the credit of it.
While it is impossible to ignore the fact that
with the experience he has gained, and the
momentum he has, so to speak, acquired, he
would be much more likely to do well during
another four years, than he was to do SO dur
ing his first Official term. 1t is not to be con-
ceived that he should pass through this can
vass without becoming fully aware in what
ways his best friends and strongest supporters
think he has made mistakes and incredible
that should he be reelected, he will not take
advantage of this light, to semcdel his theories
and reform his practice. We have no doubt
whatever-as the late editor of the New York
| Tribune himself has said within the year
that good as lie has been already, he will make
much better President during his second
term than his first.
Turning now to Mr.. Greeley, we have a man
who deserves the greatest respect for the use
which he has made of his opportunities in life,
for certain intellectual vigor, and for some
admirable qualities of heart. As the founder
and foremost man in one of the foremost jour
nails Of the country, he is entitled to great
praise for much which he has done, and much
which he has said better than any other man.
1t is impossible, however, not to feel that III
two qualities, obstinacy and taciturnity, Presi-
dent Grant has greatly the advantage of him.
Mr.. Greeley is very fond Of talking, and says
a great many foolish things While he so wo-
fully lacks persistency of character-except in
from any data of his past where he will not be,
and what he will not say and do tomorrow.
Indiscretion in exigencies has been his beset-
ting sin. He wanted to let the South secede
in peace in the beginning of the rebellion he
wanted to have the North cave in in disgrace
when Lee entered Pennsylvania; and we all
remember what an annoyance-to use no hard
IL l.. a. r
coin in his Niagara plans for ending our
difficulties, and the other superintendent slop-
pings-oyer of his ill-regulated although honest
zeal.
Mr.. Greeley's prominent characteristic seems
to be an inordinate self-conceit. He is one of
those men who, at the shortest notice, and on
the most reasonable terms, would take con-
tract to do anything, from removing the North
Pole to the Gulf of Mexico, to telling an audi
ence of Bowditches, what he knows about
arithmetical calculi, and would never have a
suspicion but he could carry out the contract
to the satisfaction of all concerned.
He has itched to be President for many
years, and the Democratic party have scratch
ed him in the right place. A Binghampton
Journal processes to have seen in undeniable
black and white the evidences of a corrupt |
bargain and sale, as the result of which the
nominations at Cincinnati and Baltimore have
been made. However this may be, men who
know Mr.. Greeley know that should he now
be elected President by Democratic votes, his
past Republication aotlt hare no more influence
ocer his future otieiat action than the hens
nest IN achich 10 aoas surreptitiously sacu5ated,
has ooer the gro@n gosling after 1t has taken to
tie acater. If Mr.. Greeley is elected, the rebel
lion comes back again, and that old sham
Democratic rule achich brought aspoa thss aatioa
the horrible and bt0od-stained gears that are
not get Forgotten. And, aoorse thaa that, Tam
many ,ci2 reign!