Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-27

one who has watched the details of his
administration, as only he can watch.
who loves the people more than the
fawning sycophancy of power. Riding
rough shod over popular rights, and pro-
claiming in brazen impudence his con-
tempt for the common prophecies, not
to say deceneies, of yirtuous society. it
was a filling finale that he should be
presented with great enthusiasm to the
Philadelphia denomination convention
on horseback.
We believe that danger TO a Republi-
can government is imminent in a rule
for the reelection of any President.
Adopting the one-term principle, if there
is temptation in the office, we believe it
will be overcome by the better inclina-
ton to do right; and, when this shall
once be established as the only rule, we
shall ,ook for higher tone in all admin
istration of national affairs. Especially
will this be true in the case of one who,
like Gen. Grant, comes to the office as
ignorant as a child of all constitutional
and statutory law.
The convention which placed Horace
Greeley and B. Gratz Brown in nomina-
ton, was composed entirely of men who
were identified with the infant organiza-
ton of the Republican party and those
who had acted with it through the ad-
ministrations of Lincoln and helped to
elect Gen. Grant. They came to its
councils, only after the calm and DELHI
crate conclusions of their judgments,
that there was no hope of reform under
an administration of offlce-holders, bent
on perpetuating power by the most I'M
worthy appliances. 1t was wholly an
organization inside the ranks of the Re
publican party, and yet independent of
its influences. The platform adopted is
one to which every Republican can sub
scribe, and the candidates are those who,
in the infancy of the Republican party,
stood as its cradle and gave it its bap-
tismal name. This they did with sol
emnity and determination which gavein
the child the promise Of its manhood
power.
So with the same convictions and sol
emnity, and with the same regrets for
the political necessity which compelled
such action, Cincinnati gave to the peo-
pie, the standard bearers under whom
we rally.
To be convinced of the strong hold
that Greeley and Brown have on the
people, we have only to notice that State
convention after State convention, in
rapid succession, have wheeled into line,
until now more than tWO-thirds of the
Baltimore Convention have already,
most enthusiastically, pronounced in
their favor.
When it is remembered that no more
pronounced political opponent could
have been offered to them, it will at
once be seen how party and sectional
lines are melting away, in the face of a
great danger which threatens the whole
country.
The Republican party was made up of
wings and democrats. We do not hesitate
to say that it was amOre effectual Organi-
cation, because of the union of these
two political elements. 1t would have
been a weakness in a sensible man, then,
to have objected, on this ground, to the
political association thus offered to him.
If the Democratic party can be so mag
unanimous now astO bury all remembran-
ces of the past, it OughttO send a thrill of
10y through the ranks of the Republi-
can party On the contrary, it is no.
ticeable~that the existence of the Demo-
cratic party has become a subject Of
great solicitude among Republicans
Everything which looks like the APP
proach of that blessed day in which sec
tiOnal differences shall be healed, and
the North and the South, bound only by
the bonds of peace" shall ''clasp
hands across the bloody chasm, " is de
cried as fraught with the greatest dan
ger. We do not share in these apprev
tensions. neither do those who are so
lavish of these opinions attach any i'm
portance to them, any further than they
are to affect timid and unstable minds.
We believe in the history of current
events, which has proclaimed to the
world that our civil war has
ceased and we are sure that the
only road to permanent pros
perity and greatness, lies in the firm aud
myielding purpose that we will have
peace
OF Horace Greeley we need not speak.
His name is a household word in our
State. He was born among the sterile
hills of our neighboring New Hampshire
he grew to manhood among Us. and
there are few of our fathers who have
not commended the example Of his life
for imitation to their sons Mingl-
ING in public affairs and with public
men all his life-he has kept his charac-
ter as pure as our mountain streams. SO
that even now in the midst of heated
political contest, not even a suspicion Of
corruption, is breathed against his name.
His honor. bis honesty, and his ability are
national. The people will see to it, that
such sterling qualities of head and heart.
find their appropriate place in the c0an-
ellis of the natisn
1t is only the natural sequence of such
"A character, that his great abilities should
always have been used to lift up the
down-trodden and oppressed-to defend
the weak-tO denounce the wrong, and
uphold the right. No class were ever
wronged without finding in him a de-
fender No people were ever struggling
for higher and purcr and nobler life
who did not hear the bugle blast of him,
who is now the rallying cry Of great
people
We believe we hazard nothing in say
ing that in the last decade, no name has
been so potent as his in power and infiu-
encc with the masses. Above Legislators
above GOycrnOTs-aboyeG Generals and
Presidents. His has been the voice
which has encouaged-w which has warn
ed-which has protested
To such a man-familiar with the
workings of all governments student
of all histories-thoroughl conversant
with constitutional law-intimately ac-
quainted with the wants Of the people
sprung from the humble walks, of life,
and through all the vicissitudes of for
tune true, noble and honest man, we
invite the support of the freemen of
Vermont.
We feel confident that he viii be elect
ed; and when his administration shall go
down to history and he be crowned with
the laurels of ''well done" we hope our
children will not have to regret that the
electoral vote of Vermont was against
him.
CHARLES CLEMENT,
HENRY G. ADAMS,
JOHN A. SALISBURY,
FLETCHER TARBLE,
A. G. STAFFORD,