Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-04
FOR GOVERNOR.
SIDNEY PERHAM.
FOURTH OF Jul 7.

has rolled around again, bringing the peal
of bells, the roaringu of cannon. the spout
ing of orators, the tramp Of professions,
and the juvenile noise and eifervescence
which pertain to 1.-The day we celebrate. .
This is our day of days, the one we re-
joice in and grow in as people above all
others. When it was first celebrated we
were small family of States, and our
principal subject of congratulation was
that we had audaciously cut the apron
strings which bound the American Colo
MES to the mother country and determined
to set up housekeeping upon our own ac-
count. But we have grown away from all
this. We have nearly tripled the number
of original States, increased the popula.
ton more than tenfold, established a gov
eminent as strong as the strongest, and in.
stead of continuing our patriotic enthusiasm
to the ''lickings" we gave the British in
the war for Independence, we consider
the Revolution as but an incident in the
grander mission Of spreading the blessings
of government by the people and elevat-
ing the masses in the scale of humanity,
and so expend our patriotic vauntings in
looking forward to what is before us rath-
er than backward to what has been done
We have grown in ideas rs well rs in ter
ritory, numbers and wealth Having ar
rived to that estate when we feel that we
are match for the rest of the world in
military strength, and lead all in the free
dom and beneficenee of our institutions,
we naturally look upon the struggle to
break loose from our venerable mother
with diminished eyes, as full grown man
upon the exploits of his childhood If we
rejoice now at whipping the red-coats, il
is not merely because we worsted them in
the physical encounter, hut because hav.
ing conquered we were enabled TO achieve
the great results which have followed sue
cess on the well fought fields of the Revo
luton.
This anniversary is happily and appro
priately marked by the blending Of al
nationalities at our New England Capital
in sounding the praises of Peace. inspiring
by their gathering from all lands the SEN
timent of common brotherhood. 1t is an
important fact that all these nationalities
find their representatives. among our coun-
trymen, SO that the audience at the Jubilee
has been made up on different days of diff
ferent nations, as though there were a
young Germany, France and Ireland
growing up within our borders, to receive
with open arms their brother singers who
come to the shores of America We have
gathered the oppressed from all quarters
of the Globe, protected them, and in turn
have received their support and true ale
glance. May the notes of the Jubilee to-
day bind in stronger sympathy the varied
nationalites which it represents. Above
all events of the day this chorus of nations
is the greatest, the most significant.
For the Journal.
GRANT OR GREELEY
have heard it said that there are those
calling themselves republicans, who are going
to unite themselves with the democrats in an
effort to make one II. G., President Upon
what principles such union can be made,
as is to be made, is hard indeed 10 conceive.
No one will or can say in truth that Greeley
and the democratic party have any one prin-
ciple in common. Each has antagonized
every principle of the other for forty years.
II not upon principle, what is the basis of this
proposed union? Is il hatred Of General
Grants No republican, no lover of his coun-
try, can join, / believe, in the disreputable
cry, ''anything to defeat Grant" All rcpub.
licans honor General Grant, and must ever do
SO for what lie has done for our common
country. They followed him with pride dur
ing our recent war from Belmont in Missou-
ri, where he crushed the rebels Of that State.
to Paducah, Kentucky, where the same re-
suits were attained; from there to Fort Don
nelson; from Donnelson TO shiloh. from
Shiloh to Vicksburg, from Vieksburg to Chat.
tanooga, Missionary Ridge and Lookout
Mountain, from thence 10 the Wilderness
Petersburg, Richmond, and Appropriations, and
the hearts of all loyal men were filed with
just pride and gratitude, for what he had done
for our country. We then said, with no dis
senter among us, that he had led our sol
diers to victory, and that he deserved well Of
his country. know democrats DETAINED him
and tried TO belittlc him, at which conduct
we were all, yea all, justly Indignant. Sure
ly after all this no republican / trust can be
found TO Join in the rebel cry, 'anything to
beat Grant" / can readily understand how
men who could in time Of war compare the
Lincoln to a rotten fish, when la
boring, with the single purpose Of saving his
aud our country, may join with Davis, Beau
regard, Senmes, Toombs and other unrepen-
last rebels, in tie uDpatrioiie cry, down with
Grant, for they did il when the General was
before yicksburg and Petersburg; but no