Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-27

conspiracy tor tho dlSmemberment
of the Republic; since which time,
having ostensibly withdrawn from
the management of his paper, the
Tribune has made itself infamous
by it's surprising audacity, it's
despicable method of warfare upon
the man "better fitted to occupy the
White House in 1872 than in 1862
it's base elimination of the Repub-
lican party as hating and expressing
the whites of the South (mcaning
the whites that rose in rebcllion),
and its disgusting adulation of "the
Sage of Chappaqua" rs the coming
delivcrer.
"Presidency on the BRAIN" is the
secret of Mr.. Greeley's hostility to
Grant. No other solution of his
extraordinary conduct is even plausi-
bic. Remember that he has up
held the Administration and all its
leading measures, especially Con-
grcssional action for the suppress
sion of Ku-Kluxism, now so 6ercely
denounced, until within a compara-
lively short time. Since then the
President has done nothing to in
dicatc that he is an altered man, or
to evoke Mr.. Greeley's censurc. If
he is as corrupt and dcspotic as the
latter now represents him to be, he
was not less so when Mr.. Greeley
extollcd him for his integrity, and
defended him against his Democrat
ic and rebel accusers. 1t is most
unfair for this "Liberal" rival to go
back upon his own record, and ring
the charges upon "ncpotism," ''gift
taking" "corruption," ''mal-admin-
istration," etc., etc. He must be
held to his own declarations. He
is fairly precluded from making any
filings or registering any grave
charges against the President for
what transpircd under his admin
istration up to the hour of his last
public Endorsement of him. If he
can show that he has erred through
ignorance, or that the President has
since that time been guilty Of any
acts that call for his rejection by
the people, he will be entitled to
forgiveness, on the one hand, for his
former partisanship, and to general
commentator, on the other, for his
courage and fidelity to principle.
But he can do no such thing; and
hence it is not for him to bring any
railing accusations.
Another remarkable somersault is
seen in the sudden secession of
General Banks, Of Massachusetts,
from the Republican ranks, and ac-
tive alliance with the Greeley move
ment. True, it is not an event Of
general, hardly of any local, impor-
tance; yet it affords another strik-
ing illustration of the utterly indie
fensible conduct Of the Republican
seccders generally, as it is easy to
condemn them out of their own
mouths. OF course some reasons
must be given for such Il transition.
Let us, therefore, listen to those
offered by General Banks:
eff you come down to the very
marrow oft, the sole Distinguishing
difference between the Administra-
ton party and the party in opposi-
ton is that the Administration con-
tonds for the pcrpetuation of power
in this country IN the hands Of a
faction, who are more or less for
their personal benefit, and the op-
position for the preservation of that
power iu the hands Of tie people.
A large and powerful party
have possession, and desire to con-
tinue ii for their own benefit.
The reason 1 do this is, that know
perfectly well that these principles
the equality ofall men, the enfran
chiscmcnt Of all men, the reconcilia-
ton of all men-can never be at
tanned by the success of any one
party"
1t is because of the vcnal charac-
ter and false position of the Admin
istration party, therefore, that Gen
cral Banks withdraws from it. Yet
he has been conspicuous member
of that party, and an able represen-
tative Of it in Congress; has helped
to shape and enforce its policy; has
sustained all those measures which
are SO distaseful to the opposition;
has seen no good reason why Presi-
dent Grant should not be reelected,
making due allowance for errors of
Judgment and mistakes in the ap-
pointmcnt OF subordinates. Three
months ago, at the Philadelphia
Convention, he assentcd to the
claim that "during eleven years of
its supremacy the Republican party
has accepted with grand courage
the solemn duties of the times, sup
pressed gigantic rebellion, eman-
cipated four millions of slaves,
declared the equal citizenship OF
all, established universal suffrage,
exhibited unparalleled magnanimity,
criminally punished no man for po-
litical offenses and warmly welcomed
all who proved their loyalty by
obcying the laws and dealing justly
with their neighbors." Moreover,
1--WE believe that the modest patriot
ism, the earnest purpose, the sound
judgment, the practical wisdom, the
incorruptible integrity, and the illus
trious services of Ulysses S. Grant
have commended him to the hearts
of the Ameaican people; and with
him at our head we start to day up
on a new march to victory"
Still further, month ago, Gen
eral Banks put his signature to
circular to the soldiers, containing
the following panegyric:
"We congratulate ourselves upon
the fact that the Government during
the past three and half years, has
been administered by one OF our