The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-09-18
HaDpy Grant,

Old King Cole, o! happy memory, who
called for Lis pipe, his bowl and fddiers
three, aud OF whom history a6irms that
"no lark was so bli!he as he," would
never have inspired the poe, bad Our
President lired in the same day. No.
thing troubles him. His eouanirnity is
beyond compare. The tempest Of poli:i-
cal agitation and reform rosrs around
him, but trusting in the stars, he smokes
and throws care to the dogs-not his pet
dogS-for if he mas any natural affection
at all, it is for his dogs, horses, and the
spoils which have already rendered him
odious IN the eyes Of the world. Great
soul. Greeley and-eform, and the great
Liberal movement, which is sweeping
over the country like mighty torrent.
have no terrors for his ossitied heart and
smoke obscured mind. Wha: matters
too if the nation groans, and the South
wecps, while he can smoke and believe in
the inviacibiIity Of his bayonets for car
ryiug him rough shod again into power.
It is all the same to Grant. Aside from
the qualification Of his animal desires,
pets and gi(t-love, to keep his feet on the
necks Of trodden and robbed people is
his next great love. But even this does
not disturb him. AS philosopher, and
divested of the characteristics which
have made him infamous-he would be
the greatest of ancient or modern times,
that is if he had heart, human heart,
capable Of feeling or generous impulse.
That member has long ago been turned
into wood, or stone or something equally
as hard and incapable Of natural human
emotion. Even our South Carolina fight.
ing radicals affect him not-in q cloud
of smoke rings he afirms that he cares
not which party wins, the Ring thieves
or the virtuouS and honest boilers
either and both will 90 for hinl--aud the
supremacy of Grant radicalism will be
sustained. Far seeing Grant. But we
believe if there is one atom Of Vulnerable
space not petri6ed in his heart, that it
will be yet touched, and that will be
when Mr.. Greeley, the philanthropiSt,
the reformist, the honest, gifted states
man is declared 10 be the choice for the
next four years. He will be made 10
feel then. The signs Of the times are
ominous, though he sees them not The
difference between Mr.. Greeley and Grant
is so great, that it will indeed be strange
if the honesty, virtue and ability Of the
one in comparison with the gross inca.
pacity Of the other does not continue to
convict and convince thousands Of the
blind followers of the blind, as it has
been doing since the nomination, until
the great nepotist will be left high and
dry without q glimmer Of hope. How
any sane man, who loves his country,
and hates rascality and carpet baggery,
can fail to give Mr.. Greeley the prefer
ence is pas. all comprehension. The one
will restore good feeling between the
sections and races, honesty, purity and
justice, while the other will make confu.
sion worse confounded, till honesty shall
forever fee, and justice hide her head in
shame, and the Government be infinitely
worse scorn and reproach to the world
than it is now. Mr.. Greeley, the sage,
the lover Of liberty, who will give to
both races justice under the laws, q
thousand times rather than Grant, who
would sink every principle Of honor or
justice into everlasting ruin, SO that he
can ride in power, and manufacture smoke
rings.