Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31

During the long and bitter campaign, the
close OF which Is fortunately so near at hand,
the opposition and orators and press have
been unable to fasten single charge upon
Gen. Grant derOgatory to his honor as
President, to his fame as a soldier, or to his
character as a man. He has come out of the
storm Of obloquy and defamation aud SLAM
der with the lustre Of his great deeds unfair
nlshed by single stain. The ordeal through
which he aud his Administration have been
made to pass has never been exceeded In
rancOr and bitterness. lie and II have been
assaulted from within and without; false
friends have betrayed and watchtul enemies
have stolen inside the lines; but all alike
failed 10 shake 1t In the confidence Of the
people or to lower Gen. Grant one inch In
the estimation Of his countrymen and the
world. On the 9th of November he will re-
ceive a larger vote than he received three
years ago, when he swept the cou ntry by an
Unprecedented majority.
The Times, In an article on this subject,
says;
From the moment whom the Senatorial cabal
opened their assault during the last session Of
Congress, down to tho present time, there has
been an uno easing attempt TO break down the
character OF the RESIDENT and a. every stage
Recall for an instant the long list Of ISLANDERS
which have been aimed at him, aud which have
boon returned 70 their inventors. He was an
obstinate zealOt, bent on enforcing his own IDEAS,
and Furnishing every one that disagreed with
himi but he has either won the cordial approval
OF tn country for mis- measures-as for ciVilser-
vice refOrm-Or he has won It's respect by wAlv.
ing his views when his course Is not approved,
as In tho case Of San Domingo. He was quar-.
TelsOme and narrow In his personal likes and
dlslikes; yet he has called out tho hsaFtiest
tributes 10 his modesty, sincerity and worth from
men Of the most different characters and oOnnec.
lions. His habits were bad, and he was given
to idle pleasure seeking; but ministers Of the
gospel, and b host Of those who have seen him
day In and day out, have shOWh that no 10 TEN.
peTate, labOTiOuI, and always responsive to the
claims Of duty. He was RVarielOus, and gave
being kept on It's legs for months by tremendous
lying, was knocked ln tho head by evidence that
the President gave no otioes for gifts, and 70.
oelved no gifts when having, or likely to have,
any OthceA TO beHtOW; and that he was, In all his
private affairs, an honorable, careful, modest
But we need not reeIto in detail the ex
plOded fabrications OF the coalition PreSs. II Is
gratifying that they have been dispersed but
what IL OF more Importance 10 the country, whose
highest OticlAl they concerned, Is, that they
have boon met by him 10 firm and selErespocL
ing silence. He has been nobly indicated but
his deeds, not his words, have done the work
lie has LEFT his reputation with his fellOW-cit-
zens, offering In his own defence nothing but the
quiet, patient performance VI all his duties as
they came along. The history Of this campaign
OF lies, and Of Its miserable failure, Is worth
more than can now DO told TO the country, whose
young men are being taught BY II that, AFTER all,
It Is the true man whose success 10 sure and ire
YeTsibo,
"NOr Is It only In the Presidents ylndIcatlon
as to his character that all honest men have
reason TO rejoice. The vindication Of his policy
Is equally important. He has set before himself
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