Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-31
=" Conclusions"

| The last editorial that Mr.. Creole,
wrote is as follows. 1t is worth pre-
serV alton:
| CoNcLUsIoNs.-The general result
OF our late Presidential election indi
Gates that
| i. The objections to Genera
Grant rule originally urged by Sen
ators Sumner, SEIZURE, Trumbull, &c.
were torcible and we'll grounded
Many of the most respectable of The
Journals which, on either side of the
Atlantic, vigorously urged the Presi.
dents recollection, now insist that the
abuses thus proclaimed must be &C.
knowledged and CORE cted some oil
them demand, in addition to the re-
tor ms specifically promised at PhiIa-
delphia, Others still more radical and
thorough.
III. But, where thousands admit
ted the criticisms aforesaid were just,
far fewer were ready to accept the
only alternative presented. They
say they would have supported Adj
ans, or Davis, or Trumbull; bat not
Greeley. Hence the vote was quite
l'ght,even in the States and Districts
where the contest was spirited.
III. The great mass of the people
feel no sympathy for those they still
regard as Rebels On the contrary.
they hold that these have been treat.
ed more leniently than they deserve.
The majority will tolerate, not APP
prove, the gift of Office to Long.
street, an Alderman, Settle, who has
been baptized into the Republican
church but they are not willing that
any others should hold Office where
they can prevent it.
Nv, Whichever party carries in
October two or three central states
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana-is
morally certain TO choose the Presi-
dent in November. There has been
no exception to this rule, save in
1924 when Jackson carried Pennsyl-
vani a and Indiana, and had a plural.
lty of the Electors chosen. but Adams
was elected by the House.
Y. These two States having gone
for Grant in October, not only was
the contest virtually given up in the |
North, but thousands of the so>caled |
Rebels wentsOver to Grant, believing
this their shortest way to Recon.
Struction-that is to secure for them.
selves q practical equality of rights
with our citizens. Thus Gen. Ker-
shaw of South Carolina at one time
urged his fellow Rebels to run no
ticket against Grant as it would en-
.ble them to appeal with effect for
federal sympathy against their ras
ally State rulers.
VI. The Republicans have per-
i6Galr- JHPwGb,ueI0bR PessaAbnh. said
". When the old Republican par
y bad chosen Mr.. Monroe President
With only one Elector dissenting, it
dissolved and ran four candidates at
he next election.
VII. Though the Democratic par
y broke into fragments, not one of
these has distinctly proposed re-
turn TO the anti-Negro policy of 9TH
or days. On the contrary, the Bonr-
oons, who urged all manner OF OBJ
ections to Greeley, said nothing of
bis devotion to Equal Rights regard
less of color. We may fairly conclude |
that there will be no further tormid-
able, opposition to Impair
tisl Suffrage.
VIII There is little or no COM
plant from any quarter of violence
or terrorism at the polls. Blacks
and Whites swarmed around thou
sand polls, struggling zealously, but
scarcely blow was struck and no
rerious riot occurred. 1t is thus set
tied that Whites and Blacks may
vote together without breach OF the
and "nigger" treating
each other with forbearance and con-
sideraLion