American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14
GRANT. ASD TnE PRESIDENCY.

From the Cincinnati Gazette.
The opposition of all shades are
evidently afraid of Grant. They
lie WIS actively Nv work TO secure a
denomination. They tried TO make
it IA, pear that the Federal Office llul
dprs had bren Instructed to :. nj
delegates 10 he National COuv-.'-
zion favorable TO his reio,ninati,in.
For this there was no better iOuudt-
ton than there Is now for the third
ter IN talk. The people had nominal
ted Giant in 1872. as they did Lin
cola in 1864, long before the Na,Ion
al Convention assembled, nd the
business of the latter, in both cases,
was merely TO formally declare what
the prope had previously decided
upon. This was done. and that, too
without the agency. direct or indi-
rect, of either of the men who were
the choice of the masses OF the Re
publican pas y.
1t is we'll knOwd that, in 1868,
candi,late for the Presidency, and
he did il only BECAUSE il WAS i'm
pressed upon him that the Use of
his name and his Service AZ Chief
Magistrate were necessary to the
asc-n.iency of the Republican par
ty.
In 1872, when i, was found that
Grant would be reHomiIla ed, the
report was circulated that in view
l.. Il p.
l-tu his seeking the Nomination.. he
would decline 10 br n ctndIdrte.
So positive wee the reports upon
tl.lS point that, la May, 1872, We
wrote Inn u private lei .rr Gu The
sul.j- t: to wi,ich airrll VS. i"c-tN
s-t!, which We are no" penn ted ~
! PRINT. This has ntthI.S directly Ia
ii" with the third tenn, tur II SHOWS
how Grant ie.t win reference l."
serve to di>ai,u>.. t',r ulint> % i,u.'.-
| If ANY ther he, WAC honestly beiI,'vt-
int the Prcsl,ie"t Is cai.n..le s..
-cheming for Il nuInInatiou In 1876
| EXECUTIVES: MANSION
! Was. i"gton, ID. -, My ii 1871
DIAn DIN oti NV II
IOlh list, syai"g that the m.',n-
gers OF h. Gaeette had drci led 10
come out >quir.-Iy f"r my nOulna-
ZION at Pail .deiphI,. june , t,
pIOX., when they were met by h..
re, or that | would r:Iher d-,-li G
brIng "a c.,u'.id;,te before the Con
v-niion, or would decline ai:er nom
nation, VAS received LIS "ight, al
ter leaving ms office tor the da!
caused dispatch to be- s-ut tn
Sou To the fleet thai the re,,Or, wits
witout any authority Whatever.
l am not in The hnbir of writing
letters on political subj =, and $
prciaiiv have | never Wi zen Il let
ter calculated To influence Con
v-ntiun as TO wIio should ,t can,ii-
! dates before il, or s.lect 10y it But
I YOUR letter Is of such :, ma ure as to
prOpril, demanded I'm answer, more
particnIarl. as you Sd, you will
| r-at my reSpOn.e as strict con
hdrnfal.
! Now | will say that | never pro
T. aimed IN, self ii candidate, eth, T.
( b.iu,e the COrvrntiou which meets,
III ih.l-dr'ph'a this year, nor the
Couv -ntion which WAS held in Chi
cago tour years ago. i have never
written IA line, done an ac'. nor,
believe l can y Y with Truth, -nttr-
( t'ined ii thaughr calcuii'ed TO pro
duce action by the Republican party
In favor of my promotion, over thai
OF any other man III 1t who might be
THEN cbO:ce-
do now, AS l did four years ago,
sincerely believe that the interests
oil the whole country demand the
sncrr>S of the k"t,uhiicdn Iarty.
If ,le.iued auvI>,. be. l am willing
10 make any sacrifice to accomplish