The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-02-16
FROM COLUMBUS.
CoIuMnus. O. Feb 3 1873

COLUMBUS, u, Feb. 8, 1873.
ED SPIRIT: For me to give you the
news of Columbus, since last wrote YOU,
without1eferring to the recent outrages
in Louisiana and at Vicksburg, would he
telling only part. 1t is scarcely neces.
sary for me to say that the action of
Gen. Sheridan, in the Louisiana affair, is
looked upon here by all parties as revo-
lutionary in the highest sense, and as a
link and sUivel in the effort of Gen
Grant to establish q despo:ism, that
his former political friends detest this &C.
ton, or at least a large majority Of them
do, is apparent to ALL In the tacit sup
port given this course by the Republican
members of the Legislature, they fail to
support the measure or to attempt to ap
prove Of the course of the President or
Sheridan; but their tactics have been,
not TO defend this executive usurpation,
hut to point out former faults of the
Democrats They again try to hide be
hind the old threadbare war issues.
That they hate Grant and are tired of
him, is very apparent. They are between
two fires. They detest the revolution
ary action of the President and fear the
result Of his course, but to repudiate the
action with the power and position he
holds, would be disintegration of their
party. To sustain him is danger to the
Republic. Without him they have no
one to stir up new war issues on which
to hold out little longer; with him to
sustain "6andHtr' telegram of drunk
en-, dashing U. S. officer, they know not
what security they have-and that they,
too,may some day be called by the same
title for supporting the action of con-
stitutional majority. Jf.s'i h. ',.,-..
The work of the past six weeks evi-
dently points to third term for the
Presidency that Grant intends to pay no
regard to the voice of the people,in their
thunder tones of last Fall, is now very
apparent; that he intends to force his
party to nominate him for third term
is equally as apparent. To succeed in
the third election is to be managed not
by the reports of such men as Charley
Foster ;but when such men as Foster get
in, new committee is to be selected TO
manufacture public opinion With
enough Of manufactured outrages and
provoked complaints, leading to unbear
able insurrection or threatened disturb
ances, the President hopes to be able tc
have enough Of the Southern vote thrown
out to secure his third election; and the
third election means the establishment
Of the Grant family as the ruling mon.
archy of hundred years Republic
Caesar and Louis Napoleon were no
more anxious to overthrow their respect
i've Republics, and establish monarchy
with them at the head of it, than GRAM
Is to do the same in this country. Tha
they succeeded the reader of histor,
well knows and he also knows the result
That Grant will succeed is only to be de
cided by the prejudice or will of fire,
people. While he is laying the founda
ton for it. and trying TO follow in tn,
Footsteps of those who did succeed, tn,
Vigilance of the American people" |.
awake, and many who have up to tn,
present time almost worshipped him, SCI
the danger and are ready to sever thei
party ties for the preservation of thu
liberties of the nation, and from Ithi.
time forward repudiate him, . g., A.
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