Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-06
PRESIDENT GRANTS SPEECH.

payment to him..
PRESIDENT GRANTS SPEECH.
At the reunion of the Army Of Ten
nessee, which occurred ct Des Moines
tho other day, President Grant read the
most elaborate speech that has been
accredited to him since he anne into
public prominence. The speech con.
tains some truisms, which everybody
knew before, but is sadly deficient in
everything tending to stamp its au-
thor a. . great statesman. Indeed,
thereis not a word in it that might not
have emsnsted from any third rate
stump orator, and w shall be greatly
surprised II the leading newspapers of
the country do not characterize It as a
very silly production. Take this SEN
tencs as q sample: eff we are to have
another contest in the near future of
u natural ~ existence, I predict the
dividing line will not be Mason Il Dix
on's, but between patriotism and intel
ligence OH the ono side, and supersti-
ton, ignorance and ambition on the
other" In the name Of all the gods at
once, what does this tumble Of words
meant Where is the new line to he
Is it to he inferred that the
President meditates the desertion Of
the party that has hitherto manifested
much concern for the welfare Of the
superstitious and ignorant negroes
Of the South? If 1t docs not mean
this, we are totally at q loss for the
proper application Of his remarks.
Here is another item which sounds ex-
strange in the light of the
record of the last few years: 1--WE
will not dsny to any OF those who
against us any privileges under
the Government which we claim for
What about the "bloody
business and the dissolving of
the Louisiana Legislature at-the point
Of the bayonet ! And what, too, of
the Wholesale Acknowledgement of the
better class of whites at the South and
the backing up in that same region in
thousand instances Of thieving car
and their superstitious all
LEI, the ignorant negroes. with the strong
arm of the Federal Government ? Is
not denying to those who fought
us privileges which we enjoy
under the Government Such twad-
die at this time reads like the emana.
tons Of a demagogue, and is no. what
to be expected from the high
est authority in the nation, who should
1t least pay some little regard to the
truth Of history. As to his anti-secta-
rian views with reference to the public
schools, they are precisely what every
sensible man in the nation has ex-
pressed over aud over again for years.
But we propose dealing fair with the
Presidents speech, and threfore &C.
cord it space in our columns. Aner
his hearers that he proposed TO
them by making a speech,
jotted down some things which
he desired to say, he continued as fol-
1--WE will not deny 10 any of those
who fought against US any privilege
under the Government which we claim
for ourselves. On the contrary, we
will meet all such who come forward
in good faith and help to build up the
waste places and to perpetuate our in
against all enemi $ as broth
ers in full interest with US in . COM
heritage. But we are not pre-
pared to apologize for the past. To
guard against . recurrence of those
we must begin by guarding
every enemy preventing the
OF free republican institu-
/ do not bring into this assem-
blage politics.; certainly not partisan
politics; but 1t Is . fair subject for SOL
diers in deliberation to consider what
he niece sary to secure the prize
for which they battled." The Presi-
dent urged the cultivation of intelli-
gence among all the people in regard
to political matters, and said Iii we
are TO have another contest In the near
future ~ nj natural existence. l pre-
dict the dividing line will not be Ma
son 4 DixOn's, but between patriotism
and intelligence on the one side, and
superstition, ignorance and ambition
on tho other. In this Centennial year,
the work Of strengthening the iounds-
ton of the structure begun by our
one hundred years ago at
should DO begun. Let us
oil labor for more security of FREQ
thought, fres speech and press, free
morals, unfettercd religious senti-
insnts, and equal rights and privileges
Of ell men, irrespective Of nationality,
color or religion; encourage free
schools, and resolve that one dollar
appropriated TO them shall not DO ap-
Piled to support any ~sectarisn school,
and resolve that neither State nor Ma.
ton shall support institutions ave
those where every child in the land
may get q common school education,
unmixed with atheist, pagan or secta-
rian teachings. Leave the matter of
religion to the family. and keep Church
and State forever separate. With these
Safeguards I believe the battles which
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