The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-06


cot a. 70 confer honer upcn tic
~ Il, 10th - ,hc'f sitf'.og character
- aea ar3 wsaen 81 Bcpulbgaas
+ Io ne i, appears % be er.aeai thai
ne eloc;aoa Il Eeps6ieaa President
p cor CeatenniAl year = qsiie possible
snly because hs wlll deserve 10 BE-
elected Our candidate mus, ~ The
embodiment a ihe rnion seoumcui q
the ooa1try neither ready 60 apologize
ior the prescrYAuon q tic Union. nor
he emancipation 81 a race, hnd true
poi Only 70 the fundamental principles
which have ever given vitality 10 the
Republican party, preserved the Ma.
uoaAl credit. protected the great 10.
iusiriAl interests Of the country and
opened the way Tor return % specie
payment, bat our candidate must also
furnish Ia bis own behalf name and
character a. q man Of aaalrs, with TO-
bust convictions Of duty that shall be 8
sufficient guaranty 70 secure ability.
purity and strict economy 10 all
branches 81 the executive departments
The coming national contest is likely
70 be conducted with carneslness, per.
hAps by resort 10 al the yituperative
eloquence and e1traragant abuse
which eItr,me pArtisanship is apt 70
esteem as among its most potent
weapons Of political warfare. but this
system Of tactics has sigually failed
where il might have been expected to
have been the most effective, and we
may well feel our courage reinforced
by the late overthrow Of the New
Hampshire Democracy whose hatred
Of republication suffers no diminution
from any disadvantages Of Northern
latitude.
A sad mistake, as IL turns out. was
made in the selection OF Gen, Belknap
for Secretary OF War--a mistake now
happily corrected by the selection Of a
successor Of unquestioned fitness as
well ~ Of uDquestioned Republican
ism. Yet even those who may have
had most cause TO dislike the late Sec
rotary never suspected his personal
integrity until be dropped forever from
his high position. In fact it is the
truth Of history TO say that military
officers have almost universally escap.
ed such imputations, an exception be-
ing 80 rare as TO provoke worldwide
commentary. But even military men,
had they been placed in the garden Of
Eden, might not have done much bet.
ter than he who said, "The woman
gave me anil ! did eat" The flaming
sword is already drawn to execute
Justice. No true Republicans desire
that any guilty man shall escape, and
they have pursued and will pursue
and punish rascals as swiftly whe /
found stealing in their own part a
when found in any other; but u ey d,
not connive at ihe escape Of Tweed
nor do they stop the pursT It of an,
trail because it leads " their ow
camp. The Republicaa party does no
attempt to crock al mankind by on
genera indictmsat based upon tn
ohc' ace Of single individual, althoug
/. will be found TO possess suficier
health and righteous wrath to CT
! of all offer ding members, KNOWN
9 that il will then still hold in its pa
riotic ranks large majority Of til
people. A House Of Representative
y where Northern Democrats are mainl
!, excluded by their Speaker from Il
% lead on committees, and where exec
y federate officers now hold the DONNA
y ing influence, cannot be expected
!; act with exalted ideas of patriotism
y but solely inspired rs II would see
with the purpose to rule the Cover
d ment they so lately sought TO ruin, Il
y measures proposed under the plansib
= guise Of reform may be 30 gaunt al
10 grotesque as 10 raise painful dou
q, as TO whether or not the real desiI
ut may be to cripple the ordinary adm
istrAtion Of the Government and
Of produce at length imbecility by slC
~ starry alton. Some better return
Of amnesty might possibly have been e
tb hibited. Ever since the close Of t
AZ war every Republican Congress h
,a' resolutely reduced by many millio
"a the annual expenditures Of the GC
eminent, and in no equal portion
he our history for half Of a century
mt the per centage oflosses been 30 SIN
Ter by defalcAtion in the collection Of c.
IA toms and internal revenue as in
terms Of Lincoln and Grant. All j
~ and reasonable curtailments of erp'
his ditures, however, should be cage
Ate accepted. whether coming from unu'
al and reckless quarters or otherwi
en- but absolute public necessities shot
!, not be left unprovided for, even thou
eK' the Democratic party never more NJ
ely TO talk loudly Of economy, credited