The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
Grant President. NoY
For the GAZETTE.

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MR.. EDITOR Reading in your paper
yesterday what Phil Sheridan said abnnt
General Grant being the next President
made me drop the paper and hasten for
"a blank piece of paper to record INV pro-
test against General Grant ever being
President of the United States again.
My patriotism rises up against it. and
every instinct of my nature and reason
rises up in words against it, and | know
not which to select and which to omit
First, my love of a Republican govern
ment second, the danger of military
man being President, and the traditions
OF our fathers and the opinions of the
greatest statesmen against it; third,
Uenerai Grants character and fame and
exaltations have only rested on advanta-
geous circumstances, and he was brought
10 tle surface by circumstances not cred
liable. Not to say that he was brought
into notice not by any talents as a states
man but by the cold butchering of many
millions of men. We all know his bid
Tor the candidacy for the first Presidency
TO both parties, and by his treachery to
Andrew johnson he fell ON the Republ-
can side and they took him up as a
makeshift to suit their expediency to
elect him on the ground of his bulldog
military exploits, and the passions and
prejudices Of men. We we'll know how
well he served them, and through his
: first and second terms turned traitor to
all his former and better principles
Wise men know that his two administra-
. tions were subversive of Republican
government, and more military than con-
stitutional. 1t is equally known that it
was only the forbearance of the people,
! the peace of the country and the honor
! OF the nation that he was not impeached
! for numerous tyrannical breakages of the
constitution and expelled from the Presi-
dency. 1t will be remembered how the
last acts of bis government were used by
military usurpation in the South to gov
, ern its elections, suppress public opinion
! and hinder lawful votes. And after all
was over and the tide had turned against
Black-republicansm how he sent Sheri-
dan to Louisiana to dragoon the people,
and Sherman and his coterie on COM
mission to assist the Returning Board to
: cheat Tilden out of the lawful Presiden-
, cy and foist Hayes into the Presidential
chair contrary to the voice of the people
and the last crowning act of his infamous
administration, when the Republicans
!, threatened that the Speaker of the SEN
J, a'e should read Mr.. Hayes into the Presi-
dency unconstitutionally notwithstand-
=, ing, and when the public voice of the
people was rising up against it and
J, threatened it should not be, how General
Grant gathered and pitched his military
J. squadrons around Washington and men
aced Congress and the patriotic people OF
the United States with shot and shell,
! that they should submit to such an un-
constitutional decision. II is well known
how all the hearts of the great statesmen
and of the wise and good trembled, and
to prevent a conflict which would result
in bloody war, in anarchy, the subver
sion Of the government and making
General Grant military director and
70 then Emperor of the United States. The
a Democrats and the country, in the hope
g of "A fair result, submitted to a commits
sion, and all know how by contingencies
and roguery his Accidency, Mr.. Hayes
: became President of the United States
= Though some might thoughtlessly blam
n Democrats who joined in a commission
l. which produced such unforeseen results
i Yet those who looked behint the cui
tain-who stood at the point of observa
=. ton and voted for that commission ant
" stood by it did so as necessity rathe
a than the country should endure evils OF
NJ which the imag nations of men hav
scarcely any conceptions, and with thei
Increased knowledge since l doubt no
that these Democratic men If the,
had it to 40 over again would do as the.
= did with increased vigor. Their action
II has only secured step back To strik
the traitors heavy blow. We all kno'
how Gen. Grant played his cards to b.
President third term, His nomlnatio
failing like Macawber he was waiting fu
something to turn up, and in case OF
conflict our wisest and best men feare
G- that with Gen. Sherman, Phil Sheridan
and other military satraps to back him, "
should have the revolution OF Mexico .
Gen. Grant would have usurped tn
nj Government and proclaimed himse
Emperor, And now if a traitorous ere
nu as forlorn hope should attempt
nd make a solid North, revive sectional an
mostly and as forlorne hope nominal
r. Gen Grant a third time for the Presidel
cy, and hang out the bloody SHIRT. Han
re, up this in your office. Set up your typ
nd wet down your paper, and throw
wear sheets and buy your thousands
e" thousands of leaden voices say to IL
,d Traitor and false Prophet: No, Gel
Grant will never be President OF u
United States. 1t cannot, shall not
and there is no person an old man won
i. 90 further to prevent than U. 5. Grant
PATRIOT.