The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-10
Gener al Grant.

The Louisville Journal has become the
great snuunriator. II has figured much IN
that line. It's df,uble-leaded announcements
have attracted notice. It paraded TILDES 10
foreteling notices previous to the last presl'
Dental camr align, and 1t has already, IN the
same authoritative style, put him up as tne
assured nominee OF the Democratic party.
Indeed. our contemporary has slipped up
sometimes: notably in the matter OF the
hundred thousand armed Kentuckians that
were TO be at Washing ton on the 4th OF
March, 1877, or thereabouts. But that
| won2d not make the announcement OF the
nomination Of TM.pEN next year untrue II
he were to be nominated; by no means.
But the Journal has recently made room
for rumor that everybody will feel de-
sire to know more about. That rumor re-
lated to General GRANT. It was to the effect
that the General was failing physically and
mentally. Is that indeed true9 We should
like TO know. Who wouldn't?
We are inclined to believe that it is not
founded in fact and particularly because
General GRANT and his friends are bent
upon his being next President. That idea
could hardly be maintained in vigor unless
the condition and the temper Of the Gene
raj were favorable, and his supporting
ofiice-hunters saw good grounds TO nope
that he would be able to take his seat.
II General GRANT means indeed to bc
| President, he presumes upon state OF ma
tional depravity and servility which would
favor BIS proclamation rs Emperor OF the
| nation; and we are not ready to say that he
| prcsumes. without warrant. At any time
within fifteen years he might successfully
have placed bimSel: over the nation as its
arbitrary ruler. Indeed, the tyranny and
unrcasonng injustice exercised over the
South by tie ruling party OF the land plain
" show that that party cannot be prevented
from making GRANT emperor by any idea OF
right or love Of virtuous liberty that IS
cherished in their hearts.
True liberty is in fact dead, and has been
dead in the national heart for years. 1t
would he indeed the greatest of absurdities
to expect 10 find love of manly liberty
and enlightened justice in the hearts OF men
who seek the persecution OF their own kim
dred race OF Caucasian type to crafty de-
graded fanaticism in behalf of inferior and
barbarian races.
But with regard to General GRANT the
time is critical. We shall probably be bet
ter informed OF the movements on the chess.
board looking towards him soon; but we
wish to say this: that il is not often that
men WHO contemplate the committing OF a
crime die before the time of committing it.
Logically, men meditatnS a wrong or act
OF usurpaton should be supposed to have
the power and the information which JUST.
ties the anticipation Of success. They there
fore don't die before the time, and so the
world is led to conclude that men are not in
the habit OF dying before the time.
We believe that General GRANT, il he
means 10 lie President, intends, if possible,
to be the last Of Presidents. Conditions in
this country favor it as far as we can see. AS
we say, we may soon learn more concern
ing intentions in high places. But we re-
neat, is it true that General GRANT is failing !?
We wish him no calamity, and do not
suppose that he is failing if bis intentions
are really what we think they are. But still,
il the Louisville journal has further infor-
nation, will it not ring the annunciator?