The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-24

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Look at his history, men Of America!
and say whether the people OF the South
or OF any section should give him their
support.
Look at it, l say!
When the States-Union was controlled
by Southern gentlemen he was court-mar.
tailed and stripped Of his shOulder.straps
for conduct unbecoming a gentleman.
This Is history.
But he was given o commission in 1851
by the Government that he had done his
level best to disgrace.
This was pat and proper, however, for
that Government had fallen from It's high
estate and was being engineered BY the
madmen and mudsills OF Y~ankeedom-
1t was drumming up recruits for an
Army,
In the penitentiaries,
In the work-houses,
In the sluns and back.alleys OF the
In the cesspools Of all creation;
And the mission OF this Army was
10 invade our territory;
To butcher the chivalric sons oil our
soil;
To burn our beautiful cities;
To grind golden harvests under
hoof and heel;
To annihilate our heaven.appointed
~labor.system;
To trample innocence and intelligence
under the splay feet Of our slaves.
This was the satanic situation at the
terrible and tenebrions time that Grant
was given q commission.
Backed by bulldog luck and Linkhorn,
he rose in rank until he became a Major
General.
The battle Of Shiloh marked the turn.
day OF his destiny.
He neither fought nor planned that bat
He lay in his tent, while the musketry
ratified and the artillery roared around
him;
And the Conlederates were pressing the
Federals from the field, when Buell. swept
up and saved the Yankee bacon.
Yet, notwithstanding these facts, Buell.,
who was unpopular at Washington, was
edged aside, and Grant was proclaimed
"the Savior Of Shiloh"
This is history.
He was called to the supreme command
OF the Yankee army when the confeder-
ate government was at its last gasp.
He had five Federals to one confederate.
He had money and munitions without
let or limit.
But he toiled for months and months,
and squandered thousands and tens OF
thousands OF lives before he could capture
our capital and force the surrender OF the
hungry, and ragged regiments Of Lee.
This is history.
In 1865 the radicals told this red.handed
butcher that they wanted him 10 become
their candidate for the Presidency.
He consented to accept the honor upon
the understanding that he was to receive
$4,000 for resigning the position OF Gen
eral Of the United States Army.
The sum w~assubsCribed by the Stewatts,
VanderbilLs, Fisks, and all that vulgar
variety.
This is history.
He was elected by the peculiar methods
that form a part OF the Radical religion,
and he walked into the White House,
which had been 80 thoroughly polluted
and fitted for his presence by the sanga-
mon scoundrel and Tennessee traitor.
He called his father,
His son,
His brother,
His cousins,
his brother-in law,
and all the rest Of his relations, and all the
relations Of his wife, into the public ser
vice at fat and leshy salaries.
Then he provided for those men who
had presented him with
Fine houses,
Fancy farms,
Fast horses,
Splendid carriages,
Handsome libraries,
Costly wines,
Blooded bull-pups,
Etc, etc, etc.
Then he summoned
The Belknaps,
The Babcocks,
and all that race OF rascals TO the front
rascals who proceeded to steal themselves
rich, and whom he protected and saved
from the results OF crime.
This is history.
He embarked in the enterprises OF Wall
street ~swindles, whereby he added 10 his
already fine fortune, and made paupers OF
thousands Of men whom his stool.pigeonl
and skip.kennels had previously lured
into the speculations.
This Is history.
He purchased big tracts OF land in San
Domingo, and then advocated annexa'
ton in order to increase their value-peT.
hitting several residents OF the island u
be thrown into prison because they had
the temerity TO oppose the project.
This is history.
He passed the major part OF his time in
horse-racfng and dissipation OF a mos
disgraceiul character.
This is history.
He lent his name to the land.grabs o
~unprincipled cony.catchers and sharpers
To all the measures by which the ives,
and South are forced to pay tribute to thI
Blue Bellies Of New England;
To the liquidation OF the public debt IL
coin, in defiance Of the original contract
This is history.
But all these acts OF maladministratior
fade, pale, and are forgotten when VI
come to consider his brutal and blood
thirsty treatment Of the South.
Mel who had been spewed out 0
Yankee Penitentiaries and the slime pit
OF society came hither to lord 1t over on
people, and he backed them with bay
onets, while they and their black follow
ers
AssasinAted innocent citizens;
Pluudered and impoverished people;
And cut such fantastic tricks OF tyrann'
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