Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-24
GRANT AT THE SOUTH.

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More Balderdas1t AOout Grants Strength IN
the Southern States.
Washington Special, Nov. IA. -.
The talk that the South, or at least a por-
ton of it, may after all support Grant for
the Presidency in case Tilden should be
found to be in position to either force his
nomination or destroy rival seems to grow,
and several representative men here boldly
say that if Tiden is in the way that they
prefer Grant, and will cooperate to inaugu-
rate movement among Southern Democrats
to support him. Colonel McCardie, of
Mississippi, prominent Southern Jour-
| nalist, who is here, says that he
thinks it would be wise states,
manship for the South to take Grant for the
reason that it would break up sectionalsm.
He says the Southern Democrats give the
major'ties in Congress, and in return receive
nothing but abuse from their Northern
allies: that no measure that is distinctively
| a Southern measure can be passed in Con-
gress, and inasmucn as the Democracy of
the North seemed to be handicapped by a
'sSolid South;'' that it would be bstter for
the South especially, and the country
| generally, to have it broken
up; that General Grant ought to be
| as acceptable to the South as Greeley, and if
he is taken up it will show feeling on the
part of the Southern people that the South
| is not solid as a menace, which is harped
upon by Republican leaders, but it is only so
because forced to be by the designing tactics
of INSCRIPTIONS Republican politicians. In
this connection informatian has been re-
ceived here that DR.. FELTON,, who represents
the Seventh Georgia district in Congress,
has written letter of about col
umn in which he cuts loose from the Demo-
cratic party. he says that nine-te nths OF
the int lligent people of Georgia will sus-
tain him in this course. He reviews scath-
and leys particular stress on the course of
the Northern and Western Democrats in
unloading every thing upon the South, and
blaming that section for everything. He
also refers to the attempted political legis-
lation of the last session, and says that
it was not the attempt of the
South, but of the Northern and West
ern Democrats. The Southern mem.
bers reluctantly agreed to support the repeal
of the election laws. and of the law author
izing the presence of troops at the polls.
This, he says, is good instance of the
course that has been pursued, for, although
the South did not lead in the attempted re-
peal, it has to bear all the blame. DR.. Full
ton is one of the ''Inaependent" Southern
members of the House. He has, however,
always acted heretofore with the
Democratic party, His letter is quite
unexpected, and will doubtless create
something of sensation. What gives il
more significance is the fact that both he
and Mr.. Stephens have always been on the
most intimate terms, and generally hold the
same views in political matters. Additional
significance is also given to the Grant boom
in the South through the fact that the Au.
gusta Chronicle and C0nstitutSoaaozist,w which
is regarded as the organ of Mr.. Alex. II
Stephens, says editorially: ''That Mr.
Stephens perfers Grant to Tilden as pos
sible choice of evils beyond his remedy We
are firmly convinced, and, indeed, he makes
no secret of it. His preference is Hancock
but he admits that that general would stand
no chance against Grant on the other side
In word, he considers Grant ten per cent
stronger than any other man in the country
Republican or Democrat, and is at loss tx
see how his record can be successfully as
sailed, in or out of public life" Col. j. A
Crawford, of Atlanta, who was confederat,
officer, was twice wounded in battle, ant
says he has done as much for the Democratic
party as any man of his ability, announces
that he is in favor of Gen. Grant for Presi
dent.