, 1880-02-28

10 They maintain the sano hercslcs and dogma
Q 5noI d,d previous to and during tho war: IN u
thn a fe M te @ eEe pnss'Ge G nxerthe ~
= tho battle e-ticld
e I Our victory has been turned into our defeat
n tsfatlre unlcr their control, they arc trying t
= move heaven and earth to elect a President
which. If thoy succeed, tho Rebels wilI have &C
Q complished moro than they fought for, wh1cf
r vas simply the control of the slave States
They have gained, BY the omancipatio2n i OF the
f IL cdnpess ns1ss Of aud ser ss
their former slaves The Presidential election
before stood is 50 much !a hand to make wiss
selection as now. The. election Of 1899 M
ansed upon tho po1nt whether the Rebels
ps to lay nsdc Ill personal conscientious, and
Of tho Union and republican principles. We
. nave several excellent men who are spoken Of
rs ,,,, S,and,dntss ID my one Of whom doubt not
e!ectea NOW VIC must cast q bout to see which
| Of these men is the most available, We have q
and If fraud or forco is necessary to accomplish
their object they VIII not hcstate to resort to It,
9gnf or svdnt1 oht IN ns h ad eaSe
IS at this time the most conspicuous
Let us look Ct his chances: l revere him. |
him as the only ore who, under God, could hnve
slved our country. am proud Of the testimo-
to bis ynor ts d da @ whfh = he Is
which NC have all held as acar and is sacrcd as
ton. Although that objection will In IL crisis
like the present. not have weight with oll. it will
| with many. and wo cannot ntford to take any
chances. We must have man who Gun beyond
| any perndvcnture cnrTy the full vptc> Of tho
! party. Success IN this instance would add not
sprig to the latrcls which now cncirclc his brow.
1 H1Tuitth1 EanErAi
/ age and the savior Of his country. He has twice
filled the highest office iu the gift Of the people.
| would be disastrous in the extreme. In proper
! ton to the eminence fro,n which nman falls Is
the aspth to which he de-. defcends Be5ides l no
his second term rs President with the largest
the Mutton. He had overwhelming majoritlcs in
beyond example. When his term expired the
But why the hard times? Many advanced think
flowing with every element Of wealth, hard times
such us we have been enduring, when every
business man w.s on the verge of bankruptcy, !
the Industries Of the lund nfl Frustrated: hum !
dreds Of thousands of men turned ont Of EN- /
ploymcnt and driven to scour the country to beg |
gcther, are the result Of malulmlnistr,1ion. The
about 5l,7oo 0oo,oo9 ut the close Of, the War to
Of the ruin Of the debtor and Industrial classes. |
These men say that we should hnye fol-
attempted to resume in iSs5. and fouad
that it brought ruin on the country, repealed the
1aotssnrs and brought about instant relief, and
PIP. -l45, and to Doublctaay's monetary Stats-
tical History of England i'll support of their
e ] sat hls Ensand 5as now
.;reaty deficient Wa our SIS III told They say
thnf vnf1fS |
She Immediately filled up tho vacuum with paper
money, and that France hus been easy all along.
say that Many persons @ ob}eef to u Grant On - ae
count Ut his fiun1lcal views. and will either not
support him. or give him but lukewarm sup
inent Of the Alabama claims. They say that we
have thereby admitted TINT if vessels, fitted up
Commit NM spoaons 9 'ss we are boand e fot he
bill This, is the abandonment 'of q
principle Of international Inv which we had
always cherished and by which, in tho event Of
war between Engilna And so,ne other country, |
we would soon have resained our commercial
t1cd out r.ned W and eoupped oS 10 EnEnnG e.
through Nebel letters Of marqne-, These IRE I'LL
bI nIne is upon n65s G"t feto na s Skeq
energy nnd taent but he would probably. be
antagonizcl BY Conkling, of New York, render
would lose some strength IN Massachnsctts. He
has L political record to defend, and, although
i in his Ssog a9a wbe 2ea woaa 5
him strength outside Of bis own party. With .
these drawbncks it strikes me TINT it. would be
combines creator clemcnts OF strength. John !.
Sherman claims are out Of the question. He cuts
Y who, think, is the most available man in the :
Nation 1t IS said that he Is from Illinois, and =
thnt VIC hnve had our share OF Presidential ho1l
birth. and New England could rightfnlly claim =
him as her son: BESIDES, Illinois is settled BY +
IN Etutn. fn " RI
are ri,ctcd to this State ~ means Of family ties
Ill in the land of their birth. Their household y
;ods are there. .Ilinoisans are cosmopolitan; 4
uckian. and his attachments and proulest y
'irth lie dId not abolish savery there here til the
eli and e,nancipate their servants. This, how II
yer was hiS p plan With slavery throughont the D. D.
heapcr tor tho Nauon to buy md free the N N
laves than to accomplish the object through u ~ u
,ar, but he made the lust offer to old Kentucky. +,
orn in Illinois, then am willing to be churgeu ttff
nth him in the account current Washhuine - -
elf selulously t. their interests, and bis record III
absolutely Without stain or ble1nish. In pri-
ate life be is sll that the most fastidious NOR
list could desire. He has always been true as
tcel to bis constituents, his Country, and his ye
riends At onp time, according to my recollec- at
ould have been Il terrible blunder, and that in in
us to remove Gcn- Grant Washburnc heard 81,
it, and flew to the President, and, BY th
is energy and perseverance, prevented the It.
reatost calamity Tint could huye be- ri
lilcn the Nation Wnshburne knew his nn m'
IAN better than did Afr. Lincoln no
9 show his assduity in regard to the rights oil
the people, wifi mention circumstance in sid
hich m,y not be correct III a the Details but ri
i'll vouch for the truth Of tho statement In tile ia
nin. In the act Of Congress donating land to tio
linos to MD in the construction Of the Illinois th1
,ntral RAilrond. there was Il clause providing | to
mt the United States should never be charged ! m,
II the transportation Of troops Or the muni- rrr e
3n5 Of war on the road. In Settling with the fif
~ ~ at.sl @ Ane !" ~ sue Gause WIS nut observed. Jul
) soon us Washburne becume aware of it. be | mi
troduced bin, which passed through the hnt
ouse, directing the Attorney -Gepera TO inyes- her
yato the matter, which was defeated in the ne,
nate. But tho brightest feather In his cap nvf M
Is his conduct us our Minister to Fruuce dur tmt
= the Franco-Prussian War. Through the i'm con cor
cility, corruption, fanatclstn. and treuchcry az. @
the Government Of Napoleon III, Fr1luec me- mo
1s plunged into q war with Prussia Ia ~
d IN u short time she wns dragged hat
wn from pinnacle of glory to the depths Of inr, mr.
nllliat1on. No great nption has ever been 50 han
ddcn1y and unexpectedly overwhelmed. Her s",.