The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-06
THE GRANT BOOAF,
An Old Union Mans Opinion of Grant and
the tho Southern.rs who Support Him.

| THE GRANT BOOM.
the tho Southern.rs who Support Him.
fEx-Gov. Perry in GreenyIlle Mountalnccrl
1t seems that VIC have indeed fallen
on evil times when Dame Rumor is
trumpcting 1t abroad u,lcontradictcd
that Gen. Grant is finding favor with
the Southern Democracy for u third
term as President Of the American
Republic. That he should bo the
chosen favoritc Of Southern carpet
baggcrs and scalawags will not sur
prise any one. But that the Southern
mon, protesting to be Democrats
should wish him success in 1880 is
mcomprclIcnsiblc. Have they forgot
ten the eight d(ack years that This
tyrant had his iron heel on the neck of
South Carolina? DO they remember
that President Grant withdrew his
army from the defence Of the frontiers
Of the United States and scattered it
all over the Southern States to sustain
the rogucs and scoundrcls whom he
had placed in office to plumber and
rob an impoverished and suffering
people? Have they forgotten that he
filled our State House with armed
soldiers and fixed bayonets to keen
out the legally elected representatives
Of tho Statc2 Like Cromwell, ne dis
pcrscd the Legislature of Louisiana,
and drove them out of their hall at tho
point Of the bayonet. He sent his
minions to Florida, South Carolina
and Louisiana to sustain the return
ing boards in falsifving their returns.
and giving the electoral vote Of those
States to Hayes. Knowing that TIL
den and Hendricks had been elected,
and might be so declared, Grant con-
contrated a large military force III
Washington to have Hayes and Wheel
er inallguratcd President and Vice
PRESIDENT. When first elected Prcsi-
dent, Grant received gifts of thirty and
iltty thousand dollars from wealthy
men in New York and other States,
ana appointed these mon members Of
his Cabinet. During tho whole term
OF his Presidency he was surrounded
ny such corrupt scOundrcls as Bclknap,
5abcock, Shepherd and others, whom
he protected in their rascality and who
arc still his associates. It Is a well
known fact that Grant was convicted
by every member Of JohnsOn's Cabi-
net of palpable lying and treachery.
Now, if these quasi Democrats are
in favor Of clccting such man rs U.
5. Grant third time to the Prcsidcn-
tial chair, in violation of the example
OF Washington and all tho other
American Presidents, they arc either
fools or knavcs, or unprinciplcd Swiss.
ready to fight under ally banner thai
will pay, and dishonor their State.
South Carolina is now once more
under clt-.governmcnt, and so are all
the other Southern States; and God
lorpid tnat Grant and his army and his
office thieves should ever again have
IL III their power to disturb these
Democratic governmcntsl 1t is all
nonsense to talk about dissolving old
parties and forming new ones. Their
principles are inherent in our Federal
Union, and must always exist, 10
matter by what name political parties
may be called. The Democrats arc
tor strict construction of the Federal
Constitution. and the Republicans for
latltudinarian construction of that
great charter. The Democrats are in
favor of States rights, free trade and
no monopolics, self-govcrnmcnt and
INC equal Protcctlon OF the people, an
economical and honest administration
OF the Federal Government. The Re-
publican party, under the very name
they have assumed and disgraccd,
from that of Fcdcralists to that Of Re-
publicans, have been opposed to the
rights Of the States and FREQ trade.
They have always favored monopolies
and lcgislatcd for the benefit of
wealthy capitalists. They have al
ways favored prodigal expenditure
OF public money and high salaries. III
times past they have attempted the
liberty Of the press and the freedom of
speech. They have set the military
over the civil authorities of the conn.
Try, and disregarded personal rights
and personal liberty. All the acccs-
sions of territory to tho republic have
been made by tho Democratic party
and'bittcrly opposed by tho Republi-
cans.