Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-24

i, JANUARY j "a,
GRANTIsM.
General Grant is now generally un-
derstood to be a candidate for re-elee-
ton to the Office of president OF the
United States. His we'll planned trip
around the world; the artistic reports
of the various receptions accorded him
by foreign potentates and dignitaries.
written by Mr.. John Russell Young
his receptions in this country, and his
visit to Cuba and Mexico. with his
contemplated return just in the nick of
time to accept the nomination at the
hands OF the republican party. are all
parts OF we'll laid scheme to return
him to the White House.
Grant is neither the ogre he is painted
by some papers which oppose
him, nor is he, by any means. the
man of transcendent abilities
pictured by his friends. A youth OF
very ordinary talent, he passed through
West Point rather under the average
student. Subsequently as an officer in
the army, he ranked far below Lee, Da-
Wis and Albert Sydney Johnston. In the
war between the states, while his gen.
sra!ship was not Of high order. he
was fortunate enough to gain the con-
fldenoe Of the war department and by
force OF numbers, regardless of the saori-
fee of the lives of his soldiers. he was
largely instrumental in bringing hos
tilities to close. A genial, good
humored man; always for his friends,
right or wrong; fond of horse and
dog pleasant in conversation; with the
autooratio notions of . trained soldier,
he possesses certain traits OF character
which are calculated to render him pop
ular with the average man who likes q
drink, q gun and . trolio. With the
class which has been fearfully augment.
ed by and since the war. of people who
desire to live at the expense Of the gov.
eminent, Gen. Grant is especially pop
ular.
Educated by the government, hi
early manhood passed as a soldier
his only successful after lite An ex
travagantly paid official. the public
treasure seems to him mine in which
1t is legitimate and proper for himsel
and friends to delvs. There is nothini
little about him if he is allow
cd to pay out OF the public moneys
Never q statesman, he has allowed him
self to be flattersd and oaressed, unit
he, like Napoleon l. fully believes in hi
star. A. the first was to France tn
"man of destiny" so does the secon'
hope to I'LL a similar part in the hlstor,
of America. Empire is laughed at as
myth by many political writer's an
speakers, but the very pleas that ar
made for the nomination and election G
Gen. Grant are those which point to
destruction of the system of governmen
which was bequesthed to US by ou
fathers. What would the nam
"republlo" be without the substance
Already fourteen years of nom
. inal peace have passed with th
forms OF law so moulded and intorprete
by an unscrupulous minority that a mi
f jority of the people OF the country hav
tor that length of time been virtual
disfrsnchissd. Already a president hi
D nearly served out term, who was ne1
. or elected. even by forms of law know
p to the constitution. Already We he.
g a demand tor q strong governmen
b Already an aristooraoy OF wealth
' giving tone to public utteranoss who
v bslittle the masses, and deride tho i'd
}. that the people can govern themselve
Already luxury and gildsd vice q
q sapping the virtue of tho people. a
n are spread out as alluring bats to Q
IS trap and corrupt our public mon.
rs president requires fifty thousand dolla
year to exist; foreign minister SO I
apes the manners of the court to viii
'e he is accredited that seventeen thousa
u dollars per annum il regarded as q
T. tirsly too.little to support his dignlt
u millions OF dollars are spoken of in t
20 public budget a. thousands used to
There have been republics befol
fS In Athens. Rome, France, Spain a
l. other places. the manhood of I
~ people has been asserted, lived tor
u time and inspired patriotic hopes of j,
IL toe between man and man, only to
: betrayed under tho guise of friel
at ship by ambitious men. These bstrl
~ ais have generally been rendered pos
No BILE by arraying faction against facti'
81 and section against section. We hs
the counterpart OF this policy
,e the declaration by Gen. Grar
no newspaper organs. that the party VIII
he saved the union must rule the count
lit that the south Is ignorant, disloyal, t
IN bulent, and unfit to be trusted. Th
e. are not truths; but fictitious stories
is- manufactured to lead the north, ,throu
lis the blindness of its prejudices,to to belle
he them to be truths, unfortunately W
ys too much success.
is 1t is further declared by Grants chs
no pions that if he Is nominated by the
b. publican party he will be installed
re president. No contingency of fail,
to of election is even oontemplated-if
is nominated he Is to be inaugural
with or without the votes OF the peol
-. Is it not time for patriotic citizens
20 take alarmP
al
of Gen. Grant, II he possessed
as modest patriotism OF George Washi
cd ton, would say, II will not be car
EN- date for president again. under any
on eumstances." He has not said 1t,
,e he will not say it.
is. He is not the patriotic man that Wa
a ington was.
bv 1t is the unwritten law of this CO
*. try that no man shall be president nj
bo than twice. Unwritten law, we'll rec