The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-04
GEN. GRANT rs RUE co,uNa MAN.

The prospect for the nomination of
Gen. Grant fos the presidency by the
Republican party are decidedly on che
increase, 80 much 30 that 1t nov -ems
pretty ssre that he is the coming .oan.
The movements Of the third term men
have. been very successful, although they
have met with vigorous opposition within
! the Republican ranks. New York and
Pennsylvania, with their sixty-four votes
in the nominating conye- ion, are
pledged to the ex-Fresident, and Gen.
Logan, OF Illinois, is pronounced in his
advocacy; and an Logan controls the
Republican party Of that Ssate, its
twenty-ons votes may be placed along
with those OF New York and Penn.
sylvania, giving Grant eighty-ive votes
from those three States, and leaving him
only one hundred and eight votes to get
from the othee 5tatesjto secure the nom1-
ination. Of this npDnber he will proba-
bly, get ffteen from Indiana, twenty.fiv
from the Pacific States, and one.half, at
least. of the Southern States, which would
give him the nomination without any of
the Eastern or other Western States,
where 1t is moro than probable he will
get atleast half Of the vote. It is gene.
rally admitted that Grant is to no the
nominee, and that of itself will gain
him many votes in the convention, fl
there are certain men in every body who
go with the current, and vote on what 10
considered the winning eide. II these
calculations are verified, in our opinion,
the result win portend very ssriors, If
not DISASTROUS, days for the period which
lies between this and :-ourth day Of
March, 1881.
Tho Grant movement is no ordinary
Presidential race. Hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars have already been spent
in working it up, and Thousands more are
ready 70 DO embarked in carrying the
undertaking to success. Il does not
mean simply the preference of his friends
f for General Grant, but, in our opinion, it
indicates formed design and settled
4 purpose to carry on tho consolidation OF
Z the States uEtil this government has
nothing Of it's original symmetry left. II
is tho slow but sure and steady approach
Z to monarchy. It is the astute and plau.
aible imitation OF the policy which
changed France from o Republic to an
Empire, and transformed Louis Napoleon
ssom o President to an Emperor. These
changes we're not wrought in day;
neither have GTant and his followers at
tempted their ultimate end in single
movement. One enoroachment has akil-
faily followed another until the iron adj
herencs of the American people to the
forms Of our government, as set forth Ia
our Conatitution and expounded IN a,
series Of near hundred years Of prac-
lice, has been broken, and tho people
have hesn familiarized with fraud, usur-
patton and force. The will of tie peo.
pie; as declared under the form which
our ancestors denominated the sacred
hallot, has been trampled under the foot
Of military tyfants and civil ueurpers.
Now the man on Eorsebackn "wifh an
T5i NH i5 Put 15E 7llTSs if 4 tho E1s;-
dency in deflanca to the nnwritten CSn-
etitntinn Of our eonntrg. the haeinning
of which was given to us by. tho g.oae
Washington, who declined third term
as Presidant because it best snitsa tho
genius aud perpetlity of our FREQ inasit1-
tions, and whose nohlo example has COM
nandsd ihvayiabIe respect andi adherence
from every Eezident until the present
time, when Gsu. Grant dsfles that exc
ample which hes prevailed unauestioneS
during the ffEss century of the Republic,
and aeska for his own azgrand diaemsnt to |
subsidise the interests ard welfare Of lbe |
Union.
s 'lss isslie Il q most important one, and
is faisly and lorcihlY presented to the
iess:Ss. "a o Union must arouss q popu4
lar opposite Whlck will sweep from |
public Life, not only tho man who thus
seeks prornot otion ia jeliancs Of Tho pYin. |
ciples Of bar gcyegnuaenE, but ike.
wise the hnss az ffolIos ssslo expScs ss,s ]
6sranttsa promo Ion II adganca their III. !!
llsAnn al power, os toFknnes. Tho cons
however, yill be no slight one. II
y The dsEATBnined odezt aIting Of 4 war
paIE, hea6 6e 4 asleeesaiul tnilitaFy
eaiaisAin. Ihs arSn of power ana the
might oT force viii So laEgely rolled
g tlle Lssa aus 20 curlE0I Fna uasTredS i
sosnit Thb dAya of ssyan ty.six will be
xacTe s1hn SepeatAds & The steaggla has