Year: 1868

Senator Garrett Davis, of Kentucky,
concludes letter to a political meet
ing with this vigorous exposure of the
plans and purposes Of the revolution
lists:


Twelve months ago General Grant
was opposed TO the whole revolutionary
conspiracy of Congress, and particular
ly to its investing the negro population
with political power. He then had no
sympathy with the revolutionists, he
condemned their policy and purposes,
and they denounced him. But as it be-
came apparent that their mountain of
political crime was too huge for one OF
the original brotherhood to carry in
Presidential canvass, they got their
reluctant consent to make General
Grant their candidate for the
Presidency. They reasoned, that
the strength which his bloody
laurels gave him with the masses,
his command of the army as the Cen
erdl, Congress has virtually deposed the
President us Commander-in-Ch Chief, and
his consequent ability to control the
whole negro vote of the Southern States,
guided as he would be by the Freedmen's
Bureau; wsuld enable them to elect him,
his utter ignorance of all craftsmanship
and the affairs of the Government;
would necessarily place him, if elected,
uader their pupilage. They concluded
he was a marvellously proper man for
their purposes, and they made overtures
that he should become their candidate
for the Presidency, and Grant fell as did
the angels of heavenly the sin of am
bition-and consented to become the
Presidential candidate of the revolu-
tionists.


All the States are entitled to choose
an aggregate of three hundred and sew
enteen Presidential electors. The whole
number of the ten Southerx States is 20;
and the revolutionists expect their cleo
tions to be so controlled that the negro
vote will choose them, and all for
Grant. One hundred and ffty-nine
electors would be majority of the
whole number, and would elect Presi-
dent. The revolutionary leaders boldly
proclaim that Seymour may receive l5S
electoral votes, all chosen by white men
and the State governments of white
men, and Grant have but - elect
ors chosen by white men and their gov
crnments; yet, if he received the seven
ty electoral votes from the ten negro
governments of the Southern States, he
shall be iuaugurated into the office OF
President at the cannon's mouth. Then,
not the constitutional constituency
would make the President of the United
States; but the negroes, the army, and
General Grant would make himself
President in defiance of the C9nstitu-
tion, and would move over its broken
fragments to invest him, not with the
first office of free people, but with the
American people.


The revolution then sweeps on, but it
is not yet accomplished, and will not
be until General Grant is carried
through the mockery of an election,
and installed into the Office of Presi-
dent. He will then be lmperator and
sway an empire, but because of his own
ignorance, necessarily by pimps and
parasites. Congress, like the Senate Of
Rome, will become but an eiligy, the
real centre of power will be Cesar, Iul-
perator; and when he is incompetent,
but has Sejanus for his favorite, Sc
janus will rule in fact. WheA General
Grant is thus elected and inaugurated
President, then will the revolution of
our Government be complete and
permanent, and long, dismal
night of despotism brood over our
country. The defeat of that election
and Inauguration will not only arrest
the revolution, but defeat it forever, in
what portends to the day of its final
triumph, and to restore to our whole
people their constitution and liberties.
The greatest, holiest service that trne
patriot can render his country is to use
all the means in his power to prevent
the revolutionists from completing their
work, by such an election of Grant TO
the Presidency and 100000 of white
patriotic freemen will give their elves,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor"
to the performance of this duty, i'm
portant beyond all estimate.