Year: 1867

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General Grant will be the Republi-
can nominee for the Presidency
He is not the unanimous choice of
the Republican journalists of the
country, but those who are not for
him form the exceptions which pre-
vent unanimity. being the rule.


There are some editors who, from
their garret sanctums, illuminate ar


ticles in opposition TO Grant, and ap-
pear to grow spasmodic as they de-
clare that their influence will never
be cast in favor of a man who has
not boldly affirmed his adhesion to
the faith upon which the Republican
party is predicated, and upon which
its policy has been built as a super
structure, And, TO make their posi-.
tion more forcible and tena5le, they
remind the advocates of Grants
nomination that the Republican par.
ty was so egregiously swindled by
johnson, that it will not be easily
imposed upon when it comes to Sc
lect successor to the present incum-
bent.


Now We are free to confess that
we were never very susceptible to
influence by the everlasting and non.
intermitting declarations and vapor-
ings of politicians, and would sooner
trust a man on his general reputa-
ton for common honesty than upon
his own professions of honor. Gen.
Grant has not obtruded his opinions
upon the attention of others, nor
do We believe that his reticence can
be attributed to political ambition or
political chicanery. When before
Richmond he was reticent Unlike
Mcclellan, he kept his own counsel,
and instead of the enemy being ad
vised of his plans, none of his friends,
excepting only those whose right it
was to be apprised of them, could
any more than guess what his inten-
tions were, The loyal people of
the nation trusted him then, and he
has not lost his hold On the public
confidence yet


But, we incline to the belief that
the journalists alluded to, try to es.
tablish too much when they remind
us of Andy Johnson, and how he
deceived the Republican party. 1t
was not by his reticence, but by his
incessant speech making which led to
his political elevation, and caused
the Republican party to disown the
migrate and traitor. Such as are now
dissatisfied because Grant does not
rush into print, or from street cor
ners, aver that he is in favor of the
Congressional plan OF Reconstrue
tion, are the very men, who, through
the mouthing of the infamous tailor
now disgracing the Chair of the
Chief Magistrate Of the Nation, were
influenced to nominate him for, and
elect HIM to the Vice Presidency.


But Gen. Grant does not need to
step aside from his official duties, to
demonstrate his status as relating to
the issues of the day. OF this his
letters to the District Command
ers, his protest against the removal
Of Sheridan, and his endorsement of
the Congressional plan Of reconstruc-
tion when in conversation with his
trusted friend, Hon. E B. Washburn,
as well as other notoriously sound
Republicans, Should satisfy every
man whose good opinion is worth
having.


Let the doubtful but inquire of
Stanton and other reliable Republi-
cans who have been thrown into the
society of Gen. Grant, and had fire.
quent conversations with the old he
ro on political questions, and our
word for it, they will all endorse
him. We have questioned several
such, more from motives of curiosity
than anxiety, and have yet to find
one who is not free and unreseryed
in expressing his fullest confidence
in his sympathy and honesty.