Year: 1872

pages OF history to his honor as the most
prominent landmarks in the progress Of the
Western Republic. The war of the rebellion
has now been ended for eight years. and yet
the rebellious States remain without free gov
ernment and the hatreds and evils Of the
war survive Slavery has been swept away,
and yet the white men and the black men in
the States where il existed are taught
to continue to live as races with ad-
verse interests and to hate, fear and
mistrust each other. President Grant has it in
his power to secure perfect reconciliation
between the sections and peace and confidence
between the races. BY firm expression of
his will he can force Congress to do justice to
the white men Of the South and to disenthrall
the blacks, and if he cannot be the father of
his country, he can at least be the redeemer
and protector of some Of its fairest States. He
can shield the South from the avarice and am
bilious intrignes Of the political demagogues
OF Congress, restore to the white citi-
zens their manhood, and place the rights
Of the negroes upon the sure basis
of common interest and good fellowship with
their white neighbors. This is task worthy
Of great soldier, who is always more ready
than q civilian to do justice to conquered
enemy, and it is one General Grant will find
easy of accomplishment He is now indepen-
dent of the politicians for the republican
party is broken to pieces, and he could not be
elected without the aid of many thousands
who condemn and repudiate republicanism.
He can build up aparty in Congress and secure
such measures Of justice to the South as he may
choose to recommend. He can exercise an in
fuence over the Southern negroes sufficient to
induce them to live in peace and good neigh
borhood with the whites, and TO abandon their
distinctive political organization for to their
simple minds the blue uniform is an over
shadowing authority and 'Massa Grant
almost deity. If we can form judgment
from the experience Of the past the task will be
q congenial one; the soldier who paroled Lees
army; the civilian who vindicated the sin
cerity of the repentant rebels; the President
whose first platform was ''let us have peace"
must feel pleasure and pride in doing
justice to the South and in restoring to her
citizens, white and black, their full rights Of
freedom and self-government under the con-
stitution of the United States. Let President
Grant respond to the voice of the country in
this noble work, and he will make his name
household word in every Southern home.


In addition to the Southern question Presi-
dent Grant has the opportunity in the next
four years to mark distinctive American
character on our foreign policy, the influence
of which will be felt in the future of the Re-
public. Mexico and Cuba afford the basis for
new departure that cannot but be gratifying
to soldiers pride. 1t is for the President to
decide whether our borders shall continue to
be exposed TO the raids of marauding, numbering
bands of semi-barbarians, or whether we shall
at once protect the liberties of free people
who are our next-door neighbors and the
lives and property of our own citizens By
the character of our Mexican policy during the
next administration we shall determine whether
a country rich in undeveloped treasure shall
become valuable contributor to the COM
merce and wealth of the world, or shall
remain a wilderness as useless and almost
as barbarous as the wilds of Central Africa.
In our Cuban policy also President Grant will |
have an opportunity to respond to the popular |
sentiment, and, by firm and impartial exer-
else of our right as a nation, to secure a ces-
sation Of the savage and cruel struggle that |
has too long been continued on the island, to
the scandal of civilization and the
disgrace of humanity. brilliant future
thus opens before the next President,
and we shall be mistaken in Gen.
eral Grant if he does not cast from him
the political hucksters who have injured him
too much by their communicating association,
and win for himself during the coming four
years as many laurels in peace as he has al
ready won in war.


American National Thanks to the


Emperor OF Germany.


special HERALD telegram from Berlin,
through London, reports the pleasing fact that
the United States government has, with most
commendable promptitude officially conveyed
to His Majesty Emperor William of Ger
many the thanks of the American nation for
the personal trouble and attention which he
experienced in arbitrating the San Juan
boundary case, and also for the promptitude
with which he communicated the fact of his
decision to our representative in Berlin |
and to The Cabinet in Washington. Mr.. |
Bancroft Davis has written the letter |
of American expression and forwarded |
it to the German capital The ministerial
missive closes with reiteration of the |
assurance of the existence and perpetuation Of |
the most friendly feelings between the peoples
OF the United States and Germany. This is as
it should be. The venerable German arbi-
traitor endured, no doubt, q considerable
amount Of mental uneasiness during the mo-
ments of his friendly effort to arrive at an
equitable adjustment Of this territorial border
dicIai1ia hoixuoosa Arnoxiaa as,l d..