The New York herald., 1862-12-14

he. too, retires from Office Grau is, In fact, the
Honest Old Abe of the opera He has the same
good looking face and good humored manner
- the President, and is quite a. fond OF his own
little joke. Certainly Grsu Is not 90 tall a.
Mr. Lincoln; but he is very young yet, and
hopes to grow taller before he dies. Like the
President, he took the reins Of Office at Q time
when both operate and political affairs were
greatly muddled, and has proven himself the
man for the occasion. Nor has Grau's term of
Office been undisturbed by those agitations and
convulsions which have rendered that of Prcsi-
dent Lincoln remarkable in history. A con-
gress of operate artists is hardly less trouble
some to manage than Congress of abolition
radicals. Grau's cabinet has doubtless had its
feuds and dissensions as we'll as the Cabinet Of
the President. The difference is, however, that
Grau has 80 admirably manipulated bis subor-
dinates and SO quietly washed bis dirty linen
that the curious public has been but little the
wiser for these disputes; while, on the other
hand, the shouts, shrieks, groans and grumblings
Of the Presidents advisers have made the neigh
borhood Of the White House hideous with in
fernM noises, and supplied Gurowsh with
all the materials for his recent rechdufe
Of gossip and scandal. There was the
difficulty between the lovely Guerrabella
and the melodious Muzio for example. Grau
did not send Muzio off to Havana, as the Presi
dent exiled Cameron to Russia, but arranged
the matter so automatically that there was no
secession from his forces. When the committee
of stockholders of the Philadelphia Academy
refused to allow the exhibition of animals and
other natural curiosities in their building, Grau
stood up manfully for his inalienable rights
and his indispensable goat and made the stock
holders back down, just as the radicals would
have done had the President been equally firm
and decided. In these respects Grau, we must
confess, has had rather the advantage Of Mr..
Lincoln.
We have often advised the President that if
he would but take matters into his own hands,
superintend all the departments of the govern
ment, and drop all intercourse, social and
official, with the Puritans of New England, his
troubles would soon be over, and peace, pros
perity and happiness be restored to the country
Manager Grau has taken this advice and acted
upon it, and is consequently successful. Grau's
secretary Of the treasury, Mr.. Goshe, is very
excellent man; but nevertheless Grau always
supervises the receipts, counts the cash, and
audits bis own bills; and the result is that his
treasury now overAows Secretary Chase, who
is not very excellent man, has been allowed
to 60 on unchecked, and the national Treasury
is therefore empty and our finances deplorably
embarrassed. Mr.. Scola, Grau's secretary Of
the interior, does nothing which Grau does mo-
oversee, and no numbering Sioux ever devas-
tate the foyer. If President Lincoln would pay
the same attention to his Secretary of the In
'ericr we should, perhaps, be spared the Min
nesota outrages. Signor Muzio, who has
charge Of Graus kettla drums and
trumpcts, and is, in fact. his secretary
Of war, is also controlled by the omnipotent
impresario, and is not allowed to interfere
with General Brignoli, as Stanton interfered
with General Mcclellan. The great Ullman,
however, like Secretary Seward, is little
man, big with grand promises; but he manages
Grau's foreign affairs capitally and, like Seward
again, is perfectly able to take care of him
self. So much for Grau's superintendent of
his secretaries. AS for his dealings with the
radicals, when the Puritans Of Brooklyn insist
ed upon having too much money for their
Academy. as the Puritans of New England
insist upon too much abolition for their money
Grau defed and abandoned them. He said,
nobly and courageously, that he would not
give opera in Brooklyn for nothing and pay
for the white kid gloves of four hundred stock
holders besides. The stockholders argued,
but Grau was infexible. They threatened, and
Grau. with all the spiri! of Andrew Jackson,
firmly replied that they might convert their
Academy into church or a market house. for
all he cared, but that he would never give
opera there again until the rent was reduced
Let President Lincoln take such stand as this
and he will he immortal. The radicals of
Brooklyn are the descendants of the radicals Of
Massachusetts,. They discriminate in favor of
the negro Ministries, as the New England radi
caly discriminate in favor of the negro contra.
bands. Mr.. Lincoln should treat Massachu
setts as Grau treats Brooklyn. If the President
will only follow Grau's example, attend to his
own business and cut the. abolition fanatics. we
promise him that at the close of his ndministra-
tion his grateful artists shall give him a COM
plimentary benefit as brilliant as that of Grau's
will be, and that we will nominate him. as
we now nominate Grau, for a unanimous re-
election for second term of Office.
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