The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-01-29
The Intclligencer Job Office.
The Surrender Of General Grant.

The Surrender Of General Grant.
The grea! capt:in o! the ugc-thc man
WHO whipped Lee aud finished the rebel
li"ll--ha, surrendered Iii last yes. nglo-
riously surrendered u ano,her rebel force
equally as Destructive To the constitution
and government as that Of the South. He
has surrendered To the Radical revolution
lists. So remarkable and surprising was
this cvcnt lI,at the ncwsboys In the
streets Of Washington were heard shout
inc The surrender OF General Grant !"
as they ran about with the papers con-
lainng The news, just as these sharp
witted fellows shouted the surrender OF
Lee when he gave up. They instructive.
" seized the very expression, which for
cibly showed tie conduct Of Grant in
giving Up the War Department at the
demand Of Stanton and the Radicals,
without consulting or referring to the
President of the United States and COM
mandarin chcf Of the army. The gor-
Gus aud deserved fame Of General Grant
in couqncring The rebellion is furnished by
this surprising conduct. Our Napoleon
has not Shown The skill Of Napoleon Bo-
napaYtc. The TaIIcyrand OF our War
Office. backed by the Jacobins in Con-
grcss, has oulwilicd the great Americam
general Napoleon Ponaparte on the 18th
Brumairc proved himself superior to all
the J;coLins AMI piotters. The fact is,
General Grant has little knowledge of
politics or politicians: or OF anything else
outside ot his military Erotession. and he
has permitted lis ambition AID the clam.
our Of the dominant party TO oyerrule
sense OF duty aud respectful behaviour TO
his SUPERIOR the President Of the United
States.
General Grant received his appointment
from The President. The office was pure
l., executive, and under the Chief EXecu-
tive OF the Republic tie President. He
had nothing To do with Congress. and
should have received no orders from that
body. lie should have known nothing
about what Cungress did with regard to
the War Department. or his daties in it,
except thruu gh the President. Congress
is not the Executive Tie mere lesoIu-
ton OF the ::cna;e that it did rot approve
ol the suspension OF Stanton was not au
order Tor Grant to vacatc the War De-
p#rtmrht and il it had been, he should
NOT have recognized il; he should have
received no Orders but from The President
Du' lne ,l''''i'icf ~ :"e".'' "a S'o poi,,to
~ ~ "''.''' '''e ~. 80"
num- "i.!'''' co'.Iu'i'nE ~ W ". ~; aI;as
lnc matter I" 'nc ueV''''" " .'I' III. .I'.
WAS 'lScreul''o'c' ~ slioMa p'''.ls ..a0 a'
''cnefa ora"t w no' ll'iaI,s.a.'u ms uu IT,
" aiia 'eSi'@' '."c ~ '"u y, 'H'ue'' .,. ~
Is l"' 20 'ic ','''N '''''.. '' 1o'',,-: DaInat
'hls "ro''S 10 'i"io' 0u' - ."' 'e''a.I0 a..io
oi the ''l.'o 'o''t2s a!i" ~ ."I PSI s,o
rs represented " 'iiiii IN l'iat ''Sl onico:
lheFe was S"'Aei!i'''s 50 a1Mol.ny =.
Gf:nt-"e might ;.i,:''St say 'ti"NS IN
his slipping ont OF the #o;cN a"or 70 ie'
Stanton come IN ut tie .f'ut. Without no, .,
liivn= lae President. that 1t cannot i;tll
I" damage hin seriously III 'I;S est'na.on l
u the -Anleflc"h people. 1A'i t"c fl2'n
!oie' trashy arSu'ne''>' anu s'eei.. .e;tI '..h
li@ i,'"'"' Ills 'e, ''''' Io''' >,.'.o',
Mr.. Johnson on the SuNJect ol 'o''nton ,i
position amount TO E'ln'h% III view oi lhe
great tact that lii his conduct ne 's'ored
the Executive OF the nation, did not act
with proper respect to nm. ana ''eSiecteo
All this lo5'is us Ii TIE U n IA 'a'
ihlr."n himself mo 'hc arms ol 'he J"G- :,I
rhin Radicals, and is ready TO go Win
them in their revolutionary course OF de-
>iroyn= the constitution and government
Wala Change must have c"ne over nm.
lie was ~ Democrat in former times; he