Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-06-06
p., portraIt or Gen. Grant.

"Deny it as parties may, have it from good authority that Stewart thinks Grant poor stick, and is heart- ilv sick of him. Grant is known to be a very self-absorbed, selfish and grasp ing man. He takes .eyerything that is presented to him, nosmatter by whom, or " hat the supposed consideration is. Rich men, of the national-bank and bondholder's stripe, have presented him with houses, bonds and stocks. Sporting men have presented him with horses. Gamblers have presented hlm with billiard-tables. Dog-fanciers have presented him with pups. Thea ire managers constantly present him with dead-head tickets. Harness-ma- kers have presented him with saddles and harnesses. Carriage-makers have presented him with carriages. Russell, Jones X Washburne knew his weak point when they presented him with S5.OOO of stock in the Chicago Horse Railway Company. Even poor card writers present him with all the visit ing cards he uses-for which they get, in return, letters of thanks in very indifferent English In fine, All is fish that comes to Grants net He refuses nothing-not even treat at the bar 0f a saloon, in the shape of glass Of forty-rod whisky. It is this weakness of Grant for taking presents which causes him to freeze to A. T. Stewart, who is so very wealthy that he can af- ford to spend good deal for the plea sure of enjoying the company of the general of all our armies. Every time the Gen. goes to New York, he stops at A. T. Stewards He tags the clever and canny Scotchman to his office, lounges there in his easy chair all day. and whenever Stewart moves from one part of his vast establishment to another, follows him about as if he were a faithful comrade bound to be at the heels of his master. But Stewart long since measured the height, length, breadth and depth of the man, and found that there was nothing in him. He found him q man with very low instincts and habits, and very great paucity of ideas. In fact, some time since. he passed upon him as not being worth pint of sour cider. He is, consequently, now utterly disgusted with his protege, and would be glad to get him off his hands, as he would a case of prints which had long since gone out of fashion. But how can Grant be anything but an inferior man [ He never reads book. He knows nothing of statesmanship. He is a dunce in belles lettres. He is a novice in international law. He cannot con- verse on any great principle of gOyern- mental probity. He is not read in an- cient or modern history. He cannot give an opinion, profound or superfi- cial, on theology, the hermenuties, philosophy, physiology, or on laws that govern the material universe. He can cat, smoke, drink hard, and looks owlish. In this last sentence you have the character and habits of the man. Before Grants treachery and down. right falseeood to Johnson, the people considered him frank, honest soldier, whose word was as good as his bond. They found themselves wofully deceiy- ed. Ever since that treachery and de- ceit to the man whose friend he had pretended to be, and from whom he virtually acknowledged he accepted a prominent position only that he might Inc better betray him into the hands of his enemies, Grant has been rapidly sinking in public estimation. At the present tlme, ms reputation Wlth tnc leading men, and with the unprejudic- ed masses, of both parties. is very low indeed. The Republicans took him up merely for availability; or rather, he was forced upon the party by such ut terly selfish men as Washburne, Horace White and Russell Jones, in order to advance their own political interests. Thousands in the party now see that this premature forcing of a candidate upon 1t was most fatal error. But having gone so far it is impossible, at this late day, to recede.