The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-11-25
General Grsnt as President,

: Th" .irmy and Nary Journni whicl,
haa through the entire campnign. spoken,
III relation to Grant IN m nnll0ri,iv.
tone. DISCUSSES hi, pronahle course nov
that he i elected 10 the Presidency. II
refers To his Candid and dispassona,..
view regarding the South set forth in
Ills official report oil the situation soon
after peace was declared. and TO ,hs.
torms ot surrender which he dictated to
,, Lees army. 1t then adds:
Gen. Grant. we repeat, is BY nature "
well. balnncrd. calm, moderate and con-
srr'alsve man. Such vii! he appear rs
President, md those who contemplate
his being either Il tool or tyrant reckon
without 'l.clr host Next we NAV
count on G,n. Grants administration
being ofnn exceedingly practical cliar.
actcr. This is The essential character Of
his own mind. y Gen. Grant.
without making great noise abou, il,
viii aim to make his administrator gen.
orally useful hy economy, by honesty,
by sound judgment and common
sense. ft rhr.i9l. 3
His Cabinet will Lc selected with n
view 10 render him assistance IN this
practical way. The measures he wll;
recommend TO Congress will be entirely
OF This sort. Tho finances and The civil
service will be among the foremost Of
general political subjects to receive n,.
t"n'lon, anil we may s.f ~ predict that
the great word of the hour, tho great
feature to strike all observers, as soon ns
Gen Grant has been month in mower.
will be the confidence inspired in people
OF all parties and all political creeds.
Grant, ns 'ldier, understands well
the bounds Of co ordinate and subordl.
nate authority. Congress will not be
suffered TO cncroach upon his preroga.
tlrcs as the Executive, nor he a,,cmnt
to rncroach upon Congress as tho legis.
lative departme IT. Of tho government.
A soldier is II Q | both to command and
obey--an admirable training, cay what
civilians will, Tor my administrative
Office from pound'k"rpcr up to Presi
dent. tt;. i,s
We shall make bold to predict that
he will realize more than any man who
has sat in the Chief Magistra,e's chair
since Andrew jackson, The Executive
idea wtrh}s should be the central idea
connecu \ with the Presidency. b
LETTER FROM GEN. BUTLER. - Louis
HNe, November IA The Comi.rs and
Journal publishes today private let
ter from General Butler, in which he
says:
That We arc politically opposed,
think, must arise from the different
lights in which we see the same thing.
The South has no hrmpr friend than I
am, and ever have been. II ia part Of
my country. and although 1t may ms
jndg" as 10 the beet way TO preserve the
Soutl, from Ihr consequence OF what |
must regard as a great crime, and n still
worse blnndcr, yet would do anything
that / could be convinced would tend 10
the prosperity, quiet, and regeneration
OF the Sonth as apart Of my conn try
l bear no hatred toward the South or
Southern men as such, if I know m,
own heart, but am opposed only to
those who slill war npon the best inter.
eats of the country as l understand tEem
land that opposition. ,fom,, the very
necessities Of my nature. will be II stern
and nnyielding one. 1hopr 70 sec yon
and assure you in person that can be
as nroent friend in peace as L was a
determined and unrel,nling foe in war,"
The Courier and JoWual says of
this:
"-As partisan wei ave unt,finely FIR.
ed the heaviest guns in our battery NJ
Gen. Butler. When he sonrs higher
and demonstrates that his will is equal
to h's capacity for good, orr guns shall
be spiked, or, turned upon those, who
may assail his acts in our behalf" ~
Tax RIsmr OF CREDlroBs, 30 EXAM
lNE BANKpUrTs,---ln the Uniled States
District Court Of New York 4 lew days
since questions were ra,ted rs to thc
right ofcrediiors to examine a bankrupt
when the Judgs (Blatclltord) decided Jas
follows: lg Ell, F...,.f#.,s, aSs.,,,tbA
"Every creditor has q right, Under
section tweniy.six Of .l,s bankrupt law,
to examine the bankrupt on oa,l,ias to
tho matters specified in ,lint section -as
That sual, nh examination 6l,abankrdpti
by one Of the creditors .cnpres / to tho
benefit Of all Of then, j. no reasen, Why.
the privilege Of examining should BcS
withheld from anbilitr. trtditCr. YT6t
the regisierma.b IN The exercise 9of sa
sound discretion, srrgalnieti thefmanSer
and time aud souEpe ofthe examination,
an a. IN nyntaot lin hanE,un, f.,n, 90,