Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-20
OFFICE-SEEKERS.
Gen. Grant Snubs AduIators, ToaLieI
and FEuniffes

and FIunkies.
Persons who have no favors to ask or
expect from Gen. Grant can appreciate and
keenly enjoy his snubbiug Of aduators,
tcadieS, funkies-in a word, Of Office seek
era. lie will have none Of them, or of their
dinners, or serenades, or speeches Of con-
graduation. He travels by night in
slOuched hat and mutfiug shawl, to escape
their importantly. StOkers Of engines,
conductors, brakemen, station masters and
telegraphers all along his route, are pledged,
II not sOlemnly sworn, to secrecy. Letters
addressed TO him 90 through a quarantine.
They are examined by members Of kig
staff, and, If they contain the TemOtest allu-
sion TO office, are burned. Individuals
presenting letters Of Introduction, Endorsed
By Radical politicians Of the first magni-
tude, If the credentials even squirt at an
Office, get no further than Some rem0r5s-
les5 sub In shoulder straps, who politely
shows them the dOo- The cook, The bat
Ter and the small boy Of the Generals
Washington establishment know and share
his sentiments, and look upon olics seek
ers with rather more disiavOr than upon
old hat dealers and organ graders. When
the pressure upon the General il very
terrific, and not 70 be avoided by ordinary
methods, he chIages his bIse under the
friendly cover Of night; aud SO outwits aaI
escapes his natural enemies His last biz
of strategy was 70 leave Washington for
New York, 70 dodge : visit Of cJngraiuia-
ton which a number 0f ms, who very
much want to keep IN, Ind cut and dried
for hin. Here or in this vicinity he will
probably remain, until the Union League
Club a.d other combinations of Office
seekers drive him back 10 Washington.
We repell-this IS ina for those who
seek for no gifts from Geu. Grant S1qe
of the Radical papers, edited by geatlO-
men known TO be eXpectluts Of secretary
ships aud foreign missions, pretend to fiud
diversion Ia il, too. But We detect a hol-
lOwness in their laugh, "a il they feared
that their petitions for reward might meet
with similar rebuli5 from this silent, enig-
| NAUTICAL man. With every good feeling
towards our brethren of the press, we con.
fess doubt whether the General intends
to do by them az literally "a they expect
He is a man Of action, not Of words; a
soldier, not an editor. With his trusted
comrade, Gen. Sherman, he ia said 10
share q conviction that newspapers are not
institutions 80 powerful as 10 be courted
anu uEeaueu DtyOuA all earthly things. Ia
this regard he differs from Mr.. Lincoln.
who did very handsomely by the Republic
can press. But whatever his views may be
Of the claims Of edi,oT5-Rhich NAV BE-
more favorable than We have s1rmised-
there is no dOub. that be does no. clearly
recognize the claims Of Republican poli-
ticians generally to s.necure offices and
large salaries and valuable contracts under
his administration. lie knows, as all im-
partial judges must agree, that the Rspub-
lican party Owes him more than he owes
the Republican party. He may think that
he discharged most Of bis obligations to
them by consenIHg TO slaud az their c4u-
didate.
Time will show how far Gen. Grant can
carry his disgust at professional office
seeking, without briuRng down upon his
head a powerful organization OF disap-
pointed and INSCRIPTIONS mea from the
Radical ranks. At all events. if be sets
his face steInly against the whole tribe Of
political hacks and beggars, and seeks to
fill Offices with trusty and capable men
only, be may count on the approval and
support Of every friend Of honest and e.
hcient government.-Nsl0 York Journal Of
Commerce, NoU. IA.