The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-26
General Grants Administration.

General Grants ADMINISTRATOR
There is more anxiety apparent at the
North concerning General GRANTS poiicy
than at the South. Newspapers and letter
writer's are busily endeavoring, through
their speeulations, to give tenor and shape
to the Generals policy. General GRANT
can't do this, and he can't do that; ana
there can be no doubt that General GRANT
will do this, and carry out that; and above
oil, that he will carry out faithfully the 40
s,rd reconstruction measures which were
framed and filed with the Radical vitality
to carry themselves out. All this Is affecta-
tion-designed to influence General GRANT.
In one path. which it is feared he might
nossibly take, raw head and bloody bones
are placed with dull light shining through
the sightless orbs and gaping mouth. In
another, which it is desired he shall take,
everything that can allure him is arrayed,-
things pleasing to the eye, such as pretty
scenes adorned with flowers, crowned with
cigars and fast horses cropping the rich
grass!
The letter-writers, equally busy with the
editors, are reporting conversations which
never occurred, and trying in that way to
commit General GRANT. These persons
have the "busy-body sort of activity
the omnipresent facility--of MERCURY,
while they quite excel him in lying The
conversations detailed never took place,
and their boosted intimacy with the king
of smokers was never allowed by him. Of
course he denies none of their lies for
they would only lie again, and ne would
have no time to spare for smoking and
fast driving if he were to attemptto contra
dict their endless falsehoods.
Thus stands the case. There is little
over three months to elapse before the
General takes upon himself the admins
tration of the Government. He is, we sup
pose, quite calm amidst the clouds of his
Havana. The busy-bodies - cannot reach
him, and he pays no attention to the para
graphists, having infinite more respect for
his fast trotters, and turning atfectionately
to them as saviors whenever the yahoos at
tempt to break through the glorious clouds
in which, with the help of his cigar, he
surrounds himself. Those dear fast horses
outstrip of1ice-hunters and bores, and trans
late their General to regions of freedom and
"peace."
How is it possible for these busy
bodies" to tell what such man means to
do In the very first stage of the war be-
tween him and them he conquered the
ofice-hunters and fatterers. He captured
and imprisoned them-he shut up their
jaws, and left no hope for their maws. 1t
was the greatest feat he ever performed,
and entities him to vastly more credit than
his victory over LEE. I'VE speak most sim
cerely.] Putting down that Unsuitable
horde, he is fairly fortified against the
whole tribe Of bores and tricksters, and
they spend their time in vain in speculation
and misrepresentation. Not one of all their |
about his opinions and purposes
is worth chinquepin.
Now, what is GRANT going to do? Frank
~, We say we don't know. But We do hope he
will remember that he has, indeed, coun-
try to save from folly, partisanism, and
charlatanism, and that he will proceed like
a practical and patriotic gentleman, to save
ii in practical and statesmanlike way.
He may build a monument to himself en-
during as time. He has but to choose be-
tween wisdom and fanaticism, and to be
firm. He has power. The whole tribe of
enthusiasts and ferocious ex-
tremists will be with him no more than so
many hornets in on iron hand. He may
crush them all and inaugurate common
sense and patriotism, and bring about con-
tent and prosperity" Peace