Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-23
GRANT PHOTOGRAPHER!


Ifamln wants himself photographed, for
the public benefit and amusem ent, he has on
" to allow himself to become candidate for
Office, and his good aud bad points arc as
faithfully sketched and as freely discussed
as those Of the race horse entered for the
heaviest stakes. His habits of life are looked
into; his peculiar propensities are brought
out in bold relief; and all that he says or
does is paradcd before the public, for their
inspection, and upon which they are privll-
eyed to pass judgment. Gen. Grant, who
was never great and whose reputation is of
mushroom growth, is now enjoying the ie!icl-
ties Of having his character and qualifications
thoroughly sited. An adnIiring parent who
believes his son the wonder Of the age, COM
nlenced c history Of his youth in the New
York Lcayer. but the honest simplicity OF
the narrative WAS too mitch for the keepers
Of the modern i!ysses, and they padloc
the pen Of tho boating Jesse, and broke the
contract with Bonner Since then several
Biographies have appeared, but none so in
tercsting rs the one in which the father de-
scribed tho Radical nominee a. the associate
Of the monkey in riding the mule in a circus.
That WAS the best sketch OF Gran! that has
l,o,, ;..,,,I :, ,-,, 1ic,-,,;o.,.o o,,a s,oI
e5cry lincamcut faithfully drawn He rode
the circus mule with success, and even the
monkey could not divert his attention from
the ;oh he had undertaken Hinder different
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maj, and one more refractory thaH 'Hat upon
whose bac! he performed his Juvenile ieats
amidst the crackirs- Of the wbip and ;hc
shout; ~ tho ror,,I,co Will ba ri1o # src.
cessiuiiy re rAiheF 'h'"N nor Inc IN
dications are against it. The radical mule
upon which he is now pcrched, is not only
refractory Lpt is decidedly balkv. end will
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~ MN VIA
recover.
Coutirnatory OF tins opinion, VIC he'd the
following sketch Of him az he is, by a man
rbo Lnors him. we'll and who has hocn
c..,I 1870, ,:.,, ~
l"''h'u' se''n"' u '"e ''P"o''''" parry ii1
Is now the Hash!nston correspondent OF the
Chicago Times. Read what he says
Dsn,, i nc nor.ips mov have It from cood
o,,thor;tv that Sfewart thinks Grant = Door
SD md i hoartilv sick ot him Grant 10
L,o,y,, n no 81 very voIf absorbed selfish and
r-,an;no man. lie takes everything that is
9T,ro.ar,od - him ma matter hv whom mr.
ttnlat t,o s,,,,rosca c,nsi4orotiGn is I, il
tL;g voalnn.s IF Grant for tokipn which
on,,s,, ill.,, - frooyn - ~ Sts,rort Who
!, 60 -.,r, y,o,!tIE, ,h,t hc can afford r. snond
,,ool JaoI f,r ,Io rIo,.,,ro of or;,,,;r,,r tLo
I " s1S0 N t', ~ ~
E,-ar,, lima ,I,n ,,.,,araI ,,ocs :, Nv, WIZ
he .,Ins ut 4 E Strwart's IIr togs the
cIaror and c,nr,, gcntch,non 70 his Office
I,,,,,rro. tboro IN lis oos,, cI,,;r al DIV, anil
,vboSe,cr Stc,g,rt move: from, one ,ort IF his
rast establishment to onother f,iIows him
oLo,+ nc r. Lo yycro = faithful comrod. bound
r. Ln ot tho bnnIs of his m,stor Rut Stew.
mt lono since uo,eured the Leioht lnnotb
hrood+S md dnntb of tbn man and fHn,i
tl,ot thorn was notlino in him IJn f,u,d
him man with very low instincts and habits
md = vorv r,ro,t noI,cit,, or ido,s In fact
some timc since he nas:ed ,,non him as not
Heinz worth mint Of eonr cider lie is con,
eoouontIv now utterly dispusted with his
,,ydtooc and would he %lad to cot him off his
hand! rs 10 vouli ease of nrints which
had lon,, since zone ont Of fashion. Bnt how
can Grant be ANYTHING but an inferior man
He never reads = hook He knows oothinr
Of statcsmonshin. He is n Ounce in BrLL
Ectiyes. lie is a novice in international law.
lie cannot converse on any GREAT nrinciple of
ancient or modern history. He cannot give
an opinion, profound or superficial on theol-
ogy, the hermene"tlcs' philosophy rhyslo!-
osy' VI TT i'"S ''i.' me Li''Ici'1 u"',
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