The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-01-09

Grant, who to & rare good sense un-
ties keen feeling of honor and an
/ intensely patriotic devotion.
, 1t may be, besides, that Gen
era! Grant regards the Executive of
flee in light which has been gain
ing strength in this country for some
wears, and which, Il must be confess
sed, is not only rational but impor-
tant. 1t is that the principal and su
| preme function Of the President is
not to inaugurate policies, but to ex,
ccate the laws. He is called the
chief magistrate, because his duties
are executive. not legislative. His
! part in legislation is small, consist
ing solely in the use Of the veto,
which is defensive against hastv and
dangerous action. not initiatory or
dic.atorinl The Congress, in our sys
TEN, makes the laws, while the Pres
| ident is empo wercd to enforce them
only. lie is not IN autocrat. like
| the Caesar, whose edicts are laws nor
q personal and irresponsible Chief
Of State like Louis -NlpoIcon
the legislative body is
little more than conn
ell of revision. He is simply
the national sheriff, who does not
originate measures, but carries into
, effect measures that Others have de
vlsed. He must have; it is true.
clear convictions OF the scope and
limit OF his constitutional powers, as
well Is Of those Of the coordinate
! departments of the governmant,b but
1t Is not needed that he should have
a defined and indaxible policy, which
he is t. ohtrn!le and propagate on
all occasions, in the face even of
| Congress ana the people, who may
be strongly averse t. his methods
and principles. II this view be cor
rect. WhaG we want most Of all at
this crisis, is a MAI whose saoacity,
no ierattnn, fir'nnaSs anl high and
ya ct ricterw II comma1tlf n him
II ain ost universal confidence: who
| will aaargetioilv an f,ithfuilg. vet
liScreetlY, disciarge the duties
| which the lawn making power puts
upon hi II; whose personal honesty
will parvi le anl give tone to all
branches Of administration. now 81
extensively corrupted; who is Ea
hitually economics anl will exlct
q solid service for every soii.t dDllal
paid ont Of the public chest: VIII ,
viii not pervert his power Of pat
r,naoe into an instrument Of per
:. soaal ,r party aggr;aiize nrnt, bn
sill stE.ys. t. r1IIi icT 1T the most -e,tt-
iicialt means Of pnhi;c gop ylp
, will 'nnintain the honor Of the IA
tion with ls iaai,Hs Il s 'ns'tivn!es-
: rs he Is his own honor. aul
. who. kno wing the horrors of wa
. better than aayb,ly els, will Sc III
Iolslv avoid the causes OF war. an
, ienl the whole infl nee Of his OF
lie, t. ihn r,'c"verv Of peace AMI tt
+ the invigoratipa Of the arts b. which
: peace is best maintained
General Grant is by common
: confession such u man; his whole
military career is the proof Of this
, he has manteste in the course OF
: it, the souniest Judgment, rare en-
ergv Of action, dogged determine
ton to accomplish his ends. cheer
fnl courage in rere rse5. IN ,lesty and
lentv in the midst of ulplrall LED
successes, aud Il maynaniinous un
sslfiSllness, prJbity al | patriotis n
that always marks the truly heroic
parsonage. But while he has beer
the great leader Of the war, raise
l by the crcnm stances of the time
| under Providence, to conllc5 us to
: victory-which means Union an>
: Liberty-it is remarkable that Iii,
virtues are mainly OF tn pacifi1 ost
: lnobtrusive, inyena DuS, jus, obeli
| ent to law, painstaking, patient ant
: devotetl-the same that aiorn tht
, vast body of oar p ople, whether
2 farmers of the West or mechanics
: oFtre East. NJ ten nptltion of glor,
e cD.iid make The 9 eat soldier Il boil
| Or bad one, no pro misses Of a mort
: brilliant destiny swerve him from
e the path Of lntv as simple citizen
; rhus, typical Of the Nation in hi
: energy and firmneSs of viii whes
, war is afoot, he is 10 less typical o
5 her III ,>ieration ana calm uiyait,
when the high strain Of passion i
t relaxed.
: That General Grant has fxei ipo
r litical opinions we might inter, with
out other evidence. from the fixed
ness aud intensity Of his character
/ that they are not the opinions O
| the uisl pYalists, or of those VIII
, even rem notely synlt,lize with dis
loEallsts. his whole public life i;
WitaaS5, that they are not likely t
5 he the same as Mr. Wen leIl Phil
lips. or Gaaesll B ltie;''s, we gathai
| from his known sobrety OF TEN per
anent; and thlt they are the opin
ions of tha average \ nericl man,
, Is Walt Whitman cails him. fnlst
| he equally clear. We have no al
t thoritv to spa,ll f,r hi 4; Meth II
, have we the Gift OF Discerning spir
its /; but in our view, it neels IN
great amount Of insight to discover
where General Grant stan Is. OF
wpui he kaiv to staal, in rs.ie..
eIce t, our no t prominent pnolic
questions. He desires. beyon al
l,nbt, the speeliast pflctical re
establish nentpt the q li,n, e d.
sires that re- establish II ant tt b.
n le o1 the basis If in 'tica, Dr ia
partial privileges ani eI1al rights ;
hn W. Ill Dav. We b 'liave. ev .rI C n.
Of or 1 .b5 in yppl h lrl 4 ,iiars;
he w,lll lift the bur lan Of t;lXation u
If IN pr llctiva in llStrf. an place
il on the fev articles. No 'tlv ltXl-
T ries. that can hast support it; h :