The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-09-09
GENERAL GRANT AND THE NEW
YORK REGISTERSHIP.

The New York Citizen of Saturday
copies paragraph from the Commercial
Advertiser relative TO the decision OF
Governor Fentou to comply with MI
Gr-eley's request "supported as II was
| by she earnest recommendation vi Zen
eral Grant, General Sherman, and Gen
eral SHERIDAN, that the Reg,stership
| should be conferred for the remainder
of the present year upon some 1riepo OF
| General Hnlpine's who Will receive It's
income for the exclusive beneht OF MIS-.
Halrine aud her children" The Ad-
veriiser Justly auimadver.s on the fact
that the only real opposition to the pro-
nasal came from the New York World,
the representative organ of the Demo
cratic party, and this in a city where
| hat party is strong chiefly by the ana o'
| Irisu votes, which were largely con
trolled by MIR. HaIpine. These facts, II
remarks, give the Worlds opposition
very much the appearance of n studied
front to his counrrymen, aud says thai
at any rate they Indicate very clearly
that the boasted regard OF the Demo-
cratic leaders in New York for the Irish
men was, aud is. utterly ins'ncere, and
The meresr dema goguism imaginable
The Cirizen's comments upon the ex
tract from the Advertiser Relate especl-
sllv TO the action If General Grant III
the matter. upon which point 1t says:
We have not spoken of General Grants
consderate action in the matter, for the rea-
son that he thought proper to keep his teie-
gram private But, as this confidence has
not been regarded by the other papers, we
feel a liberty to say that hi interference Tor
the interest of a fri. nd who could be no
longer of service vas generous III the highest
degree, and as unlike the conduct the con-
duct of politicians as his open nature is un-
like their cunning and duphciy. At the
risk of damaqin0 has chances for the Pfes,-
dencg, and running the chan Of offending
his hungry and heatlesS supporters, he has
molly stepped forward to help tho family OF
one who had no claims upon him, except
those Of friendship and the brotherhood OF
arms. We may here remark that General
Happiness admiration for the great soldier
was most decided and outspoken, and one OF
his strongest hopes, until the Stanton lm-
broelio made it impossible, had been that
General Grant would receive unanimous
nomination for the Presidency. as mark OF
respect for his services to the country.
Our object in itdttc1zMg II portion or
the above is 10 call attention to the tact
that the Citizens comments are not
dictated by any parry preferences Tor
General Grant, and TO furestall any at
tempt on the part of our Democratic
co,emporaries TO call in question the
dI.lnterestedness of the Queens trio
ute by chasing it, as the lnteliigencer
trc4n.ly did the New York Herald. as
Radical journal Indeed, the Citizen
proceeds IN the very same article To
avow its political opposition to General
Grant, md. after showing that be is
better entitled to their gratitude than
anv one in the Democratic party, ad
rises the countrymen of the late soldier
roet TO vote against him. But II rs
reasonable 10 suppose that lrismen Will
indge for themselves as TO their duties
and Interests in choosing President.
They have heard a great deal about the
friendship oil the Democratic party. and
seen some practical evidences of the
friendship of the Republicans. is to
BE- hoped they will choose intelligen'ly
between the two parties, and IN the
meantime it is something to be in
formed 10y one of their own organs that
personally, at least, General Grant is
we'll worthy oftheir support.-W asting
ton Chronicle.