The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-22
The Complete Letter Writer.

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The habit Of soldier is obedience !, Gen..
Grant disobeys. The iherit of n soldioris his
valor; Cen. Grant proves himself craven
The honor of a soldier is his faithfulness Gen.
Grant practices triple treachery.
The President places this man in position
which he is to hold against an adversary. and
to which end his orders are of the strictest ma
turc. Hcmakes an unconditional surrender of
it to that adversary before it is even demanded
1t private disrcgardcd in so fragrant man
ner the order of superior, he would be shot
upon his own coffin. In Gen. Grants letter to
the President, bearing date upon tile 30th of
January, and a part of the correspondence
arising from his dcscrtion of his post, he gives
notice that he is going to fight it out upon this
limo. a true soldier is subordiul tc he is in
subordinate. ~ true soldier is respectful;
Gen. Grant is insolcnt. We're the President
actuatcd by one atom Of personal or partisan
feeling, or willing in any way to complcato on
his own part the present state of affairs, this
inferior OF mis- in the command of tho armies
Of the United States would hc..a this moment
under arrest in his own guardhouso.
Gen. Grant had but ono thing to do--ohcy
orders. Not he, but his superior held the re-
sponsibility Had he obcycd, Mr. Stanton
must have carried his claims 10 the courts the
constitutionality of the Tenure of Ohco bill!
would have been decided; the country woalL
have heen relieved Of Il tremendous mbroglo
and an imminent danger OF revolution Hero
to man that loved his country and forgot
himself, was priceless occasion; circumstances
opportunities, urged him forward towards the
gap Gen. Grant WAS no Cu.tius he was a
coward "f
In Gen. Grants letter Of the 81 of Fcbrua-
ry, he the impcrtincncc to answer the Pre-
sidcnt that lie entered the Cabinet merely to
countcraet great principle OH which tho eov-,
crnn,cnt has been conducted from its (ountl,-
ton, ard which allows the President advisers
adhering to his declared policy. lie entered
the Cabinet, then, by a trcachcry he aban-
doned his place in it by more pcr6dious trcach-
cry yet it is only by corresponding trcachc-
ry that these letters were to be found in Mr.
Stanton's hands at all. The Republican party
arc loud in their outcry against traitors !; will
they promote spy TO the highest place in
their power? Manipulated by trickscrs and
politicians, scl-strippcd of i'll title to vcracity
Gen. Grant appears neither soldier nor IL
man he has prickcd the bubble of his own
reputation; he goes before the people nothing
but an empty epaulet.
Hc who docs not know low to obey docs not
know how to rule, is a timohonorcd maxim :;
and, us it has already been said in an able lite
rary journal, he who refuses to yield his power
to the hand that confcrs it, may one day refuse
to yield it to the people themselves. Bat for
this, we might well wish that Gen. Grant
should in due time be president himself silnp
ly that he might cease to nc General. But
with the sappcrs aud miners Of Chase beneath
him with Butler who, whatever else may be
said of him, never forget Il friend nor rorgave
a foe, on his rear with his own hands weay
ing his shroud IN such IL tissu" of brow beat
ing ialschood and unabashcd pf;iiny as his cor
rcspondencc unfods,-what hope have we of
being relieved of the lifelong incubus?
From such an opponent in the field Andrew
johnson has nothing to fear. Andrew John
son, who. claiming that our liberties arc secured
to us, only by the constitution, while petty men
go down on petty issues, declares its mighty
principles alone, and looms like giant as he
stands with his back to the wall, snglehandcd
against Il horde, beating off anarchy and mon
archy, and with his courage conqucring sue
cess Wash. Cor ~ Y. World.