The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-06-16
General Gran, ON Me,hodi.m.

"A Fnilaueipnia correspondent OF the
/ Cincinnati Times furnishes the following:
/ Grant, Grow and Curtin occupied the
Generals pew in our fashionable up
town Methodist church last Sunday to
the perfect establishment of everybody.
For a shors while the distinguished
party remained incoynio, but grad
ually the name of Grant was whisper
ed around. and finally, first one and
then another OF the ssaujince" arose and
took q good view of the s'littie man of
destiny" When the salvers were passed
around for the collection the almo ner
walked quickly by Hiram's pew, without
the usual sigh and sanctifonious pause,
but Grant was not to be passed here any
more than son the road"
He quickly s'made his feet" and. ex-
tending his hand over the elegant salver,
: paid his entrance fee and rent of the
pew by dropping greenback into the
plate. The deacon bowed his thanks,
and as each moved up to the altar with
his collection he winked and blinked,
nodded, and made other significant but
utterly uninteligible signs to the minis
ter and two of the elders in the pulpit.
5 1t was all to no purpose, the reverned
gentleman preached as he had first in
tended, upon the subject of need of
more general charity among the people
in behalf of the great work of the
Church. -
."Why do you like Methodists, Gerer.
al ?" finally asked Curtin.
because their religion is one of hard
knocks. They take hold of man and
. never let him drop until they have either
converted him, or scared him so he will
thus be saved said Grant with a smile.
Then, too, it is an American religion.
We Methodists are entirely democratic.
yet no church appreciates the value of
union, Rehabilitation or Capitalization
in government more than the Method
lists wish our national Government
had the liberty and the strength that it
ought to have from proper exercise of
these principles"
Grow and Curtin were both toe much
struck with these remarks to continue
the conversation, and SO the matter
dropped.
I'VE know a soldier who is minus an
arm, and who was left on the battle field
for dead, who was nominated 10y the
President for the position of Assessor
Of Internal Revenue for this District,
but was nevertheless rejected by the
Senate, simply and only because he was
Democrat, for his qualifications were
undoubted. Such is specimen of Rad
| icai love for armiess soldiers. Such is
the pride they take in bestowing offices
upon men who honorably and efficiently
| served their country in the army
| New Albany Ledger.
That may be, and at the very time
| this nomination was rejected by the
Senate, the New Albany Ledger, the
copperhead politicians of the New AL
bany District, the Democratic press, and
| the influential members of that party
throughout the United States, were de-
| manding from Mr.. johnson the removal
of every Republican soldier, armless OF
otherwise, holding an Office subject to
7! the control of the President, and they
were removed by thousands.
| A soldier who lent his coentenance to
| this universal prescription of his former
/ comrades in arms, for no other reason
than their deity to their political con
victions, and hiss greed for an office, did
| not deserve to be confirmed.
! That same soldier, but few months
before, voted against General Gresham
crippled soldier, worthy and compe'
tent-for Congress, and cast his vote fol
Mr.. Kerr, stay at home Democrat, who
| was running over the district shouting
| "Nigger, MCGEE" while Gresham was
bravely fighting for his country.
= A soldier who abets the prescription
Of his fellow soldiers because they al
Republicans, is the last man who ought
to whine against Republican Senators
| for declining to treat him more gener
| ously than he was willing to see other
/ soldiers treated who were not plastic
enough to turn as often as Andrew
johnson did, Indianapolis Journal.