The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-29
President. Grant.

The Southern press, al general thing, have spoken
OF President Grant in such fippaut ofhand manner
that the mass Of the people in the country have an
idea that he is 10 account sort Of man, who only
cares for cigars, liquors and fine horses. We fear
they are much deuded and will wake some day and
find themselves bound hand and foot by the most I'M
gcrupulous Of rulers who has an aim and an OBJECT
1t Il the duty Of the press if it has any duty at ALL to
keep the public correctly informed Of matters trans
piring in the world, but particularly OF those
affairs which Immediately concern them. Toreat such
matters in hippant, iocund manner is all wrong ana
should not be encouraged. As well might they laugh
aud Jest at the hand Of the executioneer thinking
thus to avoid the blow Let us look upon President
Grant as those do who know him, root and branch
For instance let US take the evidence of Frank Blair
who we all know TO be well informed and truthful.
Alta speech he lately made in New York be took up
the Presidents message and made that portion reat-
ing to Georgia the subject Of his remarks He said
/ That recommendation is the dissolution Of as re-
publican government if acted and carried out. II
/ is however, nothing more than the CLIMAX OF those
measures which have been proposed by the Republic
can party-and as SUCH it scarcely attracts attention
10 the country, although it assumes power over the
whole of the States Of the Union. During the Pres1
Dental canvass it my fortune to speak OF General
Grant in the various addresses which was feqnired
make throughout the country and SAID about MIN
what knew of hm-that be was capable and cour
apeous man. but ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS; and
whose aim it was to fix himself the country and
make his dictatorship perpetual. see in this recon-
rnendation which he has made in regard to georgia,
something which, if acted by Congress, is the fore
runner Of other measures of the character and
in perfect consonance with the character which l
sketched for General Grant in the speeches had the
honor to make before the country He is ambitious
and he is fearless, and although some OF our Demo-
cratic friends in the habit of speaking III very
dsparagng way Of him. all have to say is this, that
ANYBODY who thinks General Grant is fool is more
likely to be a fool himself He is man Of stubborn
character he may not be very broadin bis views; he
may be narrow and obstinate ;4but he is resoute and
upflinching the most dangerous man that this
country contains this hour. He has will that
knows swerying from any plan that he has entered
upon. His courage is most determined and though
he may not have great capacity or very great intel
Iect yet when be has entered npon the pursuit
Of an object he maintains it With nyinelble courage
and untiring labor. In my judgment, 50 far from
being man at whom ought tc scott, and whom
We may treat with contempt, he is man WHO ought
to be carefully watched-a man OF whom we should
fear the things. OF couIse, is not always the
greatest intellectual who achieves the greatest
o things irrsthi1 world. man who has purpose and
who has power back him, very frequently exeeeds
in his achievements OF far larger comprehen
eive capacity This man. in my judgment, Is ones
that class of men. consider him of sluggish
nature he is fond of pleasure and devoted to enJey
mcnt and will occupy himself with those things t
thecxclusion Of busines-as he has shown DISPOSE
ton to do But when crisis in our affairs occurs
you will find he viii apply himself to business withfa
more industry than agreeable to Abe country. Ap
f plause Justsuch business, mean as this in refer
ence to Georgia; and which hesmay next advise witt
reference TO some other State. And it may harper
that he will gain such power and be enabled by com
bnations Of army power and the negroes in the South
r to overcome the Northern people.