The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-01
GRANT 4ND HIS FRIENDS.

Dana makes forcible application thus !:
ssuppose that it had been discovered and
proved, during the hunt after Andrew Johnson,
that he had appointed persons to Office who
had bestowed on him valuable gifts, would not
the impeachment trial have had diferens re-
sult?"
Several men who wrote to the President in
favor Of the appointment Of friends have been
astonished ut receiving unsolicited commits.
sious themselves. The mystery was solved by
the fact that they closed their letters by saying,
81 have the honor to subscribe myself" &C.,
it being the rule to give all subscribers some
thing.
The Washington Chronicle says: "One Of
the most interesting sights visible occasionally
in our streets is the miniature establishment
of Miss Nellie Grant, daughter of the Presi.
dent, consisting Of pretty little basket
barouche drawn by diminutive pair Of Shet-
land ponies. On the front seat, Miss Nellie, in
becoming spring suit, holds the whip and
reins, gracefully, while, perched behind, COL
ored footmsn. sitting bolt upright with folded
arms, surveys the curious gazers on either
side Of the street with dignifed satisfaction"
The correspondents say that the President
is becoming crusty, suspicious, morose and
chronically unhappy. His body and mind are
both suffering. He finds the presidency too
large for him. That is the whole matter.
His health is not good. He has had to shut up
shop six times already in as many weeks. He
is losing flesh. Visitors complain Of his
brusoueness, and many Of them OF his temper.
Every day at 4 o'clock he runs off for ride
and smoke. and he has wholly stopped visit
ors of nights. These he spends with his house.
hold in the private family rooms Of the Execu-
tive mansion The few admitted there speak OF
him as giving the appearance Of being thor
oughIy tagged out by each days round Of
work. He smokes necessarily, and sits for
hours with his little girls hand in his own, not
saying word, and never rallying except when
his wife makes 1t point that he shall. Mrs.
Grant is universally regarded as a sweet, plain,
dutiful woman. whose head hasn't been bit
turned She is widely respected, and can GER
tainly do more with her husband than any one
else can.
There is legion of dis:ontented Ropubi-
cans IN Washington. Cameron openly says:
"Without taking my advice the President and
Secretary of State succeeded in giving a con-
stitutlonal drunkard good mission, and a
constitutional thief consulate, besides credit
ing Pennsylvania with Secretary of the
NAVY who has succeeded within six weeks
in ridding the party OF every working
mans vote. The only minister we have
Except q negro, who cannot be voter
in our State,) is man sct down for
Russia who ought to be sent to the Lobos
Islands vice guano removed" Schurz says
to and OF the President: "Your selections
are unknown men who do not represent
the party or conduce to its sire myth in
the State of Missouri" And to the Senate: II
hope the men who have dared to impeach one
President will not finch before the face Of
another Ross, Fowler and Brownlow have
openly broke with the President, and Sprague
saws: He is utterly tied up by the polltl-
clans; have no hopo Of him; have departed
from him." Mr.. Edmunds takes pains to snub
the President on every occaslop and General
Butler said when Grant caved on the tenure
of-office question "The PRESIDENT doesn't
know anythlug mora about law than en- old
hen, and auy one can wind him arc und his
fingers"