Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
Grant As President.

Grant as President.
In late number Of tho New York In. |
dependent we find the following vindica.
tion of President Grants Administration, |
from the pen OF Hon. Henry Wilson, of
Massachusetts
Two months have now passed since |
! General Grant, in the presence of assem- |
| bled thousands of his admiring country |
men, took tho oath prescribed for the |
President of the United States. To him |
these have been months of trial such as
he has never known. From all sections
of the land came an earnest, persistent,
vehement pressure for place, such as no |
| President had ever encountered. Perhaps |
the pressure for offices was for a few days |
in 1851 quito as strong but the impend- |
ing civil war checked it. Many who then |
! sought civil service hastened to join the
Nations defenders, and patriotism de-
manded the retention in office of some
| Democrats who were loyal to their coun-
| try. Then disappointed aspirations were
forgotten or silenced in the clash of arms
| Now nothing came to break the terrible
pressure upon the President. Now, moth
ing comes To arouse to high deeds, ungrat-
fled ambitions, nor to silence disappointed
| aspirations. Many seek, but few can be
taken. That few are, doubtless, more than
satisfied that their own merits, rather than
the Presidents favor, won for them the
glittering prizes. The many who were
not taken see no merit in their successful
rivals nor sagacity in President who
could overlook claims like their own.
ThGssuccessful few, having won only that
which they think of right belongs to them,
are chary of their thanks. The unsuccess-
full many, having had that which they
think should be theirs OF right withheld
by au unappreciating and ungrateful Pres
ident, are profuse in their censures.
Several appointments have been made
that were mot fit to be made" The
, truest friends of the President SEQ this,
but they confidently hope that these errors
will be speedily corrected, that these
errors will be admonitions in the future
In spite, however, of the mistakes, Tor
, which the President Is not alone respon-
sible, the new appointments have been, as
, r whole, marked improvements Four
fltths of tho appointees are abler and
purer men than the men whose places they
take. No man at all acquainted with the
public men OF the country-nO man who
has any knowledge of the men removed
or the men appointed-can doubt the cor
, rectness of this declaration. More espe-
r cially is this true of the internal revenue
. appointments. The Commissioner of the
= Internal Revenue is gentleman of large
capacity and practical experience, and he
z has brought to the public service an in
T. flexible purpose to reform abuses and col
lcct the revenues. The future will demon
strate the fact that the Assessors and Col.
} lectors he has appointed are, as whole,
3. greatly superior to the officers whose
Q places they take.
Q Whatever may DO tho merits or demer-
4 itQ of tho annpintaAc 10 CfliCa 10
i and there will continue to be for some
|, time, expressions of disappointment, un-
! friendly criticisms and carping censures.
d But the patriot and liberty.loving masses
u that made Gen. Grant President should
not allow themselves to be blinded by the
v dust nor prejudiced by the clamor raised
by the disappointed applicants for places.
' In the multiplicity of his appointments
5 the President has sometimes failed "to
d put the right man in the right place !" but
d he has not failed to firmly maintain the
y patriotic liberty-loving, just and humane
L ideas, principles and policies that made
n him Chief Magistrate. Never before has
the Nation been so exalted. Never before
o has the Government been administered
l. for sixty days so in harmony with the dc
o mands OF patriotism, liberty, justice and q
% humane and Christian civilization.
- There no longer goes out from the Ex
q ecutive mansion words that embitter meI
" against their country and their country
u men. The Chief Magistrate now seek
g. TO bring all branches OF the Government
le in accord, and to inspire hope, conhdenc,
e and good will among the people He Join
10 Congress-or, rather, he leads Congress
y and his countrvmen in the grand work o
Ie restoring the Union, and of making th
Q, Nation one in affection and purpose In
~ spired by his words and acts, tens of thou
"a sands OF his countrymen in the State
D. lately in rebellion are now striving to n
store the unity of the Nation on the basi
he of loyalty and equality of rights. Patriol
ns ism applauds the 1rm, wise and practics
'se action OF President Grant for the restor,
!. ton OF the States and the unity of IN
or 'nr people.
sr. President Grant is the first Chief Maei,
trate of the Republic who is committed /
a1 the policy of securing TO citizens withou
distinction of color or race the right {
ns suffrage. He accepts in all its f(lllness m
nj policy of human rights that recognizes IN
m, equal citizenship OF the black man. 1
Al. appointments TO official positions he hs
Il bTavely recognized the rights and priv
rk leges of the colored race. Two colore
n. citizens represent the Nation abroad tw
az colored citizens have been made Assessor
l of Internal Revenue; and another colore
To citizen is postmaster of Columbia, III
l capital of naughty South Caroliu,
he Through all our history the conduct {
oe the Nation toward the black race has bee
in violation of the spirit of Christianit,
by Grant was elected by the friends of Al
.ct despised and wronged black man to assuI
81. him equality Of rights To that mob
No work he is giving practical evidences
personal and official devotion. Surel
lez liberty applauses this firm and consisteI
action Of President Grant
ly The conduct of this proiessedly Chri
. tan Nation toward the red man has, {,
generations, been in violation, not only
ic- the precepts Of Christianity, but even
ed the sense Of Justice among men. Gel
Grant, in his Inaugural address. remen
kt bered the wronged Indian, and reminde
the Nation Of disregasded Il not for0otte
Ar- duties President Grant has iuaugsirate
at a policy that seeks TO redress the wronl
he Of the red man, TO save his perishing raj
a l from annihilation, and TO lif( him up 10 M
ay blessings of civilization and to the rich
So of American CitiyenshiD As an eVfden,