The Van Buren press., 1869-05-04
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Grant.

We should beg pardon Of General
Jackson for coupling his name with that
Of Grant, were il not for the fact that We
have done it simply for the sake Of con
trast.
General Jackson, when President, did
not remove from Office his old comrades
in arms. the soldiers who had assisted
him to make his reputation. Take this
Illustration President Monroe appoint
ed Colonel Solomon Van Rensselaer, AS
Postmaster at Albany, New York. The
Colonel WAS gallant veteran and splen-
did wreck OF the War Of 1912. At the
head of small detachment Of volunteers
Colonel Van Rensselaer, had crossed over
from Niagara to Queenstown, on the
Canada side There he was attacked By
a vastly superior British force After a
heroic resistance, and after he had been
many times desperately wounded, he sur
rendered with his entire remaining force
Covered with wounds, manned and dis
abled, President Monroe, MS We have
said, placed him in the Albany Postoilicc
There he remained, although strong
and bitter Wing and opponent of General
JSckson's Administration during the
whole eight-years term OF the latter.
Nothing could induce Jackson to remove
him, .E.... ...
Now, after this example ofthe conduct
of the Hero of the Hermitage, let us look
at the course pursued by General Grant
In the Third Congressional District Of
this State General Maxwell WAS Assessor.
He had been wounded in battle as severe
" and as often as Colonel Van Rensselaer,
had been in the War of 1872 But, un-
like Van Rensselaer,, he had held the Of
fee but short time, and instead of be-
ing an opponent Of General Grant, as
Van Rensselaer, was Of President Jackson,
he had not only favored his election, but
he was actually one Of the delegates to
the Convention at Chicago which put
him in nomination. He is removed, and
a civilian put in his place. This ingrati-
tude toward an old military veteran who
had aided in his elevation to the Presi-
dency is but one Of number Of similar
and almost as fragrant instances which
could be cited. Wounded and disabled
soldiers are everywhere removed to make
room for the relatives of the President
and those Of his wife Could any thing
place Grants character in more unfa-
vorable light? .g
The above is from the CHM. Enquirer.
We have another case at hand Of the
deep ingratitude of General GRANT in the
case of the removal Colonel SAMUEL +.
CoorER, Internal Revenue Collector for
this, the Sd District of Arkansas Mr.
COOPER served through the war rs a Col
onel of an Iowa regiment. Starting out
as private he won honorable promotion
to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel Of the
regiment, we believe, of which Judge H.
c. caldwell was Colonel He was also
a Delegate from this District to the Ma
tional Republican Convention at Chicago,
which put in nomination General GRANT,
and worked early and late for the success
of the electoral ticket in this State
and probably done more than any other
man in this County for the furtherance Of
the cause Of which has been made mar
tyr. All, we believe, will accord to Col
oncl CoorER u faithful and honest execu-
ton of the TN; rsst PR49ssseat Hn HIM. h Ne knohS h
nothing Of, personally, and have only to
hope that he may prove rs acceptable to
the people Of the District as his predeces-
sor has been