Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-06-05
General erant-nt. ratlurc.
Neatly and Promptly Rxccutcd.

The New Work. Herald, In noticing
the universal want Of confidence in
Gen. Grants administration which
prevails, says: "Could. mortal man do
more In the White House, ms the en-
bodiment of the Chicago Platform and
the Republican party? Noin 1t
shows that he has favored the adop-
ton of the Fifteenth Tor negro suf-
frage) Constitutional Amendment;
that he has appointed negroes and In
dams to office; that he has catered to
women's rights, by selectinga strong
minded woman for Postmistress at
Richmond, Va, and that helms done
his best in the division OF the spells
to satisfy the Republican, members of
both Houses of Congress-, "Why,
thenyp the Herald asks, "shotiid the
Republican managers find fiiult, ~
they do, with the Administration?
We will answer the Herald, 1t Is the
want Of sense, which, from the Begin
ningt has chaFa cterized all of the OIL
cial acts Of Grant. He consulted no.
body In the formation OF his Cabinet.
His superior wisdom did not deign to
be enlightened by consultation. He
gave US all to Understand that when
the Cabinet was announced it would
be a full Qualifications " his policy;
that 1t would be powerful in It's con-
struction-OHe that would command
the good opinion OF the country.
Such was the expectation and the
promise. Shall we speak Of the full
fillment? As we all know, u was u
weak and most ridiculous cpmbina-
ton of names of men without talent
and political character--withOut pres
tige and without fitness for the places
for which they were designated. The
Republican managers then knew that
they had been deceived i'm their man
that he was great mistake. They
were well satisfied of 1t when they
saw him appoint all his relatives, and
his wife's relatives, down to the tenth
generation. He had previously, in
his Cabinet selections, only made APP
pointments from the list Of those who
had made him valuable presents.
That the Republican, managers
should have been disglHted with this
was to I've expected. They expected
ability, and they got mediocrity; they
expected honesty and disiuterested-
ness, and they got that which seemed
to make of all the Offices matter of
direct brokerage and sale. The Re
publican managers, always looking
to party success, knew that these pro-
ceedings of Grant would have a very
bad effect upon 1t, and hence they
were disposed to find fault. But while
these managers are alienated from
Grant by his folly, they are well dis
posed to him compared to the mass Of
the people.
The President was elected mainly
upon the idea that he would not be
much of aparty man; and that while
he might give the theoretical views Of
the Republicans general support,
yet, in his administrative policy, he
would pursue an independent course.
This expectation has been sadly dis.
appointed. After appointing all the
men who had made him presents,
who were allied to him by blood and
marriage, Grant subsidized into the
merest party tool and hack. He has
carried his subserviency to point far
beyond that of any previous Presi-
dent. His only Constitution has been
the Chicago Platform his only wish,
to please the ultra Zealots of the Rad
ical organization.
The great conservative sentiment
VI Iiic touitist WDitii oilcc iOOhtu W
him with hope and confidence, turns
away with warm feelings of indigna-
ton. Grant has been in Office but lit
tie more than two months, and yet I'm
that brief period of time he has ex-
hibited the greatest political failure of
the century. Go where one will, into
any circle or any society, the express
sion of the Generals unfitncss for the
place which he fills IL universal and
unanimous. The Democrats whoo6-
posed his election have had their de-
feat, in part, compensated by the an
noyance and trouble which his tri-
umph is likely to- bring upon the Rad
that the latter have chosen Presi-
dent whom they can not defend, and
whose administration, upon the prin-
ciple of nepotism IL has adopted, has
inspired universal adherence.