The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-26

President was in he took good care TO get out and IL
is quite possible that the consciousness that there
mad been an elaborate effort TO use him had It's innu-
ence in causing the peremptory order that he gave,
as he says in the Bonner letter. for the sale OF gold
While the "bulls" were at work with the President
the 'bearsr seem to have had the Secretary of the
Treasury in hand, and gave him fine dinner, with
the view OF plying HIM with overwhelming argu-
ments why he should sell gold and crush out the
rascals These were reformers in the same sense
that the late reformers in Hamilton county were So
They were quite as wicked as Fisk and Gould, Cor
bin or Butter1eld They were in another ring, That
was all Their game was to steal as "bears' lnsVeao
Now, we hope that in all this the President will
learn one useful lesson 1t is in brief: that not only
is personal government played out IN monaIcnies, ,
purpose with Chief Magistrate; that in his position
all families Of honest people must be ON the same
footing; that the Grants are not in the least better
than other folks because he is President, but are
rather to be Disseminated against; that his per-
sOna friends must be judged by their fitness rather
than their friendship. If he can learn this lesson
speedily, and give evidence Of his increase OF
knowledge, the people will be swift to forgive the
errors already committed; but If he remains in this
particular dull scholar, the degree of popular inn
patience that he must encounter may at least sur
prise him good deal.
Grant, ButtcIIieId, aud the Recent Gold Specu-
lutiOns.
From the " y. Ece,p,g Post, Oct o.
General ButtCrfeld may ask to he COurt-martalled,
and the President may, If he likes grant his request
But in the meantime Butterleld ought at once to re-
sign the place of SubTrcasurer; and if he does not
the President ought to suspend him. General But
terficd demands to be tried by military court; who
is TO prefer charges against him? The President of
the United States? But if the President formally
charges him with malieaSance in Office, Is he not
bound TO suspend him from office until the charges
are dsproved? The eXpedient of a trial 10y cOurt-iar-
tial look suspicious to the public ana is irregular ana
smacks too much of military despotism to be relshed
by free people The Civil officers of O free State
oeght not to be able thus to protect themselves be-
hind court Of military officers; it is bad prece-
dent which General Butterleld seeks to set; one
which may lead in time to the gravest and most
dangerous abuses, The President should be told by
his friends that he ought not to public scan
dal by retaining General Butterfeld in the place
which he holds. The appointment Of military
officers to purely civil service is in itself
a praiseworthy custom. There was a gene
raj impression that on accepting the Sub
Treasurership Butterlcd had resigned his
place in the army. Certainly he ought to have done
SO; and if any had asserted, when General But
terteld took charge OF the Treasury that he would
when charged with misconduct seek refuge in a
military court, the public would have been indig-
nant. The President has been msled into making
some poor appointments, such as that of General
Sickles to Spain, that OF Mr.. Washburne TO France,
and now this of General Butteriicd. He has firm
hold OF the public confidence that the people have
been willing to overlook such mistakes but they have
| not forgotten them; and il is not prudent in the
President to put too great strain upon the people
belief in him. To appoint an unit man to place is
| what probably every President may do and is en-
cusable. But to keep man in place after his unfit
ness has become matter of public notOrlety is more
than any wise President will venture on. We trust,
therefore, that the report is true which to
from Washington that the administration is now de-
lberating upon lit person to relieve General But
terted. 1t need not deliberate long; it can choose
from several eminent citizens OF the necessary busi-
| ness skill.