Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-03-20
THE FUTURE POLICY OF GRANT.

| bis seat end selected his Cabinet (sucn 81
Lit is), when w~iseacres begin to discuss
the questions of his future policy. VI
course the President has departed from
the ~reticence which characterized bis
course from the commencement OF the
Canvas, aud suddenly unbosomed himself
to particular letter.writers aud other
"snappers up of unconsicered tr'tles !
who hang and live from hand to mouth in
the purlieus of the great Capitall We
have no very exalted opinion Of Presi
dent Grants intellectual powers, mol do
we believe the party which elevated him
to bis present position consider him above
mediocrity, but We are willing that be
should be judged BY his future conduct.
rather than by BIASED opinions express.
ed, perhaps. BY disappointed official sspi
rants. So far, the South sees nothing IL
his message to justify confidence in his
administration, but it is rather early 10
the action to express an opinion as to
what may yet be the result. All may
come right at last, however ominous the
clouds may appear at present, and as we
have nothing to gain by clamoring against
every act of bis which does not suit
Southern taste, policy should dictate
moderation, if nothing more. Az a gen.
eral rule, we find the Southern press bit
terly denounciog Mr.. Grant ; hurting
every conceivable epithet Of contempt
and ridicule at him, because be thinks
proper to act after his own fashion, and
without seeking the advice Of any q
One would suppose from this course that
Southern editors we're disappointed i'll
not securing lucrative positions under
Government, and had seized upon the only
effective method of working off their
surplus bile. As vi are powerless to do
anything 10 OUT own behalf. IN simply re-
monstrating against what we conceive to
be an Infringement Of our rights, or q d.
rect injury to the whole people, prudence,
it would seem to Us, if nothing else. should
guide ell censures of the President. We
have gained nothing by the furious on,
slsughts made since the close Of the war,
upon the Radical Congress- ; on the con.
trary, they served to give that body q
pretence for declaring US stiIl REBEL
'ous aDu u SUBJECTS Tor I" C~OngressIUnaI
legislation" And that it has been done
to our great injury. is plainly seen by the
position 10 which we are placed with re
gard to negro Legislators. "csrpet.bag-
gers and their plundering horde. We
should profit by experience.
Give the new President a fair and hon.
est chance to get bis administration into
thorough working order-judge nothing
hastily or prematurely, and after having
been fully convinced by acts which admit
Of no denial that his policy is hostile to
Southern interests, then it will be time
to censure him for prostitutine
bic high position to crafty personal aui
As it is, be is not 10 accord with
the party that elected him. nor does . re.
appear probable 1T present.
Thus divided, W have reason to expect
more than if they should harmonize.:-
Separated. Congress or the President must
fall to the South, and then we may look
for the beginning Of the end. 1al47p
-, The following luminous extract from
letter of Washington Correspondent,
Of the Baltimore Gazette, drew forth theae
.r9Lrr.lgesdey|
The only matter, deserving serious at
ia rs to the determination of Gen |
Grant and his advisers with respect to a
Of the Union upon the .priuci
P'es Of the Constitution. Upon this point.
have specific information. His policy
will be precisely the reverse of that Of
President johnson. The latter theoretj
caiIy pursued the path marked out BY the
fundamental law 10 dealing with the
regardless Of the iniquitous pclicy
of Congress-, but succumbed to the will
Of the Radical leaders in appointments