The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-17
General Grant's Programme.

FROM Ui6 ". 4. HerOJd.
Since the advent of General Jackson as the
head of the nation 10 event has occurred at
Washington of greater Importance, as the fore
shadOwing of new epoch in the management II
OF the Government, than the little speech of
General Grant on Saturday last to the Con-
gressional committee informing him of his
election to the Presidential succession. 1t has
already made an impression upon the leading
political and financial circles of both hemi-
spheres hardly less remarkable than the little
hint of Louis Napoleon TO the Austrian Am
bassador on New Years Day, 1859, fore.
shadowing the expulsion Of Austria from the
basin OF the Po and the unifcation of Italy.
As man of deeds more than man of
words, we know that this brief efspsech of Gene
raj Grant admits of the broadest interpreta-
tiop. And what does he cay! He says:-'I
can promise the committee that it will be my
eDdeavor to call around me as assistants such
men only as l think will carry out the princi-
pies which you have said the country desires
to see successiul-economy, retrenchment,
faithful collection OF the revenue, and pay
ment of the public debt" These will be the
great objects of his administration, and they
involve the twelve labors of Hercules. In
economy and retrenchment he will have to
fight the many-headed hydra of enormous
jobs, wasteful expenditures, and powerful
combinations of politicians, capitalists, and
adventures of every stripe. In the faithful
collection of the revenue he will have to Crap
| pie with whisky rings, tobacco rings, Custom
| House rings, indian land stealers, and railway
| bond and land j9bbers--in short, all the rings
| of Treasury thieves, whose aggregate spolia-
| tions have doubtless exceeded two hundred
millions a year under Johnson's tied-up ad-
ministratien. But II Grant can put stop to
these spoliations the payment of the public
| debt will be simple and easy matter, even
! with the removal of half the burden OF our
present taxations.
How does he propose TO accomplish these
reforms He says that his first endeavor will
be 10 secure faithful and competent assistants,
and that off shall fail in my first choice,
| shall not at any time hesitate TO make second
or even third trial, with the concurrence OF
the Senate, who have the confirming power,
and should Just as soon remove one of my
own appointees as the appointee of my prede-
cessor." In other words, saddled with the
responsibilities, he viii, like Jackson, be the
master of his Cabinet and his policy. His
ministers will not be, as were those OF General
Taylor. his equals in Cabinet council, but his
staff officers or subordinate generals. He will
not be, as the amiable Lincoln was, continually
harsssed by the clashiDg intrigues of his Cabi-
net nor will he be mere follower of his
Secretary of State or Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, after the fashion of Johnson.
He expects in his removals and appoint
! ments the concurrence OF the Senate. At all
events, as occasion in his judgment may de-
mand he will not hesitate TO try them,
Tenure OF Office law or no Tenure OF Office law.
lie will give his reasons under the law, and if
in any important removal the Senate shall
refuse TO concur he may make case of it for
the Supreme Court, in order to have an autho-
ritative judgment upon. the constltutionality
OF this law. johnson, IL was said ut the time
OF Stanton's peremptOry removal, was aiming
at case for the Court but he went the wrong
way about it, and was caught in the impeach-
ment trap set to catch him. Grant has no
such trap 10 fear for the present House is
with him, and the new House ON the 4th OF
March, will be with him, and, best of all,
justice and the people are with him. AS q
mere creature Of the Republican party, john
son, accidentally advanced to the White
house, in assuming 10 have policy Of his
own, was regarded by Congress as an upstart
and false pretender. He had no right, they
said to be any thing but servant of Congress,
and they fought him upon this issue and mas
tered him. Grant, Oh the other hand, was
taken up at Chicago as a necessity, and his
name saved the Republican party in Novem-
Ter last from a crushing defeat He is right
iully, therefore, master of the situation, and
properly indicates his purpose to be so.
In order to be perfectly free in his selec-
uons, he notifies the Congressional committee
that he has come TO the conclusion "not to
announce who am going to invite TO seats in
the Cabinet until send in their names TO the
Senate for continuation, - or II he says any
thing about 1t 1t will be only two or three days
before sending in their names. Why so Be