The New York herald., 1869-08-26
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General Grants eunner Excursiening.
Tho opposition newspapers aro raising .
great outcry against the pleasure excursions Of
General Grant, when he ought to be at Wash
ington. They say that instead of attending to
the public business and earning his salary he
is sgoing about from Old Point Comfort to Long
Branch, and from Long Branch to Washington
only to get change of clothes and run Off
to the oil wells and coal mines of Penn
sylvania, and then to New York, and
then to Newport, and then up to the
White Mountains, intending to come round
by way of Saratoga to New York for O
fresh start again on some other wild goose
chase; that surf bathing, fast horses, Havana
cigars, fine women, flunkeys and fancy balls,
clambakes, chowder parties, trout breakfasts,
mutual admiration societies and all the froth
and folly, snobbery and tuft hunting of our
summer resorts seem to be his highest ambi-
tion, and that we never have had such tuft-
hunting and shlly-shally President heretofore
An absurd and utterly preposterous outcry,
this, from beginning to end General Grant
has nothing Of special moment to require his
presence at Washington just now. He is,
therefore, doing exactly right in taking these
pleasure excursions among the people; for in
these travels he sees much and learns much
that will be valuable to him Ia the administra-
ton Of the government. The people every
where are glad to see him, and In his quiet way
he is everywhere glad to learn tho wishes and
wants Of the people, While believing, too,
that business more than pleasure is the object
of General Grant in these summer expeditions,
we expect that the good results will be soon
made manifest after his return for a regular
Napoleon and His Amnesty Proclamation.
Our late cable dispatches have been inter-
esting and instructive in regard to the situa-
ton in France. The Senatorial body has just
met and heard the report Of the Committee
ON the Senatus Consultum. The amnesty pro-
clamation has been received everywhere
throughout France, and, indeed, all over
Europe, with an amount of enthusiasm which
has had no parallel In many years. Promi-
nent exies long away from La Belle France
are returning from all parts of Europe; homes
are being gladdened by the presence of long
absent friends, and Napoleon Is more than
ever looked up to as the friend of the people
and the protector Of France. We have little
doubt that the reforms sanctioned by the Sena-
torial Committee will be endorsed by the Senate,
and that when the Corps Legislatif meets In o.
tober the Emperor will be thanked as public
benefactor. 1t will, indeed, be well If the
parliamentary system works In France. 1t
will be good for the French people if the fac
tions do not abuse their new privileges, and q
very short period of parliamentary success
will be sufficient to secure the succession of
the Emperor's son. if the Emperor himself
should unfortunately be taken out of the way
We look forward to October with some in
terest. We shall not be the last to rejoice if
the Corps Legislatif knows how to behave.
MANY TRUE Word IS SPOKEN IN JEST
When John Quincy Adams was last year run
ming for Governor Of Massachusetts some one
remarked that he was too young a man to hold
SO responsible an Office. ''Never mind, re-
marked friend, She will be old enough be-
fore he gets elected" That was the case with
the old man Marcus Morton, who was young
man with curly brown locks when he was
first nominated by the democrats for the ofice,
and when he was elected oil the hair he had
on the top Of his head had turned to grizzly
gray. That callow youth, young Adams,
has long race before him, but the race of the
Adamses is famous for longevity, and he may
become Governor yet before he dies.
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