The New York herald., 1869-05-07

too. has yielded to the influence of politicians and
Piace.brokers to an unexpected extent Grant
tile armes or councils OF war or adverse expe ences
IN war; has yielded to "pressure," repeatedly, in
many Yet It rs not So surprising after all As Gen.
eral OF the Army he knew MIS- grOund, knew MS
enemy Knew the tools and materials ne nad 20 WORK
p0sitl0n Hts responsibilities are new TO him. He
is not familiar with political ropes The members
OF ms Cabinet are as new in their duties and respon
sibiiities he; and yet with this lack OF personal
kn0Wledge OF the men and duties with which they
have had to deal, they have had to undertake the
pointments BY thousands, each one OF which Is an
lnme9ate honor or disgrace TO the ADMINISTRATION
nave IOund themselves, like previous adinlnlstra-
lions compelled to take their knowledge OF appli-
ttons have endorsed the Recommendation which
seemed lest without much reliable information OF
n tne personal character and qualifications OF ap-
pllcants. OF course, some mistakes have been
made.
Yet, thirdly. 1t is plain that General Grant and his
aNsers mean well; mean to act upon the best 1n-
f)rmati0D ut their command. and are willing to
;ctiiy mistakes as soon as thev are made clear 10
item. Probably never before, in the same space Of
tine, nave so many nominations been Withdrawn
aiter navng been sent In. certain gentleman was
nominated ~ Tor Consul at one OF the ports ON the
Meuiteranean. The day the name was sent to the
sen. senate nc got gloriously drunk In honor thereof
rue next day his appointment was revoked by
mad for posos snss SS" head OF
department and the President finding, through
an instance OF which he was perfectly cognizant,
that ne was utterly characteress ana untrutnful,
refused to approve the nomination. confirmed
keptomaniac named Cox. OF Philadelphia was
appointed to foreign consulate. lie was arrested
the other day for stealing some trivial articles from
grocery store, and was let or upon paying $500 to
cover the value OF articles stolen during the last two
years. The President promptly removed hlm upon
learning that he was unworthy OF confidence. There
nave been other similar cases.
PRESIDENT Grant thus 1ulfs the promise OF his In
augtrai And in this ne deserves and should receive
announcement. His declared purpose to remove
pointment places upon honest Citizens the duty Of
seeing TO It tnat evidence of desert the part of
ieaerai ONCE holders, be promptly brought to the
Presidents notice. Without such cooperation Oh
the part Of good citizens the publication or the SER
vice must he very incomplete.
finally. we note ne fact that where many repub-
licans feared Grant would be weak he has been
strong, VIZ, fn hs recOgnittOn or The cOtOred men.
ne has taken advanced republican ground by ap-
proving the Georgia reconstruction DILL, and by prac
ucally endorsing II by nominating cOOred men for
oice not only In Georgia but elsewhere Several Of
our representatives abroad are c0lOred men, and
each one OF the Southern States has more
colored officials In responsible positions.
raion il not as vet assured there s grOund for high
hOpe In the future; and while many can see where
'rant might have done better we can all see where he
might have done worse. and there " no need for his
friends To bate j0t OF hope and expectation of q
successful aud useful future for the new administra
lion.
Kansas Radical journal on Grant, Who
II Compared 10 "ChRriiy Boy"
From the Lawrence (Kansas) Republican Daily
Journal. radical mixture,, April 3O.l
We have unwayering faith and implicit confidence
in the good sense ana integrity OF General Grant.
~ the man would, by the whole civilized world be
voted a fool who should call him knave, so have
We the confidence to believe that when these palpa-
BILE mistakes are pointed out To the President the
proper spirit and with the best OF motives by his
friends. ne Will IN due time correct his errors. In
his Cabinet there must be strong infusion OF states
mansnip, made up Of consistent and coherent ma
terial. Boys and charlatans cannot run the govern
lnent Mistakes made must be corrected Weak,
incompetent or corrupt men in Oiilce must be re-
moved General Grant, having no pride OF opinion,
Jealous, as h. his duty 10 be, OF his great fame
string only the peace, welfare and prosperity of the
country, and. a. a consequence, the upbuildIng and
strengthening OF the party that elected him, will IN
charity receive advice that Il IN charity gwen.