The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-02-24
Gen. Grant on the Situation.

performed that duty, afew days since,
be took occasion to indicate, ut some
length, tho policy that would govern
his administration in the selection Of
his Cabinet, aud the appointment Of
officers for the various departments.
He intimates his intention to surround
% himself with honest t2) faithful
and competent menIi Praise Ye
the Gods General Grant said:
THAT in accepting the Office of
President of the United States, he as
sured them of his determination to
carry out faithfully the obligation of
that Office, and referred particularly
to the necessities for an honest end
faithful execution Of the revenue laws.
He would call around him men who
would earnestly carry out the princi.
Piles of economy, retrenchment and
honesty, which ere desired by the
people Of the country"
This is a bitter condemnation of
the thieves and scoundrels, who have,
under the name of "loip' republicans,
been fastened; like so many horse
leeches. upon the Treasury for the
last eight years. No country upon
the face of the globe has been so re-
morselessly robbed by a shameless set
of official thieves and villas as the
Government at Washington /; and the
Congress of the United States has
stood by holding and tyiu the hands
of the President while t Treasury
was being plundered!
"Should officers o.. different branch
es of the G~overHmenr service not sat
isfy him in the discharge of their Of
ficial duty, he would not hesitate a
moment about removing them, and
would do so Just as quickly with his
own appointments a. With those OF his
predecessor"
If be does not get honest ~ and
competentf?) men the first trial, he
will, remove them and try again.
Will he This is a HINT that the
''tenure of office BILL" must be swept
from the statute. Will it be done ?
That thing has not been done as vet ;
and this is equivalent to a declaration
of war on his part. If :he radical
Jacobins insist on tying his hands as
they did Johnson's, he will assume
the responsibility TO remove the in
dishonest, and faithless of.
ficers that johnson was forced, under
the "tenure of Office BILL" to keep in
office. Sill, tie republican members of
affect to believe, that John
son is responsible for the stealing
done By those he was powerless to re-
1t is indeed rich to hear Tepubii-t
cans in Congress talk about an honest
and faithful administration of public
affairs. It is like a fallen cyprian at
tempting to discourse on virtue and
moral purity. With their hands fill
I'd with stolen treasure, and their souls
perjured by willful violations of every
article of the constitution, they have
The affrontery to stand up and talk of
financial reform, of official competen-
y and integrity !! The present Con-
yress absolutely, in its acts, -stinks in
he ] ostrils Of every decent man /; and
f General Grant will trample out the
Infamous :'tenure of Office BILL" and
he villains who franed it, he will
accomplished q feat that will be
heartily end orased by eve y lover Of
lis country.
General Grant stated that he had
lot announced his cabinet up to the
lime of the official declaration OF the
result of the election, but had intend
ID at that period to make known the
of those whom he would invite
become members"
This was very prudent in the Gen.
.ral. but not satisfactory to his friends.
Finding this out, he changed his pur-
pose, and concluded to make no an
,ouDcement till the names Of the
members of his Cabinet we're cent in
or confirmation.
"The reason for this determination,
zen. Grant said, was because of the
act ttat should he do go, a pressure
Immediately commence frem &
parties to induce him to
his determination. Not sol,
much, probably, from the. fact that
opposition would be made from per: '
,onal motives, but on account of thefl
interest which gentlemen may have j
FOR their own friends. For these and
seasons he had concluded to
make no public announcement of his !,
Cabine: until the time mentioned.
The General displays some diplo-
matte ability in this and seems to
be determined to have his own way.
This Is commendable; and if ~resolute-
followed out' will strike terror in.
10 abe hearts of his political enemies.
Has he the back ono to stand tue
pressure? We are inclined to think
the radicals have "caught a tartar"
md hat they will be heartily sick of
him before they get through with his
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