The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-07-14

cally and mentally, and morally he is
a nonenity. Why, sir, his soul is so
small that you could put it within the
periphery of hazel nutshell and it
might float about for thousand years
without knocking against the walls of
the shell. That's the size of his soul.
,, j ust look at tho man sitting at a
Cabinet council. lie has no idea, no
policy, no standard, no creed, no
faith. How can he guide the people {?
How can he impress any great i'm
provemonts or moral ideas upon tho
nation? lie has no object to look for.
ward to, no leading aim to draw the
people toward any particular end
He sits there with his Cabinet. One
merber has bought him q house in
Philadelphia, another has given him
, $65, 200, another has given him car
riage and 80 on. 1t is degrading to
the office of President of tho United
States to have such man there. They
talk about his goneralship. Well, he
was mere incident of the war. Mon
and arms were supplied in abundance,
and his forces were so massive that
they simply crushed out the rebellion.
1t would have been done had Grant
never been born. Therefore he was
mere incident. But the little follow
has come to think he is somebody real
ly. I can't help plying him when I
think how we'll 1 know him and what
an infinites,imal creature ho really is.
[ often think chat about the fittest
place for Grant is at some place in
the country where there are cross
roads. I have been at those places
and have often noticed the scenes. At
one corner perhaps there is small
blacksmith's shop. At another corn
er of the cross roads there is groce-
ry store, and at another house where
the squire meets to settle cases. Well,
l have often noticed at such juno
tion Of several roads that when tho
squire's business is over some fellows
will propose horse race, and to give
interest to the thing barrel of cidor
and perhaps half gallon of whiskey
will be staked on the result. Now
Grant is just suited to such b situa-
tion. His ideas are of the cross roads
order, and he has not thought above
that. H'r
Correspondent-What do you think
of the general situation now2 .a
Andy Johnson-W L think we
are tending to despotism or anarchy,
unless a proper direction is given to
the disordcrly elements at work. We
arc threatened with an aristooraoy of
bondholders. A moneyed aristooracy,
they say, is the most detestable; but
credit aristocracy, which is only the
shadow of the substitute for money,
is worse still; for it is the moneyed
aristocracy diluted and adulterated.
l say the bondholder is a credit aristo-
crat. Here is tho producer, raising
his wheat or his corn. What is it
worth to him? lie sells it for the
credit of the bondholdcr. The bond
holder gives his credit to the producer
in exchange for tho lattor'sg goods, and
says "You may take our credit, but
we will put tho gold and silver into
our pockets and take your produce
also" When by and by tho produc-
or finds the credit valueless, what will
he be worth2 When the great revul-
sion comes, what will be our condi-
tion Where is all the gold and sill.
vcr that has been dug from our own
soil and coined in our own mints q
Where is it ali gone Can you toll
me, sir? don't speak Of such as we
imported, but what We coined our
selves that vast amount dug out of
our own earth. Why, it is looked up
in tho vaults Of tho credit aristoora-
cy. Now, sir, it is singular thing
that no country yet kas ever paid off
q national debt without Reputation.
1t may startle you to hear it, butt is
true. Look over tho history and you
will find ] am right, and wherever
you will find permanent national
debt, ono that has not been paid off,
you will find there is no freedom -
Spain is not free, France is not free,
Russia is not free, England is not free,
because each Of those countries has
permanent national debt. It is in Che
nature of things, for wherever there
are power and moneycd aristooracy
there is salways desire for q union
between the two. Hero we have an
executive power controlled by the
bond holders. Grant is ruled by q
miserable set of huoksters and bond
holders. lie is in their hands COM
pletcly, and therefore wo are in dan
ger. The country is in peril for the
bondholders are striving to rule the
government. The people ought to be
made to understand this coundition.
TnE REASONS Why BoRlE RssIoN-'
Ep.-A North Carolina paper gives
the following as among the reasons
why Mr.. Borio resigned his place as
Secretary Of the Navy First, be-
cause he allowed himself to be thrown
on his beam ends in aballroom while
dancing with n ladv, on the occaaion of