The Van Buren press., 1869-03-16
Our New President,


place a by Law provided, on the eth OF
Nsteh a,Nvk.king;on, aud Grant there
by wss fully clothed with the Executive
pos~e-s<~>hs-.ss~eric.ns. .I,asan. --Iihis
MAJ sonos a place OF homer and response
ldiitr. Important. because of its immcais,
responsibility The President is bot1d
for Tie faithful execution OF the laws o.
the Federal Union, aud yet hasno power
override most important point in seeur-
iug this faithful cxecutioi.i to.pit; the
r,iaoral Of dishonest and hlcompetcnt
lpsp and substituting houest and compe;
,eAt ropes. For the manner in which the
laws are executed, the Executive is no
hagef responsible, Tor the simple reason
that Congress has relieved him from il,
hy the Tenure Of Office act passed to
halnler and cripple TIC administration Of
Andrew Joh,son. This act still remains
IN the statute books of our country and
bespeaks,hc same want ofscontilencc on
thcerart sof Senator'S in General Grant,
that cxistcd, as, ~ ANDREW johnson.
How long will it be before Grant can, by
trucking course, inspirc these doubt.
ing 1homases with confidence is not
within the sphere o. calculation Grants
inaugural address is, q fair document and
inoitA he speaks ~ one overlooking in
promises. \ We trust he will only carry
them into execution. 1.-THE can succeed
il making . paper dollar as valuable as
gold one the world will owe him AN
immense debt of gratitude. And if he
CAN clean the Augean stable Of the filth
Accumulated since the war, he will be en-
titled to the lasting gratitude of American
taxpayers. Can he do, its n If the Ten,
ure-of Office net was rblottod out he
might, so far as enforcing honesty in the
collection OF revenue is concerned, be
successful, with it, to hamper his action
We fear be is .oyer sanguine, Grant, we
says promises fairly, let US hope he will,
ssfar As he can, perform faithfully. We
must in candor confess, We have no un-
bounded confidence in his efforts meet.
ing with entire success. His intentions
are, doubtless, as honorable as can well
he considering the times, but he is avery
weak man thrown among some very able
scoundrcls; He hus kept aloof from these
fostering sores on the body polite with
crcditablc scrupulousncss, thus far, but
now he mast come in contact with them
and they tas, force him to speak Ills 81
lence has bcch hts salvation, What his fu-
tsxe mAys I've cannot, be coJecturedl Y One
of his first favors s2ked Of the Ounho,
tent Sensts, has been drswillibe refnscd
&c wants Mt. Stewart because Stewart
We xAshaEss i. i lAs GAN a sat gyyenhapttt
ispovstal asd Grant is ,po*s rless-s-and
must PER force, eccapy the dignifcd posi-.
ton 81 d defeated l'fcsident-and one
whose advisers must bc virtually chosen
by. others, How he may work in the
cast OFF harness OF Johnson remains to be
seen. Ifdocilc and tractable, he and his
selfconstituted advisers, the Senate, may
get along smoothly enough, if he kicks
he will teel the goad. May good luck
attend him, aud may shesuccccd msecw
ing the Treasury from the ,fnroads of the
sfarpers that hover around i. God knows
opr,peoryeountry is sick enough to, cali
for this physician and We trust hiss ptac-
ticc may prove successful, and that he
may restore lis t. our wonted position
among the nations Of the earth Ben
Buffers ntcrlopers will hound and
watch him. and crack over the knueklcs
will often remind him Of the strict watch.
fulness and solicitude Of his custodians
This Is but, TO be expected as they have
soearefully kept the Tenure of. Office act
ia ready, to, be taken from the, moutl, oil
Johnson and inserted, nolens rolens, into
the mouth Of this new stced. He may
champ it as much as he likes, he cannot
cast it, and inust wear it Poor man
We wears the AIDED roles of greatness
holtls L pSwc,icss fsceptfS' and his brow
il apresscd hy a corohsf robbed OF is
rown jewel ~ al, ss,es III lp tapr,,
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