Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
A PERTINENT INQUIRY.

dent Grant 2 New York Sun,
Radical.
Here comes a pertinent inquiry
from a Radical source. 1t might
almost be deemed on impertineni
one. But it at all events arouses
conjecture. The President of the
United States has been by the
press, for months, charged with
receiving bribes. These charges
have not been confined to the
opposition press, but those Of his
own political complexion have
been as open and as bold in their
declaration as has marked the ac-
ton of his political enemies. A.
7. Stewart, the New York Mer.
chant Prince, headed a subscrip.
ton for several thousand dollars
which went into the pocket of the
President, and within q few days
thereafter, Mr.. Stewart was re.
paid by appointment as Secretary
Of the Treasury. A Constitution.
al prohibition prevented Mr..
Stewart from accepting the ap.
pointment, although, at the earn.
est request Of the President. an
effort was made to secure Con.
gressional action, such as would
authorize the appointment Of the
gentleman who had pad so high
for this position. Since that time,
gift and appointment TO office
have gone hand in hand To
/ such an extent has it been car.
ried, that the language Of swim.
ding lottery schemes has been
applied to it, and it is now known
as the Great Gift Concern. e
The presents made him have been
from a cigar, ranging through
dogs, clothes, horses. carriages
furniture. wines, brandies to pa
/ !atial residences and those whc
/ profess to know claim that in
every instance there has been {
/ q"id Pro q"o. 1t is claimed that
there is on record only one in.
stance in which he was ever
known TO refuse n giftisAnd that
was 4 dog the expenses of trans
portation upon which the donor
had neglected to pay, and it il
even said of this gift that, learning
afterwards the charges had beer
paid, he sent his military slackey
Gen. Dent, to look it up and ge
possession Of it. 1t is said the
dog was found in the OssessDr
of a negro who resides near The
Presidential mansion, and tina
the negro refused to surrender
possession. The matter of thu
BLACK Friday money panic hal
never yet been clearly and salts
factorily settled. Although th'
President manifested q perfect
willingness to sacrifice his broter
in-law Corbin to appease the clam
ors Of the ruined, many Of whom
had gone, through this atrociOui
act, financially, in the classic Ian
guage of James Fisk, "wher,
the wOodbine twineth" Thes'
charges have not been madr
lightly of the President and TO,
political effect. but charges ant
specifications of the stronges
character were presented. They
were unheedcd, however, and haC
their day OF sensation, and ha
gone away before some new reye
lation of Radical fraud and duplic
ity.
Some strange revelation mus
some day be brought to the sur
face. these thugs cannot alway
be suppressed. As regards til
insinuated charge OF the Sun
with reference to the appoint
ment of Messrs. Borie, Robesor
Fish and Grinnell, we cannot say
We do not know that any speciti
charge of purchase of Office ha
been alleged against either OF thes
gentlemen. They we're with th
exception of Mr., Fish andMr. Gri
{ nell entirely unheard of outside
\ their own immediate circle, unit
, brought to the surface by the al
/ pointment of Mr.. Grant. An
s the fact that he should HAY
Q sought ought such obscure me-
Q and those who haved prove
! themselves officially totally incOn