The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-08
The National Disgust.
GRANT AND HIS RELATIVES.
from the New York Sun.1


has established the relatives Of the
President, of whatever degree, enjoy un.
usual privileges in respect Of honors,
salaries aud fees The extraordinary
number and variety Of these connections
have induced US to make the attempt to
present in the form of kind Of court
register a list of these fortunate persons,
and Of the Offices and distinctions which
they respectively enjoy. The compia-
ton of this list has cost US some labor !;
and we are well aware that, after all,
many cousins and second cousins who
hold Office are not included; for, strange
to say, this kind Of Presidential beuevo
lencc docs not seek publicity. But, if
any cousin or brother.in. law. whom we
have omitted or whom We have not &C.
curstely described, will kindly inform
US, we will give him bis due place and
his proper title in a corrected catalogue
of the ruling family:
l. Ulysses Simpson Grant, President
Of the United States.
: III. Jesse Root Grant, Presidents 5
father, postmaster at Covingtou. Ky.
III. Frederick Dent Grant, Presl.
dents son, cadet at West Point.
! Nv. Orvil Grant, Presidents brother,
partner with the collector of the por. of
Chicago.
V. Frederick T. Dent. Presidents
father in law, claimant of'lands at Ca.
rondalct No --euchred by Wilson, com.
missioner Of the land office.
/ vi. Rev. NJ. j. Cramer, Presidents
brother in law, minister to Denmark.
i VII. Abel Rathburn Corbu, Presi
dents bro,her.in law, ncgotiator of gold
and real estate speculations with ia I es
Fisk, Jr., and Jay Gould.
VIII. Brevet Brigaiier. G On eral T. T.
Dent, Presidents brotberin law, CHIEF
usher at the executive mansion.
TX. Judge Louis Dent, Presidents
brother-in-law, counsel for claimants be
fore the President Fees estimated a,
forty thousand dollars year.
X George W. Dent, Presidents
brother in law, appraiser of customs
San Francisco.
XI. John Dent, Presidents brother
in-law, only Indian trader for New Mex
leo, under Indian bureau, place worth
500 600 year.
XII, Alexander Sharpe, President,
brother.ln law, marshal Of the Dis,ric
Of Columbia.
XIII. Jas. p. Casey, President.
brother. in Law, collector Of the port o
New Orleans; place worth $4,000 ;
year.
XIV. JAS. I.ongstrect, Presidents
brother.in laws cousin, surveyor Of the
port Of New Orleans.
XIV. Silas Hudson, Presidents owr
cousin, minister to Guatemala.
XVI. George X. Lee, President,
brother-in laws cousin, public stores
New York. place worth 100000 year
XVII. Orlando H. Ross, President
own cousin, clerk in the third auditor
Office, Washington.
XVIII. DR.. Addison Dent Prcsi
dents brother in laws third cousin
clerk in the registers office, Treasur,
department, Washington.
XIX. j. f. Simpson, Presidents ow,
cousin second lieutenant, Twenty 6f'l
: infantry.
Xxx, John Simpson, Presidents ow
eouo'", eeeo"u houtenou' iou''h "''i
lery.
e XXI. George B, johnson, President
f mothers second cousin, assessor of in
). ternsl revenue, Third district, Ohio.
XIII. B. l.. Wymans, President
: cousins husband, postmaster at Newpor
r Kentucky,
: XIII. Miss +. A. Magruder, Presi
" dents brothcr.in laws second cousi
, clerk in General Spinners Office, Treas,
:. ry department.
IT 1t is our duty to mention that there
D one cousin Of the Presidents who do
n not appear as yet to have received al
: office, This Is Captain Peter #. Hu,
sou, brother Of the Hon. Silas Iludso
= minister to Guatemala. During a eot
t. part Of the war he served as an add
E. camp to General Grant, and when Il
General became President, Peter turne
up as an expectant of tho Office Of ma
shall of California, but the politician
beat him. Peter is rough damon
N having been for much of his life catt
ps drovcr in Oregon; but he is just as
Is for high station a. most Of those name
" above. Perhaps he has got some gos
=. :. thing that is not generally known, and,
y SO, we shall be glad to publish the fac
We should also add that our correspo
, dent at Washington, whose letter will
= found in another part Of cur paper, dc
!. tails q variety Of interesting circur
'. stances respecting several Of the Pres
~ dents relations, though his list is not
perfect as ours, We propose, accor
Id iugly, when the family Is more perfect
H. established in power, to apply to ha
is the Sun recognized as the official cou
journal.
:, And now, in sober earnest, what
~, =" the American people think Of The fa'
ao ,o We have just laid before them? Is Il
is what they expected when they chc
~ General Grant to be their Prcsidel
~ !, We know that it is not what we expee
y ed when we advocated his election; u
if We has expected it possible, We wor
on so oner have burned off our right ha