The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-09-14
Statesman in the broadest sense can

OtdICStudu III VIC DEOdUcSC sense can
not be injured by the mean petty
efforts of one who can never rise
above the level of a bitter. spiteful
partizan or the tricks of the poiti-
clan. His whole speech gives evil
dence of the political slangwhanger
and is devoid of any argument beft-
ting Senator OF the United States.
Such spiteful illusions instead OF
meeting the vital issues of the canvas
only serve to show how weak the Rad
icals feel themselves to be.
I select the following, about Grant,
as a specimen of his twa d die.
=" Whether he thinks too much about
society, or whether he loves to be at
Long Branch too much, or too fond
of q fast horse, or whether he ap-
points Mr.. Motley, or sends Mr.. Ere
linghuysen to his place is matter OF
little consequence to the people, so
long as the Government is so aoeN and
so ably administered" The italics are
mine. If this is defence of Gene
raj Grant he may well exclaim "save
me from my friends" Ifintended as
a stab in the back, it was done with
all the skill of an Italian bravo. It
struck most vulnerable spot. Gen
eral Grant has just given another in
stance of his stupidity in supposing
that he has the power to make or
nullify laws at his pleasure, or else
he shows his entire disregard of the
laws of the country and willfully and
despotically violates them to suit his
convenience, whim, or caprice.
Some time since the Secretary of
the. Navy ordered that the sailors
should not receive their usual allow
ance of rum, but should be allowed
it's equitable in money, which was
done. Congress-, at its last "head
over heels session, passed q law
abolishing the giving to sailors either
the rum or the money. This seemed
to end the matter, but General Grant,
with a fellow feeling and bowels full
of compassion, issued an order giuing
the Sailors their grog despite the la,o Of
Congress to the contrary. This is rath-
er high handed. Does this straw in
dictate that his high mightiness will
as General Frank Blair predicted
make the effort to retain himself in
power by the bayonet at the end of
his term? The man who thus dis
regards the laws made by Congress
would not hesitate to defy the peo-
pies wish in a case where his own
ambitious ends were in question
The attempt made by General Grant
through his army and his tools, to
carry the election in North Carolina
is an indication of what we may ex-
pect. It was thought that General
Blair spoke at random in his prophe-
cy, but the events of the past few
justify the people to be on
their guard against the attempt of
the Radical party, headed by General
Grant, to retain by any stretch or
usurpation of authority their present
i'll gotten power, now that they find
it slipping from their grasp. "To
be farewarned is to be forearmed."
The manager of the National Thea
tire has fitted up a box specially for
the use of the President and family.
The room in the rear will be the
smoking room with lounge. chairs
and where the President can retire at
his pleasure, either to smoke or talk
over affairs of State. A soft thing
for Ulysses. Are wenot progressing?
What next? TREBLA.
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