Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-03
THE GRANT FAMILY,
The Offices they Hold and what
they Cost the Nation.

THE GhANT FAMILY.
The offices they Hold and wha
they Cost the Nation:
From the New York Sun.
Under the shameful system of person
al and family government which Graz
has established, the relatives of the Presi
dent, of whatever degree, enjoy unusua
privileges in respect of honors, salarie
and fees. The extraordinary number anC
variety of these connections have induced
US to make the attempt TO present in tn,
form OF kind of court register q list o.
these fortunate persons, and of the offices
and distictions which they respectively
enjoy. The compilation of this list ha:
cost US some labor; and we are wei
aware that, after all, many cousins and
second cousins who hold office arc not
included; for, strange to say, this kind OF
Presidential benevolence does not seek
publicity. But, if any cousin or brother,
in-law, whom we have omitted or whom
We have not accurately described, will
kindly inform us, we will give him his
due place and his proper title in a cor
rected catalogue of the ruling family.
l. Ulysses Simpson Grant, President of
the United States.
IL Jesse Root Grant, Presidents faith
er, Postmaster at Covington, KY.
Ill Frederick Dent Grant, Presidents
son, cadet at West Point.
~. Orvil Grant, Presidents brother,
partner with the Collector of the Port at
Chicago.
V. Frederick T. Dent, Presidents
father-in-law, Claimant of lands at Ca
rendelet Mo.-euchered by Wilson,
Commissioner of the Land Office.
VI Rev. NJ. j. Cramer, Presidents
brother-in-law, Minister to Denmark.
VII. Abel Rathburn COrbin, Presidents
brother-in-law, negotiator of gold and
real estate speculatious with Jas. Fisk,
Jr., and Jay Gould.
VIII. Brevet Brigadier- General f. T.
Dent, Presidents brother-in-law, chief
usher at the Executive Mansion.
TX. Judge Louis Dent Presidents
brOther-in-law, Counsel for Claimants be-
fore the President. Fees estimated at
forty thousand dollars year.
Y. George w. Dent, Presidents bro
ther-in-law, Appraiser of Customs, San
Francisco.
XI. John Dent, Presidents brotlfer-in-
law, only Indian Trader for New Mexico,
under Indian Bureau; place worth $780,
600 year.
XII. Alexander Sharp, Presidents bro
theIil-law, Marshal of the District of
Columbia.
XIII. Jas. F. Casey, Presidents bro
ther-in-law, Collector of the Port of New
Orleans; place worth $50, 900 a year.
XIV. James Longstreet, Presideat's
brother-in-law's cousin, Surveyor of The
Port of New Orleans.
XIV. Silas Hudson, Presidents own
cousin, Minister to Guatemala.
XVI. Geo. K. Leef Presidents broth
er-in-lsw's cousin, Public Stores, New
York; place worth 800, 900 year.
XVII Orlando II. Ross, Presidents
own cousin, Clerk in the Third Audi
tors office, Washington.
XVIII. DIR. Addison Dent, Presidents
brother-in-law' third cousin, Clerk in the
Registers Office, Treasury Department,
Washington.
XIX. ]. F. Simpson, Presidents own
cousin, Second Lieutenant, TEeniy-fifth
Infantry.
XX. John Simpson, Presidents own
cousin, Second Lieutenant Fourth Ar
tillery.
XXI. George B. Johnson, Presidents
mothers second cousin, Assessor of In
ternal Revenue, Third District, Ohio.
XXI. B. L. Wymans, Presidents
cousins husband, Postmaster at Newport,
KY.
XXIIL Miss E. A. Magruder, Presi-
dents brother-fn-law's second cousin,
clerk in Gen. Spinner's office, Treasury
Department.
1t is our duty TO mention that there is
one cousin of the Presidents who does
not appear as yet to have received any
Office. This is Capt Peter T. Hudson,
brother of the Hon. Silss Hudson, Minis
ter to Guatemala During good part of
the war he served IS an sid-de-camp 10
Gen. Grant, and when the General be-
came President, Peter turned up as an
eXpectant of the office of Marshal of Cali
fornis; but the politicians beat him.
Peter is rough diamond, having been
for much OF his life a cattle
droVer in Oregon; but he is Just as
fit for high station as most of
those named above. Perhaps be has got
some good thing that is not generally
known, and, if so, we shall be glad to
publish the fact We should also add
that our correspondent at Washington,
whose letter will be found in another pan
of this paper, details variety of inter-
esiing circumstances respecting several
of the Presidents relations, though his
list is moi. so perfect as ours. We propose,
accordingly, when the family is more
perfectly established in power, to apply
to have the Sun recognized as the official
Court journal.
And now, in sober earnest, what do the
American people think of the facts we
have Just laid before them2 Is this what
they expected when they chose Gen.
Grant to be their President We know
that it is not what we expected when We
advocated his election; and if We had
supposed it possible, we would sooner
have burned off our right hand than ask
any citizen to vote for him.
Was there anything in the facts charged
upon Andrew johnson in his impeach-
ment to compare in real criminslity with
the base and degrading and dangerous ac-
ton of President Grant in giving offices
to his relatives?