The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-18

President Grants first veto mes
sage vas closely followed by his first
refusal Of present. :, the White
house. Know al! men by thcte pres
cnts." is a phrase that has found
much favor from the time G! the 10.
anguration up to the tine when it's
meaning had been extended So as to
includ. not uu!y government bonds.
houses. horses, jsS,lry &c. hu, I'm
ally--logs As the story runs some
gentleman from Cleveland, who want
cd an ofise. ard Eel, tina. his state
had been wofuliy neglected ia tncir
distribution, and knowing Grants
fondness for presents. supposed in
tho sweet Innocence ef his soul that |
tho man who SO dearly loved the
equine, must have some little regard
for the canine species. lie therefore
sent to Cliss fine specimen of the
genus canine, hut it being his first at
tempt to subsidize our incorruptib,e
Chief Magistrate, he n. elected to
pay the express charges. Ten dol
lars was the amount Of filthy lucre
demanded by tho express company
certainly og-cheap---hut influence
ell by the rem arka hle speech Of Dawes
and the disclosures of corruption BY
the Presidential outlay to entertain
Prince Arthur, our economical presi-
dent declined to pay the express
charges and the poor dog was return
cd to its Ohio owner, who is thus
taught the wise lesson Of preparing
charges on presents designed for pres.
identisl subsidy. ...
The refusal of the President co ac-
ccpt the dog almost tempts one TO
believe that his unfortunate ex-
perience with other dogs of more or
less responsibility in appearance, that
have only proved to be the most al
ject and sIeaking ours, has prompted
him to decline for the present, com
partnership with the canine fratern-
IT,. Perhaps he had in view the
general imbscility and incompetence
Of. the famous Watch dog Of the
Treasury or Of that ether dog up
on the doorstep waiting for the
crumbs Of the kitchen Cabinet for his
two papers-both daily. Again the
tnarlins and growing over the
bill for tue admission of Virginia
may have disgustea him. aud caused
remembrance Of Fielding's lines:
'Lo, when two dogs are fighting in the
streets.
With third dog one of the two dogs meets
With angry teeth he bites t.m TO the bone
And this dog smar's for what that dog has
done
The Ohio dog though he may no,
have been mad had ample cause to
become 30: but in any event be has
"litter-ally had his day. unless res
directed by B,ruum as prrsen. that
Grant refused to accept. We al! re-
member The dog to gain his pri-
vate ends. went mad aud bit tho
man," also that THE man recovered
ofthe bite. the dog it was that died =
It is possible, however. that the
breed Of the deg may have had some.
thing to Go with the Presidents rofu.
sal. With such pointer as Dawes
near him be would have no need Of
such a canine; with Rcvels in the
Senate be would not need black and
tat; and bis administration has been
sufficiently hound Led that to make an
etfes Of a hound would be equivalent
to an open insult; and he could have
=. no need for ''Mongrel, puppy, whelp.
hodnd. or cur Of low Degree for,
Of them all he is overstocked. ...
The specimen of canine that would
be most acceptable to tue president,
would be q spaniel. were it not that
they are ,cater-7ogs, while he has
tho utmost aversion to such an ele-
nent. Their meek and lowly nature
enabling them to accommodate them
selscs TO Washington life. and to
Grant's i.lirsynnra"ies in particular,
would, hewevcr, commend them to
him. Whether the refusal Of dog
will have any irAuence upon the dog
gednsss Of disposition in the pr.si-
dent,1upon any If the dog-mas of his
admiaistra.foh is q question that does
not, admit Of . dog ma'io opinion
But bcfors tbs career Of tie present
Coasylss and Cabinet is run he may
hayt The mott abundant reason for de-
ciaIisg il tue most positive manner
that - livi-sedng is better thar a
dcailion.1'
. f. H.