Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-01-04
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The Presidents Care for His Relations
Ills WIfe's Third Cousins.

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The Presidents Care for His Relations
Ills wlfe's Third Cousins.
Under that shameful system Of per
sonal and family government which
General Grant has established, the re.
lalives Of the President, Of whatever
degree, enjoy unusual privileges in
respect Of honors, salaries and fees
The extraordinary number and vario-
ty of these connections have induced
US. to make the attempt TO present in
the form Of q kind OF court register n
list Of these fortunate persons, and Of
tho Offices and distinctions which they
respectively enjoy. The compilation
of this list has cost us some labor
and we arc well aware that, after all,
many cousins and second cousins
who hold Office are not included for
strange to say, this kind Of Prcsiden-
tial bcnevolonce does not seek public.
ity. Bot ifany cousin or brotherin.
law whom we have omitted or whom
we have not accurately described will
inform US, VIC will give him his due
place and bis proper title in correct.
cd catalogue Of the ruling family:
J. Ulysses Simpson Grant Presi
dent Of the United States.
H. Jesse Root Grant, Presidents
father, postmaster at Covington, Ky.
III. Frederick Dent Grant, Prosi-
dents son, cadet at West Point.
~. Orvil l.. Grant, Presidents
brother, partner with the collector Of
the port at Chicago.
V. Frederick T. Dent, Presidents
father5in law, claimant of lands at
Carondolcnt, Missouri, euchrcd by
Wilson, Commissioner Of the Land
Oliicc.
VI Rev. ". ] Cramer, Presidents
brother IN law, minister to Denmark
VII Abel Rathbone Corbin, Presi.
dents brother in.law, ncgotiator Of
fgold and real estate speculalions with
James Fisk, Jr., aud Jay Gould.
VIII. Brevet Brig, Gen. f, T. Dent,
Presidents brotherin.law, chief usher
at the executive mansion.
TX. Judge Louis Dent Presidents
brother-inlaw, counsel for claimants
before tho President Fees estimated
at $40, 600 year.
X. George w. Dent, Presidents
brothcr-in-Iaw, appraiser of customs,
San Francisco.
XI. John Dent, Presidents broth.
cr in.law, only Indian trader for New.
Mexico under Indian Bureau; place
worth 100000 a year.
XII Alexander Sharp, Presidents
brother.in law, marshal Of the District
Of Columbia.
XIII. James +. Casey, Presidents
brother.in law, collector Of the port Of
New Orleans place worth $4,000 a
year
XIV James Longstreot, Presidents
brothcrin.law's cousin, surveyor of
the port Of New Orleans.
XIV. Silas IIulson, Presidents own
cousin. Minister to Guatemala.
XVI. George X Loet, Presidents
brolherin laws cousin, public stores,
New York place worth one hundred
thousand dollars year.
XVII. Orlando II. Ross. Presidents
own cousin, clerk in the Third Audi
tors Office, Washington.
XVIII. DR.. Addison Dent, Prosi
dents brother in laws third cousin,
clerk in the registers office, Treasury
Department. Washington.
XIX. J. f. Simpson, Presidents
own cousin, Second Lieutenant, Twon-
ty 9Th Infantry,
Xxx John Simpson, Presidents own
cousin, Second Lieutenant Fourth Ar
tillcry.
XXI. George B. Johnson, Prosi-
dents mothers second cousin, Asses
sor of Internal Revenue, Third district,
Ohio
XXII B. l.. Woman, Presidents
cousins husband, postmaster, at New
port Kentucky
XXlll Miss +. a. Magruder, Pres
idenrs brolhcrin laws second cousin,
clorl, in Gen. Spinner's office, Treas
ury Department
And now, what do tho American
people think of the facts we have Just
laid before them Is this what they
expected whoa they chose Gen Grant
to be their Presidentl We know that
il Is not what zee advocated in his oicc.
iionj aud II We had supposed il to be
possible, We would sooner have burned
off our right hand than ask any citi.
zen to vote for him.
Was there anything in the facts
charged upon Andrew johnson in his
impeachment TO compare in real Grim.
inality with the base aud degrading
and dangerous action Of President
Grant in giving Office to his relativosg
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