The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-01-05
OUE FAMILY covEnN,1ENT.
The Presidents Care for his Relative,
nud those OF his Wire.

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and those OF his Wire.
Under that shameful system Of personal
and family government which Grant has
established, the relatives of the President,
of whatever degree, enjoy unusual privi-
leges IN respect of honors, salaries. and
fees, The extraordinary number and va
rety of these connections have induced
US to make the attempt TO present in the
form of a kind of Court Register list of
these fortunate persons. and of the Offices
and distinctions which they respectively
enjoy. The compilation of this list has
cost US some labor and weare well aware
that, after all many cousins and second
cousins who hold Offices are not included /;
foE,= strange 70 say, this kind Of Preslden-
tial henevolence 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 corrected catalogue of the
ruling family:
l. Ulysses Simpson Grant, President Of
the United States
II. Jesse Root Grant, Presidents father.
Postmaster. at Covington, KY.
III Frederick Dent Grant, Presidents s
son, Cadet at West Point.
". Orvil L. Grant, Presidents brother,
partner with the Collector of the port at
Chicago.
V. Frederick t. Dent, Presidents faith
er-in-law, Claimant of Lands at Caronde-
let, Mo,-euchred by Wilson, Conamis-
sioner of the Land Office.
VI, Rev, NJ. J. Cramer, Presidents
brother-ln-law, Minister to Denmark.
VII. Abel Rathbone Corbin, President's
brother-in-law, negotiator OF gold and real
estate speculation with James Fisk, Jr.
and Jay Gould.
VIII: Breyet Brigadisr-General F. T
Dent, Presidents brother-in-lsw, chic
usher at the Executive Mansion
TX. Judge Louis Dent, President
fore the President. Fees estimated al
$40, 600 a year.
x. GeorgeW. Dent, Presidents brother.
in-law, Appraiser of Customs San Fran
XI. John Dent, Presidents brother-in.
law, only Indian trader for New Mexico
under Indian Bureau; place worth 800,
0o0 a year. ~
XII, Alex. Sharpe; Presidents brother
in-law, Marshal Of the District Of Co
lumbia.
XIII. Jas F: Casey, Presidents broth
er-in-iaw, Collector of the Port of New
| Orleans place worth $50 900 year
XIV Jas Iongstreet, Presidents broth
! erin laws cousin. Surveyor Of the Port Q
New Orleans
i XIV; Silas Hudson, Presidents owl
-consin, Minister to Guatenala
XVI. Geo. K. Leet, Presidents brother
| lin-law's cousin, Public Stores, New York
place worth 100000 wear.
j XVII. Orlando d. Ross, President
own cousin, Clerk in the Third Auditor
office, Washington. - =
! XVIII. Or. Addison Dent, PI4sidenti
brother-ln-law's third cousin, Clerk IN n
Registere's Office, Treasury Department
Washington.
] XIX j. F.. Simpson, Presidents ow
cousin, Second Lieutenant, Twentyrfft
Infantry. 81,
H., XX-sJohn Simpson. RSesidsnt,s- .ew
cousin, Second Lieutenant Fourth Arti
i XXI Geo. G. johnson. President
mothers second cousin, Assessor of Intel
nal Revenue, Third District, Ohio.
lee XII aB=L. Wymans, Presidents cor
sins husband, Postmaster of ,Newpor
j. XXIu. Miss E. A. .MAgruder, Pres
dents brother-in-law's second counsli
Z Clerk in Gen. Spinner's Office, TreasuI
Department e .1..es851c
!. 1tsis our duty to mention that there
2 enc cousin of the President who does NJ
appear as yet to have received any oflc
. This is Captain Peter B.. Hudson, brothl
of the Hon. Sllas Hudson. Minister,
Guatemala. During good part of Il
war he served sso an aid-de-camp to &c
Grant, Snd when the General beesu
:. President. Peter turned up as an expe
tant of the Office Of Marshal of CalHornl
but the politicians beat him. Perer is
] rough dlamonds having been. for much
his life q cattle driver IN Oregon; but
Is just as hts for high statisn as most
u those named above. Perhaps be has g
some good thing that. is not general
:. known; and If so. We shall be glad
publish the fact.