Ellsworth American., 1871-02-09
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WASHINGTON. u. C..
February 4th, 1871.
THE GRAND CARNIVAL

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Committee has finally made arrangements
with all the main railroads of the country.
4 to issue half fare tickets to all wishing to
| visit Washington on the days of the carni-
val. aud il Is expected that the branch
roads to these great arteries will be pleas
ed to do likewise.
| Probably never in the worlds history
| has there been such an interest taken In
the preparation for grand display Of fine
horses and pretty men and women az Is be-
iig taken now by the people of the District
\ Of Columbia. Not one stone has been left
n.turled which would advance the inter
e>is Of this proposed enier ainmpnt Mon
ey and time are freely given here by the
resident population. and the p~oprictors OF
| hotels. boardiig houses and private houses
| are providing >ui able accommodations for
all that may improve the preseat opporiu-
| iiity to visit the National Capital. The
grand jolliicaiiou will be confined To Mon
day and Tuesday. the a0th and 2lst. but
during the entire week. d d.fierent kinds Of
! amnscmeuts exceedingly Interesting to
strangers will be the order. The Prcsi-
dents reception hy those who have never
shaken hand, with Gen. Grant will be- en-
joyed. All ofthe Government Departments
will be kept open. where all are welcome
10 pay a visit.
Is PRESIDENT GRANT UNPOPULAR?
IL not 10 be Disguised that n systematic
and persistent effort is being made To inn
press the pnblc that President Gran, is un-
popular. This effort commenced imined-
lately afer the battle Of Fort Donnclson.
Up TO that time. Gen. Grant had stood
reasonably well With all parties. but h-
conduct "u that occasion mortally offend
cd every rebel and every rebel sympathy
er in the country. Nevertheless. 1t would
have been forgotten had he not reiterated
the offence AZ Pittsburgh Landing. where
the Gsarral refused 10 be whipped. and
sent Bcaurcg.ar,l with his rebel host, kit
tng Into Mississippi which caused the cry
of unpophlarity 10 be- raised aud repeated
with rcdoublci vigor In the minds OF the
rebels and coppcrhead, this victory Of
Grants vas m uupardonahIr offence.
Possibly time might have sofcncd the
wrath II those persistent c"cmics of 10y
atty. had not the General re-opcned the
wonnd a Nick>hurg, Here the General
furnished 81 .on reasons why lie should
never be forgiven. and these reasons have
not y"t been forgotten. On the contrary.
they are stored away ia the memory OF the
Il. .tf
Of the Generals unpopnlarity, and are
brought out under some new dress ON cv-
cry tit OF unfit occasion.
Shcrman's March q" The sea VA anolh-
rs cause ot Gen. Grants uupopularity.
\, commindcr Of thc Armic.. hc va,
( charged with imam nr,ratiug a hazar,lou, cN-
petition. a turl"rn hope. With sacrificing
ihr Union forces. aud whcY All these pre-
'iciiou~ failed. and sherman came safely
g" thr -"a. and the rebel weakness wa uil-
/ Is exposed. Il seemed that the unpopmIar-
7 j'y II the General had nearly eliminated
but not %. hi campaign of the Nildcrnr,,
was arrIy"d against him. rolumn after
column "f rebel aud coppcrhrad editorials
were written 10 prove that campaign u
failure. H. commander no soldier and
\ yi' on, ability OF popularity. But the time
/ ,,i rvei;> -ctird all these charges 10 the
Z 4 i,ia i'm nt the loyal sentiment of the
-.suniry. ard. AZ cr The sure der Of the
I T'bei arniics. iei lhr Gr icra -tr,ns IN rur
rcc;ipi- 6f the loya people. and with
-"n' de gree Of repaia ioI cvrn wiki The
Z ID rnpcracy.
I I'hi- coAilIucd uufil the General thrust
! hi vigorous devotion to the country he
| tween Andrew johnson and A new "Heyo-
luton" Then again, hi unpopulariiy be-
came suddenly apparent: 10 the Democracy
aud the Old d.Iuicia.ioas were renewed.
| and a. hi, chances tor the Republican,
10 nination lecamc better developed hi.
rcpuatiol for ability and patriotism stcadi-
iy dcnini,he,l. until finally. when actually
nominated. III obedience to the demand OF
The loyal masses. the Democracy had
rr iched the conclusion that D. had no
capacity. VIA ever. for the discharge oil
civ,l dulic>-.lnitiin. reluctantly. hi,
do. .ed tcnaci;y' a, a military leader.
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Upon this is,ur, the Democracy CON
dici-d the Presidential contest of lS,as. bur
"a The loyal mind of the country there was
apparent. more Statc-n1u-hip Ia Grant,
ml sic words ''lei us have peace" than ia
the whole Democratic platform cul-c-
quen,ly. he Was elected 10 the highest
office IN the gin Of The people. notwith-
standing his unpopularity a Statesman.
But after the election. the recticence Of
t'rnei a! Grant gave new Inspiration TO tn
Democracy, leading them to hope that
some unknown good WAS ia store for them;
they even >urmised that they might have
some voice in forming hi Cabinet or ,hap-
the policy of his administration. pending
which delusipu. the General was in danger
of becoming popular with the enemy for
the first time. But his out-spoken Inau-
gural and his selection of Republican
Cabinet completely dls,ipated these illu-
sion, and left the General a, unpopular as
ever.
Then came his enforcement Of the laws.
his efficient collection of the revenues and
their honest application in the discharge OF
public obligation. the reduction ofthe pub.
lie debt, the reconstruction of the remain
ing States under loyal auspices. the reduc-
lion of the force in the public Depart
ments, the removal Of the disloyal and
corrupt johnson ofiice-holdcrs aud ap-
pointment of honest and capable men in
their stead. the peaceful and ,uccessful
Ind an policy. the earnest and apt reccon-
mendations in behalf Of American Com
merce, the reduction of the Army and
Navy. the reforms of the Civil Service by |
which incompetents are kept at distance.
the suppression Of the Gold conspiracy in
Wall street the enforcement ofthe francise |
laws and protection Of the electors a. di- |