White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-07-04

a. k.sr.es wersA ns.Aa.s.

An kxsEoes we'd Bseaang.
They say there isa .similsr ring 1t ths Exc
eutive Nsusion-tbat Cen. Babc0ek and Porter
are takensfrom the army to act - pyvate eecreta-
ries to Grant. All very trus, goatiemcn. They
are well qualified to Psrf6rm the dates required
these duties. Grant. - Commaader-in-C Chief
Of the Army, has the right to appoint thcm.
II entails NO additional expense On the govern
meut. There is nat very much for the army to
do. The proportion Of officers 10 much larger
than is needed In the present strs.gth q the
army. They have NO n0re 70 do with the ad-
ninstratiou than the private seersta!y q Govern
or Gesry. During the war bad half dozen
while acting in the capacity Of Governor OF lndi-
ana. These Generals write 0rapte letters, relieve
him of his Official drudgery, carry ms messages 70
Congress-, aud perform nunberiess other duties.
Gems Babcock and Porter have brought messages
to Congress FROM the President nearly every day
since the sitting Of that body, but they had no
more to do with the messages than the ietter-car-
rier has To do with the cOntents Of the nsissives
he brings to your d6ors. I know that yon all feel
that this is . very contemplate thing, and it is
absolutely mean that on this account they wish
to overthrow the very best administration this
country ever had.
THE PRESIDENTIAL GIFT TAXING.
There is another thing. They say he has re-
ceived presents! Well, he did receive presents
before he was elected President of the United
states. never 0eaTu Oh MN TcCciNiuk pIcscutS
after that event. He performed great services,
aud the people, Knowing that ne wa. poor man,
took this method Of showing their gratitude.
When our JaskiOaable Generals had failed-thOse
from whom the country expected the most-Gen-
erai Urant rsstored victosy 10 OUT tanners anu
s II more MAN any o.ne. "." ~ s'n oa. .ne H
pie, from their abundance sought to make linn
some presents I'm order to relieve him from his
poverty. lGreat applause. General Mcclellan,
IF
ceiyed more aud larger presents; vet the Demo
cratic party placed him in nomination in 1854.
There Is nO OblectlOn, presume, 10 un un1ortti-
nate General receivlnG Pr,sents. II Is only wheh
gwen 20 Victorious uehe,"'s .ua' 'ne! ceee tsP
renei'sDe. lAppIause NyT, VI. r.e:, 1:s 'Dne
people never Get PIesens. ny "esi 81, .s, uu ~!
.nns ior WHICH a"y ou. Ia. ,:. :-. ~ oe S. S.,
such Irrsons are ". .".'.
!ect. whenever you meet 'no'o '.""s roi.,
LOOK OUT ior thsmi III nl"e 49, w. =. al .n.s
VIII s'eal' lnPpla"se D ;...;'a.ai, c',,,m..,.,'
,sy nave aiwa!s oeen ~, ~. .,r. .i,;,... L;.t
'nn MN. na'e Sone Wv: @ I.;...;o,,s e., eG.,.r,i
po''ie'ans arc "IS,"s x, .s lei, III - .,at .I,, o.
,n..n email and Exceedingly contemptible.
Will. thms s,,.,L;ny If General Grants part in
,ba war "f III. r.,.iiiop do not wish to dispar-
an. ,ha cars.rs az Generals Sherman. Sheridan.
Rnrn.;le and IN. many from this great State; vet
L;s,cr, will write II down that Grant wus chief
f III
rp,n.x
No man, since the time OF ashihS,"n' mas pee,,
illuminated more than 'raht. why, ne na,'
being engaged IN "goi,i conspiracy. iha' was
investigated, and everyoody acknowledged 'na'
the charge was an iniai''o's lie.
CoENER LOIS IN SAN DOMINGO.