The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-10-11

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Il Next comes the assertion that Gen.
Grant IL not mn imtcmpcratc man. Il is
nafortunate that this smbjcct Nm. MOI
allowed 10 drop out % public sight. for
II j. n very delicate one for th"., VIM
support the Administration. and silence
In this particular case Is = better course
than 10 demand the proof. t-jruMF;xSI
General koynt0n saws. that the I.,e.;.
dents daily life. has not been ,r,.s,d
behind = vail" and on this account thc
people "f washington ARE very well In.
formed rs tn the Presidents habits. IL
Is An unpleasant duty. hut General
hoy"t"n's lig', standing requires THAT
a" answer should be made Ia his crrom-
rous statements. Thr President j. on,.
WI" never refuses am invitation to any
thing IN Washington Il il can be ac-
rcptcd. whether il he dinner, n we'd
dfng. party. the Srheuizen Test, or what
NOT. lie j. almost daily seen upon The.
afrcts when he Is in the city. and Cen I
'erai Boyuton's life must certainly have
been passed behind vail il he does not I,
Know that Grants intcnpcramcc has
nerm subject 0f almost constant gossip
~ Newspaper Row aud among Senators
ana Representatives. II was a thing
that WAS rarely. Ii ever. doubted If il
Was stated in the presence of anv yrca,
friend Of Grants that the president was
drinking heavily, ii MAS rarely denied. Il
nnd generally passed withont a word. !,
-As Tar ~ my observation goes. the
charge was generally admitted with i
some charitable w0rtis in s.xtrnuntion. |,
hesitate " make use of expires sion. q
which were not Intended Tor tie public ,
'.ar. (Which, however. nO Obligation of 1,
sccrrsy prevents inc from using, but 1
believe the pteseml orcasiom demands (,
II. aud ! most s'arnestiy declare that IN n
tho very office IN which this letter is writ q.
zen | have heard Henry Wilson. the
liadical candidate TOR Eic~-p,e .idru, r.
iecmre repeatedly thst "t:rant drink, +,
90 much lin afraid he il driukinui n
@" much. "tiraht ought 10 stop driMk- la
hy anu smoking" aud other exirrs. Ia,
i""s. " ''ich inhicst~d Henry Wilson's L..
'.'nioh that the President was nm in. la
cnlm'rmtr man. I should hesitate IN N
~ This were ] the only one 10 whomi..
iHe expressions had been made nv SEN m
'"r " i'>"n, for ! know the druuncia. q;
ION II VIII arouse On the part of the =
Importers and defenders Of the Prcsi.
rht. buf Mr.. Wilson has saih the samci
,ihy 10 other gentlemen OH Newspaper ia
'"w. DO General (irant's supporter. -
AM aridavits as Ia his intemprranre? II
ire they not safi fled it'll currcnt re-. III
ont anal belief!
Other 2cn''rneu a. high ia Position
senator Wilson have frcaurutl, 1
IN plained If HE President i,,c,,hcr.
lee at speech oI certain ncc-ssion.. hi.
lrid manner and general h.hayio. n. We
varianr. with hi Usual conduct. and II
~, m.",ioiu.l stromg drink as ,hc AT
ii>c. go,
Tn one, sGrar ion "a sS,a,.iui committee, Tar
W" iIciisc - Representatives rs,i.d- 49,
Genera Grant at Ito tim. h. Mas vi
ing secretary at War on lie sp,r,in,-
rht Of Andy johnson. The, desired set
discuss with Inn q s,il,icct " ich ,,e, .Ta>
~ investigating AMI whirl, brl"uyr,l IL.
us department. They toun.i hin, in
~ r"miiiioD that "n~ nj fh- mem
:. no les person than Hon. G,~nni II
Ht'onchi, ~ present running ~ ihr'Sr,
meal Ticket n congressman .st-faryci n
''rrlarcd with empha. n,e
MY t.Wi. j. IL rc-.ibk. that wropc
:. make that man Unr candidate fn-clc,.
's'"cnf a inembcr ri the rom. DIN,
zee related this occurrence 10 u. M,
ing The past summer. and aid there .,.r
no 'i"ubl that Grnr war intoxi- Ii,,rr
III.
fhe friends of the President wan, ,ha,,
r. proof. perhaps il may hc furnished. han,
&c Scoii"ld would not, in ali proia- I
~. consent 10 make an AFFIDAVIT Il.
condition in which he found Grant q,
he visit described
will TIC remembered that, upon n
ain o,'i>iou. President Grant ralJ,d'~<
senator Sumner at his house TO urge s =
y the Latter the celebrated San DO r. /.
20 treaty. The President asked for sAr I" II
Summers support of the treaty, aud I. ~
II would 90 before the Senator. n.
'nittcc. lie spoke Of him and to s-rf
during the Interview No Chairman :.
le judiciary Committee, and made Use
'"s"" 20 the Committee on Foreign FOR
fi""-. whirh a boys common sense
d tell him was the props. commit.
or "a foreign treaty to 20 to. Ills
was 10 Use his influence rRiyarr,v IN
'cocA hOi prOmSsed. The Aaron 4
dents actions on that occasion led "a. q
Mr.. Summer aud General Eorncv. 'e'n'y'
was present. ia believe that sh,. no
dent was intoxicated. Would =
dent OF the United States, in his Well. I
mind. so TAR degrade himself as 10 shsre.
the Chairman IF the Foreign Re.
. COMMITTEE 10 ask thar the latter mOT'
lsc to report 10 treaty favorSblv.
Hess Of his own opinions aud the
3 Of the measure? 81
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