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To the Rescue.

forces Us. We Do act regard the present in-
cunbeut as she best President ever given to
the country Oar readers by this time have
probs " discovered thar we are az cORtraire,
which means quite tie contrary Delicacy
sui jouyaalis,ie Proprie,y have so far prevent
ell a pablic expression Of cur private opinion
on this subject Bnt our readers have proba
bly Inferred as much We do not regard
General Grant as equal to Washington in self
sacrifciug patriotism, Jefferson in statesman
ship, Jackson 10 courage, or Andrew johnson
in sobriety. But We are prepared to make
AFFIDAVIT before Judge DIN or Old Humphreys
that our President means we'll
When man means well he appeals to our
sympa,hies aud touches us in tender place.
These sympathies are the mere deeply stir
rel up when we see that this well-meaning
genucmau is afflicted with large family Of
poor relations. Being himself in straitenod
circumstances, be provi jes for them through
public office This is not well, and is uupleas-
ant generally but mose especially to longing
Office seekers who arc not provided for and
have no powerful relative to consider their
warts We must remember, however, that
General Grant came to the Presidency without
that political schooling which enables Presi-
dent to know men, and knowingly select bis
subordiaates. Il General Badeau and other
accomplished bioguphers eau be relied OF.
General Grant was before being called to his
high position a tanner. Now tanning is an
honorable trade because it is honest; but
while i, may, aud doub,lessy does, make
man familiar with hides, it does not necessari-
iy give HIN knowledge of political human
nature. True we lear frequently on tie stump
and through tle press Of the hide beiLg taken
Oh man, bu, this fgura,ively speaking, as
when Schurz OF Tfuubull replies to Coukliug
or Morton. Aud he pecuIialityof this comes
10 upon The FAC, tll; Tie TWO sufferers DO not
seem 60 teaware Of what has been done to
them, and 50 about in The most ridiculous
manner without the external membrauous en-
velope yulsa'ly called the skin. We're bad
H;tle boy in the street 70 cry out to Senator
/ Cauklug.
"Isy, mister. how DO you feel with your skin
Oh that gentleman thus addressed would
T look surprised, and continue bis disnifed sena-
torial upright Vibration with indifference.
To return to our mu;,on-we beg pardon
our President. Not being scLooled, therefore,
in a knowledge Of political human nature, and
forced to 6ll the Offices, he naturally began
with bis own family. We can well believe
tba, he was not inspired with the highest con-
fleuce, but lie did know one thing, and that
was that these poor relatives We're not ct for
anything else. aud tie non seg,ut,r is natural
that they mus, be 90 tJrofi,e. Nothing. we
are toll, is made ia vain, and if the Presidents
relatives were not created TO fll ,niccs. what
in the Old Scratch we're they made for? That
is a couuudrum 10 be answered on the great
day when tie Lord viii begin his ciyil-seryice
reform jy separating tie s. eep from the goats
on q competitive examination.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, the family
run ont before quite al tLe offices were filed,
aud We had a demonstration Of the fact we
/ have asserted above, for when His Excellency
/ began outside the family he went from bad to
worse Il was the bliutest chance ever seen.
lie selected Boutwell, to be Secretary of the
Treasury. Boutwell, knows as much about
fuauce as a horse That is a H;ls hard
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