The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01
PRESIDENT GRANT AT VAN.
COCvER.

Sister Duniway, editor Of the NeD
North,eest, whose husband voted for
Grant for President, tells what she
knows about "the silent man of des-
tiny" in the following article, which
we clip from her last weeks paper:
While Mt Vancouver the other day,
enjoying social dinner with n mum.
Der OF Republican friends, the con-
versation turned upon the mighty
Ulysses, who is well known in that
community, as indeed are Generals
Ingalls,, Mcclellan and Sheridan.
Said we: as it true that the silent
man of destiny used To be n drunken
debauchce? | have heard so many
men express error.stricken horror At
their professed belief in the wicked
ness of the Woodhulr that | am in.
tcrestcd about their wise and silent
pet"
Said one gentleman: at is well
known in Vancouver that Grant,
while here, was afflicted more than
once with the worst stages of deliri-
um tremens. And further, a man
named Lovelace, who was in his EN-.
ploy, used regularly in the evenings
TO take him to the worst type of In-
dian ranches in carriage and go after
him next morning. His profigacy
While here was common talk among
the boys on the streets"
"Did you think il all right that such
man should be elected President"
%, yes, we couldn't do any better
thn. He was fortunate accident.
He had tucked into a great national
victory, and seemed to be the only
man whom the Republicans could
elect, so we held our peace, thinking
that between libertine and traitor,
he ws the lesser evil"
"Bm he was free loverp"
II giant it; but he was man; if he
had been a woman it would have been
difterent."
"Uo,o different?"
Our informant smiled and contin.
ned his story: General Ingalls,, now
Quartermaster General, was one OF
General Grants Vancouver chums.
He had mrlatto and halt-breed chill
dren here; but while he gathered them
up and educated them, and has lately
taken them home, General Grant
leaves his aboriginal offspring to hunt
and dig camas."
"You astonish mel"
"The citizens of Vancouver-many
, of them-know that he speaks the
truth" said lady, while her fine, ex
, pressive face burned with indignation
, General Alvoid, now Paymastol
General at Washington" continued
, our friend, "was we'll acquainted will
, the fact that General Grant, while
. here, was unable to account for {
' deficit of some six thousand dollars
due the Treasury Department. Gran
{ professed to have lost his vouchers
s showing that this sum had been paid
I while at sea, but we who know al
: about him believe that he was hal
sea oyer when he lost them; that is I,
say if he lost them at ALL"
"You see," said another, "Genera
> Grant is sharp enough to keep his OLE
9 confederates who Knew his characte
. in those days in places now, wher
they have strong selfish motives il
concealing his former wickedness."
. cit detracts much from the glor,
of the silent man ofdestiny' to hea
3 his old-time neighbors vent thei
opinions about him" we said, lightly
. 2 Oil the Oregoaia,s may well or
d out, the Statesman sob and the Bull
. tin wall when we speak of Grant a
u the great National horse jockey. Ha
; the Republican party indeed fallen s
9 5. low that it has no leader but ma
u whose offspring dig camas? who's
: drunken brawls are well known? an
! , whose whiskey bills in Vancouver r,
= main unsettled to this day? Hay
they no men OF merit? None?
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