The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-07
REASONS Why NO HONEST MAN
AND WELL WISHEh oE lhE
COUNTRY SHOULD SUPPORT GEN
GRANT

of martial rather than civil law. BY
disposition and habit imperiouS, dicta-
torial and obstinate. the tendency o.
his administration has been, and nat
urally will be, towards a military
despotism. He has appointed officers
of the army to civil places OF emoln-
ment and trust who have no khowl-
edpe of the duties to be performed;
who are neither honest nor capable,
for no other reason tina hat they
have followed the profession OF arms.
He has interfered in the most dicta-
torial manner with h Senate "f the
United States in the appointment OF
its standing committees, in supplant-
ing Sumner, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, ana
Trumbull, Chairman of the Jndiciary,
with his sub>ervient tools, thus at
tempting arbitrarily to control the
legislation of the country, by subject
ing the Senate. to. his imperiouS WILL
He has removed capable and rust
worthy persons in the civil service OF
the Government, for no other reason
than that they would not stultify their
convictions and prostitute their honor
to secure the election of his partlZans,
and advance his political fortune. lie
arbitrarily surrounded the Island OF
-o.soIS Of war. established
a ~protectorate over the. dominican
Republic. and despotically waged war
upon the Haytians-a defenseless
people, with whom We were at peace
to compe the United States to con-
sumu,ate his Santo DoIEinico job. lie
has proclaimed martial law IN tunes
of profound peace; suspended the
writ of habeas corpus where no re
hellion or INVASION existed, and sent
the army into sovereign States, to
control elections by overawing the
people.
He is not statesman; he has neither
education o experience as such. lS
norant alike of the science OF govern
nent and the wants of the people, he
is not g fit person to administer thu
affairs of forty millions of freemen'
His military achievements merit anc
have received the gratitude of the ma
ton. But the times imperatlvely de
mapd a statesman, nota soldier. at the
head of the public affairs. He Is IN
CAPABLE of comprehending and con
trolling the vast and complicate proh
lens grown, out of the war. HE
administration is without character o
stability. He has degraded the pub
lie service, aud disgraced the nation
bv tillingthe offices of the United State
with shalns, pretender>, partlzahs
nacuIarorS and relations. He has dis
carded the r patriots ana trle'
statesman of the country. and selecte'
for advisers partlzan demagoSues-
trIck>ters destitute of principle, WI
consider the Government legItlilat
prev to their rapacity. He has brouGh
shame upon American diplomacy D.
the bungling and humiliatlng man
ner i'm which he has managed on
differences with Great Britain. Spurr
ing a noble opportunity of at1ectln
reform, restoring honesty and due re
card for law. allaving hate, and re
uniting the people in bonds of trater
nitv and good will. he has
conspicuous example OF corruption
plunged the country into the uttel
most depths of rottenness, and IL
famed the bates of section and stint
lated the amnesty CT race.
He has administered the Governmei
a. though it were personal and IL
popular; as though his office We're
properly and not q. trust lie III
sacrificed the public prosperity to h
hate and greed, and appointed Oh
honest and incapable partizans,frien
and relatives, to office, ID disregard
tho maxin,S of craftsmanship and d
cenev. lie appointed Jesse Graz
incapable by education and lmbecI
IN are. Postmaster at C~oylngton, he
tlcky, because he was his iather. l
aDpointed the supercilious Arsent
,vbo brought the foreign service III
disgrace, Minister to Denmark, oecau
he was his brother-ln-iaw. lie d
pointed Casey, convicted of incomT
tepcv and corruption, Collector OF I