The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-10-10
President Grant.

tho Republicans aud their party papers, as
very important parsonage cminens'y ut
for the high position he is now filling Of
unqueslioned integrity, and isqul'e "su'
perior, in a literary point Of view, to the
average Of our former Presidents" Now
all this sounds very nice, but when We
come down to facts in the case, they will
not altogether ccrroboralc the above as,
sertious. /! is not our province, nor 40
We intend, to say that Grant is a rascal
isuoramus, aud other approbious epithets
that politicians hurl against their enemies
but it is impossible for us TO think he IS what
he is represented to bo by his political
friends.
We cannot believe he is the pcrsouilica.
ton Of modcsty ho is represented to be,
for several reasons, some Of which We will
hero enumerate. First, were hc so mod
est, he would be more careful about get
ting such notorioty as he has obtained as a
lover Of horse-races, bull.paps, 10, and
would have been more guarded in his
actions toward England regarding tho
Alabama claims, and thereby saved the
nation the humility Of being placed in an
uuenviablc position by the Geneva arbi.
tratiOn.
Again, as to his integrity, Con, Grant
may be honest and upright, but when
man chooses as associates those whom he
knows to be dishonist, the general verdict
is he Of the same class. Now, il Grants
integrity is not to be questioned, why Il
it that he has appointed to Office men who
we're not honest, and had been before
turned out Of office because Of their dis
honestly as has been the case Of several
assessors and collectors who have been up.
pointed by him.
In literary point Of view, we reward
Grant as being ofa lower grade than any
other man who has filled the Presidential
chair. What has he ever put fortbs--
Some will say his reply to Gen. Ice a
Appomattox Court House. II was moth.
ing but braggadocia emanating from man
who kaew he had tho means at at his com.
mand to compel q compliance with his de:
lnand or annihilate the handful of men
Ice then bad under his command 50 wo
might euumcrate all his sayings which bis
friends claim as cntlling him to literary
hOnors.
The whole truth Of tho matter is, VIC
bavc never had q man occupy the Prcsl'
dental chair who has really cared so little
for the interests Of tho country, and sc
much for his individual and family ag-
grandizement, as Gen. Grant We do
not object to his appointing relatives to Of
Geo 10 preference to strangers, when the
qualifications are equal; but in such cases
as that Of the Minister to Denmark aud
some others, who are wholly unfit for any
office, We are compelled to believe it was
other than the good Of country that caused
him to appoint them.
We are opposed to the reelection Of
Gen. Grant because he has failed to re.
store peace and harmony throughout the
country, and such will not be done SO long
as the Republican party remains 10 power,
and continue to cry down alliu the South,
who will not bow tho knee to them.
It's necessary, nov that the South
have accepted the situation of affairs. and
are trying to restore cOntentment and pros,
perity to their section, that all issues aris.
;np from the late war should be buried
North, and South. East aud West unite
heart and hand in promoting the best in.
tercsts ofthe entire country, and every iu-
dividual in IT,
We believe tho election Of Mr.. Grcely
will be the initiatory step to accomplish
that object, and would urge upon every
lover Of his country to unto together and
work hard from now till the closing Of the
polls in November, aud the victory will
perch upon our banners
A jersey paper tells very interesting
story Of a little boy in that State. He was
climbing an apple tree, and when upon
the topmost limb he slipped and fell TO the