The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-08
TWO PRESIDENTS.

A correspondent Of London nevspa-
per gives an account Of day with Pre.i-
dent Theirs q, the seaside. The ola
man-on the far side Of seveniy-hve-
rose a, half-pas. FIVE clock in the mora
ing. and strengthening himself with cup
of coffee, applied himself TO work. Sign
ing papers, receiving committees, inspect
ing the military camp near BY, occu-
pied the time till breakfast st hslf-past
ten The time intervening between this
and dinner was occupied nearly similarly
to the time before breakfast, and six
o'clock found him concluding the exsmi-
nation Of all the letters received during
the day. After dinner, the time was again
taken up with public men and public mat
tiers, the correspondent leaving him at ten,
pm, deeply engrossed in conversation with
some deputies on the public state of
France, her prospects and necessities.
And this is the manner in which the
scholar, statesman and ruler of France
spends his holidays, after more than
half century of busy life at period
when most men have fallen into the
sere and yellow leaf, when strength and
usefulness and mind are too often broken
and impaired.
The contrast between President
Theirs and President Grant is striking
and complete. Both came up from the
people, and in this, probably, begins and
ends the only point Of resemblance be-
tween them We find Theirs in his early
manhood poor and unknown, but busy
with mind and pen, and when he emerged
from his garrett it was to step at once into
the place his intellect, aided by industry
and application, had already made for
him. The early life of President Gran,
is lost in the obscurity Of commonplace
There is no record of mental labor, or OF
preparation for life of public usefulnes.
or honor. Nearly fifty years had passed
over his head, when, through
fortuitous circumstances he sue
ceeded as soldier. where able
and better men failed, and was lifted on
the ,opmos, wave Of popularity. But hi
very conspica0Gsnes, Of position hn besr
the means Of discovering 10 re vol: Il
absolute li,,lene.s Of cl..a.ss. AZ: IL
: meagre mind, and the ULi,s3 s.A.es 10,
Q has for its chief magistrate and ruler
r man who boasts that he never read book
/. Americans have had glimpses of the lif
Of President Grant during his summer va
cation at Long Branch, but if some bus,
pen were to give TO the world the history O
typical day at his seaside home, nothin
in his character n or actions leads US to be
lieve that it would be, even in the smales
degree, the counterpart Of a day with tn
|, French President. Not even his frmesi
, admirers would have the rashness 10 max
such an assertion. "A day with Presi
dent Grant" would be the history Of
day spent in the grosser pleasures Of life =
day devoted % the delights Of the table
70 the discussion Of the fine points Oi
horses and dogs a day pahed away 10
smoke, a day wasted 10 shameful ease.
We lose in the contras. between Their,
and Grant, but it the people are wise in
this year Of our Lord, 1872, and pu, Hor-
ace Greeley in the place of Ulysse. S.
Grant, Americans will not blush 10 com
pare the President of the ~ nited States
4 with the Presiden, OF the French Repub.
lie.