The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-09-05
GRANT AT HOME.
FROM THE LATEST
CAMPAIGN BOOK.
The Struggle of ~. ,
THE PRESIDENT IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, AT THE CABINET AND
ON DUTY
From the Micago Eceai,sq Post.

| ON DUTY
From the Chicago Ecening Post.
The Struggle of 1872 is the title of campaign
book by Everette Chamberlain. of the editorial staff
of the Inter- Ocean, 1t is very comprehensive and
carefully written book, being large octave of $40
ing subjects history of the Republican party; a
| military history of General Grant sketch and
analysis of his administration and of his personal
characteristics history of the Liberal move
and of the Cincinnati Convention The remainder OF
the somewhat ponderous volume is occupied b., in
terestIng chapters on Greeley, embracing all the
varied phases of his curious from the epso ode
OF his tune Tor the election Democratic President
There is curious chapter in tie 'Sage OF Lackawax-
en-, elaborate '-Greeley Pollution, and
| a droll comical passage on his knowledge of Book
learning, in which the author proves that there is
'nothing in it, The po;tical record of Mr.. Gree
eys Democratic supporters is thoroughly analyzed.
| An appendix to the book contains many importisnt
political documents of great value for reference.
Mr. Chamberlain does not attempt TO disguise the
fact that this book is written with bias in favor of
the Republican party, yet he claims in his ntroduc-
on that he has sacrificed the truth Tor opin-
ion, nor has he occupied much space with political
moralizing with diGactic writing. The history o
the Republican party, though less complete in detail
than could have been wished will be found to be
three national conventions of 1872, and the life of
Greeley. The last is, perhaps the most successful
chapter of the book and is excellent and I'M
partial sketch of the Philosopher of Chappaqua.
The author has taken Washington City i'll his tour
ofresourch for material In his sketch of the White
House and its illusrious occupant, the following
passages are of special interest:
GRANT WHITE HOUSE.
| The reader will suppose himself be on a visit to
that cynosure of American eyes, and goal of Amerf
ambition, the White House, and to be armed with
such letters, escort personal fame, as shall
cure his Introduction to the Chief Magistrate. Not
much is required in this way-merely enough to
keep = wnright dlers and adventures from occupy
ing the Presidents time to the exclusion of those
who have business with him. You seek out the
ecutive mansion, located Pennsylvania avenue
just west OF the magnificent Treasury Building and
opposite IuXuriantly growing Lafayette Park A
broad, semcircular walk admits you through the
grounds to the mansion, which is found to be Il fine
spacious edifce with over hundred feet of 'front.'
built offreestone, painted white, and adorned with
plain, heavy, round columns, enclosing roomy por
tico, with driveway and landing for carriages. In
The halls a re- yast and reacbv and Tho recantion
room, directly the left of the front entrance,
uay quite deserted exceptby occasional stragglers
Here, however, on certain days of the week, the
promscuous public is received by the President and
his lady. This is richly furnished and its eight
immense pier glass mirrors intersperscd with
many portraits of former hosts of the White House.
all of them smartly framed but not all we'll painted
At the foot of the broad staircase, encounter
quite affable though not otherwise prepossessing-
They utterly devoid of everything that could be
construed into style or ''ponp-no livery, cere
mony, no look even, of the trained house servant
Indeed these fellows appear if they recently
broken into their Duty and that their latest calling
had been farming, or teamng, perhaps.
Up stairs-whither any one goes who assumes the
right to go-arother reception room is reached
wherein are usually found throughout the forenoon
and until 2 and ) o'clock average of half dozen
gentlemen, awaiting their turn for audience with
fhe President You seat Yourself among them and
hand your card letter to General Frederick Dent
OF those shameful brothef-il-laws, of whom
hear much, who acts as chamberlain, user-n-
so that few visitors fail to be entertained in
way. Your card is taken in to the President, who
sets in the Cabinet chamber, and you await the
sult as the rest are doing.
"EIpEEIALIsM'' ILLUSTRATED.
The waiting-room YOU discover to he also an office
for tive or three clerks To the rear of it is hall or
are are en9ned rat ungalily and liz and the
Mr.. Summers speeches had led him expect. Not
here, certainly. We Will wait and get glimpse of
it approach the Executive presence itself. If
area Cabinet Minister, Senator, Congressman
I O Il high bureau officer, into the Cabinet
the office Of Generals Porter and is.bcock which
fanlls the Cabinet Chamber and communicates with
it. The forenoon hours are ostensiby devoted to
the privileged characters named all OF whom have
legtimately mrch business with the Executive; but
Grant manages to sandwich in considerable nsnber
| of lay visitors between the official callers.
TIE CABINET CHAMBER.
| Supposng such be your opportunity you pass
into the chamber, hallowed by hundreds of state
meetings of grayest moment, like that when Lincoln
presented draft of his immortal proclamation for
the consideration of his cabinet; and you feel most
| likely, begotten of such associations. Nor is
this lessened by the thought that you now in the
presence of the Chief Magistrate of great nation,
| and the successful of modern generals. That
is he at the further end of the long table. Perhaps
his face disapponts you for it is thicker and shade
older than prints show him, or than you recollect
him. in the Iand-shak king days just after the war;
perhaps it is his stature which below the medium
height. Ills face is ruddy his beard close cropped as
usual and his straight brown hair is combed bac k
| with scrupulous care, but no grace. lie throws a
glance at you with his quick, clear, deep eycs-they
are blue and liquid, but capable of piercing like a
poniardand seems to be satisfied with your measure
at once.
| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HABITS.
General dsappoints his visitors (at first) in
his voice which is lew and croaking-not the bluff,
hearty laugh expects TO find in soldier. Never
theess il is the voice for President to havethat is
which goes with the qualities necessary in Execu
tive. 1t ndicates-and correctly man not obtru--
sive with his thoughts or opinions until he has got
all he needs of the Thoughts and opinions of others
1t indicates the man who husbands his energies as
| he must do who pods through the enormous amount
| of work now encumbent on faithful American
President and yet to have plenty of leisure
1t Indicates the studius man. who goes to the bottom
of every question presented to him, shriaks from
puzzng long, necessary, over any knotty question
of fact or law. The peculiar quality of Grants voice
his visitors notice, which ab-
sorbed in the patter of his speech.
| Before leaving General Grants pysical and superb
cial characteristics, may mention fact two
concerning his daily habits. These not notcea-
bic, except for their simplicity and their very lack of
Rising about the average hour of his fellow citi-
of the seentary professional GLASS; President
Grant breakfasts simply and is ready for business
public the officials having Transactions
with hia can arrive for the purpose He sits i'll the
Cabinet Chamber until we'll in the afternoon after
which having lunched lightly, he usually drives
oftener single than otherwsein modest little bug
| and behind young uay mare, which General
| Dent eXtolS, but which an Iowa horse iancier, who
has lately inspected the Presidents stud, pronounces
not mucn above the ordinary We will, however,
pay cnough Difference to Grants Judgment of horse
flesh to place the colt on record of the best OF
her race.
After this drive which occupies perhaps two
hours the President occupies himself miscellaneous
ly until dinner time. This meal is often shared with
guests usually at the White house informally. The
Presidents dinners are good, but not elaborately
bountiful. For company there usually two cour-
ses OF wine, in which the President indulges, if at
nj alb tn riaSS for
socially sake. After dinner, in summer, comes !,
walk oftener solitary then otherwise; though, of
course, conspicuous man is constantly receiving
greetings from those he does discs not know His
, evenings in time of Congress, devoted to hard
work upon bills letters, and other dry and labori-
| Details which often keep the President employ
ed far into the night. lie is represented a most
aSsiduous worker, never afixing his name to a paper
whose contents he has not investigated With such
habits it is not to be wondered that the suf-
fers occasionally from neuralgia; but his ailment has
not increased since his undertaking the duties OF
Executive. His much smoking is often alluded to-
seems TO be, in many cases it undoubtedly is, a
necessity, or, least, bane of his PHYSICAL sys
tenn just as, in other cases, it Isl rank poison.
| GRANT A CHURCH.
Grant is regular attendant at church. to which he
walks when accompanied by his family, though the
| church-the Metropolitan Methodist-is about a mile
distant from the White House. His Dire has moth
ing noticeable about il; his aim being evidently to
follow the style of his fellow citizens, just that
his rival in the present political campaign has been