Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-01-06
Democratic Calumuies.

The New York Times, of the 18th inst,
in an able article, shows up the tasity of
many Of the accusations against General
Grant which the Democratic papers are
constantly repeating. These deiameis of
tho President have published these false
hoods 40 often that at last they almost be-
lieYc them true, and there is danger of
honest men falling into the same error.
One of the charges against the President
is that 'he went into office comparatively
poor man and is now millionaire. -
That he is not q millionaire is shown by
the fact that his income, outside of his
official salary does not exceed six thousand
dollars q year.-"llis principal property"
says the Times, "is his farm OF six or seven
hundred acres near st. Louis, part ofwhich
was inherited by Mis-. Grant The re-
mainder was bought by Gen. Grant from
the other heirs, out of the one hundred
thousand dollars given to him by the citi-
zens Of New York GJOre he became Presi-
dent" Another of the numberless fabrica-
tions set alloat by the New Yory t5uH aud
eagerly repeated by other Democratic
journals, is that the Presidents Long
Branch cottage was present from Mr.
Murphy. Not dollars rorth Of property
has been giren Gen. GrdM since he became
PreSdcat. The San has also repeatedly
printed ii list of twenty-five relations"
whom Grant has appointed To office under
himself. The Iutcs has investigated the
matter and says the list in question is false
| i'll every particular. Ofthe twenty-five So
called relations, sixteen are in no way re-
lated To him three Of the Others received
their appointments from johnson, and were
continued in office by President Grant.
"As to the objection to Gen. Grants
! rnurSp IN hnl,li,. "a inirS saws ihp IIUlGS
1--WE do not profess to answer them now
we merely repeat our own opinion, that III
! the main his policy is Il sound, wise, and
beneficial one. a man of purer private
! life than Gen. Grant never occupied the
Presidential chair Is it just-is it worthy
! of the Presidents position, or of this great
natiOn-that he should be called to account
at any moment by every disappointed office
seeker who chouses to invent II new Sian
der against him? W. have replied tC
these charges because, by constant repeti'
ton, they might have imposed upon credu'
lous minds. The more thoroughly they
are sifled. the more shameiully false and
malicious they will appear. We believe
that the majority of the people look upon
tb, sc calumnies with indignation. They
have made thousands of friends for the
President among that quiet and thoughtful
class of the community which rarely busie'
itself actively in politics, but which ad
mires pluck and silence in public men
which hates to see injustice done, and whicl
despises the towards who try to undermin,
a public reputation by deiaming priyat,
character.-W Whatever rejected otiice-seek
ers, like the calumniators of the Sun, may
do or say, the great majority of the Ameri
can people are lovers of fair play the de
test slanderers aud liars and they will
honor Gen. Grant all the more because b,
goes on steadfasty doing their work, il
disregard of the insults aud taunts of mer
who hate him because he will not yield t.
their demauds.'