The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-05-30
The Presidents Appointments.

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Certain parties have found mucl
fault with Grants appointments
! Doubtless some of the criticism i
just, for who supposes that morta
man could make all of the largr
number of appointments under 1hi
Government SO as to be wholly un
exceptionable? Even the best of ap
pointments will oftentimes, through
the rivalries and jeaIousies of poll
ticians, be the subject of attack, and
the appointing power be mercilessly
maligned. liza i5ulavsE
We care not now to go into de-
tails, but have evidence not lightly
to-be regarded, that some. of Grants
office holders who have been the oc.
casion of the most abuse, have been
shockingly lied about, and that the
President is suffering from uphold
ing men who are really honest and
competent-so unjust is the fierce
accusation of disappointed estates.
menp With Harper's Weekly:
"We venture to say that no Presi-
dent for the last forty years has ap-
pointed better men to high Office,
and from purer motives. His cab
met has generally been composed of
able men of good character; and he
has filed the judicial offices with
care and intelligent regard to the
highest interests of the country. In
the diplomatic positions Mr.. Motley,
Gen. Schenck, Mr.. Washburne, Mr..
Bancroft, Mr.. Marsh, Mr.. Jay and
Mr. Curtin certainly show no Exec
utive Indifference to high character,
ability and true patriotism. The
same sincere desire to name men Of
the highest character and ability to
conspicuous and important positions
was shown in the appointment of
the San Domingo Commission.
For the negotiation of the English
treaty, the designation of commits
sioners instantly received the appro-
baton of the country. Then came
the appointments under the treaty
MIR. Charles Francis Adams, Mr..
Evarts, Mr.. Cushing, Mr.. Waite,
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Beaman. If
their appointment does not show
the highest regard upon the part of
the President for every consideration
proper to be entertained, then no,
appointment could.
1t is in the presence of such COM
manding facts as these that we are
told of "the low tone" Of this Admin
istration, that it is "run" by vulgar
and ignorant men, and that the
power of appointment was never so
prostituted and debased. And this
cry is raised in great part by Dem>
oerats. Twelve years ago. we had
the blessing of a Democratic Ad.
ministration and we invite a COM
parison of "the tone" of the Presi-
dent and cabinet to-day, and all
their appointments with that of
the President and cabinent then,
with all of their subordinates.
Those were the days of Buchanan,
Thompson, Floyd, Toucey and Cobb
in the White House, with Indian
frauds, and stabs at the public credit,
and secret removal of arms 10 COM
pass the overthrow of the govern
ment, all for the purpose of perpet-
uating human shambles and the
selling Of men and women as cattle.
And it is edifying to hear those who
think those bestial days, when the
capital was a sty of corruption, the
palmy days of the republic, denounc-
ing "the low tone" of an Admins.
tration which makes such appoint
ments as we have named, and
against the personal character aud
pure purpose of whose chief and his
cabinet the most venomous shafts
are hurled in vain.
A lady, in instructing her daugh-
ter in the use of the needle, said