The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-02-17
GRANT IND THE ACCUSE
TONS.
,Extracts from Independent, Feb. iol

GRANT IND THE ACCUSE.
TIONS.
., IExtrncts from Independent Feb. i0J
!. It (Grnni's Administration "sailed
clear" ut those ''recfs and shoals" Ivy the
declaration Of martial law in the Car,linas.
g by sending soldiers to New York u
control The election.
! 3. Its honesty Is shown by the millions
that have been stolen fronl the national
Treasury Ivy dcfnulting government officials.
lts humanity is also shown by the few pros
ccuiions that have been made against said
defahiters. ,3"'''' .' 500
Grant has introduced and given res.
pccta4'ility to the custom Of present.tsking
by the Chief Magistrate when a favor is
sought by citizen. go ,'' o'"g'
8. He has proven his attachment to the
members Of Ibis own family by appointing
them all IL Office " A. ~
- The publication Of such statements as the
aboxo, in an intelligent journal, on the 1Otl,
day, Of Feb. A. u. 1872, requires an answer
1t over. the time was,whan an honest, up
insight administration could live down the
ISLANDERS mud falsel.oo<is of political enemies.
IL hes gone by. For, ssiziny upon the ma
%.
renegade disappointed office seekers ~ Dana
of1hs Sun, which although indisputably
proven islschoods by the New York press.
sre still repeated, the Democratic press
harps the changes upon the discordant scale
~ vehe'nently as Chinese warriors pound
their gongs on The approach of NJ enemy.
There IL not one Of the allegations Of the
Independent. true. .,. ...li e.,
Il. Martial law Was not declared in the
Csrolinas.- The Ku klux bill does not pro.
vide for that exercise Of power. 1t does
provide for suspension Of the writ Of Aa5eas
corpus. that the midnight asssssns and ruff
iiaps, who by their murlcruus dialolisms
have destroyed the lives and property Of
thousands of law.abiding citizens, and
brought obloquy and deep disgrace upon
the respectable, honorable people of the
;, South. may BE- arrested, brought speedily tn
trial and punishment, their Klaus broken
up. and law aud order prevail This and
this'only.' was done iu nine counties Of
South Carolina. D"cs the lnd1'sndent wish
~ champion the Ku, Klux? II :l:tr. cd
: 2 The soldiers stationed in the, vicinity of
New York were asked to Re held in readi
ness 10 prevent = riot in New York city,
: when Tweed's Ta,nmany .oughs were bs-
loved to intend perpe.ratiug, BY mob and
outlawTy. greas crimes upon that city. II
WIS asked BY thsGood citizens of New York
irrespec1lye0 f party. and advocated By ev.
cry respectable Journal in the city. They
lwere sss "a '.control ths slecsion" but 70
control The repestcrs, Eosghs aud TAmmany
hing. snliis wss: the knowlsdgs that such.
"tcontfol" did exist. and was prepared for
any emergency that upsds election day
bloedltss and gave New York the purest
election that II has he'd in ytafs. The Pres
idcnt would be criminaliy Ieselici Of duty
to have dons otherwise than he did. iii go
8. There never wss in the history OF this
governments 50 'uhspsrlny y scrutiny Int,
ti,e ulntinfacts or collecting and disburing
officers, And it'ts'this rigid inves,Iys,ion aud
Punishment that II giving publicity to d.,
'falcatiOns instead oflh!dins them and hush.
ing them up for political reasons.r John
Tyler. son IT President Tyles, IL authority
for the statement that during Ven Bureu's
neutrality-suspicious. % Of the 90 receivers of
pub',c moneys were defaulters. During tho,
Inst sNo Years Of Johnson's administration,
The Revenue ohices Ut the United stsies
were scenes Of the most disgracefu, ro0ber.
les. and ait otahe enormous taxes they fats
,encF whiis he revenues grew lean. The
coun,Ydcn.anded rvssatA. EGsSds has giyeh
e. TGeie are now IA the peAt,entsssIes Of
thc Cnhssi fMstes nearly 800 'convicss. cent
there fof 'thek and other ofFensss = ollcsrs,
l. large rtbt1fti64F of whom were yuAAson' u
ipfointess. H9ymsster Hodge, 1hes isrgessI
detau!ter. tried sod convicted iass yesr.
VIVA s.R,dnbcsss sppoistsd By = DemncsaAci|
Prt4sdsht.' The lxtest report Of the: Astys.I
nsv'u sRcia,' shoFY txit 80 4,A,csss wsre
cdtIvlt4tWhf Sfaans3 ossnSes III le7o' OF |
ede S4Ovooj 604,s6o tds rave SisssssatktUasbf
The re ;aiisy iDtpssistbSsle 1Ssysulssek
9p'ppes be- hslA ~ o0oA scares dollar !