The Republican journal., 1872-08-29


Mr.. Vincent, who has come out the Il ain
from Chicago, has kindly consented to return
my thanks for the hearty welcome which you
have given me-"
The following is an example of speech,
very much mixed, in which Grant speaks
of a thing done and not done in the same
breath. 1t was delivered at Niagara
Falls:
''Mv modestv ccmpels me to turn over that
written speech to Mr.. Hail. who will deliver it
for me whenever it is written"
In this way Grant shifted the RESPONSE
bility of his speeches upon other people,
Just as he used to shift the responsibility
of decision in time of battle upon his
staff officers.
Recently on his passage through Water
town, New York august y, in company
with Senator Conkling, he made one of
the longest addresses of his life. Mark
iI:
AFTER an absence of more than twenty years
fail to recognize single one of all the faces
now see before me AS tamili IT to M then. Your
city has altered very mu III indeed since | last
saw it. At that time was Lieutenant station
ed at SaCketS Harhor, which place | expect to
see before return"
When President Grant came into office.
the tiist thing ne did was to appoint
| (Mr. A. Il. Stewar) was appointed con-
! trary to law, and had to be withdrawn.
GRANTS BROTHER IN-LAW A SPECIMEN
OF ''CWu- SERVICE REFORM
| 1ne President made many unique OBJ
sefvatons and suggestions in his annual
messages, of which a plying or contempt
uous Congress took no heed In his last
annual message he said
"The present laws for collecting the revenue
| pay Collectors of Custom small salaries, but
| provide for moetes (Shares in all sezuresl
| which, at principal ports of entry, raise the
compensation of those officials to Il large sum.
| II has always seemed to me as if this system
| must, at times, work PERM 'iOusY. 1t holds
| out iii indiicement to dishonest men. should
snrh get possession "f the offi es, 10 he i0r
| IN Mpjr ScrNtiHF Ot gO01s to en0bie them
| .fn0{{Y t0 0tHkF htFDe Seisnrps."
This is precisely what Casey, the Presi-
dents hrother-in-law WHO has been re
tanned in office as Collector of the Port of
| New Orleans in spite OF his proven dere-
LECTION and pacity-admits that he did
In his letter to the Secretary of the Trea-
suy November %, lS1D on the subject
of the Couture frauds. lie SAYS:
81 commenced this investigation on the uiyht
| of the first day ] took charge of this office
/ April H. 1860, and in ten days from that date
| was fully satisfied of the existence of the
Couturie frauds, but, a. before stated. kent the
matter perfectly quiet until after the arrival OF
| other suspected cargoes'
HIS ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND BRIBEs
! General Grant was a notorious rift
taker and President Grant has never re-
fused a present. 1t has been denied that
he ever accepted a gift after he was elect
c'i President, but here is one among many
proofs to the contrary. Four months al
ter his election to the Presidency S1O5 Oou
were transmitted to him in the following
cash and securities;
,Iortoaoe and intarast EN- 90 "a
| Fiffy thousand 30 limited States
bonds, first serc, .....54 II ,725 90
Cash ............ 1881 10
Total - o-1 49,
9l"'"" w
,ha ne 1',I, lTrFipl y WAS uuly acknowledged IN
''o "ilo"'"S i'ltet
.n ~ y, reptuafF ~. i'n3'
nclosing me the handsome testimonial of the
~ trnt"r ma,n ~ te names % a' the
Through you wish to thank the gentlemen
whose names you have inrlosed to me indivld-
ual.y ana coUFetNey. nave me h0nor 10 be
''|' '''''' o. "NANi'
FOR the purchase OF the PRESIDENTS cot
l"@t ~ long hrahch' presented TO MN a.
seI ile pee'''iie ~, resident mere were elght
SuoScrlperS' ms ~ tne olreet personal
SVa'e'lle''' o' AieNdn"er i. stewart "h"
sal" SiShiucailtiy thal me &hf,h OF one
gentleman VINO was u,'Ife" to become
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Iaolnfl' as llfSt appointed, who had made
t,'n llrNo'.S: ', '''W'r'' n''le ana iIoat'
stewart S'NI"gH are wei known. b"rie
haH 'nhtfl'"ted - TO 'ne philadelphia house
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