The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-06-29
MORTON,s SPEECH AT
PiTTNbURG.
An Extract Worth Reading.

10oy say tneEo IL a. 6lmllar ring
1t the Executive Mansion-that
Gems. Babcock and Porter are ia
ken from the army to act as pri-
vate secretaries to Grant. All very
true. gentlemen. They are well
qualified to perform the duties re-
quired of them. They are simply
detailed to perform these duties.
Grant, as Commander in Chief of
the Army, has the right to appoint
them. It entails no additional ex-
pense on the government There is
not very much for the army to do.
The proportion Of officers is much
larger than is needed in the present
of the army. They have
no more to do with the administra
ton than the private secretary OF
Governor Geary During the war
had halt a dozen while acting in
the capac ty of Governor OF Indi-
ana These Generals write Grants
letters, relieve him of his official
drudgery, carry his messages to
Congress, aud perform numoeriess'
other duties Gems Babcock ana
Porter have brough messages 10
Congress from the President neariy
every day since the sitting OF tina
body, but they had no more to do
with the messages than the letter
carrier has to do with the contents
OF the m,ssives be brings to yout
doors / know that you all feel
that this is a very emptib e
Thing, and it is absolutely mean
that on this account they wisn TO
overthrow the very best admins
tratiOn this country ever had
THE PRESIDENTIAL GIFT TAKING
There is another hing They
say he has received presents! Well,
he did receive presents-betore he
was elected President of the United
States. l never heard of him re
ceiving presents after that event
He performed great services. and
the people knowing that he was Il
poor man. took this method OF
showing their gratitude When
our fashionable Generals had failed
those from whom the country ex-
pected the moet-General Grant
restored victory to our banners,
and did more than any other MAJ
tc crush out the rebellion. Whel
the war was over, grateful peo
pie. from their abundance, sought
to make him some presents in or.
der to relieve him from his power
ty. [Great applause. General
Mcclellan. who never won a vicso'
ry of any consequence, received
more and larger presents; yet The
Democratic party placed him il
nomination in 1864. There is nj
objection, presume, 10 an unior-
tunate General receiving presents
1t is only when given TO victorIou,
Generals that they become repre-
hensible IAppiause ] Now, m,
friends, some people never ge
presents. They never did any
thing for which anybody had caus,
to be grateful Such persons ar
extremely virtuous on that subject
Whenever you meet these virtuou
people, look out for them in min
cases out of ten they will steal
applausel, because larceny an,
hypocrisy have always been init
mately connected. ! think l hav
gone over the three things whic
politicians are urging as objection
to General Grant, and you wi
agree with me that they are mean
small, and exceedingly contempt
ible. While thus speaking OF Ger
eral Grants part in the war of tn
rebellion, l do not wish to dispar
age the careers OF Generals Sher
man Sheridan, Burnside. and th
many from this great State !; u
liisto y will write it down tn.
Grant was chic! oi ali.
BLACK FRIDAY.
No man. since the time of Vast
ington, has been calumniated mo
than Grant. Why, he had hardl
got into Office when he was charge
with being engaged in "a gold cor
spiracy.' That was investigate,
and everybody acknowledged th
the charge was an infamous lie.
CORNER LOTS IN SAN DOMINGO
And then we had other charges
Then came the story that he hi
property in San Domingo, and 'h
his propert, was staked off in
lots. The Commissioners were @
the ground, and found that it W:
also a base falsehood, when it ";
also dropped
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
Again. they charged him wi
being connected with frauds sa
to have been discovered in Il
New York Custom house-a pla'
that has been barbor for corrIT
ticn for at least half a centur,
There was corruption here VIII,
the Democracy was 10 power. b
they charged that he was in coll,
sion with those who committt
frauds in the New York Custom
house. An investigation, clio
and searching, completely exone
ated him, showing that the char,
was utterly and shamefully false.
THE FRENCH ARMS SALES.
After that cnarge was worn OF
q new one was concocted, now Fl
miliarly known as the French arn
Scandal charge that we b,
sold arms to France, and we
likely to make an enemy of Ge
many-of the Germans who hl