The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-08-03
The Principles Of Our President.


The Principles of Our Presidents.
Itis we'll to bring to mind occasionally The
words of General Grant at different tines |
aud upon various occasions, to remind Us Of !
his iaithfulness, his disinterestedness, his pa
trictism, his fidelity and singisness of pur'
pose. asa soldier and - . President. His
messages are as fresh in the recollections Of
our people as though they were uttered but
yesterday. Who does mot remember what he
said to Gen. Buckner, ct Fort Donnelson Feb
IL, 1861:
'No terms except uaeonditional and imme-
diate surrender can be accepted. l propose
70 move immediately on your works.
Or his message to Gen. Pemberton, at
vicksburE, July ., 1858:
'The efdsion of blood you propose stopping
BY this course can he ended at any time you
may choose by an unconditional surrender Of
the city and garrison
Or this to Secretary Stanton, from before
Spottsylvsnia, May II. 1884:
We have now esAed the sixth day Of very
heavy fighting. The result TO this time is in
our favor. Our losses have been heavy "a
well - those Of the enemy. I think the loss
OF the enemy must b. greater. We have
taken over 5000 prisoners in battle, whilst no
propose to fight il eut on this line il it takes
oil Summer
In February, 1862, he said to general
Sherman: ~a -
fcare noshipg for promotion 20 long a. our
arms are successful 80
He said to General Halleck, February 6.
1859:
III my course is not Satisfactory remove me
at once. do not wish in any way to impede
the success of our arms,
And to Secretary Chase, Nay 80, 1868:
mo theory of my own viii ever stand in
the way of my executing in good faith any
order may receive from those in authority
over me-
These are his words in war times. In
peace he has been the same disinterested pa-
triot. In his letter to President Johnson in
August, 1867, he said;
This ia . Republic, where the viii of the
people ia the law Of the land,
On the 29sb of May, 1868. he said ;u a Lat.
ter;
Il shall have no policy of my own to inter-
fere against the will Of the people,
And in his letter to the people Of Memphis,
he said:
Human liberty is the only true foundation
Of human government
When the war was over, and our arms had
been laid aside, May 20, 1858, he uttered one
little sentence which flashed over the world.
and was quoted from one side of the globe to
the other. Is Characteristic Of the man:
Let US have peace
On all leading questions agitating the pub
tic mind be has been consistent, turning nei.
Their to tie right nor left, but pursuing I
Straightforward course, faithfully executing
the laws-aiways recommending his policy,
but never enforcing his owa ideas against the
will of the people.
1t has been the aim OF the I'D administration to
enforce honesty and efficiency in all public
Offices. Every public servant who has y;o-
lated the trust placed in him has been pro.
oesded against With all the rigor Of the law.
II bad men have secured places it has been
the fault q the system established by law
and custom for making appointments, or the
fault OF those who recommended for Govern.
known to them personally.
In one of his messages the President said ;
The tax collected from the people has been
reduced more than $50 ,0O0, 900 per annum
" sieadiness to our present course, there il
no reason why, in few short years. the na.
tional tax-gatherer may not disappear from
the door of the citizen almost entirely. With
the revenue stamp dispensed by postmasters
IN every community; tax upon liQuors Of
all sorts and tobacco in all its forms; and By
wise adjustment Of the tariff. which will pm
q duty only upon those articles which v,
could dispense With, known rs Injuries, ana
on those which We use more of than We pro
duce, revenue enough may be raised, after
lew years OF peace and consequent reduction
OF indebtedness, to fulfill all our obligations
further reduction of el penses, in addition
70 reduction of interest account may be re
lied on to make this practical. Revenue re
form, it it means this. has my hearty sup
port
And on the subject of public lands, he said
Il renew my recommends ton that the pub
lie lands DO regarded a. . heritage 10 on
children. to be disposed Of only a. requires
for occupation and to actual settlers, Tn,
true prosperity and greatness Of q nation Il
70 DC found in tho elevation and education o
its laborers.'
The general policy of his administratio,
was set forth when General Grant was inau.
gurated. He wanted thorough enforcement
OF every law, . faithful collection of ever
tax provided for; economy in the disburse
ment OF the same; prompt payment o
every debt OF the nation, . reduction of take
- rapidly IS the requirements of the couptr,
will admit; reductions of taxation and tariff
tn ha m ARA rod a IN . a. n A.. ....x.x -.
lief to the greatest number; honest and fai
dealings to all other peoples, to the end tina
war, with all its blghting &C nsequences, ma,
be avoided, but without surrendsring ~
right or obligation due to rs; reform in III
treatment of Indians, and in the whole CIV
service of the country. and, finally, in secu
ring pure, unsrammeled ballot where ever
man entitled to cast vote may do so, ju,
once, at each election, without fear or moles
tation, or prescription on account of his po
litical faith, nativity or color.
Right here let US ask, does the man liv
who could have done more or done bette,
Can we now afford to lose such man, or pr
in his place one who has been on all sides {
all qusshons-one day crying ''on to Rich
nond' and the next signing the bail bond
the greatest traitor ever known in the worl,
Yesterday calling Democrats horse thieve
liars, villains, dIunkards and every hars
epithet be could think Of, and to-day hol
nobbing and fratsrnixipg with the gang
Tammany scouLdrels, purchasing, with b
Judas kisses, their ballots for place ar
power.
We are not surprised, considering the.
facts, that honest and consistent Democra
spurn the proposition to vote for Mr.. Creole
and that many OF them aanounce theil int,
ton TO lake the stump in favor of Gen. Gran
The Chattanooga Herald says that Il
statement that all the southern states " i'll {