Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-02-03
President Grant.

President Grant.
Those who have watched the. course
ot President Grant rega~r him as. pa
tient aud much-eHGnrng. man. The
views expressed by the President
strengl hen the statements heretofore
printed, "a to. his attitude in the custom
house business, his resolution TO forward
the investigation in every way in his
power, and to deal promp ltr aud sternly
with every one who has brought the
least scandal upon his administration.
OF course a former dispatch to this effect
has been angrily denied to those organs
who think that IN echoing the gossip
from the Presidents kitchen they sneak
tor the President officially. Now, we
have no quarrel with the members of .he
Presidents official family, nor would we
throw single unkind thought into his
servants hall. We feel that the Presi-
dent should have justice, and we believe
that the more thoroughly he is investi-
gated, the more rigidly his whole lite is
examined, the more triurAehant will he
come from every ordeal ensca,hed still
retaining the splendor Oi Donelson and
Nicksburg-and that grateful and gen
erous people will re-elect him President
of the United States
Thus far his enemies have failed IN ev-
cry attempt 10 destroy his character.
He will fight 1T out OH the line he oecu-
pies II it takes all sumner-anl IT pYoba-
bly, will take all summer anil a gooslly
share Of autumn. lie has made sin.
| gularly honest and able administration
AS the elected chief of the Republican
party he has kept every pledge made by
his friends with Roman sincerity and
firmness. The most radical Republican
can not quarrel with General Grant
Those who were impatient with Mr.. Lin
ooln even--such men, let us say as Wen
! dell Phillips and Benjamin +. Butter =
are fully satisfied with Grant. The as
saults made upon him are only evidences
OF his strength with the people. His
el emles have no charges against him but
corner grocery and bar-room scandal.
lie takes presents, it is said but no one
has heard OF present accepted by him
since I've catered the White House. As
a successful General, some of our citizens
gave him such token of their esteem
and gratitude as was given 20 MARI
borough and Wellington when they re-
turned from successful wars such n
token rs was given to General Mcclellan,
who, when he came TO live among us,
was presented with house in New
FORK by several leading Democrats. He
has appointed few relatives TO unim
pcrtant Offices but we shall not feel
| ,l,a,,
we remember that not long since Mr..
Gladstone said in the Ifouse of Commons
that one reason why an English states
man could afford to hold the exciting
office of Prime Minister was that be had
I'M opportunity of doing for his family
and friends what other eminent and able
men did in private pursuits. Certainly
Mr.. Gladstone's opinion will go far with
the most tastidious critics among oui
Journalists and statesman. Beyond this
petty tavern gossip nothing is said and
this paucity and monotOny of assault
form the Presidents best vindicatioD.
On the other hand, in every respee,
Grant has met the highest expectation
of the country He has, as we have
said, kept every pledge made as Re
publican to the party which nominated
him. He has made an honest, patient
resoute endeavor to reduce the debt
and although we have not, in all way,
commended Mr.. Boutwell's methods o
managing the Treasury, we recognize
that the administration has meant tt
fund the debt, reduce the interest, anf
release the people from the burdens o
taxation. Without absolving the Sec
rotary from any OF our criticisms, W,
pass this to the credit OF the adntinistra
ton. In the question of our relations
with England we have seen the Presi
dent grapple with the gravest problem
in our diplomacy and settle il, and il
that alone win for himself an enduring
fame. In dealing with Spain there ha
been pattern, candid, single-mmd
eu,"ess OF purpose which, although a
times yexa'ious to an impatient and i'm
pulsive pSblic opinion, has kept th'
peace and not ,ermitted us TO DRIFT int
u fretiul and useless war. In the lndaI
question he has shown humanity ant
breadth of purpose wonderfully at yari
ance witt the savage and blind tiaditioni
of form eY administrations. Every ch,is
tian heart in America must throb kindly
toward President Grant iey bis humanity
and good temper in dealing with th'
wayward children of the forest. In tho
Mormon question he has rrbmpled upor
~ evil as gigantic as THAI et slavery
upon polygamy-whieh, rs the remain
ing '1win relic of bUrbarism," has beer
q scandal 70 our age. And so IN every
instance Of administrative policy. A
home and abroad he has preserved th'
honor OF the hag and the purity of TIN
administration. Crime and malteasanc,
in office have been severely punished
and we have President who will hav,
no parley with roguery or insapscity IL
any department Of the Government.