The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-09-27
GRANT As 4 guaIsfEs.

The New York World says: "Thcre
is story which has long been current
in military circles OF certain captain
of the Fourth United States infantry,
who being stationed on the Pacific
coast some twenty years ago, repeat
edIy disgraced himself by being found
drunk while on duty. His superior
officer, long unwilling to ruin him,
finally found il necessary TO take de-
cisvie steps. lie called the delinquent
before him, and insisted upon his giy.
ing in his written resignation. Il
shall not use this" said the Colonel,
'unless YOU compel me 10 by again
publicly bringing scandal upon the
service. In that case | will Instantly
forward it to Washington" The
story runs that after no great lapse of
time the unhappy captain once more
lapsed. The threat was execnted.-
The army lost an officer and ST. Louis
gained citizen. To 30 man in the
country can this story be better
known than to President Grant"
We are able TO state the facts al
luded to above with exactness, aud We
think it our duty TO do SO. While So
journiug at Washington in 1867, we
met gentleman who was~san officer
in the regiment at the time referred
TO. Its commander was Colonel, nj.
terwards, General, Buchanan, who
commanded at New Orleans for some
time during the war. The captain
referred to was Lieutenant Grant
His dissipation was shocking and per-
pctual, and finally eliminated, at 4
public dinner of the officers. in an of
tense-nameless here-so tiagrant aud
revolving that Col. Buchanan gave TO
Grant an alternative of resignation OF
court.martial. Ofcourse he prefer.
red the former, and resigned as af-
firrned aboye. The Colonel agreed
to hold it until Grant got drunk again,
which was very soon, and it was then
forwarded to the department. Our
informant says that Grant left the
camp, and lived for some time in a
most abject degradation among the
neighhering Indians. Then he wen,
to San Francisco and opened a billiard
saloon, which he kept till he "run
himself out" when he sailed for New
York. Now let us meet him in New
York: He arrived without dollar
He sent TO an officer in command o.
the harbor-and we have this from
the officers own lips-to come to the
city and meet him. He did so, and
supplied him with money to reach his
wiic's friends in Missouri, and not one
cent of the money was ever refunded
His career in Missouri, while living
on the farm with his fatherin-law
was simply awful. We will not sa.
what we know to be true in regard to
it. We only add, if required te
snatch it," IN depravity and degrade
ton, we could not it in the limits o
our acquaintance. We know he car
ried the same habits into sthe army
and we believe that hundred thou
sand of his own men were needlessly
sacrificed in consequence, and we car
show when and how, with abundance
OF contemporary testimony, which W.
will produce if any body wants it,
We sincerely believe that Mr.. Gran
is not fit for any public position what
ever, intellectually or morally, and
that if our people knew the simple
truth in regard to him, he would no
get an honest vote. Let such voter
make it their business toelearn befor,
they commit the fatal error of voting
for him again.