Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-05
From the New York independently
President Grant as "a MAN.
BY j. E. RANKIN, D. D.

am satisfied with Gen. Grant as
President. Though not a politician, |
think can see that he has more than |
fulfilled all his pledges that he has
shown himself a friend of peace, domes- |
tic and foreign, of reform in the civil !
service, and of economy. AS citizen |
| thank him for it. He has not seemed |
to me to be a politician but a straight
forward, supplemented, sensible man, |
dong the best in his power for his 2oun- |
try.
But want to speak of him in this
article as a man-as a resident OF Wash |
ington, a citizen of the country of which
he is President. A public man lives two
lives; one in the eye Of the public, one
viewed with reference to great public
questions and another in the retirement
of domestic and social circles. And it
is of this last that want here to speak
| want to thank President Grant for his
open and openly expressed interest in
religious things. He believes in the
Bible and the Savior and the Christian
religion. He loves and honors such
men as General Howard. During the
recent investigation instigated by Fer
nando Wood and some others some one
House, But what if they prove the.
charges ?" The President replied, ''I'n
not believe them if witnesses can be
found to swear to them. Men may be
mistaken-may perjure themselves but
| know General Howard. He is man
incapable of doing what he thinks to be
wrong" One of the few instances when
he has departed from his usual silence
on public occasions was to say to the
young men in convention here last year,
Il believe you to be honest men, con-
vened here for a worthy purpose" And
one of the most remarkable illustrations
of how, to some minds, even the nations
Chief Executive belongs to a party, was
the objection privately made at the close
of this meeting to giving three cheers
for the President, even though the COM
pliment had just been paid to Queen Vic
toria
President Grant has had pastor, and
pew in the sanctuary, and is a faithful
nearer of the Word of Life. And | know
that to his pastor he gave this reason for
not nominating a prominent sporting
editor, strongly urged upon him to a
certain foreign mission II could not so
offend the Christian sentiment of this
country" The selection of such men as
George H. Stuart and Felix Brumot for
the Indian Commission is another illus
tratfon of the same regard for the Chris
tian people. As a Christian minister,
and in the name of Christian men and
women all over the country, | thank
him for it.
President Grant. too. is domestic
man. He loves his family and loves to
be with them. / had occasion to ask
him to be present at peace meeting
lately held in this city His reply was,
Sunday morning or evening ? Sunday
evening always want to spend with
my family. Still, will be there if |
can" The same thing was illustratedin
New York, in his declining a military
demonstration in his honor that he
might see his daughter on board the
steamer for Europe. And | want to say
in this connection, that what wine he
drinks at the White House is prepared
for him by his wife and under advice Of
his physician. He is not teetotalar
but he is a very moderate eater and