Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-06
From the ny Indei ellcn..
President Grant as a Man.

a.. I..sesi with Gen. Grant IS r5tlleLt.
Though no, a politician, / think ] can s7e tla;
be hGs mere than fulfilled al his pelses; ta-t
be has shown himself friend Of peace, d0m5lt.c
and foreign, Of reform in the civil service, AMI
of economy. As a citizen | thank hin lor it-
lie has no. seemed to me to be politician; bag
astraieh.f1rwsrd, simple-miuGed. sensible nla,
doing the test in his power FOR his country.
Bl, I Esrt to SPEAK of him in this article 81 (.
r-.a-ss resident Of Washington, citizen Of
the country Of which he il President. 4 public
usu 'i7,ztNl lives orc iu the eye o. Tie public,
enc vitWal with reference 10 great pInnc cues
tons; All another IN The retirement OF 10u-1lt-
AID soci,l c.rcles. And it Is Of this list tlai /
want here 10 speak Iwsnt to thank Pfeslianr
Grant for his open snd openly expressed io'eres,
ia religious things lie believes in the B.a.e
and the Saviour All the Ch--sli,n religion. lie
loves and hoaors su.h men AZ General HJEzrL
Dur;oz the recent invest cation ins,igsted by
Fernando Wood ami come 5thers some one SAD
Al the dinner table in the White House, "8Gt
what If ;he5 V-oyc the charges The Presi-elt
rsDlel, I'm rot believe them +; Witnesses ,an
he found 70 sEesr TO them. Men may h. u-ia-
tckc1-may perjure Themselves; but I know
Ge-er.l Howard. lie is : mzn Incapable % Do
iuz wa: he thinks 10 be wrong. One Of Tie -eE
iustzuces when he has departed from his usual
f.,alce On public occasions wSs 20 say 20 tie
Young men in couventi1u here lat year, 81 be-
Ic.C T6l 10 be honest men, convened hcIe FOX a
worthy rurrc-e.T And crc Of the most TemsrZ-
tb.e i.,asra,io1s e bow, TO some minds, e.el
-kc ls-i1n's Chiet Executive belongs 90 party,
VAS tie Ct jecti0n privately made .; II clesa g
tbs meeting % giving three cheers for the Pres
Heat, even though the compliment hal just
reen pail 70 Queen Victoria
rresil-at rant has hst pastor, =ll pew
-u tie sanctuary, Snd ;s : faithful bearer @; the
Word Of Life. And know that 90 his 1is,o-le
gave this reason for Lot dominating prominent
sporting editor. strongly urged upon hi1 70
certain foreign position 81 could not So e.
ra2Hc CirhtIre at4tiaslt O. this c3.lfry-"
Tie rejection CT ouch men ss George y. Stuart
ard Felix Bum0- sJr the Indian Commission Is
smother Illustration Of the came regard for she
Christian people Ia { Caris;isa minister, sid
in The rsue C. Christian men AL women 81
ever che country. l ths-E tin FOR =.
President Grant, zoo, IS d1nestic r-u. lie
loves bis family and loves % be with them
lad 1cosl.oz G. Ak him g oe preFeut Ct peace
mcetilg lately held - tbs city liz reply ws7,
'sual1y u9ru.-- OF evening S1llsy evening
aIvsys want 60 spend vita uy family. sun,
s..l be t-ere /. ] can The sz-as ,A.1z was
illustrated in New York, IL his declining mil
i-sry dem ustr=t.on il lis honor, that he might
rec his daughter on board the s-esuer for E--
scpa. All Ss1t 90 gay, To this connection that
what Wue be 1-i1ss g tie - a.tc House il PIE
pared icr him by bic vie All under advice %
aii physician. lie is not t-e-ols.er hut be
r. ? very D- iersta eater sri lrirksr. re has
10 habit Ct drinking Go which he = slave. One
WAC has ac-lss 90 h.m 81 a. times snl who hss
fen him on al occasions, il W ssAir.l1n AID az
Lag B-,u-l. sstuFes ne Ct this. And It only
c-rr-l1r-l=z the resGlt Of rly eva otaervs,icu
Of TIE rla. lie ia 8 man who, more thaa mos
uel. IS IN i..us,rsticn Ct the words Of the apes
he l5--l-. ' =. any Ezn llart n-t 10 W1-i, The
sane is st.5 zso 70 bride she Wh-,e body
. man wl. can put The cusb upon bic tongue
ls Pres Lent Grant hss done is act likely 90 be
slave % suy lstii Of eating or drinking. I
aul e1i-e sure, too, that the Vice PRECEDENT. who
is = jeei1tser and IN eloquent ldTycsre o. that
uria-iple, tE ex1refssi similar o1aflc1co in
tie Prc-.lelt's sgi.-r17erulect auI power 90
v5rn himself
4 friend Lately wrote rle from Vernon, .--
.nisicr whether Tie current f,-riss tlst political
eleu.c5 ere circulating respecting resilient
Gri--'- s1-.ai habits have any foundation 81
l.r a. ] eau observe. So Jar IS can learn from
Uea, taemseiv5s teeto;slers. Who have frequent
ac-,ss 90 hin, there IL not one rhai5w q
.--lt2t.-u .or them / with presiltu; Grsat
vere ,eattaler. l vi,h lie Lii --t
su.te. 80 The Vice President does not.
B1t il ne tsae Only So uuch vize g Sis
medical s-g.ser Frescsices, If, further. De Only
..-s rts- i.t0 much the custom in sli-1sb,e
c--c.-7 IN Washington, a1l what g1-e self
s-y-et aivCcs-es Cf Temperance even EEL al
liberty 90 dC-rsEely, occt5iC1.y drink a glass
.. wine e ye3iin-s or ST the h11se u a friend
much as al strict temperance people Rus.
-zrcl- b., +, 10 not such isu..rss 20 make thea
Overlook BE great virtues and services. h.5
moies.y, bis purity Of life, ,ri his svovei
ir-.-it6iP t1r whatever is good. Lat not Chris
t.a Ulu, temperance men, he cco eager %
t-..Cye reports Which are wholly cslumniags,
Sal -L.-i are Only INTENDED 90 break TIE G1iry
s73 -trCag;h Ct the Ucrsi ard the religious olc-
re-t ID TIE Republican party. Il Republicans
are rot 81 teeto,s'ers, is il worth while 70 adopt
the ,-i, lsl policy Of helping 20 poser men 90
wacm. IN fact ThisSey drinking is rsther a
rec0m1euia:iou tksu d.s3ulaics;ica. Judge
Bank u.v be 4 tcet0tsler and pro..lsei
C--is-isu; t-t h2ve Republicans sly votes 90
lhIoF away On men who have nos tae Edos- &c
chance 20 be elected, hlWcves their private
virtues nj sh; dorm TIC pyCs.ientil c4i-et
T4.sis shat Mr. Greeley saii Of tie De1o-
o-a,., party ol-y LAST year, ssi sinc5 ;hea it
hss changed IL aotaiug excepting tactics
"ItirrstsI at the core to-day, hardly able 20
reconcile the defeats Of Ice, Johns;ou, bragg,
Hood sui Price, AID the coassquen; d5wafl, q