Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-08-13


political scheme to extend their OPP
erations.
HEAD AND TAIL OF THE LIBERALS.
Meantime, in the Senate, a few
Senators, with Schurz at the head
and Upton at the tail, with Sumner
Trumbul and Fenton between, form.
ed cabal and styled themselves
Liberal Republicans, which means
pretty free from any Republicanism,
and with a few disconnected per-
sons who had failed TO get office, or
keep it as long as they wanted to,
combined for a Liberal Republican
ticket. Tammany saw this small
clique could accomplish little for
themselves, but could be made the
nucleous of an organization for their
purposes.
Tue COUNCIL OF HYBRIDs MANIPULAT-
ED BY TAMMANY.
Then came the convention at Gin
cinpati-Fenton went there as the
agent of Tammany, and the New
York ring took possession of it.
Tammany set up the whole job and
made the nominations. The lamen-
tations of Schurz after the job was
fixed were more mournful than those
of Jeremiah and, few weeks aft
ter, be attended the caucus at New
York, and it was sought to stiffen
him up so he could stand it, he said
no man had so much reason TO re-
greet Greeley as he had. He was sur
rounded by bad men he expected
no more from his hands.
THE QUESTION OF PERSONAL GOVERN
MENT.
Mr.. Carpenter then demanded
when and where Grant had been
guilty of what was called personal
government. Andy Johnson has
shown what that was when he turn
ed against his party and denounced
Congress as q revolutionary body,
hanging on the verge of the govern
ment, and attempted to carry out
his policy in defiance of law. No
such charges could be made against
President Grant. Mr.. Carpenter
then very effectually replied to the
charge that the President had sur
rounded himself with a military ring
which made access TO him difficult,
which should arouse alarm among a
people justly sensitive as to military
encroachments.
CEREMONY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Some Republicans regretted that
there was SO little style and ceremo-
ny about the White House, and
would like more fuss and feathers
better than the simply farmer-like
style In which the President lived.
instead of batteries Of artillery and
marchiDg files of sentinels and bay
onets, which forms the hue and cry,
armed, it might be supposed, and
stationed to keep Schurz and Sum-
ner out, there was good Irish Re-
publican at the outer door who gave
visitors direction what course to take,
then small boy will admit you
through another door, and within a
quiet gentleman would be found
seated at table who greets visitors
of all classes civilIy and hears what
they have to say, and that is the
despot [ Laughter. This man who
has overthrow liberty, upset the
Constitution and destroyed your
crops. Renewed lsughter.1 He
talks good English, and is perfectly
accessible to the poorest as we'll as
the richest about any grievance, or
any matter that may be brought to
him the terrible military ring is com.
posed of those gentlemen without q
sword or sholder strap. One is
Major Babcock, of the engineers
corps, by law Superintendent of Pub.
lie Buildings and Grounds, who has
bis office in the White House the
other two are Generals Dent and
Porter, one about thirty five, the
other thirty years old, from General
Sherman's Staff, serving by his per-
mission with the President. He bad
a great deal of writing and other
business, in which assistance was
needed. These men had served ne r
the President in times that tried
mems souls he had implicit conf
dence in them they loved him as
every man does who has served with
him. CApplause.] And it was q
pleasure for them to do anything
they could for him be could not
see anything so dangerous in this
military ring that Major-Genersl
like SchurZ need be afraid of it
GRANT As A CARPET DAGGER.
There was talk of Grants egotism;
the charge was so utterly absurd
that it was hardly worth referring
to. No man had less egotism, pres
tense or self.assertion. He happen~
ed to be in Washington when some
of the generals left there to take
command of the Potomac army.
Mcclellan started with some seven
teen wagons of baggage, with great
parade, and solemnly Grant came
down from the second story of Will
liard's Hotel, with little csrpet-bsg
in his hand, and took an omnibus
and rode to the depot; thence by
boat went up to the army. Perhaps
it was on account of his style of bag
gage the rebels have bad such dis
like ofcarpet-baggers since. Laugh
teri Yet Sumner accuses him Of eg-
otism. Il he bad it bad enough to
deserve Summers censure be would
vote against him, and let the party
go. The charge was false.
FIRMNEss NOT oBsTINAcY.
1t was alleged that Grant was an
obstinate man. He heard the whole
of case and made up his mind if
he thought he was right he was firm,
unmoved by threats; but if some
new fact was presented, some
reason shown to convince his iudg>
ment, he would change instantly.