The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-13

condemned nepotism, law-breaking, ana
the countenance given by the administration
to the thieving State Governments in the
South. The Nation thought that for the
place, Grant was better man than Greeley;
and It worked hard against the Liberal can
didates. But it has never abated it's stric-
lures upon the Republican leaders. Such q
paper has great power with thoughtful men,
aud it's opinions are we'll worth consldera.
.tion.
In its last issue the Nation reviews elab-
orately the public history Of General Grant;
pointing out, at the start, that there we're
"certain personal characteristics OF General
"Grant which tended strongly to make his
administration failure, but which, slngu-
"larly, indicate that his second administra'
..tion will be incomparably better than the
..6rst-~ The first trait is we'll understood in
the common phrase OF ''mlnding his own
"business;" which redounded to bis success
in war, but ''nearly caused his ruin
in civil life. When elected President
he came "not to administer, but 10
..be taught" After short struggle ne
surrendered to the politicians. The next
characteristic of General Grant is "his IN
..stinctiye sagacity in choosing men," ln
military life 'this was, perhaps, the chiel
..canse of his success" When he went over
,o the politicians che chose bis neutenants
oas skiliully as he had selected those OF the
.army." Their tactics were ''most unlortu-
..pate for the country" but ''there could not
| r.baye been selected more indefatigaole
s.jghters." In conclusion, the Nation says
"But there is one other characteristic OF
| General Grant which his frat Presidency has
| hardly called into action, but which In the
second may be found to retrieve much OF the
| ground that has been lost. This ls ability TO
learn, and especially to learn wisdom from DIE
own mistakes. The repulse at Belmont,
whether we Judge 1t by bis first or suostitu'
ted report,) and the comprehensive strategy
Of the campaign of 1ss4-5, will always seem
tn be the work OF two different men. Yet be-
tween the two extremes can be traced his
steady, patient growth; erring, but erring less
and less; maklng mistakes, but never repeat
Ing the same one; moving tardily, but always
in some way attaining ultimate success. 1t is
ON this characteristic that the hopes OF his
coun,rymen may now rest. We have reason
to believe that during the four years OF his
term he has been learning as during the ioul
wears of the war; that little has escaped DIE
ou,et. upobtruslve attention; and that his
knowledge of public men and the wants and
Interests of the country is 1ncompareolJ
greater than It was. On certain subjects, az
civil service reform, he has always been IL
advance of his party in Congress, ana MAJ
proved to be much stronger than hls party
and bis party leaders among the people. de
owes nothing to Messrs. Morton and Cameron
and other managers, and they owe all thell
present success to him. With the frst Presl
depcy We hope the President will consider hiE
debts of gratitude to those gentlemen fully
paid, and himself entirely free to administer
the affairs of the executive department ex'
clusiyely for the welfare ofthe country"
President Grant has 1t in his power to
give the country the executive and leglsia.
tive reform which the Liberals demanded,
and to bring the two sections OF the country
together, and heal the Wounds OF war, by
pursuing q policy which will show the
Southern States that they are looked upon
as eoual States In the Union, not as con.
quered provinces. The Southern people do
not expect much. They desire reunion and
peace. This President Grant can give
them. And The NEWS will not abandon
the hope that he will, until hard facts show
that the last state Of the President Is to be
as bad as the first.