The sun., 1873-04-25
Lieutenant-Co Colonel Frederiek Dem Grant.


rom ne san Francisco Chronicle
From the irmy ydHd NdrH Journal Of the
2hh Of March We copy the following IN refer
ouCc tp the appointment Of Second Lieutenant
Grant upon the stan Of Gen. Sheridan:
>, There Is little groht IN crclng injustice for witch
fAct ulat great dssaustacon his been crtaei in Vie
as rom q G NSD Ny Ae dny SGl lS hc sySoaI % M nd Id
de'c &c up 90 ne stan OF Che leutouantG place
better enute them " such position.
THIS Is the temperate comment ~ the 4rmv
journal upon an act that To us seems utterly in
dtfensihle, Young Grant graduated am ung tho
lowest In his Glass, di- tIugIi-hel for nothing
more honorable in hts students career than 10
nave been foremost IN perscrutiug nc culurcl
cadet, and for which he and others were severely
Teprmanied. Taken from Wcst Point and sent
IN GoNcrnment vessel 10 Europe under Gcu
Sherman, having seen up service in neld or bar
racks, he IL now promoted over the heads of
Veterans, men who have dOuo their country
great service and won Tor themselves great mill
tary reputation, to rank he docs not deserve
Had this hoy possessed the instincts NJ the true
soldier he would have declined any favor from
hls fathers great Office, aud would have betn
proud to rank among his fellows in his true posi-
aud carved out u name for himself. We wish
that Gen, Grant could have remembered that
he was cunmander-in-chef Of great army
ana not the father OF a lcuieu We wish he
could have forgotten favO iti-m To his child in
rememoGI ing that he was President 4l tho re.
public; The differences between GEN. Grant aud
Gen. Washington is that one was father uf his
country, the other Ia father of second lieu
tenant with the spurious rank Of lieutenant
colonel.
From ne HIH MIN Gdselte.
. Washington at the prI'aent moment has its
military scandal Army otiiccr, in that city
express astonishment that tho President him
sell, an army man and fully alive To army senti-
ment, should consent 10 such "a scandal as the
promotion OF ms son, mere youth from the
rank of second lieutenant to that of licutcnqnt. /.
colonel In the army, through the mere subter-
luge OF an appointment ~ military secretary to
tho heut"nunt general under the act Of july -
lBb. Worse thnn all IS the enforced retirement
to make place Tor Lieutenant Grant. Of the prpa-
ehl lnllltary secretary, George Forsyth, "A full
mayor IN the Inc and Of great reputation Tor
EalldntIy a. u volunteer cavalry uticer dur
Ing the late war The Lieutenant General has
two olhor lloutenaul~colonol, ON his personal
stau. These aides. de-camp both hold lower
commissions In the Tine - make them eligible for
appointment IA 9t1R Officers. The General Of
the Army II allowed siA aides, all with tho rank
ana nay OF colonel, under the act Of 1851 and Ia A.
mat iull number now on his stan, tour Of thr.
being purely ornamental The senior Is bat a.
lrst lieutenant In line rank. three othcIs are rup-
talns OF cavalry, aud the other two majors OF the
ssan c9rps' As general uilicets have 40 employ
mcht Tor AIDES IN time OF peace the uuintenoute
OF large and costly stan Is resented by active
otncelH OF the army as d reprOAoh uYOn the
economy Of the service.