, 1873-08-10

ng tho country, exploring now torrtorv, imnort
ing blootod stock, and otherwise iu,Droynv lin
condition Of Ills follows, to all Of which In con,,
tttbuto1 generously OF Ills private funds. Tbia
faos naturally suggests tho quory: Is thero a
Hinglo instance OH record in which Con. arant
has given away any Of his personal fortune In
CHARITY, public or private, or for tho gonora1
good and advancement Of his countrymon
Alr. Jofforson firmly and consistently refusod
to accopt personal .gifts while in ofllco.
Mr. Parton mentions but ono exception to this
fulo, whom ho rocoiyod d bust OF tho Emperor
Alexander, Of RusBa, wlichlo thought he could
accept without prejudice to tho principle. Ho'
was so aorupnlous in diacharging hts porsona1
ool.8at'onH TO tho Government TINT, on ono oo-
easlon, when ho had bought somo vino from tho
spanish Minister which lad paid no duty under
tho ministerial privilege, Mr. Jefferson inclosed
tho amount Of tho duty to tho Collector et phila-
do'phia. Ho hold that 1t would bo i'm.
proper for him to tako tho bonoat of
the privilege, md ho nlso suggested q
means whereby tho duty could bo ontored On the
books without mentioning his namo in tho trapa.
action. Tho contrast which Gen. Grant prosents
IN thla respect Is too Obvious to require deacrp-
tion. As If thore wero no point Of agreement
betWoon tho two Administrations, It is roca,led
TINT 1Ir Jefferson made tho n1oat eparing ,se of
tho pardoning power, yielding only to "e1traor-
binary and singular considerations" and, in
every oaao, consulting the Judges who Hat in tho
casoe. den. Grant hnH granted indsoriminats
pardona to thicyos, Government defaultors,
1eVonuo swindlors, counterfoitors, ropoatoss at
elections, rougha, and dangerous men Of all
c'aasos without 60 much a. assigning reason.
Tho statement was onco made by d prominent
hIiraf1 n3n l..
boltovo Con. Grant had over zead book ainco
ho loft WoHt Point. It ia roanonably certoin
that ho never rcad q Lfo Of Thomas Jefferson.
Iho City OF Quincy, In this State. has Just had
struggle with Horao~Railway Company, and :
has boon worBtel, and honceforward it is yory
likely that that Horso-Railway Company will
hayo liycly timo Of It. Tho facts arc these
The people Of Quincy are anxious to establish m
annual fair In TINT city, and had mado arrange
menta for IN extensive ono this fall. To tho :.
SUCCESS OF Buch fur, the corporation Of tho
HorBo- Railway Company was necessary, It fur
nishlng tho only mcanB for the public to got to
and from tho fur grounds. Judging from
past experience, it was considered i'm
portant to know beforehand what courso
tho Company would tako in caso tho fair
was held, and tho Company frankly stated that
they would double their ratos during tho timo
the fair was in operation. Tho managers Of tho
lar by eVory means sought to induce the Horse
hallway Company to run their cars at tho usual
rates, but all appeals woro rejected. Tho mana-
g0rs oforod tho Company 91oo day; offered to
pay them at once sum equal to tint which tho
Company expected to rocoivo from tho advanced
faro, both Of which, as we'll as several other
propositions, woro rojoctcd. So tho managers Of
the fair abandoned tho echome altogether, and
no fair will DO held a. call las boon issued for
public mooting, to bo held on tho 9th, to givo
expression to public sentiment concerning tho
conduct Of tho uorsp- Railway Comnanv