Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-23
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The President insults the AAerch.


The Presidents manner toward the merchants
committee OF New York was designedIy cool and
insulting. Among them were some gentlemen
who gave literally for the Presidents election
ant reelection, "ud have been foremost in his
support Their earS must have tingled us they
received tbcir snubbngl But they have this
comfort, that the contumely put upon them was
not so much meent for them personally as.
through them, Tor the business class OF New
ok. The merchants Of tins city are not in
favor at court, except when they gave dinners Ia
the President, or buy houses or horses for him
Had they gone to the President to make him a
handsome present they would have been very
differently received. No Butler would then have
cut them out from their appointed interyiew.
and hutton-holci the President for ten minutes
III window recess, while they waited expectant-
" and twirled their hats. We know it Is a yery
great hardship ior the President to put down h,s
cigar 10y few minutes, hut we thirl he wouId
have stopped smoking long enough to hear what
| he committee had to say If they had brought
ON cthins Ior his acceptance iAore valuable than
| peuuoh' The residents reply 10 the addresses
| OF Mcssrs. Low aud Chiitendem was longer tb,n
his usual Efforts and very awk kwareily strung TO-
Sethor. The President should stick to sbort
| speeches, decidedly. The longer he talks the
more he bunders. General Butler, who forced
| himself ahead OF the committee and found a
| willing nearer in the dlscOurteous President NAV
| have prompted the points of the speech, but he
rs not responsible for its clumsy arranoement
Inc only thing plain in it is his design 10 snub
| 'nU Ne" iork mercnan's Note this sneer-
| They tthe coinmittee) show very well what thev
want, aud may imagine, he might were he !,
lcitlZen or New York, that the whole countrv
want what they do" The committee imo0In.
nothing Of the sort They know that mint rity
OF speculators. bubble-blowers, and lew honest
but mistaken men, desire imitation
In their speeches. the committee rave brisav
the reasons why expansion Is fallacy and a psrij
Ana the best reason oil all they gave ia this one
| which seems to the President lLe pooresttha,
: his honor, and the honor OF Congress. aud the
, honor OF the country have been solemnly and re.
peatedly pledged for return to specie paymsnts
= Seven times the President has yoluntar,iv given
That pledge, and MAS greatly helped Inv il IN his
reelection. Tue New York committee do mo,
pretend that all the people OF the country oppose
lhnatIoh put they do say that common honesty
: nnd good faith require that expansion bills shai
be vetoed. The President shirks that iasue
! which Is the vital one. He has nothing 10 saw
Il about what ia due to pledges and promises. and
) seems conveniently oblyious OF the fact that he
!. mas bound himself with them sevenioid. In the
II place OF answering single point Of the commit
e tee LARRY, lie goes otl, like Mr. Fs aunt. into an
IS irrelevant anecdote Of gentleman from Boston
VINO called upon him the day before as bearer of
Boston protest against initiation. He having
thought over II oil right, the President was pre
h pared TO mako his answer to the .',sutImap iron,
1t l'ostoh then not presently ou q side issue about
ct tue purchase OF bonds with the Treasury surnls
* out couiu say nothing in response to the Nra
Is loth committee except TO insult them and hy
l. nls Volunteering anu ambiguity leave on ihe,I
IL hus the impression that lie means to break Li.
IL Woru and approve imitation. The committee re-
v llred dlsgusted, but nut We presume. disappo,nt
rd eu' lhey nail no night TO expect more civil n,
ID ception when m Administration trents m,
d. merchants OF the country as II they were swind
40 'e'S' iofsers and thieves it does in the con
IN sti"'tloh hud enforcement Of the reycpue Law.
= President Gnutl '''-