Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-04
GRANTS WONDERFUL PEN.
The Magic of AIaddIn's Wonderful
Lamp Surpassed.
From the whitehall Times.

AANh NAAl " AAtShalA lAuiSss
When Aladdin wished to accomplish
great things he merely rubbed his won
derful lamp, and magnificent basins of
costly jewels were placed before him,
or elegant palaces were erected at a
moments notice. Never since the days
of Aladdin have such wonderful mira
cles been performed until the present
time. Probably President Grants pen
alone possesses more Of the same pow
er than even the wonderful lamp Of the
ARABIAN Nights" When Tom
Murphy left the Custom-house
in disgrace, blakened with
his infamous load so as to be nearly
unrecognizable, Grants wonderful pen
was invoked, when the formerly char
red remains of Tom We're rendered
snow-white with immaculate purity.
Angels in their spotless robes seemed
black beside honest Tom after he had
received the benefits of his masters
pen. When Colfax tumbled from the
giddy height at which he had always
perched himself, and fell broken and
bruised, an unacceptable mass Of
smashed statesman, the same wonder
ful pen was dipped into magic fluid,
and as the life-giving nectar dropped
from the Presidents fingers the
chronic smile of the ex-vice re-
stored IN allss its innocent simplicity,
and Colfax is now a grinning honorary
member of the Radical household.
When the constitutional government so
dear to all American citizens Is to be
overthrow in any state, dash of. the
same wonderful instrument has by its
magic powers overturned whole COM
monweaiths, as in Louisiana. But
probably one of the greatest feats ever
performed by this truly magical Quill
is the feat Of removing from what has
usually been called stealing all of its
damning qualities. Last year, when
members of Congress concoeted a
scheme to rob the people by legalizing
the back pay, the wonderful, magical, |
and supernatural splendor and |
power of Grants pen in stripping the |
bill Of its coat of steal completely out
shOne the feat of Aladdin's lamp, when |
the magnificent palace, which was the |
grandest ever erected, made its appear
ance in one night. By the simple dash |
Of the executive weapon corporations |
have been enriched and rings" that |
have appeared plain without any setting
whatever have been suddenly transform
ed into diamond rings. BOSS" Shep- |
herd, whose skirts have been exposed
until they had become widowed,
Is cleansed and purified by Grants
pen as thoroughly as if the great
Boss" had been soaked In the waters
Of Jordan for a half century. VII
iams, who drabbled his ermine in the
slough of corruption, has by a dip of
the same wonderful pen been elevated
and received the nomination to the
bench so lately honOred by Salmon P.
Chase. Bingham, who helped to fix
Uncle Sam so that the great Credit
crowd 10 which he belonged
might rob him, by a dash Of Grants
wonderful pen was cleansed as ex-
rs the lepers of old, and
sent on his foreign mission rejoicing
and blessing his master. Hundreds,
yea thousands, ike the thEsting travel
Frs IN the desert, who suddenly dis
cover an oasis and are saved, have fall
len down and blessed their masters
pen, which turned their despair
10 rejoicing No matter how
arge their corrupt stores have been,
even afflicted worse than Job Of old,
he wonderful pen Of the master has
DunctWed the sores and let out the bad
matter. Even now, Gen. Howard
stands waiting te be cleansed, and the
saIue wonderful pen VIII heal the par
-Wbed spirit Of the General and send
him away blessing the man that pos
many fallen statesmen. Verily,we say,
he glory Of Aladdin's wonderful lamp
oses It's splendor when compared beside
he miracles performed by the chief ex
ecutive's wonderful pen.