American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
NEPOTISM.

highest, noblest sentiments-if thai
eau be called a sentiment which is
IN emsnatiOn from, and a part Of
heavens own Quality-Of which the
human soul is susceptible, and
which nature, in her usual prodigal
ity of benificence, has made the
source of much, if not all, our purest
and most exquisite enjoyments
Indeed, most of the happiness We
derive from the varied relations Of
social aud domestic life are referable
directly to this innate and heaven
engendered emotion.
It must be generally conceded
that Grant, with all his faults
fOibles and general Indifference, is
not wanting in this rare and ennob
ling quality. On the contrary, such
u the character of his love for kim
dred and friends. and SO great bis
desire to see them prosperous and
happy, that he has enriched the
various members of bis household
as the expense of the Government
over which he presides, and which
he promised to administer in the
most economical manner consistent
with the wants, necessities, and
dignity Of the country. Father,
ancles, sunts, nephews, neices,
br0thers-in-lsw, and last, his hopeful
s0n, Fred, have been provided with
lacfstive national and State appoint
nents; and 80 expansive and genial
has been his kind and generous
affection for kith and kin, that
where NO actual vacancy existed,
his humane and benevolent nature
prompted him to create offices, at
enormous expense to the Govern
0eot, for the sole and exclusive
benefit OF the indolent, obscure and
needy members of his family, who
arc now rolling In wealth, luxury
aud splendor, at the cost of national
honor, and an impoverished, down.
trodden, tsx-ridden people.
Not only has he made the United
States Treasury tributary to the
em0lument of kindred aud friends,
bat has converted it into a great
1scal agent to subserve his own
personal sggrandizement and am
bilious aims, and this, too, in open
violation Of the letter and spirit of
the Constitution, as interpreted and
administered by our fathers. The
examples of Washington, Jefferson,
Madison and others, have been
wholly lost sight of by Grant. They
received no brides. enriched none
0f their penniless relations from the
public purse, neither used any of
the nations funds for purposes of
speculation. Jefferson, especially,
ono Of the purest and most incor-
Euptable patriots that ever presided
over the destinies of a free people,
scorned to exact from his country
one farthing more than was legally
his due. He occupied the same re-
lati0n to his c0untrymen that Arts
tides did to the Greeks, SO poor at
his death that he did not leave
effects enough to rescue him from
Pasper's grave. Justice was by him
duly and impartially administered,
while oppression and wrong had no
abiding-place in the administration
Of public affairs.
Grant has pursued a different
policy, and been actuated by a diff
ferent principle. He looks to moth
ing but his own empty fame, and
the prosperity of kindred and
ffiends; and to accomplish his ig-
noble purposes, he has increased
the public burdens by improvident
expenditure, and by wordy repre-
sentati0ns and 0stentatious exhibit
tons Of Pomp and power, has en-
deavored to dazzle and delude the |
people, and impose sort of ficti-
tious granduer in the place of genu-
inc greatness and solid national
prosperity and renown. In a word,
he has oppressed the many to enrich
tie few. aud now, with millions at
his command, he looks upon the
ruin he has wrought without blush
Of shame or pang of remorse.
Tho ruler of a great nation should
to the world examples Of
zeal, integrity and purity in the adj
of government, and so
temper his high authority with JUS
tice. that. on retiring from the ex-
Rlted position to which he had been
called by the voice of his people, or
koing into the presence of the Crea-
Tor and Judge of all things, he
could stand before the thousands
who had been subject to his power,
snd exclaim with Samuel, the i'm
Judge Of Israel, 'sBehold,
hero Am II Witness against me