The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-01-11
Granite schcminss.

Grants Schcmiags.
If there is any man who thinIs Tia,
tho President has relnquished bis
claim on tho White House for another
term, with tho salary and pickitgs
thereto attached ,lc is greatly mistaken.
About the Only prominent characters.
tic of Mr.. Grant, is what his friends
like to deuomiuatc bis "bull.dOg leu.
ucity." aud hu exhibits this tenuuity as
con.picuously in holding Oh to bis 81
term project, as. no has ever done 10
anything during his life. Nothing
could point more conclusively to such
a determination than his ordering GGa.
eral Sheridan to New Orleans, to take
command Vi tho Cult, which means
particularly Louisiana, This Is poor
unfortunate military province, called
out Of respect to departed liberty. q
State, and Us il bears this nominal title,
from tue same respect TO the memory
OF liberty, ii is permitted to cast M
electoral vote for President. But, like
tue other shows Of elections permitted
there, the vote must be controlled, for
Graut needs all he can get to secure
his next terul, aud Us b. has already
established his personal Government
there. he is determined to hold it ten.
aciOusly, until, by il, be has counted
this electotEl vote for U. Simpson Graut
10 1876 No filter, nor moro willing
tool for carrying cut these designs
could be selected, then General Sheti.
dan. A man VIGOROUSLY yiulictiye
tilIel with bitter hatred towards the
South, aud ever ready to yield abject
submission to the will Of bis mastcr-
us shown by bis creating a young uu.
acjgcd graduate Of West Point Lieu.
tcnaut ColouCl on his staff, promoting
him over old veteran officers simply b..
cause he was son Of that ma,ter-hc
was naturally tho very person who
would delight to hold III with a tight
rein, the irec aspirations Of tran.
pied on people, and force them, by fair
lneans or foul, to yield to tho wishes Of
this wOull.bc permanent ruler. OF
course, il may never publicly transpire
what private instructions have passed
between our new Richard, aud bic
faithful Buckingham; but beyond
doubt, the latter well understood his
role, for hardly had hc arrived ID tue
city OF New Orleans, than he com.
meuced carrying out his plans, aud
sent a letter to the Secretary Of War
expressing his deep regret at the cx.
is,encc Of u spirit oil defiance to oil law.
full (rathcr unlawtul) authority" aud
drawing such q picture Of blood and
murder as ouly mOs. vivid imagina.
ton could suggest. Yet all the while,
even he eau walk tie streets in safety.
without having to carry a walking
cauc for his protection, and caa dine
nj his hotel, and there uuarmel aud
unharmcd, securely partukc Uf the
very wine which probably brought him
up 10 tho pOiut Of seeing nurdcrers
aud devils floating GU every wave Of
the atmosphere
Bu. the placing this man in power
is not the only tbing which indicates
Mr.. Grants intcutlOus. His deliber.
atcly allowing lis soldiers to march
into tue Legislative halls Of the State,
and turn out by main force, AMI against
SOLEMN protests. the members Of u
State Ltgistarc, not III accord with the
views Of himself aud friends, is not on.
ly piece OF high handed aud uujus.
tiiablO interference, but ID Tyranny
tho like Of which England's monarch
would not attempt in ireland. We
have Indeed arrived alta delightful con.
ditiOu Of affairs, when such things can
be done and acquiesced in. This is
the frat step ofthis nature ever taken
in America; but it is only another
more IN Grants game, and Il will not
DO the last, for it pretty well demon.
stra,cd now, that Louisiana must 10.
long. at all hazards to him, and with
this State bound, it will DO timO 10
turn his attention to others.
Well, lot him do his worst. Neither
himself nor his miuions can successful.
~ crush out, u. this time, what Of the
spirit Of frcedOm thereis still remain.
ing in tho hearts of American ci,izcus,
and When hG finds his schemes III full.
cd, aud hc himself sent, per force into
obscure retirement, with only his dis.
appointed ambition to keep him com.
pany, It is probable that ho will wish
ho liad followed tho advice Of tho New
York Herald, aud "rcsigncd bis office
and gone to Europe. "-Regittp.