The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-23
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY %, 1875.
RESEMBLANCE AND CONTRAST.

GEORGE WAsmNGToN, whose birthday We
celebrated yesterday, was the first President o.
the United States. Ulysses Simpson Grant,
tho present incumbent Of that high office,
would probably be the last if the American
people would only let him have his own way.
George Washington's military fame was
achieved ~ him rs the successful leader OF a
rebellion {. S. g. 5 reputation rs soldier
was obtained ~ putting down another re-
bcllion.
The former fought against tremendous
odds, and with most inadequate means of
offensa or defense, his poorly armed, ill-clad
and half fed "rebels being opposed to the
disciplined and well supplied armies Of one
of the greatest powers in the world. The
latter confronted the half starved 'trebel5 Of
the South, and with unlimited command Of
men and money was kept for three years
"pegping away before he could get within
sight of Richmond Washington ) campaigns
involved the solution of arduous strategical
problems. Grants were simple illustrations
of the arithmetical truth that by constantly
adding to one column of figures (or soldiers)
and continually substractng pari passu from
another the last named quantity is eventually
reduced to zero.
After being President eight years, George
Washington pcrsistently and peremptorily
declined the third term which was pressed
upon him by grateful and admiring people.
A man who knows Grant thoroughly Andrew
l,.J ~ ,
correspondent, that from his own knowl- |
edge Of him as man and politician, he
thought there was no end to the terms he |
would take if he could get them in fact,
there was end to anything Grant would
take if he could get it."
While Commander-inC hief Of the American |
army, George Washington never would re-
ceive any pay for his services. While Presi /
dent OF the United States, Grant used his in
fnencc to procure double salary. Washing
ton never accepted presents Grant is open to
every thing that comes in that way, from II
sixty thousand dollar house, and purse Of
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars to
a pair of trotting horses, free railroad pass,
Il box Of cigars or gallon of whisky.
Washington never put any one of his re-
latiyes into public Office, but every one con
nected with Grants or with Grants wfes, or
with Grants numerous brothcrs-n-law fam
lies, has been billeted upon the public very
much in the same style in which military men
are quartered upon the citizens Of a CON
guered nation.
Washington's truthfulnesS was not less con-
spicuous than his stern integrity ana lofty
patriotism. Next to his proverbal acqnisi-
tiyencss, habtual disregard for the truth is
one Of the most striking pecuiaritics of the
official SANDERS on his Southern fellow-c
zens have only been surpassed by the stu
pendous inventions of his flvorites and
cronies, Williams and Phil Sheridan.
Finally, Washington death was felt to be
n national calamity, and his memory will be
honorel as long as such virtues as disintcr-
and unsotsh patriotism are val
ued npon the earth. !
The untimeIy death of Ulysses Grant would
scarcely be mourned BY any one outside Of his !
,ious rings who, through him, are plum !.
lering the National Treasury; and the stern =
'erdict Of history will pronounce him to have !,
been as general more lucky than wise, as a !.
politician more grasping than sagacious and !
IS Chief Magistrate the worst intliction upon
lis country and the greatest failure Of the
lge.