The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-16
GRANTS SELFISH POLICY.

The conduct of President Grant in res yet
to the Texas border troubles and the SPANS
complications in Cuba. has justly aroused
feeling Of indignation among all upright an
fair-minded citizens of this country 1t ha
now become fact SO apparent that it can no
be disputed, that these war matters are helt
by the President as two prime trump cards
which he is reserving to play at the time they
will be most likely to benefit him in his third
term aspirations
For fully five years the people Of Texas
have been annoyed and harrassed by the
Mexican thieves and bandits that infest their
border. Time and again have they appealed
to the National Government for that aid they
had right to demand, but with the excep-
ton of few weak pretenses, which were
really vaueless, they have been treated with
utter and entire contempt where they had
reason to expect sympathy and assistance
Officers Of the Uni ed States army, the reports
OF investigating com mittees, and anthem
tica.ed documents furnished to the Depart
ment at Washington, all attest positively the
truth of the reported outlawry and the neces-
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ing rendered.
In despite of all this the Presidential
sphynx has remained silent and unmoved, |
deaf alike to the appeals ana demands Of |
people whose servant he is and whose slight |
est behests should be to him equal to positive
commands. His own personal aggrandize
ment seems to be his sole thought and pur-
pose and every other matter, unless it bears
directly on this point, is deemed of little il
any Importance; it makes but little difference
to him THAT citizens of Texas have been al
most daily, for the last five years, subjected
to the incursions Of mu rderous and thieying
Mexicans, who defy alike the powers of their
own government and of ours. Let the
Texas people do the best they can until
that stage in the game for a
renewed lease of power arrives,
when he imagines he can, by playing this
card, secure to himself the victory; then,
with much buster and show of power he ,
will suddenly seem to awaken to the true ne
cessities of the case, and with loud-sounding l
excuses endeavor to palliate his criminal neg
ligence in the matter. 9
special committee has been appointed by f
Inc House OF representatives to Enquire into i
The cause and the nature and extent of those
Expectations and the measures that might
prevent their continuance" This doubtless
appears to be move in the right direction,
,ut after all, what end will be accomplished !,
The committee may take. testimony, examine
ecords and reports, investigate closely every :
'hase and then the matter will be referred "
nd again shelved to await the pleasure of his
,xcellency.
Both the Texas border affair and the matter -
18th Spain might have been ended long ago. -
1t had been the Presidents desire to do 80: -
ut his only purpose SO far has been to mis-
ad the people, and postpone decided action. !:
y vacclllating diplomatic correspondence and
gument keeping both matters in O glorious ~
ate OF uncertainty, until he can startle the
embers of the National Republican Conven-
on with such wondrous astonishment AID
that they will renomin ate him for
q Executive Office r
The matter is, however, generally very well
iderstood by the entire country now, and Gel
) doubt whether even the best men of his Go
IN party can avoid condemning him, if not He
emily, at least in their own hearts,
We trust the powers that are beside the l
rome may force his Majesty soon to make ane
lin showing of his hand, and force some to
cided action in both these unfortunate H.
.irs. alw