The Republican journal., 1876-03-30
From the New York Daily Herald.l
Is it a Personal Government

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sela ICES III a t 70 9e usea oy , IN ior ,s
~" : P,easuII anu lilo "ut aulase oi MS iaNoI
II, - - '., 80; - 80 VI - /. d iin
"iien ' NC "ilo Mllio ~ i'"y iisuttS ieSaiu an"
~ TTi aS a Pc oi p0l '1ii r. r. ~ 80 - -,
T9e | aah't 80; az ",9 i Ia '@' 1,
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ehe luea ',lal tV SoE Eelhhei't Is loi MS 'i''n''
use "liu m pieaSiuie' LEI Us see ,,no.;,.,,4
| L. Ohe VI ms Ntly hIS 80 40 / Iea''0I1 1
showeo d silisu,at p lol lIM hill irsIu
lor his own WIN OF oeslre alolle ne nolilInateu no
Mt A; 1. Stewart 10 Dc oGtIGIaFs Vi tlie Ieas @
urH Nif. stewart uheoupttIl9 I"l.tp', il"li'
| couu not uisthSdSe hihiagl 'loIl MS a,' tolii
nerciai interests ana law Nilcn iiau s'ouu
| lol almost thIeequi, tcls u! q eSntui' % UA ooi
statute hooks, ana whose wisdom was uhquGs-
tioheu' Iorpaue ms taking the oilice ull,ei aii,
| circumstances. w NAT happeheu' neheIa VI ait
coohy askeu congress 10 Ttieal tie act' 1t ~
luseu ~ was 1t, uttl a' ee ~
:. Next Grant drove Generhi loN OUT Oh .he
NaGinet otcduse nc IclusC, " 'pPuit t ~ ~
allu lheicIeht i,ltll'ls vi 1h1 ~ GIoo
III the ino!@n bureau anu eISG' llei ~ ]
| Iol VI ei'A SEW lu'es anu Non''t s0'Ui
nehti H. L.. r..,.,, ,,-.,.,,, .,o to,,ost ori
| ~ o. lle 'ioNe Joseph W l>oh' 'lie Ho'Ac'l i4'
C0nlnissioner, into retirement because ne De-
cded Missouri lahd ciah OF Tue Dent fanny
| adversely 10 tnelr interest, TO-. c,,,.--
=. li1 HRp?lhteo II pohIjl-pii''san ~ ~,
! man as munster 10 Ln9lahu, ailu hePt nm
| there until he was threatened WIN arrest, a
punlc olssrace anu scahua III sPi'e ~ nia f 3
toflous connection WIN tne hiiiis " 'e ne
.; 1e aCtehpleu aSdthst t4,e w "
anu the country TO annex 81. Dolniis9' n,i anu
| sent out his own private agent, General BAD
COCK, 10 neSotiate treaty Ill Nlolatloll VI .ne
constitution una ne was ~ Gon1en ~ tI,a
| toward the laws that lie actuaiig seit ~ thG
senate secret agreement made ana t signed
WIN baez pV thlS uhauthoIizeu PRIV atu dSon,,
| III 81
WithureW !. Wheh Tue 2ehalo pltnatef ,na',
Gu MN tn. .no I cohsI teduit d ~
~ pc iiaoe at sl3l' y, "Sets e Pu"'i'! '0'4'
iAa'eT n, anu ooi ~ iit" ~ ~ iiu ti In which
u - ~ itiG 80 y ,e
ne liuu lnNoiNeu 'Hoei 'Ill ii"'i,'i ~; W III t t
| VIGOROUSLY en9s3tu Ill d lahu sPecui%tioii' nI
kept vessels ol war oii inc eoast vi tiic @ ts,au
a. sttaI eAPen'c ~ SupFoit l.ie d uitt;,
baez' ana leVie9 war on ING lia!ti4h hePuplc'
| IN violation OF the constitution; Which reserves
| lne power u uee4Allls u"" Al"Al"s wal " o'N'
| gress. -. c,,,.ul,, Co.,
! 4 ne causeu Ilie expulsion VI oti"l 'Ga - -
ner iTolh tile VI le Ieth'S b hn
th ETl"llonS pIst nv ~
neti ioi man! Years ana III "ilcn m lils sci li'S
10 lne country we're VI peculiar IN I"ct' W
| cause He "oulu i1'' support Tue 9t' oohiiiiEo
| 'eiielne' ny e,.,-,,, 4,il .. 1;,o .-,,,,,,, p, an
= ~ @a'?t y. W. a. :. - " =" ~ - a.
III 'ne ~, Giou py , W. ~
VI tIe n!isslo!i 20 =-nS."ilu. = n,s 40 i iIe' ~
| "a" ~ ~tH.'t asahst 2utnnfi opPos'''oN '"0 ~e
D0iAiIii6o ~ .i1a,Y ~ i'. =; Inv, f,,o,,o,
.. ~ Ipl5G!iie,u ti'9 itt,,-I M
" q NJ ul,lonia'II ioSitlo @ IN IN! r. =
| unfit while holding an obscure conSulslip,
| TO- He appoipted another brother in-laU
tI Gasss ~ pe ooL'en'oi VI ~ ~ ',r,,J H.
tllele .nalnS9Ins nl' iu sPit' VI n'5 81 i'
! tons of law
| ~. W neh pupilc oplnl?h' it outl "seu ne5Jt',
eH't,i aiite az Sss
| ulirinr and ostensiby acccpting CaSey'S resig-
| nation ITO take effect on the appointment OF
| his successor" but he has never appointed
| successor, and thus Casey remains Collector IN
| sDite of the public demand for his removal
| 12 He removed collector of internal revenue
| at Chicago because this officer refused to on
| Oryille Grant, the Presidents brother, in Il
| wbiskey fraud
49, Later, in violation of law, he gave to this
| same brother Orvile the monopoly Of trading
| with certain tribes of Indians and caused the
| exclusion of other traders certified to be respec-
| table men This is the first time in our history
when a Presidents brother has become an In
! diam trader. or has received a monopoly, con-
| trary to an express law from his brother
| H. He gave the federal appointments in the
city of New York to Il ward politician. said to
| be connected with the Tummanv Ring, but WHO
was his own intimate
| L. He appointed and long kept in the impor-
| tant Office OF Attorney General OF the United
| States a man openly charged with frauds
known TO be ignorant of law, unfit by character
| and requirements for the place, but notoriousy
| a subseryient tool OF his own.
| IL. He tried to promote this incapable All
| torney General to the Chief Justce~hp of the
! Supreme Court. a public scandal which WAS
| prevented only with the utmost difficulty.
| II. He took away the custody of government
| funds from the solid house of the Barngs, who
| had held it since the foundation of the govern
| ment and ntruSted the public moneys to Clews
| ( Habicht as a reward for notorious partizan
! services and i'll spite OF warnings that this
| house was not trustworthy or of good standing
| The firm has since become bankrupt, but the
public does not know how much the Treasury
| lost bv its failure.
| Is. He gave to one OF his former military aids
/ Leet, "a mOnopoIy of certain Custom House
| warehousing, and maintained him IN it until
| the outraged merchants became clamorous at
| the mQustlre thev We're compeiled 10 SnHef.
~ tie mas accepted costly glits ana repeated
! " rewarded the slVer WIN public places tor
| themselves or Tor their friends
70. lie permitted and delehaed the molety