Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-03

mistake. that the above in regard to
General Grant is an unquestionably
truthful prediction. Both as soldier
md statesman, the President has cx-
libited the very largest measure OF
ability, integrity and pure disinter-
estcd love of country and universal
In the course of its arti-
Gle. the Iater-Oceaa gives extracts to
show that as Grant has been the OBJ
iect Of the most foul viuperation and
SANDER, SO also was Washington du-
ring his administration. Says the
Iater-Ocedn
sIn 1895 the treaty between Eng
land and the United States, which
had been negotiated by Jay, was en-
dorscd by Washington, and its ratiti-
cation urged upon the Senate De-
scribing the scenes that cnsucd,
Young. in his political history of the
United States, says:
".To weaken the support which the
treaty was known to derive from the
Presidents personal popularity, his
merit as soldier and statesman was
disparagcd. His private character
did not escape detraction. He was
laccused of having orerdrdrn the
amount of his salary and appropriated
/ the money to has pirate use. In au-
thorizing the negotiation of treaty
without previously consulting the
Senate he had violated the Constitu.
ton, for which he ought to be impedch
ed"
4 Again, upon his retiring from thu
Presidential chair, a paper opposed t.
him published the following:
Y "Thc man who is the source of al
: the misfortunes of our country is TIL
day reduced to a level with his fcl
, low citizens. and is no longer pos
sessed of power to multiply evils up
. on the United States. II ever ther
: was period for rejoicing, this is tn
moment. Every heart in unison wit
the freedom and happiness Of tn
: people ought to beat high with cxlll
, tati0n that the name of Washingto
from this day ceases to give currenc'
: to political iniQRity and togdtisea doi
= THYitUN, 1NcINi VuS pAoySseo f"u r.
i longer be supported by name. 1t
! a subject of the greatest astonlshmen
that single individual should hay
carried his designs against the pnbli
}, liberty so far as to have put in jeol
+. ardy its very existence. Such, how
ever, are the facts, and with thcs
staring us in the face this day pngi
to be d jubilee in the United States.
On the whole, 1t ia not wondcrfl
: that at the close of the Revolutio
S there should have existed in tn
: country, among the tens of thousand
, of tories. the most bitter, y.p1ictiy
feelings toward Washipton. Nor
f it strange that theip feelings shout
r have found vent in SANDER and OPP
tibet upon him. Whenever, withou
: any cause therefor, such vile eontnme
I ly is hcaped upon man, the proge,
| tor Of it is alsrays found within til
trcast ef the author on account of ii
: hatred ne bears for his victim, an
: this hatred is tho more intense In ju
. that proportion in which the posse
: sor Of 1t has been guilty Of WraRl
! and the victim Of 1t has been mob
;. and just. As il was with Washing
ten and the old tories following IL
Revolution, 90 pow is it with Gran
! following the Rebellion. he is slal
! dered and the victim Of the vile
:. cpithets, strictly in accordance wit
s the same inspiration of heart, in
t lesser degree, that sent pistol-ba
c crashing hlough the brain of Ii,
:. coin. To destroy the reputation I
y those who stayed and beat down IL
{, shafts of treason. is the chief end .
i those who were defeated in rebellion
: To this end, the plan is to destroy Il
s good name of the nations defender
d In this regard the Presidential day
l. of Washington and Grant are niue
alike,