The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-04-29
politieal afFaia,
GRANTS OFFICIAL RECORD.

in mind, that there is not single one Of
the forty-four allegations against him that
has not been endorsed, in one form or
another, BY the Republican party, conss-
quently, if Grant is criminally eulpable,
the Republican party is equally 50.
l. One Of his very first acts as Presi-
dent showed singular contempt for law
and regard for his own will or desire alone.
He nominated Mr.. A. I. Stewart to be
Secretary Of the Treasury. Mr.. Stewart,
undoubtedly capable man. eOuld not dis
engage himself from bis vast commercial
interests, and law which had stood for
almost three-quarters Of century on our
statute books, and WHOSE wisdom was IN
questioned, forbade his taking the Office
under the circumstances. What happen
ed? General Grant coOlly asked Congress
to repeal the act. 1t refused, as was its
duty, and the President sulked
?. Next Grant drove General Cox out
Of the Cabinet because he refused to APP
point corrupt and inefficient friends of the
President to office in the Indian Bureau
aud elsewhere, 10 violation Of civil service
rules and honest government.
3. He drove Joseph Wilson, the honest
Land Commissioner, into retirement be-
cause he decided Missouri land claim Of
the Dent family adversely to their interest.
4 He appointed poker-playing Con-
gresham as Minister to England, and
kept him there until he was threatened
with arrest, public disgrace and scandal,
in spite ofhis notorious connection with
the Emma mine fraud.
5. He attempted, against the win Of
Congress and the country, to annex St.
Domingo, aud sent out his own private
agent, General Babcock, to negotiate a
treaty in violation Of the constitution; and
he was so eOntemptuous toward the laws
that he actually sent to the Senate Sc
eret agreement made and signed with Baez
by this unauthorized private agent, under
pretence that it was treaty; and only
withdrew it when the Senate privately in
formed him that the constitution required
treaties to be made and signed by agents
publicly nominated and confirmed by the
Senate.
6. To consummate the annexation, in
which he had involved himself with q
number Of men VIGOROUSLY engaged in q
land speculation, he kept vessels of wal
on the coast Of the Island at great ex
pense to support the usurper Baez, and
levied war on the Haytian Republic, ia
violation Of the constitution, which re
serves the power of declaring and making
war to Congress.
Z. He caused the expulsion Of Charlie.
Summer from the craftsmanship Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, q
post which he had held for many year,
and in which his services to the country
were Of peculiar importance, because he
would not support the St. Domingo scheme
8. He afterward tried to bride Sumner
to acquieseence in the St. Domingo plot
by the offer of the mission to England
This was when he saw that against Sum.
ner's opposition the st. Domingo treaty
must fail.
8. He appointed his brother-in-law,
Cramer, to high diplomatic position, al,
though this person had already shown
himself VIGOROUSLY unfit while holding an
obscure consulship.
10, He appointed another brother-in-
law, Casey, to be Collector of New Oh.
leans, and there maintains him, in spite
of his proved incapacity and corruption
and his open violations Of law.
II. When public opinion, outraged be.
yond endurasce at Caseys misconduct
demanded his removal, he apparently sub
mitted by requiring and ostensibly accept.
ing Caseys resignation, ito take effect on
the appointment of his successor" but he
has never appointed successor, and thu.
Casey remains Collector ia spite of the
public demand for his removal
IL. He removed collector Of internal
revenue at Chicago because this Officer
refused to Join Orville Grant, the Prcsi
dents brother, in whiskey fraud.
ID. Later, in violation of law, he gave
to this same brother 0rville the monopol,
Of trading with certain tribes Of Indians
and caused the exclusion Of other traders
certified to be respectable men. This il
the first time in our history when Pres
dents brother has become an Indian ira
der, or has received monopoly, oontrar,
to an express law, from his brother.
IA. He gave the federal appointment
In the city Of New York to ward politi
clan, said to be connected with the Tam
many Ring but who was his own intimat
friend.
10. He appointed and long kept in tn
important Office Of Attorney General of tn
United States . man openly charged wit
frauds, known to be Ignorant Of law, uuf
BY character and requirements for tn
place, but nosoriously subservient tool Z
his own.
is. He tried to promote this incapabI
Attorney General 70 the Chief Justiesshi
Of the Supreme Court, a public scands
which was prevented only with the utmo,
difficulty.
IL. He took away the custody Of 60,
ernment funds from the solid house 9th
Barings, who had held 1t since the founda
ton Of the government, and intrusted N