The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-08-29
Mount Windy ftcIns.
MuUNT WINDY, ONO COUNTY, KY,
= 49, - 4 nnliai o. 1917
Editor Herald,

MOUNT WINDY, URIC COUNTY, NY,
August 81, 1877.
Editor Herald;
Verify, when shall wonders cease 2 A
private citizen, Mr.. Grant, visits England,
courts there ovations, and, with assumed
modcsty, announces these great honors
are due the United States through their
great representative, U. S. Grant. What
superlative impudehce. Who is he more
than any other private citirenl Nav, the
American people have no such represent.
alive abroad They have too recently de-
bounced the tyrart and Ills odiou. and
dishonest administration to indorse his
representative capacity. The Republic
has national ambassadors at European
courts, through whom their respects can
properly come, and this would,be second
Washington saved the exposition Of con>
sumate impudence in such ASSUMPTION of
Importance IIobnoLbing with royalty
and slurring aristocracy does not COMFORT
with the character of true ard sin,nle
republican. much less Of one who asnires
to the dignity Of such exalted virtues and
enlightened patriotism as ennobled Wash
l"gton, the scrupulously just and honest
II is strongly suspected this reception Of
Grant is paying him up for his hostility
to American interests in his sanction of
the gold>paying bond BILL, by which an
nulling of the original law, the American
people loose hundreds of millions Of dol
lars. But, apart from all this, royalty,
with its glitter and pomp. better suits this
Washington the 2nd, than the plain SIM
plicity Of his own national institpti ions,
and honest, frank people. The attempt,
through all his administration, to build
upmOnied arlstocracy by dishonest legise
lation and grossly dishonest support oil
rings. to the detriment and robbery Of the
United States treasury. is, OF itself, ample
to settle the liliputian character of a mind
entirely devoid of the grandeur of George
Washington, and far below that OF every
President, not excepting Mr.. Hayes, whDse
course, since his exaltation to the Execu>
tive Chair. is in strong contrast with
Grants administration, and fixes an in
delible censure that no political manipu-
lation can revoke. 1t would have been q
blessing to his country il, in his visit to
Europe, he could have borne with him the
damnable stain fastened on his country
through his incapacity and culpable dis
honesty. HIS exhibit before the great
minds OF Europe, will only fill them wisii
surprise that forty millions of people
could have been deceived so long and 20
grossly by man destitute OF all the ca
Pacity and virtue 10 fill such important
positions in this truly great government.
HONE ITEMS ...
Mrs. Jno. w. Briant and daug Miss
Ruth, were on visit of several days 10
my neighbor, Jno w. Stevens family.
Mr.. Carl. Hamilton has an excellent
crop of tobacco, and expects to compete
for the premiums at the HERALD office.
My little grand daughter, Emma, had
q severe attact Of pneumonia; but, under
the skillful treatment of DR.. Patton, who
Is very successful and useful medical
gentleman, is fast improving.
Mr.. George w. Hamilton has been im-
proving under the treatment of DR.. Miller
Corn crops look well for this time O,
tho yaar in my no;sl,Lo-L oaI- oa.e vrS,r
has already been gathered Who can
beat that. e-
Miss Mosley will teach the school at
Mt Moriah
Ny. respects to Capt. Hill. Hope he
will attend to Paddy ODuncan's corpo.
RAILS guard, and have their wages paid
at Frankfort. w. II. c.