Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-08-24
GENERAL GRANT.

~ ueluS, hUu tA lettcu al lJuElhHi 10
~ knee in wondrous admiration before
Nhim Every day he nirnbly skipped among
arstocracy of Great Britain, cted feasied and
praised as if he had been rocked in a cradle Of
gold instead of upon n rckeiy wood wagon
lie had climbed the ladder Of national noto-
rety, he had gone into the Presidential Mansion
the ward of poverty and emerged from it the
petted child OF aiiluence he had surrounded
himself with public thieves and plunderers and
they still reclined upon his bosom as select
personal friends, mud yet he was the toast Of
all England in this midday OF civilization -
What right no had to strut the floors of
paatial mansions, adorned with the uniform
Of General In Chief of the United States army
is not found 10 our Constitution. lie was
private citizen, as humble and as owly, &C
cording TO the spirit Of our Republican govern
rnent, as the lowlest man who deposited his
ballot, and one had rs much right to the use
Of that uniform as the other We do not be-
stow titles that ceave to man through
life and are chsled upon his coffin lid his
title passes from him with his Office and all the
regalia That was furnished 10 distinguish him as
the occupant Of the Office passes from him with
the office. And yet man who had been hon
ored with The highest position in the gift of the
American public steals the uniform when the
office passes from him to naun. before the
English people like the hired servant Of
circus thai decks himself in crimson suit to
parade through II country village. But we
ARE glad to hear that Grant has ceased playing
fool for awhile. and is passing through the
rest Of Europe unknown and unnoticed except
by Marshal Mcmahon, who remarked "that he
was the greatest living general hoping that
his listener would reply ooh no, Marshal, you
are"
Editor Of lie Sentinel III had no intention
of troubling your readers with any continual
ton on my port OF the controversy between
'Cleon" aud "Domoerat unless the latter
again took the field. There is however little
doubt tnat wsshul hear further from biHr,-
The man who began 50 III VIII probably he
uneasy until he has ended IS badly Sand be-
sides he is evidently one VI those who seize
the unwilling public by The ears and
"Scrawl on till death release us from thestrain;
Or common sense assert her rights again p
II is not therefore Ia answer to anything he
has written or may write that ! now ask She
attention Of the public, but TO lay before them
some facts which in iastice 10 nil concerned
should he nude known. lg opponent,
"Democraf. isa candidate. anil for The sgyae
office (the Senaie,) as The gcntieamp ,obom IN
MS letter he abuses icih all the reaom Of malice
and all ne resource Of Instruction. confess
of inspiration: there was but ono well from
which such water could he drawn--but ,,,,
mistaken in the drawer We had vet 10 learn
That n ca ndidaie for one Of The nj hest posi-
tons in the Gift of this county yould dt.scend
into the arena of daong9oas controversy and
there use every weapon that came 10 hand
even 10 the lellen foil Of obyions misrenre.
seatation. But nv tale IS not told This same
candidate for the Senate. "DeWocrgt. % in The
sucrepdino issue If The nanars ,pbisbog
another letter over his real name this time
in reply to certain structures passpd upon him
by The same Ornament. whom in his anonv-
mons letter he had attempted to stab in the
hack In his omen letter he declines ia he
drawn into anu sort Of pn5lic controversy.
He takes very hich moral Ground indeed lie
has told us in his card what his position is and
has nothing to add to what he saws therein.
lie concludes thus; al resort 10 ,ersoB-
d'aies aud constant airing Of ones sell in The
public j0urRals is sure indication Of iceak
mind destitute d 0ay otter stoct in trade. -
We agree with him After the airing he gave
ht'nseH over me Signature Democrat no
Que can pe Ia uouOt rs 10 tue Character oil
H'S uleht'i punishment.
u'"" w cohc,us'ou rom these ile!s' !
ieaVe II 70 my readers to say IN what estimate
lucy ho'u Tue uian VINO nrSt ANONYMOUSLY at
''VNs Vo'npc'l'or ,vt once, ana men pno'ieiy
over nls own name.
AS Tor my controversy with him 1t is at an
end SO i''r as argument Is concerned. shall
Know now 70 defend myself and my friends
rom ms ATTACKS u ne make any, but viii
mol argue wnh one who has sucn personal
stake IN the campaign, naless he write over