The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-12
I" the minnows would ever "mistake him for .
whale" it was thought.

He was simply quiet When he had anything to
do he went and did it, without beating any gongs
to announce his approach, and without sounding
his own horn when he had done. When he had
nothing to do he retired to his own home and de-
voted himself TO Mrs Hayes and the babies. In
the war he was not Murat, NOR q Ney, nor .
Lord Hill, nor Maitland. He did not win laa-
rels, but his men all liked him. He did not be-
stride curveting charger and tear madly along
a line OF battle, because he WAS most Of the time
stationed where there were no lines OF battle to
speak OF. But he always kept his men wen in
hand, we'll fed, we'll clothed, well armed, and
when he had ghting to do he did it as we'll as he
knew how, and with as little fuss as possible. He
was
SAFE SORT OF A BRIaApIER GENERAL,
Daring the late canvass heard orators say
and read in newspapers that Mr.. Hayes was an
ignoramus. This was altogether untrue. He is
not philosopher like Jefferson, not an orator like
John Quincy Adams, nor a pedantc scholar like
Buchanan. But there has never teen man Of
truer oulturs--in the plain sense Of the term-of
wider information, or of more thorough and care
full reading, in the presidential chair than Mr..
Hayes. He is, in fact, a b 20 kish man, fond Of
literary conversation and at home in library.
One of his wsrmest friends is Ainsworth r. Spot-
ford, the Librarian of Congress-; aud speford
himself ts bblology incarnsted. Now l have
drawn afSw rougl outlines Of the man, and you
can ill in and color the picture to suit yourself.
have a weakness FOR bookish men and hold
theory that man who loves books is invariably
honest Garfield is the most remarkable exoep.
An tha NJ vpl,aa
But Hayes ia not an exception to my rule. II IL
all very we'll to talk about high sense of patriots
ism which should have moved Hayes to declips
the presidency In view Of the circumstances un-
der which it was held out to him. But men do
not decline presidencies ss matter OF fact, par-
ticulsrly when their title to the Office is
AcourEsoEp IN By THE opPosIrIos,
to all practical intents and purposes II is there
fsre, not good sense to talk OF Hayes having
stolen the presidency. He has rather picked it
up in the road, and as nobody appears to take il
away from him, / shou'd say he had a right to it.
Suppose we print small advertisement. thus
L0ST-A Presidency OF the United States. This
valuable article was lost sometime between No
vember 8, 1875, and March 3, 1877, owing to a
lack of due diligence on the part of the owner.
The finder will please return this valuable article
to the owner at No. IA Gramercy Park, New
York. As reward for returning this sams, the
finder will be kicked down the front steps. But
if be does not chose to return the article to the
proper owner no questions will be asked, and no
fuss will be made about 1t.
Now, do you suppose any fellow, having read
that advertisement. would feel bound to return
the lost article to the individual who set up such
feeble and ill~conditioned claim to its owner
ship? Don't say that Hayes has stolen the pres
idency. Say, rather, that our poor old Uncle
Sammy lost it in the middle OF the road-as old
men frequently los3 their pocketbooks, by sb-
sent-miudsdly mistaking crease in the breeches
for the entrance to th cir pockets. Hayes has
picked itup; and so long as he has no more in
ducaments to return it to the owner than he has
now, aud, moreover, 80 long SIS he is devoting
The article 10 good if not better usos than the
rightful owner would, I should say he ought
to keep it, and that no right-mnded man ought
to accuse him of having stolen it. -
But no sooner is our unelected President count
ed in than he turns about ard
COMPOUNDS THE COUNTERS.
Wherefore there is weeping and wailing,
and the sound of the rams horn is heard
at Jericho; even III the Senate; for Blaine and
Morton arc sore on the top OF their heads, gnash
their teeth and refuse to be comferted. These
fellows nominated Hayes under the supposition
that he was . weak, plastic man whom they
could use, and nice, respectable man. in whose
shadow they could do great deal OF stealing.
And they counted him in under the same
hsllucination. These red-mouthed Radicals have
better ground for proceeding against him on
charge of having obtained goods under false
prstenses than the Democrats have for charging
him with having stolen the Presidency. For the
very first thing he does-yes, while yet blood.
hound could take his track on the threshold OF
the White House-he raises hell with the whole
bread and batter brigade, smashes the caucus
slate to smithereens, tears up the bloody shirt,
sits down on Eliza Pixkston. kicks J. Madison
Wells down the front steps, and orders his waiter
to hand him the archives of the Oonfederacy to
aid him 10 selecting his eabinetl
Among other strange and miraculous things,
he names Carl Schnrz for Secretary of the In
terror, and am told that schurz's confirmation
will be opposed in the Senate. I have inquired
shout this opposition, and find it proceeds from
Norton, Blame, Sargent, Cameron and John
schurz of having hired this gang to oppose him
in order to make himself solid once more with
the intelligence and responsibility Of all parties
There has been no love lost between Schurz and
your correspondent for some time. | could not
be induced to bet on him; but always copper
that gang, and il in order to copper them have
to bet Schurz to win, will stake my last nickel
on him, and then pawn my coat to lengthen ont
the bet. -.rrs
Truly, the poisoned chalice which the conspir-
ators hlled for the country has BEEN -
COMMENDED TO THEIR OWN LIPS.
The man whom they counted in because they
thought he was weak and wenld be rs clay in
their hands, turns and cJnfronts them Ike An
drew Jackson risen from his tomb. 1t is very
wonderful. The age of miracles is come again.
Hail to the President who, with the worst title
by which th.t Office ever was held, begins his
administration with the best, bravest and wisest
policy ever thundered from the east portico of
the capitol. Let him stick to it; and verify, he
will not want for support; for in six months his
enemies viii be his friends, aud those who re-
sisted him will be found at his back resdy to
sus tain him unto the end. II he follows out the
path blaZed by
THAT NETE0R-LIKE INAUGURAL,
that straight, sudden track of the white light of
peace and goodwill athwsrt the darkened hea-