The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-09-04
Grant and the Presidency.

General Grant tour has been Gll-
cd with inciionts Of extraordinary
intorost, bat nothing has occurred
duriug his circuit Of tho globe moro
remarkable than his interviews with
Prince Kung at Pekin aud tho Nico.
roy Of 1iontsin, Li-llung Chang, tho
Bismarck OF the Chinese empire.
During these interviews Prince
Kung mtic the rognost that tue Dis
tiuguishud American would oudeav~
or to bring about Il settlement u
tho difficulties cyisiing between tho
Chinese aud Japanoso Guveinmonts
in regard 10 tho ownership Of tho
Loo Choo Islands. II was Q noat
compliment TO Tho Gonornl aud
pleasing evidence Of the friendly
feelings entertained by tho Chinese
Government toward the Uuitod
States. Tho General consented 10
post himself in tho matter aud do
what he could To avert n war aud
settle long disputed question.
Perhaps the passage in thcsc inter-
views that will excite tho wiles. IN
forest in the country, snys tue Phil
adelphia BNictiR, 'iB Guuptal Grant q
utloranco in response 10 Niceroy
reference 10 tho noXt Presidency.
Upon this subject General Grant
has preserved characteristic 81
lonco, during all tho active discus.
sion that has occupied tho people o,
his own country, and il ia TO Chi.
nese statesman that no speaks, ON
phaticaly and for The first line.
What he says will iind u place in
Amorican history, not very far be
low tho immortal words OF Abrsham
Lincoln at Gettysburg. Tho key is
u different one, the subject aud the
occasion are totally different Lut
tho stroug, peculiar individuality
that sots Grant apart from any aud
all OF the public mon Of the world.
in this day, como ont in way that
will mako lis brief words historic
lie says
'Your EIceliency is very kind, hut
me thap whst you express, have held
the ofic, q President as long ss II bss
been held by any man. Thore nrcEoihci,
who hAVo ri-Iu TO great i inciion lat
home, AMI = ho have riseu TO great distino
lion at home. oud who have earned the
honor, who ore worthy, aud 10 them It bc.
longs, mud not 10 me. have no claims
10 the Office. II isa pace lisiatcful 10
me, q place Of hardship and Iospopsibili-
ties. Whcn ] was younger man these
hard ships wero soN ere and ucrer agrcca-
BILE. They would he worsc now. No man
who Knows what the Presidency imposes
would care TO see n friend in the Office.
layo Lad my share Of il have had all the
honors that can or shouid he given n
any citizen, and ihoro Hre many able asl
Distinguished men who have earned the
Office. To Une Of thcu II should be giS.
eD.
"The man is 10 be pitiod who chn
lind in those modest, strong homes,
words anything but tho true OK.
prossion OF General Granite roal son.
timont ebont tho Presidency. They
are words that can be honestly spo-
ken by mono but great man, nnd
they not only oxalt the speaker to o
still higher place OF honor in the Ca
icom Of his fellow. conntrymon, but
follow coutrymen, In. they convey
n crushing robuke to those who
have laborod 10 belittle man
whose real stature thoy are inoapa-
bic OF understanding, aud to Depict
him before the people as monster
OF mercilass ambition, whose life is
n prolonged plot against tho peace
apd porpetuity Of tie nation