The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-17

but II only requires twenty-five or twenty
three men 70 make an administration pop.
ulaf. In the first place, the supreme
Court Of the United States must have the
confidence Of the people. For those,
whom you have appointed, or may here.
after appoint you are responsible:
Your Cabinet must be distinguished
citizens having the confidence Of the peo-
pie OF the States from which they are
taken. You used then four first class men
TO send abroad, one TO the Court Of 81.
James, one 10 France, one 70 Germany,
one to Russia, and good business man ~
Spain, questions Of business, frequently,
arise with Spain owing toher West India
possessions. With these men properly
selected, they, your iriendS In Congress,
and the people will take care OF the
balance" Gen. Grants reply was: That
he thanked him for his arduous labors IN
the campaign Just closed, and for his ad'
vice, assured him that he intended 70
pursue the course indicated by him, ana
| that he Grant intended that bis admins
tration for the second term should be an
| Improvement on the first. "This, said
M. Wilson, ''is the last and only inter
view have had with Gen. Grant on the
subiect Of his second administration, and
/ deeply regret that, instead OF improve,
ment he has gone from bad to worse, and
where it will end Idon't know.
| / desire 10 correct an error, though
small, the correspondent Of the American
fell into. He quotes me as saying mesl
Point IA in enmity 10 the free government
oftbe United States. What designed 70
saw was that West Point Is enmity 70 the
government OF the United States and hei
Tree institutions.
what mean by that Is, the spirit in
fused into the students at West folnt IS =
disrespect for our free institutions, IN III
broadest sense. OF course there have been
exceptions. It is the spirit OF caste with
out merit, which was emlnently displayed
by the conduct OF army officers at the
court martial yesterday at West Point e
Mr. Townsend, and fully attested by theil
subserviency when they learned the agen
OF their master was over them.
The officer, who presides over Yves
Point now, has not sympathy in bis sou
for the free institutions Of the United
States. Free schools and free voting ar
. as practiced in this country Innovation
that ought not to be tolerated in his esh
nation. His idea is that the masses OF tn
people are only fit for labor and food 70
gun powder. That gentlemen should dc
the voting and governing without the par
ticipation Of tho people. would as soor
attribute the attempt, to disgrace youni
Whitaker, to the officers Of West Point a
to the cadets. That 1t was done or inspir
, eddy West Point-nobody can doubt
They simply intend to have things Their
their own way. Congress should at ono
: abolish the concern, and officer the arm!
+. from students educated at the colleges AM
universities Of the different States. Arm.
surgeons they now get from the medica
: profession. Quartermasters and com
misaries should be taken from lmercantil
and business classes OF men. Bette
engineers are out OF the army than in, an
so all the officers could be furnished. An,
thereby abolish this unnatural caste grow
7 ing up in the country.
D Yours truly,
F. II. PlEkPoIST.