The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-29

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The Cincinnati GI-ei'e. an appropriate
vehicle for such stuff. publishes = long
account OF an alleged interview between
a person calling himself .-Reg. e. H.
Fowler and General Grant. n the resi-
dense Of the latter IN Galena- One or
" specimens will DC s~niiicicn; for our
present purpose:
.General Grant said, Il have known Han
cock for forty years He a. weak. vain man.
He = the most selfish man | knom. ne could
never endure - have anyone else receive any
credit Though nc ~rsceircl all the menflon
from his snprriors he deserved and ofren
more. hr was always dispica>s~i thar be vas
moi Praised more. and that anyone else wns
menunnci a. all He - me mosi selfish man
lie was ambitions ami nd courage and 4 me
presences hut hc 4 vain. selfish. weak and
easily naftered. he cannot bear 10 hear any
one else praised, but can take any amount II
ria:tegy.
In iSs when Mcclellan was nominated.
hancock received one vote. sud fhar greatly
excited and changed him. ne was 20 drDxhrei
that he SMILED all over You cuuld NO. even
81 te1ind him " .rhonr seeing him smile. He
smiled al over. II craxcd him Before that
we 90 ON well. After rhst be Mould hardy
speak 70 mt. Affer he r.enIr.1 rhrr
vote N is6i ne had the tree in his bonnet. ana
>omtheru favor. ale has watched. and ptannnd.
aud waited il 20 last ne has receirei he
Democratic nomination.
Assuming that the clerical reporter
has done his work faithfully. and thar
we have here Grants own words. or the
substance Of them. il i difficult 10 speak
Of him - he deserves We think. how
that this revelation Of his charac-
ter Will be q surprise 10 those who have
heretofore respected and admired the
without knowing anything Of his
inner nature: and we are very much
mistaken If the mud flung at Hancock
not return and stick TO Grant until
death-a and afterwards. 1t Is such an
assault as no gentleman would make
upon another under such circum-
stances, no matter what the provoca-
and in this case there i not the
~proyocation-
: so far a the public isaware. General
Hancock has up 10 the present time
no unkind or disrepectfui word
concerning General Grant. Even in his
letters which the campaign has
brought into print, he has said nothing
which the sharpest criticism can con-
On more than n occasion.
when certain personal grievances were
alluded to. he has declined 10 discuss
he subject. and turned the converse
ion 10 avoid seeming TO sanction :
judgment Of the author of
grievances by listening 10 il.
let General Grant, apparently lost
0 all sense Of honor or decencv. as
ais General Hancock behind his back.
nd with weapons such As might be en-
BY a spoiled child or an angry
shwoman- he Stops if STOPPING with
Is necessary-to low and vulgar
buse Of a brother soldier whose only
ifense 4 a nomination for the Pre-i-
ency by the Democratic party. and
nds a clergyman contemplate enough
? peddle this abuse TO the newspapers.
does deliberately aad with malice =
f~0rethought. what would expel him
any club whose rules and recula-
ions are based on the usages Of respecta-
lie society. He voluntarily displars- !
nd with no conceivable motive save
IVY and spite-a and malic-
ity such as we might expect 10 see in !
ommon blackguard. but not in an ex- I
resident Of the United States. The :
incinnati Com calls Grant 1.-The I
irst Citizen OF his countrr.' George
was n called the First Gentle I
in Europe and we know what I
le popular verdict i on George Nv. ,
Defense of General Hancock against
lch an assault and such an assailanf
be an Insult 20 him. As for {
eneral Grant. we leave him where he 8
a. placed himself-and lower his y
orst enemy could not wish him. Ii 9
is an atom Of shame in his compo- ]
ton, the time viii come when he
ould gladly give his right arm TO re- v
vi an act which must bring a blush 4
the cheek Of every American jealous 4
the National reputation az home and q
broad. Republicans in the present b
Impaign have done many d~isgraceful a
but il was left for the man q
that party has most highly hon
ed TO crown the work Of miserable
lrtisanshiP-and he Evil in no wise
&c his reward" General Hancock.
om our reports. seems 10 doubt the II
Of the Rev. F0wler's state y
ents. but on the other hand. the Gin 4
Gaseus v0uches for the charac- q
Of Mr. F.-Sk Louis Republican, 2
Millions Against Votes. u