The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26
For the Argus.

As very large number of the most
sensible republicans, both 10 aud out of
congress, are opposed to third term can
didate flor. president. aud are. just at
this time, very much exercised aud indeed
exasperated at the course their friends In
Pennsylvania khave taken 10 suffering
themselves. to be bullied by Cameron and
forced. tby very small majority it is true)
but still, forced to instruct their delegates
to cast their votes. in the Chicago conven-
ton next June, for U. s. Grant. for pre-"
sident. The man, you know. swho took
q two years trip around the world in our
government ship, free of cost to himself
and his grooms, he took With him one OF
whom, / understand, is now writing a
reliable and truthful history of the trip |
think the title of the book is to be "A two
years trip around the world with General
U. 8. Grant. ITO be more correct aud
perfect. perhaps it should be "and his old
est son Col, Fred Grant" for he accom-
panied his pa By the way, Mr.. Editor,
don't you think that the son of the hero
of Belmont, Pittsburg Landing. and the
wilderness, has q confounded easy time.
You remember he was promoted Colonel
during his fathers administration By the
secretary: OF war. Belknap, of postrader-
ship notoriety, over older and far superior
officers. and placed out of harms reach
under the protecting wing of Gen. Phil
Sheridan in ChicaRo-and from which
place he has taken several foreign trips,
with his pay of Colonel going On all the
time You remember he tripped it with
Gen. Sherman over Europe some years
ago, and then around the world With his
father, and now he is with him 10 Mexico.
but still u-.der the wing of Gen, Sheridan
who was taken suddenly sick aud on that
and on that account be got leave of absence
for three months to travel 10 foreign
|copntrles-how fortunate it was
that his sickness eaMe on. Just a.
Gen. Grant was about to leave for Mex
leo. | wonder if COL Fred took sick too
abogt that time, or perhaps the Secretary
of War concluded that it would be best
for the Col. to go along, thinking it might
be a little unsafe to leave him alone 10
Chicago, for fear, as he has never smelt
gun powder. but was very anxious TO, he
might take it into his head some morning
to buckle OF his sword, rush to the from
tiers out west. and kill or drive all our
Indians pell-mell into the Pacific ocean,
then we would have no poor, weak hos
tiles TO fight, and then ofcourse there
Mould be no neeess,ty for haping o.Sr army
increased. And then it wouldn't exactly
suit the seeFetgTy of the Interior and his
hosts of Indian Agents. Poor fellows.
what would or could they do?. Surely
then 'Othello's occupation would be
gone" However, l guess they need not
fear. for the Secretary of War will be
very careful and prevent the Colonel from
doing so rash an act, or perhaps it is. the
Secretary may be under the impression
that Col, Fred's paternal ancestry may
rGn back to Sir John Falstaff, who always
had great horror of fighting and never
would indulge il such thing unless he
happened 10 be pretty full of sack, aud
knowing that the Colonel and his pro-
tector, Sheridan never drink unless they
arc dry, so the Secretary is not at all IN
easy ABOUT the ponT indians betas roughly
handled.
But seriously, Mr. Editor, | can't see,
for the lite of me, why is it that U. s.
Grants son is being taken such good care
of, when other mems sons. who are equal
il not far superior to him ia every respect,
are ordered to tbs frontiers where they
may be either mutilated for life or
buchered. by the Indians. 1t seems to
me that any brave man-especiallv son
of the greatest General of this nineteenth
century" would desire above all things TO
be doing something to make himself
worthy of so noble sire-Derhaps some
people however may think dis
erection is the better part of valor. 1t does
also seem to me that Colonel Fred
has the finest opportunity, jast
at this time, TO make a name far more
durable than brass, it he will only 60 TO
the lar west aud get himself scalped By
Sitting Duli o. solae other celebrated
Indian chief. Then his pa would be known
as the sire of bis son. That would be
glory enough for any man. Do you think
the Colonel will try il?
Some men are born great, some achieve
greatness and some have greatness thrust
upon them, and It may De that the
Col. is keeping out of harms way, and
waiting patiently, hoping that the people
will some day pitch him headlone into
greatness as they have done hrs father
Ii is currently reported and generally
be leved that tn groOms of Gen. Ulysses
took him CD that nip around the world TO
give him an opportunity to examine into
the governments of all the crowned heads
OF the Kingdoms OF the world-civilized
and unciviiaad, and be, the General. was
perfectly charmed snd delighted with the
way in which the king of the Cannbal
Isles ruled his subjects. SO he hse come
IT, the conclusion to introduce the same
miid rule Of that renowned potentate,
when he shall become king or emperor of
these United States 1t is said, the way
that thing is to be brought about was that
the Office holders and office seekers (Which
are not few in this country.) were to
meet him on hia return home at San Fran
cisco and there to give him big boom.
and after grooming and rubbing bin down
awhile IN Caiiforni,, they were then to
bring him on to Chicago, knowing that he
would get tremendous boom in that city,
as she never would suffer San Francisco
or any other place to surpass her even in
OF apYthils else she may under. |
take. And then they ventureG to take |
him as far south as Louisville. KY, and |
as those blood thirsty kentuckians didn't |
eat him p.they brought him back to Phil. |
adeIphia, Baltimore and to Washington |
city, and there his grooms Thought it best |
to send him to Mexico and keep him there
until Cameron, by bulldozing and briber-
ing, could get the Pennsylvania delegation
instructed for him -and see if Roscoe |
Conkllng, the Peacock of the Senate.
who struts its halls so neat and trim
His character comes after him."
He is the man who trembles in lis boots
utn L. l.