The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-09

a deep-laid plan to subvert the Repub-
lie and make Grant Emperor. But
this was an individual eccentricity.
The reasons against electing him, with
most of us, was not that we could not
have him for third term If we wanted
him. but that we did not want him.
And the reason why he was not nomin-
ated was that the engineers Of the ma
chine had reason TO suspect how many
of us there are who are waiting for so
Just an occasion as such nomination
as either Grants or Blaine's would
have been to give some practical ex-
preston of our disapproval by sacri-
ficng the next elect on if necessary, to
the interests of the next generation.
But he was not nominated nor elect
ed; and now behold his friends present
ing this to the public, with q most
grieved expression of countenance, as q
very bad case, and pleading with tears
in their eyes, to have something done
for his dignity. "Thc Cincinnatus
business is played out" your CORE
spondents think. The Cincinnati BUSH
ness is the only thing that suits these
times; and, that failing, we must nave
an act of Congress to meet the case.
l admit the need. HEx-President
Grant is not in digniiied position. John
Quincy Adams was. Mr.. Polk was, Mr..
Fillmore was Mr.. Hayes is. But Grant
is not What can be done about it?
Giving him some more money and
the equivalent of a peerage will not
help the matter. This method was tried
and carried out in the case of the Duke
of Marlborough. and is demonstrative
/ failure. 1t served the dignity neither
of the Duke nor OF the Nation.
To the above by Rev. Leonard WOOL
sey Bacon in the N. Y Independent an
exchange says:
The remedy lies with Mr.. Grant him.
self. A few lines from his pen, in that
terse and direct style which he knows
how to use, would do something toward
setting the matter right. For example:
ITO the Editor of NJ T. Times:
"Sir:-l must beg you to desist from further
I advertising me in the charactes of mendlcant
I for the charities OF the public. On my retire
ment from public Office became entitled to
I all the immunities which belong to any prlvate
] citizen, one of which ought to be that of man
aging my own private pecuniary affairs. with
out intrusion. The implication (which, doubt
! less, you do not intendl that have been thrift,
TO earn an honest living now, beg leave to
repudiate.
Yours respectfully. ~. S. G."
| .To the p esident OF the United States:
"SiR: ! have observed in your annual
message gra flying allusion to the public
services that it has been my privilege to rem
der the country. with which you join pro-
posal to create new Office in the army for
my honor and emolument. In point of honor,
it seems 10 me that nothing is gained. AFTER
having held for eight years the superior
command. to accept an inferior situation;
and in point of cmolurnent, submit TO your
attention thar. during my own Admini~tta-
ton, in the face of much unfavorab!e COM
ment signed "a II for tho very large in
crease of my own salary. the argument fol-
which was that il would make sufficient
provision for my present circumstances. II
seems due to my own dignity. as well as to
the interests of the army service. which are
seriously involved i'm the matter, that the pro
posal should no; be pressed. Yours respect.
fully. ~. $. G."
II General Grant has any such letters
as these in his portfolio. they might be
published just now with the greatest
advantage to his dignity.