Year: 1869

The appointments thus far made, and
the general course persued by President
Grant have given a distinctive tone and
character TO his administration, of which
we may already speak with confidence,
though some time will be required for the
development of comprehensive and
thorough reforms In all departments os
the government. First and foremost il is
clear that President Grant has no theory
that |, is duty to distribute the offices, as
the rain falls equally upon the just and
the unjust; to place those who support the
principles of equal justice to all men, on
which he was elected, and the same basis
as those who sill cling to the lost cause.
in nominating Gen. Longstreet, formly a
rebel, but now Republican, to the Col,
lec,or of Customs in New Orleans, and the
colored Mr.. Pinchback, of Lou siana, to a
minor Office in tie same State. as well rs
in the nomination of colored men for q
leading Post Office in South Carolina, for
Justice of the peace at Washington, and
for Ministers to Hayti and Liberia, Pres
ident Grant has shown that he desires TO
recognize neither color or past participa>
ton in the rebellion if followed by earnest
conversion to the principles of freedom,
US any bar to Office or preferment. This
is broad sound basis upon which to con-
duct government in the future, and We
are heartily glad that President Grant
has so promptly acted upon it. There Is
possibility of OVERRIDING magnamity SC
as TO defeat Justice; but as yet the Presi'
dent has rot exposed himself TO that
charge.


Every appointment thus far made has
omnended itself to the party that placed
Gen. Grant in power, from party point
Of view. The repeated predictions thrown
out before tue election, that the Repub-
lican party had nominated mailed
sphynx, political enigma, which would
yet be Democratic President, have al
vanished under the first six weeks Ol
Grants administration. No retrogradt
ideas have Leen urged upon Congress,
though the President has not been slow
in adding the weight OF his name and
power to important measures tending 10
ward peace and justice, which had beer
denounced as ultra>radical. The vigol
with which he has pushed the Fifteenth
universal suffrage) Amendment TO the
Constitution will, doubles, secure lis pas,
sage year or two earlier than could have
been done without his aid. This done
and the Union restored on its basis, the
mission of radicalism, so far as tho negro
question is concerned, is ended forever
So far from Grant proving a Democratic
or neutral President, ,.he has put his shoul'
der vigorously to the wheel to consum-
mate the complete triumph of Republican
principles.


The disciples of copper johnsonism are
in as full flight out of office as the rebels
were out of Richmond at the news of Five
Forks. The same unostentatious sigma
lure that signed the acceptance of Lee 8
surrender is assigning the Johnsonites to
private life and obscurity. They 60 like
the dead. The places that but yesterday
knew them now know them no more.


In his Cabinet, as in other appointments
many Judge that the President has came
short of that mastery sagacitY and per-
feet knowledge of men which character
lied his military appointments as Gen
eral. Then, say they, he did nothing
from favor; he refused trading permits to
his special friends and relatives as promp-
tly as to all others. Now he appoints
many officers on the basis Of personal obs
legation, though in most cases the fitness
of the appointment in itself Is not serious>
ly disputed Then he brought forward no
men who were failures, and many who