Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1869 — President Grant and His Relatives. [ARTICLE]

President Grant and His Relatives.

One of the Washington, correspondents defends Gen. Grant from the charge of nepotism, and shows that he ha? got kept many more offices “in the family” than some of his predecessor?: The President has appointed no relative of his own to aayofficowbateoever, unless It be Silas Hudson, of loWa, Minister to Honduras, who may. possibly be a cousin of the President, but nothing nearer. Gen. Grant’s father, now postmaster at Covington, Ky., Was appointed to that position by President Johnson. Prof. Kramer, now Consul atLetpslAtoho married Gen. Grant’s sister, was appointed to that place, I believe, by President Lincoln. The President has appointed two* brothers-in-law of Mrs. Grant to pdsltiona, under him. viz.: Mr. James T. Casey, to "be Collector of the port Of New Orleans, and Dr.Alexahder Sharp, . who was appointed postmaster at Richmond by Mr. Johnson, to the United States Marshall for the District of Columbia. The lattes office has always been re girded as a part of the official household of the President, and it has been the custom to appoint some relative or intimate personal friend to the position ; thus Mr. Lincoln appointed his former partner and warm personal friend Mr. La mon, and Mr. Johnson appointed his persbnal friend Mr. Goddinr. ‘ MF. Lincoln also appointed Mr. Todd, hiswife’s •brother, to be Governor of Dakota, and those who have abused both the President and Ms brother-in-law, Gets. DenW' be-' 'Mnsooftbe confidential position the latter now occupies in the official hOUse’htfld; seem- to have very short* memories, xircthey would remember’ttet Mr. John van appointed hie own son to to Private Secretory, ahd that Mr. Buchanan’ apt pointed his nephew, Mr, Henry, to the same position. The comparison might be extended to the benefit of the President df-it was at all necessary. a ♦. r ‘ ■■■ W»l Ste •