Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . over $450,000,000, the interest onthe debt from $160,000,000 to $100,000,000; the balance of trade had changed from $1:50,000,000against this country to $130,000,000 in its favor;the reconstruction of the southern states had beencompleted; the first transcontinental mil road hadbeen finished ; all threatening foreign complicationshad been satisfactorily settled; and all excitingnational questions seemed to have been determinedand removed from the arena of political Grant, while president, exhibited the sameexecutive ability as in the
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . over $450,000,000, the interest onthe debt from $160,000,000 to $100,000,000; the balance of trade had changed from $1:50,000,000against this country to $130,000,000 in its favor;the reconstruction of the southern states had beencompleted; the first transcontinental mil road hadbeen finished ; all threatening foreign complicationshad been satisfactorily settled; and all excitingnational questions seemed to have been determinedand removed from the arena of political Grant, while president, exhibited the sameexecutive ability as in the army, insisting upon aproper division of labor among the differentbranches of the government, leaving the head ofeach department great freedom of action, andholding him to a strict accountability for the con-duct of the affairs of his office. He decided withgreat promptness all questions referred to him,and suggested many measures for improving thegovernment service, but left the carrying out ofdetails to the proper chiefs. While positive in. his views, and tenacious of his opinions when theyhad once been formed after due reflection, helistened patiently to suggestions and arguments,and had no pride of opinion as to changing hismind, if convincing reasons were presented tohim. He was generally a patient listener whileothers presented their views, and seldom gave hisopinions until they were thoroughly matured;then he talked freely and with great force andeffect. He was one of the most accessible of allthe presidents. He reserved no hours that hecould call his own, but was ready to see all classesof people at all times, whether they were high inposition or from the ranks of the plain patience was one of the most characteristictraits of his character, and his treatment of thosewho came in contact with him was frank and cor-dial to the highest degree. His devotion to hisfriends was proverbial, and his loyalty to otherscommanded loyalty from them, and accounted, ingreat
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