The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-07-21
LEAYINe THE sINKINe SHIP.

It is = little amusing to see how those
who call themselves Republicans, and
who have been trying to stick to the John
son ship, are leaving it now to its sink
ing fortunes. Even the worst niger
hating Unionist is coming to the conelu-
sion that Andy will not do to tie to long
ar. Holders of fat Offices also are Civ
ing him up, and there is no longer any
doubt that he has gone over to the enemy,
body, soul and breeches. His cabinet is
falling to pieces, and being patched up
with reliable Democrats. Postmaster
General Dennison and Attorney General
Speed have already resigned, and Score
tariss Harlan and Stanton are expected
soon to follow. Henry Stanberry, who
wrote the Civil Rights veto message,
takes Speeds place, while that prince of
dirt-saters, ex- Governor Randall, of Wis
Consin, is Postmaster General. So terri
bic is the effect on Washington politics
that the ancient Gideon Wells wakes up
and writes letter, after 8 lethargic sleep
Of many years. The immediate cause of
this split in the Cabinet and this disaf-
lection of offce-holders was the Presidents
last veto of the new Freedmen e Bureau
bill. It will extend still further, and by
the time of the Philadelphia Convention
there will have been a general cleaning
out of all who do not sing pSans of praise
to Johnson and the recognized Democ-
racy. Mr.. Randall announces that in his
department no man can eat the Presiden-
tial bread Who does moi. support the Pres
ldsnt-thoss who feed at the public crib
must lend helping hand to save the
sinking fortunes of the copperhead con-
Germ at Washington. It has been an
nounced that General Grant would take
charge of the War Department, but we do
not believe it. The order which we pub
lish from him in another column don't
squint very strongly in that direction.
Besides, we believe Grant has little too
much sense. "to waste his powder on
dead ducks, and if there ever was duck
deader than Andy, we have not heard of
it. 4 man who has such an admirable
knack at keeping his mouth shut is not
going to be iuveigled into any such rot
ten ship as this one johnson is command
ing.
One thing we do not fear: it is that
even with the aid of Seward the Presi-
dent will not be able to break up or SER
iously affect thegrest Union Republican
party of the country. The principles of
this party grew out of the expressions
and grOans of generations, and it is c.
mented together with the blood of hun
drsds of thousands of martyrs to slavery.
The oorrupting influences of money can
not tear it asunder. It's mission must be
accomplished. Months ago we told those
papers in Kansas who stuck to the Presi-
dent that his aim was to destroy the Re-
publican party. They can no longer fail
to see where they are drifting by pursu-
ing the fortunes of the renegade President,
and must, like the Kansas City Journal,
change their course. There never was a
time when union among those who do not
believe in giving up the principles for
which we have fought for years, was
more strongly demanded. We cannot
afOrd to take backward step. We must
march right along until our work is done.
All We have to say is let the rotten
hulk go down, or let it break upon the
rock -Philadelphia Convention" the
sooner the better GOr the good of Amer
lea.