Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-23

and the other in the House had advanced be-
yond their party, and pressed issues that their
party associates were averse 10 making. To
show this more cOnclusively We have only to
refer to the fact that, since the Presidents I'D
February speech, Mr.. SUMNER went against MS
party on the BLAINE amendment, and that MI
STEVENS has repeatedly attempted to press the
EXTREMIST measures against the wishes oil 'na'
party. 1t would not surprise us to learn '""'
there is something known to the FieSiuol' -
re,ard N them and their misdeeds, put hluuen
thus far from the public, that mas wrought 'iiiS
sudden and otherwise unaccouh'aOie change III
/ their conduct.
R,+ orr object in introducing this subject
,r.. ., ,,repare the public mind for every form
Of Radical assault upon the President. We do
not doubt that the two men whom We have
named, while they hold their peace in public,
are privately setting on the " ours of low de-
gree" We may expect every form of defa-
nation to be resOrted 10 to break down the Pre-
sident. This foul business has already been
commenced. Public and private SANDER are
doing their mischievous work. Our readers
are aware of some of the rumOrs that have been
started and circulated in regard to the Presi-
dents habits. We referred the other day to
one of these malignant and INSCRIPTIONS de-
famers of the President, whose exposure was
almost simultaneous with his offence. We
mean DANA, the editor of the Chicago Republi-
NoI &oI hot h.
ident had attempted TO buy up the Republicans
editors by means of Collectorships. Scarcely
was the ink dry with which it was written be-
fore the Washington Republican published a
letter from DANA to the President, written in
January last, begging for the New York
Collectorship and praising his own quail
iications for Il. He thus offered to
sell himself and his influence for the
collectorship, but the President refused to
purchase him. The refusal enraged him, and
he betook himself to the congenial work Of
vituperation. Since his exposure, he has not
denied or explained. He has been silent
What can he say with that dreadful letter
staring him in the face
Another mode of breaking down the Presi-
dent is by endeavOring to promote misunder-
standings and iealousies between him and
prominent men who support his measures. For
a month past, we have noticed efforts to make
a breach between him and General GRANT. In
the last few days, we have seen evidences of
similar attempt to SOW the seeds of dis
trust, jealousy and ill-will between him
and Mr.. SEWARD. This last attempt is
deliberately wrought. A Washington cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, who signs
himself "H. T. n. B., writes long letter to
prove that Mr.. SEWARD privately claims the
credit of originating the Administration policy
of Southern restoration; that he is intriguing
with Southern politicians for the Southern vote
in the next Presidential election that he has
used contemptuOus language in regard to Mr..
JOHNSON, and a has stated privately, l7ithn
" short time, that he (Mr. SEwARD) is to be the
"a merit President, and he expects the support Of
6. the South" The President has efectually
blocked the game on those who would expert
ment on his Presidential jealousies, by declar-
ing that he is not q candidate for the next
term. This gives him the vantage ground, and
makes him invulnerable to many shafts that
would reach him if he were an aspirant for fur
Their Presidential honors. As it is, he can af-
ford to smile at the malicious but impotent eff
forts that are made to njure him in that quar-
ter