Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-09-04
The Mountain Delivered,

AMc MVuntUlu 1SeAlvercOs
At last-''thc greatest humbug of modern
history"-as he was styled by not over
discreet radical, General U. s. Grant, has
defined his political status and been safely
delivered Of an opinion. We congratulate
the General and the country upon the sue.
cessful parturition, and beg for both father
and child the sympathy Of discriminating
public.
In another column VIC print in full the cor
respondcnce between the President and
Grant relative to the removal of Sheridan,
which resulted in the delivering Of the Gen.
erals opinion, adverse to the removal of the
New Orleans satrap, and eliminated in the
most pithy, pointed and sensible reply Of
President johnson. We rejoice that the
climucteric Of bullying the Executive has been
reached, and that even now, late as it is, the
President has exhibited sufficient manhood
pluck, to take the bull by the horns and be
Commander-in Chief, Grant and the Rump
to the contrary, Notwithstanding. While We
confess our qualification at the prompt man.
ner in which the chicfmagistate has met
and decided the issue thus presented, VIC are
none the less pleased that it has been the
means Of definitely locating and defining the
political whereabouts of Grant. Not that
individually, we have ever had doubt upon
this question, Or carod, to the extent of n
starved fig, what his opinions were but, for
the satisfaction of few manufacturers Of
public sentiment" who have been 'laying
pipe for his nomination to the Presidency,
by the National Democratic Convention,
next year. We incline to the opinion that
the 18th of August letter. has settled that
question, as well as Grant, bcyond even an
attempt at resurrection. The conclavc Of
New York politicians, backed by The
World newspaper, who for weeks have been
pcrsistently and insiduously cndcavorng to
thwart the wishes of the u,asscs Of the De-
mocracy, by fosting a hitherto political non
entity upon them, have had, as The Deno-
era, predicted month ago. their labor for
their pains. Just what General Grant cx.
pcctcd to accomplish by hissingular defence
of Sheridan, il is impossible to clearly de-
terminc. 1t may be possible that he really
desires to be acandidatc for Presidential hon
ors, and fearful of offending little Phil. takes
this method Of concliating him and his
friends. On the other hand, it may be sim.
ply fear OF res'llts-a dread of the power
Of the revolutionary mob, misnamcd Con-
gress, which makes the hero of the Wilder
ness urge, earnestly urgc," &c., the rcscind.
ing the order removing the man at New Or.
leans In addition to these somewhat plaus-
ible conjectures, as to his action in the prem
iscs, we do not forget that the Hon. mem.
bcr from the Sd Illinois district, Mr.. Wash
burnc, who has been health seeking in Eu-
rope, has returned home in the very nick Of
time. This individuals boast for some years,
has been that he made Grant, and as he
comes home, so says the despatch, brim
full of impeachment, it must necessarily be
expected that his protegc Grant will obey or.
ders. Having exhibited him throughout the
West in much the same manner that Cum
ming or DH Ghailiu would an immense lion
or gorilla, it is not unlikely that his appear
ance lastwcekin Washington, had something
to do with the earnest plea of the Command
erin Chief, in favor of Sheridan. Be the
cause what it may, Gen. Grant is politically
disposed of, and out of the ring. The radi-
Gals have managed to create sufficient preju-
dice against him to prevent his being the
nominee Of their convention, while We think
that his endorsement of Sheridan, and the
empty twaddlc contained in the annexed
paragraph, will chectually cure Democrats
of any ''hankering" after him:
General Sheri Ian has performed his ciyi
duties faithfully and intelligcntly. His re.
moval will only be regarded as an effort to
defeat the laws Of Congress. 1t will be in.
terpreted by the unreconstructed element in
the South--those who did all they could to
break up this government by arms, and now
wish to be the only element consulted as to
the method OF lcstoring ordcr-as a triumph.
1t will enlbolden them to renewed opposition
to the will Of the loyal masses, believing
that they have the Executive with them"
The text of the abovehas proved too much
for even The World, and We are gratifed too
see it, promptly yrcpudiate Grant and square
itself far the issue.
The President is evidently of the opinion
that forbearance with him has ceased to be
cardinal virtue. If he will only act COM
mensuratc with the manner in which he
talks, his administration, thus far, only a re-
proach, may end ina blaze of glory. If, as it
is rumored, Grant refuses to execute the or
ders removing Sheridan and Sickles, let him
order the belicose individual under arrest,
and place at the head of the army General
instead of a half-Aedged politician. OF
course, Congress upon reassembling will
impeach him, and for this let the Prcsi-
dent be prepared. Let him sec to it
that the national forts and armories are in
charge of the right officers, and then do as
he should long since have done, declare the
rumparevolutionary mob conspiring against
the peace and dignity of the country {; ar.
rest every radical member for reasonable
practices and send them, until they can be