The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-04
Greeley and Raymond Before tho PresI-
dent and Senate.

From the NJ Y. Herald.
The fate of Greeley and Raymond in the ex-
pertinent of ofice-seeking furnishes very
curious and instructive piece Of history. Both
editors, and conducting papers in the interest
Of the same party, the greater and lesser radi-
cal organs of this city; both ambitious to be
diplomats and to represent the republic at the
royal courts of Europe, and both having strong
claims upon the party in power, yet one was
rejected by the Senate and the other confirmed.
Though Raymond has tried a good many feats
in political tumbling and balancing, he has
confined himself pretty strictly to the company
called Republicans, and has never gone over
wholly to the rival establishment of
Democrats. He only made an effort at
Philadelphia to break up the two and to
amalgamate the choice elements of them
into one, but failing soon in this, he
lost no time in jumping back to his
original companions. He is Republican of
twelve or thirteen years standing, and we be-
lieve he made his debut in the party at Pitts
burg about so many years ago. Of late he has
pursued moderate course, and, on the whole,
rather friendly to President Johnson's policy
and administration. His nomination to a
foreign mission by Mr.. Johnson, therefore, was
consistent enough. The President in this case
who was of the same party which raised him
to the Presidency. But the Senate had be-
come radical, and spurned this man of mode
rate and compromising tendencies. He hung
on to the party and still hangs on, but it
wOHld not allow him to have mission and
even drove him out Of Congress. The country
has lost a suitable representative abroad, the
Presidents purpose to reward friend has
been defeated, the ambition of prominent
nariisan has baan blaatad NV hia own partv
and we have in all this a striking example of
the ingratitude of politicians.
The confirmation of Greeley's appointment
as Minister to Austria by the Senate was quite
natural. He is as radical as the Senate, or
more radical, and consequently his nomina-
tion passed without the least difficulty. But
the strangest thing is that the President
should have appointed him. He has been
throwing dirt at Mr.. Johnson for the last two
years The Tribune has so besmeared the
President with filth that the readers of that
journal can no longer recognize his features or
form. The changes have been rung in the
eoarsest Five Points epithets, over and over
again, to blacken him in the eyes of the
public. The man whom he has ap-
pointed Minister to Vienna has called him
drunkard, debauohed sot, renegade,
scoundrel liar, and everything else vile.
For two years he has been numerically
assailed in this way by his new appontee
| to Austria What a commentary ON the ways
| and doings of Presidents and politicians (
| Evidently the way TO the highest Offices is TO
abuse the President in unmeasured terms.
Moderate abuse might be suti sient TO get a
small Office but q great deal is necessary to
| obtain mission abroad. However, il may be
| that the President considers Greeley's appoint
nent good stroke Of policy. He may think
that Greeley will be out Of the way OF doing