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WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July 81.
GEN. GRANT nj H POLITICIANS.
A set of New York politicians seem
determined to kill of General Grant for
the Presidency Tilt is a possible thing.
They have commenced the work by
manufacturing public sentiment in
his favor. That Is totally unnecessary,
and they know it, for the General is suf-
%heiently popular to beat any man or set
of men who may be put up against him
If put in nomination by the Republican
party. Neither is there doubt of his
ability to secure q nomination from that
party. 1t will be glad enough to take
him II he acts wisely. This New York
movement, therefore, has q greater in
terest to tho inviduals concerned in it
than TO Gen. Grant. It 10 ar attempt to
take possession Of the General by q set
Of conservatives. They are stupid
enough, apparently, TO believe that
they car control the General hereafter
by getting first into the field as his sup
porters. They do not comprehend the
Generals character. BE is not deceived
by any such humbug. That he is not
very radical by nature everybody knows
but he is not a fossilized Republican
and no amount of manipulation would
ever make him like Thurlow Weed or
any Of the Johnsonized politicians who
formerly acted With the Republican
party.
Is THE GENERAL soUSDP &.
Just before the adjournment Of Con-
gress, three or four Of the oldest Repub-
licans in it called upon the General and
had a long conversation upon current
political events. He knew well enough
what their object was-that they desired
TO know If be was sound enough to run
for President. They found out two very
important facts, firstly, that he is with
Congress in Its scheme Of reconstruction,
and consequently against the President,
and secondly, that he is for manhood
suffrage. On this head he has made
rapid progress. Last winter he used to
talk after this fashion " Impartial suff-
rage is coming, but the ~prejudices of
the people are strong, and | would HUI
NOR them, and I Confess it does seem a
little hard that we should force equal
suffrage upon the South while we lack
the moral courage to enforce it at
home" He used almost exactly this
language last winter, but he talks in a
different strain now. He says now that
manhood suffrage has been established
at the South, and the North must follow
aud make it universal. He believes it
impossible to stop now in the manhood
suffrage movement, and the part Of wis
dom is 10 make it uniper,aI as quickly as
can be. But he does not believe Con-
gress has the constitutional power to do
1.-THE States must take the necessary
action upon the subject, that is, the
loyal States. General Grant does not
question the power of Congress to estab-
lish impartial suffrage at the South.
DISGUST OF II RADICALS.
There is considerable feeling here
among . class of politicians over the
Grant movement. The extreme Radi-
calls are disguised with it and would
like to ruin the General. They do not
feel any confidence in him, and they say
so frankly. They are afraid that he will
turn out to be altogether too conserva-
tive, and they prefer Wade, Chase, or
even Collar, for President. confess
that my preference is Colfax, but the
tide sets so strongly in favor of Grant
that it is idle to resist it, and having no
doubt Of his souuduess on the main
issues, | certainly shall be as ready to
hurrah for him as for any other good
Republican. The Chronicle evidently
does not feel easy over the situation.
In an unusually careful editorial flor
the Mronicle) it reviews the situation.
A paragraph or two will show the drift:
"When our political opponents have
outstrstched US, we may console our
selves with the reflection that we did our
best, upheld our principles and strug-
gled for their a%scendency; but there is
no solace to be found in the catalogue
of political consultations for electing a
chief for your opponents out of your
own ranks. Of what avail will it be to
US if we achieve success in votes, and
not in principles? Assuredly, none
whatever. Then it becomes the great
Republican party, which is responsible
for its acts to the people, to see that none
but a trle and unswerying friend Of
freedom and Union, a. we understand
and interpret these words, is nominated
for the Presidency"
Not q word is said respecting General
Grant, but the article is upon the sub
ject of presidential nominees, land if it
means anything at all it means that the
Chronicle doesn't trust General Grant,
thinks he may cheat the Republican
party if nominated, and therefore is
opposed to his nomination. Mr.. Forney
is absent, and it is possible that be may
change the course Of bis paper on his
return. He scents success at a great
distance, and when he believes that
Grant is to DO our next President 1t will
not take him long TO get into his traces.
he 10 not one Of your men who sacri-
fec position for personal Preference
Correspondence Springfield MAST Repub-
iiedn.