The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-12
Divided Against Itself.

Inaddition to the troubles that grow out OF the
creed that self.proit and self-advancenent are
the highest laws Of political parties the Aadi-
calls have now to fight against the patent fact
that their party is ga house divided against
itself" One wing demands that GRANT be
President; another, led by the Tribune, cries
for CHASE and universal equality. some of its
members support return to specie payments /;
others, whisper their approval Of Wholesale
reputation. Here, a journal declares that
the party was never as strong az it is at pre-
sent; there, q National Committee appeals to
the people to save the Radical faction from
sinking. Nor are the leaders agreed upon
their plan of campaign. Each arch- -Radical
has his pet project. BUTLER harps on the hve-
twenty bonds; SUMNER argues upon forced
equal suffrage; STEVENS demands condscati0n
(and payment for those Harrisburg iron works
which were accidentally burned down when
the rebels crossed the border); ASHLEY still
threatens impeachment. There are others OF
high rank, in iniquity, who are willing 10
forego little of their spite for the sake OF con-
tiuued rule These are willing to moderate
their terms, to give up confscation, to give up
prescription, to give up white-slavery IN tne
South. No two sections of the Earty are IN
unison; and it will require all the terrors Oh
the Radical whippers-n to secure any concert
ed actitn at the coming session.
Two Radical leaders, however, have the
merit of being frank and out-spoken. They
do not fear to say what they intend to do, ana
STEVENS AID WADE, at least, are always Wiling
TO publish the programme of their play STE
VEINS, through his Doct and the Herald cor
respondent, has spoken his speech; and WADE
has found an intelligent reporter, who willingly
heard his naive and artless tale.
WADE. as usual, was free from rhetorical
flourish, but profuse in oaths aud EXPLANATIONS
He admitted that the attempt to carry negro
suffrage, lost Ohio to the Radicals; but he
vowed, and declared, that this issue should
never bs abandoned. Some surprise he did
ex ress, at finding that there were SO many
Republicans who were willing to see negro
equality in the South, but were opposed to 1t
in tue North; but he mercilessly declared that
Congress would not modify the Reconstruction
laws, and would make them heavier If the
South did not behave better. He was sorry
that his party was preparing to run in the
dumb General with chip, hip, hurrah, but
he denounced the con6scation bills of his chum
TuADDEUs STEVENS.
This was Mr.. wADE's declaration of inten-
tion, and he will Garry 1t out with all the rude
energy that is at his command. But the per-
plsxlty is that he will not find many members
of his acty to join in his game. Some Will
rebel on the suffrage clause, others will secede
upon impeachment, a third party will quarrel
about confsoa,ion, fourth will split on the
matter of the currency. There are many
r, cks upon which tn, Radicals may strike, any
one of which will send them to the bottom
General confidence has given way to general
distrust-general support to general opposition
The country is awaking to full knowledge
of the perils of its position. Hatred is taking
the place of love; and the edl6ce OF power,
raised by the Radicals with such cunning
skill-cemented with blood, furnished with the
spoils of war, Gn crowned with ten million OF
duwn troddsn Southrons-is now shSsen to
the base, Already, the rats are fleeing from
the wrath to come; already the trembling walls
give omen of the fnal fall of the whole fabric
of North American Radiealism.