Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-06-11
NEW SERIES--V0L. 8, NO. 46.
Effect Of the Chicago .s'Onsfs0-
ffOnS--Dcspdiy fn the Radical
Camp at Hdsftfng gf0H.

Camp at Hdsftfngf0H.
The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Herad gives the fol-
lowing account Of the way in which
the nomination Of Grant and Colfax
have been received in Washington
WASHINGTON, May 2s, 1868.
Sufficient time has now elapsed since
the Chicago Convention TO speak Of
the effect of the nominations made
there and the political prospect as
viewed from the central point.
The ticket has fallen Hat and pro-
duced no impression whatever. There
are various reasons for this fact, but
the main one is the Identification Of
General Grant with the radical wing
of the party, and his full acceptance
of their policy, including impeach-
ment, which he advocated openly and
even violently, as is well known here
and as General Logan and Mr.. Judd,
of illinois, emphatically declared at
Chicago.
General Grant went over TO the
Radicals and abandoned his previous
conservative tendencies last October,
at which time Washburne came to
Washington toarrange the programme
and General Rawlings was sent West
to make a speech revealing his chiefs
conversion to the doctrines of Thad.
Stevens and the Mountain"
Ever since that time be has been
losing ground, and now is even weaker
than the party, because it is admitted
that be brings no outside strength
and excites no interior enthusiasm,
while old and straight-laeed Republi-
cans will bolt his nomination as an
abandonment Of principle.
Il is absurd TO suppose that Coliax
adds q particle Of infuenee to the con-
cern. Any ward politician would be
equally strong, and be is Of the d.
mensious of a ward politician, only
raised in the country. There are tens
of thousands Of the same class and
genius scattered over the Union,
many Of whom are vastly superior TO
the individual whose smirking medi-
ocrity occupies the chair once filed
by Henry Clay.
The Radicals relied upon the sue
cess of impeachment as their last and
only hope Of carrying the Presidential
election. That defeated, they sub
stantially admit the game TO be lost.
Their plan was for Stanton 10 organ
ize the whole South into a compact
Radical column, 10 declare martial law
in Kentucky and Maryland under
some fabricated pretexi, in order to
exclude their votes, and then by CO
ercion and corruption TO secure enough
of the East and West TO count them
selves into power This scheme re
quired the aid Of Wade 10 make il a
success. With johnson in the White
House il falls to the ground, and with
il all the hopes OF the revolutionists.
Disguise it as they may, the Wade
men are intensely indignant and win
do little TO help the ticket Their
chief has given no such endorsement
as is pretended by the Radical organs.
On the contrary, be swears like "our
army in Flanders" and says that he
was sold out. 1t is notorious that the
Southern delegates, who were pledged
70 him, were bought by the New York
Z jobbers at various rates, and many OF
them as cheap as the payment Of their
hotel bills. This open bargain and
sale is now urged here as a reason
against the admission Of those States
BY many extremists, and If theirvotes
were not counted upon in November
they would not be allowed to come IN
at all.
1t is now conceded by leading and
competent Radicals that Pennsylvania
is lost by a large majority, first, be
cause Of the failure Of impeachment f;
second, because the Convention did
not expressly and by name excom-
municate the seven Senators who Sc
cured aoQuittal; and, thirdly, because
Of the insulting and Intentional omis-
sion Of any reference to protection or
.shome industry" That State is now
Z demanding an increase Of the tariff,
and the foremost politicians have writ
ten here that without it there Is no
use Of attempting a canvass. But as
/ Congress has no idea of touching the
tariff, finance, or any other large
question at this session, Pennsylvania
/ is gone shook and line"
A post mortem examination of the
remains Of the late Radical party viii
be held at the Capitol this evening
when measures viii Re taken for the
interment. Wade, Wilson, Hamlin,
Stanton and Curtin are announced as
I pall-bearers, together with Grant and
Coliax as chief mourners.
Stanton is furious at the contempt
shown to him By the Chicago Con.
vention, where there was none so
poor mot even carpet-bag delegate)
as to do him reverence. Like Wool
sey. he is saddoned by ingratitude
Alas. poor stanton 4, Not even the
cheap compliment Of a resolution oI
thanks for such hard fidelity TO party
and so much sacrifice Of seli-respeot
He will now get a place in the Freed
mans Bureau, for which be is emf
nently qualified, and viii doubles:
/ find il very comfortable in the hot anC
sweltering days Of August TO be 81
Intimately associated with his African
braf hran