The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-01

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% There ,seemsSto be another squabble in
Johnson's cabinet. Not content with viola
ting the law in relation to Stanton, the Pres
ident now secksototur Secretary cCulloch
out Of. oiSce. 1t is said that the Secretary
is not wanted there, for the rebels say, turn
him out, he was under Lincoln, he is too 4
loyal for US. as'g S 'oe ssa, z. & ,'l 1 7e4 p la
= Now We are no political friends to McCuE
loeb. for unless he stands, With the Demo-
Gratis we doinot know disposition. But so
far as we have been able to judge, he has
lendeavored to discharge his duties as Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and succeeded in many
things in an admirable manner.
~ But because he retains radicals underhim,
he must now go out of office What is the
meaning of this2 We can tell-it is plain.
The nation knows the ininerse f,Auds
practiced on the various, revenue depart
ments 1t is sickobf the corruptionI of rings
oana icliques, whose members have escaped
punishment thus far, except in rare instan-i
ces., Whom to hold responsible, it knows.
not, save the man wristbands at the head Of
the government and forgets to execute the
laws in his opposition to Congress He be-
i gins to feel the weight Of the opprobium,
/, which has been accumuhting on his admin
lstration, and hopes to turn the Just censure
of the people from himself by displacing
McCulloch, Rollins, and others, with the
general accusation of faithlessncss in the
dischargeof their duties. When they are
turned out of office, he will endeavor to
, show to the country by bogus reforms and
/ sham prosecutions, for the few months inter-
!, vening before the November election, that
lie, his party and friends are the true and
honest men Of the country Thus the repu-
tation of McCulloch and, a, few of his SUBJ
ortlinates is to be blasted, while the guilty
will he retained in office and the innocent
punished Wewil tell you why. .to 70 III
e This action upon the part of johnson is
bid for popularity, and for further lease
of power That obtained, every hungry,
thievish democratic copperhead and rebel in
the country will fasten his lips upon; the
government tit, and suck it dry. Reform
and honesty will be flung to the dogs. Cor
ruption will stalk in the streets of Washing
ton, and the Cleopatras Of the Capital again
teach the nation, that among evil rulers the
glance of woman's eye is more powerful
d than the voice of an indignant people.
Is Grant, who is the great reforlner, and
who won the applause of the people in his
brief administration in the war department,
by reducing unnecessary expenses and cut
ting down the number Of supefaunus officials,
to be thus sacrificed, by the trick of a batch
of corrupt demagogaes, headed by an i'm
p peached President9 The people will an
swer this question Whether Secretary
!, McCuloch is turned out or retained, their
confidence in Grant, who reformed one de-
l4partment ofthe government. not because he
was an interested partizan or a politician,
but because he, was an honest servant Of the
t.Repuhlic,-w remain unshaken. They can
penetrate the loose tissue of leception,-t this
last web 'ot fraud spread rs a screen by
johnson to hide the yillianies Of his admins
tration. Let him go on. Secretary McCul-
loch, Mr.. Rollins and otliersla are fully able to
turn the tables IN mhimand his conductors in!
the whisky ring and other infamous associa-
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