The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-21

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ING.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald writes:
A good deal Of uneasine ss has been observed
among the chief engineers Of the Radical party
within the past three or four days. This un-
| easness is manifested in certain bursts OF In
dignation at what they denounce as the gross
mismanagement Of affairs in the party by GER
| tain individuals who are never named, but only
mysteriously limited at. They have been heard
| to remark that If the Republican ticket encoun-
ters defeat in the coming Presidential contest,
certain leading men In both Houses OF Con-
gress will have heavy score to settle with the
party.
The principal cause of their. anxiety at the
| present time has transpired within the last
| few days. Vague rumoIs have been passing
around that Grant is not only lukewarm in the
cause, but that he is actually on the stool OF
repentance for having been 80 blind as to en-
tanele himself with the fortunes Of sinking
party. the failure of which sweeps him from the
| hiph position which he has hitherto held In
the hearts Of the whole people, and consigns
him to some mouldy corner IN the cavern OF
obscurlty.
Statements of Grants apathy in regard to
the great political issue and ofhis having dis
cussed the effect his withdrawal from the Re-
publican nomination would have upon the for
| Times of the party, or Of his having expressed
desire to withdraw have found their way to the
public; but they have invariably aroused
storm Of indignant denial, and brought forth
multitude of lrate paragraphs in the Radical
journals deprecating the growing mendacity
exhibited by the public press. In this manner
| such statements have been whitewashed over
and the courage Of the initiated faithful has
| been sustained.
But where there is 30 much smoke there
must be some fire. The truth which forms the
groundwork OF these rumOrs has Deen gradu-
ally leaking out, it is said, and will soon come
upop the country with such volume OF con-
firmatory evidence that it will defy every effort
to suppress it. do not vouch for the truth OF
| these statements, but there are those now IN
this city who pretend to know that two or three
confidential consultations have been held at
Galena, ILL.,, in which Grant and several OF the
prominent leaders Of the Republican party par
ticipated What mysterious influence operated
| to send these learned doctors Of Radicalism
into Illinois after the Generals not known; but
it is supposed that the aforementioned re-
ports about Grants withdrawal had much to do
with it, The result Of these pow-wows, how
ever, is that all the stories IN regard to said
withdrawal of General Grant from the Presi-
dential contest are denied by authority. Grant
will not withdraw. he finds that he cannot do
it he may wish to fly the course, but he cam
not. But an understanding was arrived at dur
ing these interviews on another important
point, which may prove interesting TO the
country-Grant will run, but II he ls elected
| Colfax will be President.
It cannot be definitely ascertained what rea-
sons General Grant has for wishing that the
Chicago Convention had met on the other side
of the river Sty1 before they dragged him into
the arena as scapegoat to bear upon hls
shoulders the sins OF the Radical party. Fer
haps he distrusts his ability to guide the ship
of State through the whirlpools and breakers
| % III a
with prophetic vision, and can descry no visi-
Bile signs OF a Republican victory. Whatever
NAV be his reasons they are to him sufficient
to nullify all his ambitious longings for E1ecu-
tive authority Hence his Willingness to let the
Presidential mantle fall upon the ever ready
resignation Of his Office. Then, having raked
his chestnuts out of the FIRE, like poor puss, he
will be permitted to nurse his burns in peace
and tranquility.
NOMINATIONS NOT ACTED ON BY THE SENATE -
| PARTISAN LEaIsLAT1oN.
On Thursday last the President received
from the Secretary OF the Senate the whole
budget of nominations which we're not acted
| upon by the Senate up to the day OF adjourn
ment. This proceeding on the part Oh tne
/ Secretary is in accordance with rule recently
adopted by the Senate, providing that II that
/ body shall adjourn or take recess for longer
time than thirty days all nominations not final
| lydisposed OF shall be returned to the Presi-
dent, and shall not be acted upon by the Sen
ate at its next session unless renomlnated by
the President. By the working Of this conve-
nient senatorial rule every one of these nomi-
nations, eighty-four in ALL is virtually rejected.
During the session the Senate succeeded in
wrecking the hopes of one hundred and twen-
ty-eight other applicants for civil Offices, max
ing the grand total of reflections foot up to
two hundred and twelve, OF an average OF over
one rejection per day. The failure Of the Sem
ate to act promptly upon nominations has ma
terially retarded the execution Of the govern
and has added much to the embarrassments
Of the President in providing for the collection
Of the pubic revenues, and OF guarding the
national interests abroad.