Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-05-30
From Memphis App.atl
 rhe Chicago NonlinntiOms.

enthusiastic receptiOh ui the CllcaSo nominations in any part of tue Jnlttd States. In the nomination selfthere was show of pnauimity and enthusi- asm atthe Convention. Gen. Grant was nominated unanimously on thefirst bal- lot and there was great cheering and ' dramatic unrolling of his portrait, and waving of hats, and hurrahs. But the nomination in every part of the coun- try has fallen upon the public sense like some expected event which could not be avoided, merely because matters driited in that wRy, and not by any means because 1t was desirable or useful Grant himself held a conference with Collax to discuss the platform, when II was determined, as q maiter Of course, thatit was most sublime strokeoi pol icv. He was also serenadedat his res idenee and made his appearance To de- clare that he was nc orator and dld not desire to be, perhaps because he thought himself soldier enough 10 compensate for any other defect; aud then he also referred to his past record, as evidence of what he may be expected 10 do as the future President of the Ipited states. All this is mere commonplace and means nothing. Nor is the reception given by the press and people to the nomination any more significant. In some of these oracular expressions Grant is. spoken of as e second Wash inoton. while it is evident to every reader of these exiravagaut eulogies that the writer himself is well aware that he is engaged in ridiculous at tempt 10 manufacture a great man.
 The platform is variously comment ed on by the journals supporting the ticket. Some apologize tor the dilu- fed moderation, while others speak in depreciation, and others again i'll ap- proval. There are ..et others who do not believein platforms, and think the history of the party is the best evidence of it's future purposes. We agree with the latter. Tie platform is nothing or if anything is studied effort 10 re- concile conflicting ideas in the party, and to gloZe over antagoaisms, 1ncon- sistencies sand riyaries. The resolution regarding impeachment is as negative as could be framed, with the known hatreds, denunciations and riyairies it has engendered. It pronoances inn peaehment just, but oihits to condemn those Senators who failed to take that view of it. Thus the St. Louis Demo- crat after a lengthy effort to reconcile its indefiniteness with the known ieei- ings Of the party concludes as follows ::
 'The phraseology of the resolution IS due 10 such consid alterations as are hear Mentioned. But its meaning every req der knows. Ne school boy can here it's plain and strong words without feei- ing that they brand with dishonor the men who disregafded obligations so plain. Ifthey can find any consolation in the resolution, they are welcome. The people, whose deliberate judgm the resolution expresses. have also strong feelings which they will express by votes rather han by any words.
 Every journal has it's own eNplana- tion, according to che inspiration and tone of it's thoughts aud the supposed character of it's readers.
 On the same resolution TOT example, the Cincinnati Commercial, which Is an apologjst for the ''recusant" Senators, uttered these piilanthrapical opinions :
 ''Ihe antagoalsnls which haYe Srown out of the impeachment trial VIII net lead in this direction. The Senators who voted for acenital were unques- tionably aware bcfore they voted, that the great majority ot tue republican party favored conviction; aud when they determined 10 obey their con- sciences rather than the party clamos, they new the result must be a tempo rary unpopuiarity, from which they have appealed with reasonable cond- dence to the verdict of time. w be- lieye tiIeltuiity ' Of their purpose, ifnot ibe " isGom of theiiaction, will be con- fessed he.ore q year has clapsed but mean while the expression O Conven- ton in favor Of conviction cannot take them by surprise. It most certainly indicates the preyaicat sentiment of the party. and we believe those Senators share the noble spirit which Clay manifested when he made his fa- maus declaration that he aGd rather be right than be presidea. \ posiJiye condemnation of those judges who as- sume to look only to the law and ies- timuny under their oath, would have been an Interference with the indepeB- dence of nadn s conscience which would have been very likely to pro- duce trouble; but that a majority Of those in the Convention were in iavor of the Presidents, conviction is no news tothe world. although we should have regarded it in better taste for such a Convention to expresss no opinion up- oH matter 50 solemnly committed to the constitutional court for it's adiudi- cation. Ii Is an expression of opinion upon thing which is already among the events of the past. No one could suppose that ii could affect or be eX- t. i,,ft A,, far as it can be regarded as an indorse- ment of the action Of the House of Representatives in presenting the arti- cles of impeachment, il may be satis- faction to members of that body :. bu. even as an indorsement it may be quite as just to consider it as smoothing over an iniudieious act-making the best of a bad bargainE-as to look upon it as re- ileeting in any way upon Mr. Trumbull and his associates. Those gentlemen can safely maintain their places in the party. and welcome Gen Butler and the managers to all the consolation they can derive from the resolutions on this subject"
 The whole extent of it is that they are all quieted by the platform and nominees, but none are exactly satisfied There is an absence of positiveness aud fanatical zeal in the whole proceed ings, which is the result of dissentions and discord, and which must material ly impair the energy of party which has been built up and sustained by the most mad and extreme expedients.- The ultraism of the party has spent it's strength and this was its motive power. Would if not be logical 10 predict de- cline, if not q sudden collapse when q party arrives at such stage of it's his- tory. IL does not belong to such a par " as the Radical to play the role Of conservatism. Whenever it shall at tempt 1t, it must succumb to it's fate. It must go under. Fessenden, Trum- bull, Fowler and Henderson in playing