Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Gen. Grant and the Virginia ATAtTs-COm-
mtsstoner DelRnO and the Whiskey Ning
tSc,, DC
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Sept. 4, 1869.

! WASHINGTON, ID. g., Sept. 4, 1869.
1t is now generally conceded that Gen.
Grant has decided to "throw overheard "
both Boutwell, and Creswell, reject the Rad
icaJ policy and espouse the Conservative
Republican side. He has been led to this
conrse by review of the situation during
the past few months. First thinking that
the Radicals would succeed. he gave in
adherence to them. Then, alarmed and
tives. Then he changed again, and so on,
reminding one of nothing in the world so
much as a ferry boat which is made to go
from one side to the other. At last the Cen
eral feels that the combined influences of
democracy and Conservative Republicanism
are too potent for Radicalism, and that he
will be On the winning side. 1t was so af-
ter the fight at Belmont, when he changed
his politics to keep his place. It was so
after Vicksburg when he became a willing
disciple of Washburn. 1t was SO after the
war, when he whitewashed " the South
and became Johnson man. It was so af-
ter the Radical trinmphs in the North,
produced in effect by Mr.. Johnson's failure
to support his true friends, when General
Grant became Radical once more, and
favored impeachment And so runs the
record of this great General and greater
President, this perpatetlc periginatOr,
whose sole resource Ia his cigar. and who
goes through life absolutely and perfectly
Indifferent to everything or everybody,
except the pleasure anu comfort Of Ulysses
s. Grant. Now, mark my prediction
Should Pennsyly ania go for radicalism next
October, General Grant will throw the
Dent IN Mississippi and Hamilton in Tex
as. He will oppose and ohstruct. as far as
possible, the respective courses of Walker
IN Virginia, and Senter ia Tennessee, and
give up those States to the horrors of mil
itary rnle 1t. on the contrary, the De-
mocracy carry the three great Northern
States this fall, You may expect to see Gen.
Grant declare himself Democrat-one
who had never changed from the traditions
of the party. My advice to the Democrat
ic party is, to tse Grant as much as posi-
BILE, but trust him never. We have had
enough of renegades and traitors. The
treason may be we'll enough, but the trait
or is unreliable. Whatever outside aid we
can get, let us accept it without enquiry
whence it came, but let us stick firmly End
earnestly to principle. We have suffered
enough from ecpeGiiency. Discarding for
the present all side issues that are not alb
solutely vital, let us press forward to the
regenerating of the country, and the res
cue of the last vestiges of our constitu-
tiOnal liberty ere they are finally remedi-
lessly destroyed by the party in power
Commissioners Delano, of the Internal
Revenue, has at last shown his hand fully
to the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the
whiskey ring in Pennsylvania. These gen
tlemen, who are far more powerful in
Penns} ivania than in any other State, sent
deputations to Mr.. Delano, requesting his
aid in the coming election. They would
throw the weight of their influence in favor
Of the Republicannominee, and contribute
largely to the election fund if Mr. Delano
would favor their interests. He positively
declined to do anything for them. Upon
inquiry they found MIR. Delano was earn
estly and ardently engaged in protecting
the interests of the whiskey ring in Ohio.
lie wants to be Senator from that State in
place of Hon. John Sherman and is work
ing with vim to recover that position.
This was enough for the Pennsylvania
whiskey ring. Some harsh language to-
wards the Commissioner was INDUCED in
by them, and they declare their intention
of "going back on Mr.. Delano and his
party in the coming election. The Penn
sylvania Radicals feel sore over Delano's
determination and openly predict it will
give the State beyond question to Packer
"When rogues fall out honest men get
their Dues" .la -s.a ....t .f
1t is now said that General Candy, by
special orders from the President, will
proclaim the election in Virginia; that the
Legislature will meet four weeks after
wards; the test oath will not be exacted,
and everything will go on smoothly. AL
though this rumor is generally circulated
in Washington, 1 put very little reliance
in it.