The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-10
Anti-Administrat:on Party.

X. AnCi-AulIlulSIIdI.O aRaTLys -ss
= = IT has been apparent to the whole nation
that General GRANTS selection Of his Cabi.
net without consulting the leading Republi.
can politicians Of the country gave great
dissatisfaction to them and this diasatis'
faction was greatly increased by the en-
snouncesnent of the Cabinet, consisting as y
did, save two, Of men unknown as poiifi-
clans. How fsr this dissatisfaction would
90 was the question. We are yet unable 70
determine, although we may readily INFER
that it has at least produced leisurely IN
difference about repeating the tenure-of-
Office law.
Duo. WALLACE, very active and wide
awake political scout in the Federal eap'-
tai. has been watching movements there,
and has come to the conclusion that IN anti
GRANT party is in process Of formation
Abiding to the evident determination TO
keep STEWART out Of the Treasury, he says
"there is not O ba d influence at work here
'athas is not laboring zealously to prevent
.aCougress from complying with I" the Pre-
sident's request that the law of '79 be sus-
pended to allow STEWART to be Treasurer.
General GRANT, says Mr.. WALLACE. selected
"Mr. STEWART especially because he would
"most likely inject honesty and vigor into
"the conduct of every department Of the
Treasury; and for that reason themen Of
special privileges and corruption have COM
bined against him.
IfGeneral GRANT is defeated on the issue
upon MIR. STEWART las he has been), Mr..
WALLAoH says there will be a combine
4" ton against his purpose Of administering
"the Government wholly to the end of
=" subscribing the public interest,"" and
adds: ......
"I have heard it declared dozen times
to-day by as many different men, more or
less conspicuous. that Grant will not be able
to conduct the Government except on the
Mcclure basis Of being guided by the pro-
fessed politicians, snd running the ma
chine as it has been run 30 many
years, in their especial interest.
'He evidently proposes to join issue with
those holding to that idea, and to fight it
out on that line.' Those knowing him well
believe he is willing to measure swords be-
fore the country with those who, under any
preten ce whatever, seek to embarrass mis-
measures for restoring honesty, efficiency
and economy to all the details Of all the
Governments affairs. IF any conclusion
may be legitimately drawn from his public
history, that conclusion justi6es my belief
that he will prove as obstinate and as
efficient in the coming contest as before
either Vicksburg or Petersburg"
We take it that Mr.. WALLACE, in his
account of affairs in the Federal city,
speaks upon the strength of what he has
seen and heard. He mixes freely with the
politicians, and gathers material with much
industry.
If General GRANT boldly continues on
his line of march he will triumph COM
pletely, and his administration be supported
by the whole people. His assailants will
only be stimulated to vigorous assault
upon the appearance of hesitation and
wavering on his part. AS long as he keeps
the step firmly upon his way of admins
tering the Government for the public good,
and not for party, they will only show them
selves now and then like Bedouins, and
throwing lance, they will retire swiftly
to the desert of disconnected politicians.