Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-12
GRANT AND THE RADICALS.
impaired Relations Between the
President Elect and His Party.

Impaired Relations Between the
President Elect and His Party.
Correspondence Of the New York World.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-By the
close of the week it is announced
that Hamlin and Chamberlain OF
Maine; Bulloch Of Massachusetts,
Hartman ofNew Hampshire; Haw-
ley OF Connecticut; Stewart, Gree
ley, Chittenden, Andrews, RAYMOND,
Fish, Tracy, Fenton, Opdyke and
Dudley Field of New York; Cobb
and Ward of New Jersey; Scott,
Grow, Covode and Curtin of Penn
sylyania; Smith, Dennison, and
others, of Ohio; Cumbaek and
Hughes ofIndiana Palmer, Oglesby
and Wentworth of Illinois, and
many other politicians from various
parts of the country, will be here,
or en- route for this city. That the
simultaneous attendance Of so many
leading men, united to the presence
of Congress, will not breed and does
not infer close conferences and i'm
portant eOunsels, cannot be doubted.
1t is evident that these gentlemen
will come on to endeavor to restore
the impaired relations between
Grant and the party, and, this
failing, to secure the future by q
rigid programme of action and by
having every Radical on guard.
Seeing the pronounced and de-
termined attitude of Grant in favor
of his own independence and of
real economy, the longest heads of
the party now advocate spirit of
compromise and cooperation to-
wards the President elect To this
end, it is stated that the Republican
National Committee and the Repub-
lican Congressional Committee are
in daily receipt Of letters from all
parts of the States urging that Grant
be trusted and met in good faith,
and openly stating that, as his name
and fame assured success last fall,
so will he carry the country with
him in any departure or break he
might make from the party. The
of this policy are in a ma
jority in Congress and out of Con-
gress in the party, and in default of
others the so-called conservative
have become the lead
ers of this sentiment. The practical
end for which they work is to Sc
cure the repeal of the civil tenure
law, and in this interest they have
secured the support of the carpet |
bag Senators. This repeal secured,
it is asserted that the sole barrier
between Grant and the party will be
evelled. On the other hand, and |
against relaxing the least vigilancolI
Or restraint are marshalled Messrs.
Sumner, Wilson, Conkling, Howe, |
Wade, Drake, CONFESS, Chan
Her, Harlan, Howard and others.
They perceive that the civil
;enure law forces the fight and |
alone secures the future. In |
'avor of that law as tits they intend to |
light and finesse with all the tactics
which Thad. Stevens bequeathed.
For instance, it is a fact that the
Conservative Senators have to-day |
been approached by the most adj
7anced Radicals with an overture
hat, if the Democrats would vote
against the repeal of the civil tenure
aw, then these Radicals will con- /
sent to hold executive sessions, and |
he President spending nominations
will be favorably considered. Dem
,crats are asked to vote against the
'epeal On the ground that the law
having been kept on johnson all the
ime, Conservatives are under no
to ease the pathway of
Grant. What results will flow from |
hese negotiations can not be told