The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-07
PR ESIDENT GRANT AND THE
RADICALS.
TIE SPHINX DENOUNCED ON ALL SID
Radicalism has had its Day.


cnslanghts upon Grant and the administration,
and, so far, the new President seems to have
made thousands of enemies without securing
one friend-outside of his family.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald, writing on the I'd, talks very
plainly and says:
at the capital does not recall period in the
history of any administration showing a paral.
1el to the dissatisfaction that now prevails in
the party in power, in consequence Of the ex-
traordinary distribution of the official patron
age. The scenes and scrambles that have
been exhibited here during the past two
months have been beyond comparison disgust
Ing. and, almost beyond the hope OF reconcilia
Mon. demoralizing.
The greater portion of Tie prevalent discon
tent has been Occasioned by the peculiar and
extraordinary use the President has made OF
his appointing prerogative: and if there have
been no open and positive demonstrations, ex-
pressive Of disapprobation and indicative Of the
most positive evidence Of dissatisfaction, it is
attributable to an overrulng necessity to pre-
serve the political peace, rather than to the exist
ence Of q predominating spirit OF liberation
and forbearance.
If the asseverations of members NAV be re-
8arded as conclusive testimony, they we're, in
numerous instances. utterly powerless to serve
their constituents in the way of appointments
from the fact that the Presi lent had applo-
prlated so many PLACES for friends whom he
desired to crafty by copferring upon them
some place Of honor or profit.
n one one S.atr, iii which there were but four
important Offices to confer, it is ,ffirmed that
the President appropriated two and made the
appointments against the remonstrance Of the
entire delegation for the mere gratafcation Of a
personal wish. But such 'aints are nu-
merous, and there is scarcely q member who
is ready to confess to any obligation to the
glo recOmme CfatiOn for of6oe.
In very few ins ances has the President been
successful in calling forth public appreciation
in reference to his appointments. The Quaker
enterprise was intended as the master stroke
OF policy. congressman at first yielded a
ready assent. probably because they were in-
pressed with the novelty OF sending the
straight coats among the Indians but very
soon they discovered that the Indian agencies
were too good Offices to tt row away upon such
an undemonstratlve class of citizens. Some
bic, because the Friends would conci1ate the
savages and there would be no more fighting.
But now it appears that the Quakers have
nothing to do with buying the Indian supplies.
much cheating as heretofore, and the Quakers
Will have nothing to do but to distribnte the
Irlnkets aud lnculcate the principles of pa
caenGe ahG 10 e Another Of
the peaceful Indians, where their conciliatory
othces are not essential. 1t il an experiment.
which the politicians will survive the failure OF,
even IT it should bury the President.
But with all the discomfort President Grant
does as he pleases. Now that the appoint
ments are chiefly made and Congressman are
not mere TO importune him. he has betaken
himself to enjoyment. He is not naturally a
iabOriOus man. A notion hns prevailed that ho
leans somewhat to the other. extreme. It is
evident that he iR not student, II. does not
weary himself with reading the good and bad
things the papers say OF him; he is satisfied
with the daily developments in political mat
tors and toregoes the pleasure of any deep re-
searches IN commentaries upon constitutional
{o1y, eHnI,
reform. That he has taken some interest in
the dog question is inferable from his hither-
to interest IN the -cauine family. He will en-
Joy his excursions near. nome, and go to Cali
fornia when he gets time. He will dine Genera oil
Lee, appoint reconstructed rebels in spite of
the Scolding or madame, the doctress Of SYRIA
ctfse, andlet his brood mares run in the White
House grounds for the pleasure Of seeing them
In the meantime, the dissensions will progress
In the pslty. the army of disappointed Office
seekers will hold their members responsible
charge the failure to Grant, who. among them
al, will be the only one who has peace, and
who, amid the general grumbling and dlsqule,,
tnde, will conlnue to prefer his relatives and
home among their constituents demonstrating
the theory os show not to do it,"
The question now to be solved is whether
the Republican party, like Senator Sprague's
dogs, has had It's day. If il has strength
tsrings and dlssenslons produced ny the dis
graceful scenes winch have been enacted since
the inauguration, it may survive the shoek Of
adverse fortune; but there is no prospect Of
long as the present system prevails of making
government patronage available to party use
there will be an augmentation OF hostile feel
ing, but constant reiteration Of censorious
and revengeful sentiments. With the axcep-
t1On OF the eminent occupant OF the White
House, scarcely distinguished end effcienS
supporter OF the administration is ready to
confess that he is, satisfied with the past or
cheerful with the prospects Of the future. The
rebellion, as the dress reformers affirmed, made
Grant President, and it made the Republican
party. There are some who predict that the
President and tho party will be travelling diff
ferent roads when Congress convenes again.
Upon the man question: the Chicago Tri-
bune, the leading Republican organ of the
Northwest, says:
When General Grant was inducted into the
Presidential Office. ON the 4.h OF March last, he
was stronger in the respect and confidence oi
the people than any other man who has filed
that high Office during the present generation.
On that day it may be safely said that
President Grant was the stronYess man in
ChfiBtepdom; Tor h,s power was rooted in the
ssbeetons Of . free people. There has been o
cannot be affirmed that we have q strong ad-
nainistration. Its moral power has been frit.
tared away by small absurdities. Gen.
posing that Q government ls the sa.le
tHing as an army. = y . To carry
ON government statesmen are needed
who understand the ideas. the wants
and temperament of the people. and whose
Conjofn. experience and wisdom may
sorm body Of opinion IN harmony with the
nation or at least with the party in power. Il
there be statesman in General Grants Cabi.
net he has yet to make himself known as such
e the public. To begin at the beginning, the
Secretary OF state does not know the men, or
sno soea. or the country at the present day
that he was as much surprised when hs
was called to fill the foremost place in the Cab
met he his countrynaen we're. He has come
Il down TO MS troI9 former generation.te.* 4
:1saaoy. Nor is he the man to take q LEADING