The New York herald., 1869-05-04

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Wepublish to-day some very curious extract
from prominent republican organs in the Wes
and East, together with few comments from
democratic papers. 1t will be seen that th'
Chicago Isf6une, speaking for its Western fac
tlon of republicans, declares war, open ant
unmistakable, against General Grant, and tha
while some Of small fry Western papers
attempt to put in disclaimers in favor of Gran
they cannot stand against the torrent, and are
likely to be swept away in the revolutionary
whirlpool set in motion by the Tribune. More
over, it will be observed that powerful New
England republican organ, the Boston Dai5
Adoertsser, takes up the movement inaugurated
by its Western republican colleague and pushes
it forward with the energy and ingenuity which
usually distinguish the manauvres OF poliii-
clans from its section. Influential republican
organs in this city like the Epening Post, as
well as others in different places, have taken
up the hue and cry against the President, and
if voice and volume could be given to their
uttcrances they would be heard proclaiining
aloud, after the manner of the revolutionists
of the Old World, ''Down with Grant
Long live the Senatorial oligarchy - 1t
is, furthermore, a significant fact that
both the Eastern and Western jour-
nails above mentioned are the organs of
prominent Senators, and no doubt the articles
they publish against General Grant are in
spired by thenselves-th those in the West by
Senator Trumbull, OF Illinois, and those in the
East by Senat or Sumner of Massachusetts,.
In addition to these facts we have the startling
assurance of a Jealous republican paper in
Kentucky-the Lexington IStoteSm011-that
nominations made by General Grant have
been sirreptitiously and criminally tampercd
with after they lcft the hands Of the Execu-
tive, and that after undergoing Senatorial or
some other manipulation nave come forth with
features so transformed as to be entirely un-
recognizable by the power that created them.
Now, what is Che tendency of al! these
things! What will be the result of these revo-
lutioaary proceedings on the part of the radi-
cal republicans? We viii say that we cannot
conceal our apprehensions that they portcnd
the most serious consequences to the country
to the eyigencies OF the occasion and realizes
the magnitude Of the issues Involved 1t il not
the consideration of the distribution of few
paltry Offices chat impels these revoiutionsts
in and out OF the Senate TO attempt to break
down General Grants administration They
know that the President is not all to blame Tor
the disturbance that has been created
among republican politicians and their
greedy followers By the appointments
he has made or recommended. Tno
republicans passed Che Tenure Of O.lice
bill, which shhckied his power in selecting
the right men for the right places. Taey
refused to repeal that offensive measure and
therefore they arc Justly held responsible for
whatever injudicious appointments may have
been made. We have seen where his nomina
tions have been ignored and others substituted;
and no doubt the curtiia il yet TO be raised
upon instances of corruption taat will shock
the moral sense OF our people from one end OF
the country TO the other.
Tie fact has become pateot thai the repub-
lican party is the most corrupt that ever
cursed our iaad Daring the war its leaders
fell upon The national treasury and the public
credit like SO many rayenOus wolves. Their
jobs and robberies in the way Of army coz
tracts. in the sale of rotten old huiks for
transports. in the building of new war vessels
that proved shells or abor,ions, aad in every
thing connected with supplies, including pro-
visions, clothing, forage, hospital stores,
and SO on to The end of the cala-
losue, for the use Of the army aud navy,
were enough to apral any other peorla
than the American. These depraved and hun
cry leaders, with appetitcs for the spoils OF
Office still lingering in thcir unsuitable maws,
have now fastened upon The Senate of thc United
States, and, with an avariciousncs3 that spuras
all compromise, reason and control, demand that
no appointment shall be made without their
having finger in the selection. In The homely
phrase Of Western Senator, they are persist
emily ''dingdonging' every member of that
body; and, il is mortifying TO acknowledge,
they have in that body friends and confreres
as corrupt as Themselves, who are ready and
are employed to do their bidding in making
Indian treaties, allowing enormous grants of
land fol private purposes and engaging in
other scandalous practices, besides encour
aying fraudulent appointments to Office. These
Senators seem TO think that they have life
tenure to their seats. The eighteen year old
settlers are as fresh and blooming when the
subject of spoils comes up as when they made
tl..s~
everything, and with their outside millionaire
hackers they manage 20 do so. They treat
Grant as if he were renegade, and they
would let the government go to ruin rather
than have their schemes Of personal aggran-
dizcment or their objects Of purely political
character thwarted. They would let Our diplo-
matte system go TO wreck rather than not have