The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-05

E The most terrible Radical onslaught on Pres
Fident Grant that bas yet appeared, is publish
ed in the form OF Washington letter to the
Cincinnati Commercial. Severe as 1t lis. IL TN.
doubted]y represents the; real feelings of the
Radical party leaders towards the administers
ton at this time. We give portion Of the
letter te.s4+ sa s
This administration is piece Of ARCHITECT
ture. without capital, with all the Caryatldes
knocked from under save the Treasury Depart-
ment, and that is fractured q little, it is much
to be feared. We Will wait o little. But giving
the best guess from the present standpoint, the
Presl lent has failed us. He Is dlsappoint-
ment. He has not done one luminous acs since
coming to power on the 4ih Of March, not one
taae INA, tsne'peopie have risen up an! appiauded
regnum fol ming his Cabinet, and the thing
cleanest in this capacity Is that light is not
in him. no more than in the tnmble-dOwn Cabi.
net atf.lr. The people have pinned faith to his
they have yet. Or perhaps viii have till the end
to assure them Of the future. g.psr
There is a kind of pretentious ,nco lsea usnoe
about the administration. that 10 ridic ilons. a
waving Of signals. 9 paradiAs og lsrcretasiessla
running to and fro OF blue -breeohed. shoulder
stiap lsekies, buzz OF bass drumsin lthasba k
ground, % il there weres sbeln&s epread the net
OF some sSSmp,isatsd
ple. Altogether, ii suggests 4, cpuncii 'of' Ed
chiefs gruntlpg profOundlg and swapping Wapdr
pum, or Puritan picnic with Re baum sung
around the borders, ands popping Of ginger
beer and q wr.pging OF chickens ,necks in tine
frontispiece. The doubt once in while grows
thick whether Grant IS not more at home In q
g1g behind his Havana than in the Wh.te
steadily inthe face, Il occurs Occurs to aN YOU that fae
Republican party, powerful as IL was, might
have taken from his box the first intelIgent
hackman on the street, and done as well.
Grants face has no oIearness or illumlna. ion
IN IL. more than had his military policy for
bresking down rebellion. Tie Atlantic Monthly
lately contained an article upon his .intei ctti-
q character" 1t is IN doubt whether IL exists.
Not may, woman. or hair grown child in the
country but has constantly put the riddle these
two years How is it. that Arant, with this
face like stogy boot, ls great man?' The
reli query 10 as to the fact, The whole matter
viii probably turn out simply enough, that, ike
otherjrnen he is what he appears to be. The
Brutnses who seem fools. aud turn up wise
mon, are few. Grant swung to-, the hend
OF military AFFAIRS when the momentum oi'the
swings to the front Of civil AFFAIRS whefD tie
IRsrty that gave supremacy to ideas has become
the nation itself ana he as a bubble borne on
ts surface ~ either case the people have bean
"a % real importance. and the man Of fictitious
Importance. We wanted o hero and Presis
dent, and pronounced the wOrd-.Graut.
Grant came, believing in himself. and i'm
posed upon ns HIS oracuisr silence at the
nMe4Agnanng M4 an ma made us exesct Cabinet Of giants.
finally called in the Senate, the haR Of them
were too teeble to an ,wer to their Names.
Then some OF them came and dr1fted way
again Ths .s aRnst went to pieces and
listers hanx to " ungteadiiy still; and .sWho
question yet. Just as q yon askeA wilN grairas
o. y. floating 8. Sand s You'd go Into penfsoton