The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-27
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The Chase Movement Gaining strength
Political A6strs I'm tho South, ~
seen threuyh naatesi epeetaeles.

The Washington correspondent Of the syra,s
ouse (New York; Journal writes = e-eH
The Chase men and the Democfsey generally
are jubilant over the condition OF affairs in the
South. Allthe efforts nov being 20 snenuously
mt forth is to obtain local control once more,
and thus again rebuild rebel power N the re-
zion South. Il will NOT DO . rebel party, it is
true, bat IL viii be one hoping to again estab-
lish in power the6tates' rights here's, destroy
ticlans of that echo0l to leave, put tho negroes
under control, hinder the school system, and
again run the government.
Are ne ready to concsds that the rebel poll
icians are the fttest men TO be entrusted with
local power. With the duty Of placing IN opera
ton all the machinery needed 70 make living
free states Il seems this is exactly what is
being accomplished. This rs the lesson OF the
Virginia election. Tennessee is sure TO follow
suit. Eenter, it Is almost certain, will be the
next Governor OF that State. II 80, Andrew
johnson will be RoTlers successor in the
United states senate. Most are claiming that
Dent will be elected Governor Of Mississippi.
II he should be 90, it can only be at the cost OF
the Republican organization. In Texas. fear,
we are going the same road.
Now. none OF these results would have oc,
Cured Or could do go, If from the first 1t had
been understood that the Administrs meant
to stand by the struggling Unionsts. am
speaking what is the sober truth. that ever
since the 4th Of March there has been con-
stant though not loud complaint made against
the Administration by all the Southern sena-
tors and representatives. It seems, so this
complaint runs, that it was this Administra-
t1on's desire to pass by the men who have hon.
estly borne the brunt Of the reconstruction
strife, and 30 won the hatred OF Southern poll
tlcians, and either take the more unknown Of
these or import others to Ill the Federal
Offices.
Maybe all the countensnce President Grant
has gwen to the Walker party in VIrginla,
ihe Senter;tes in Tennessee, the IDENTITIES 10
Mlssissippli. and the HamiltoniaDs in Texas,
is what is afforded oy his rehcsnce. Bot re
Republicans TO consider their work done Are
they prepared to turn the States over to their
enemiesp Ifnot. then we have right to ask
something besides reticence. from the Execu-
tive. The war Is not 90 tar behind "a that we
can vet afford to forget. L.. dy.-.Z ....-..r-
AT the present rate OF ofDemcwaic o: Conser-
vative sucooss we ure rapidly rlnsbripg the sue
cess Of the Chase movement. There IL grow.
ing feeling OF dissatisfaction at the political
fsssituation." Hundreds OF letters are being
received here daily by prominent persons,
members OF the Cabinet and others. exclalming
against apparent supinepess and reticence,
and suggesting the disastrous effect OF the
Virginia election. 1t is not too late to retrieve
the day; but We ought at once to have such al
expression as will prevent the reoel edtor
Barksdale from affirming, day after day. in The
jackson Clarion, that ,PresideLt Grant wishes
LOUIS Dent to be elected Governor Of Missis-
sippi, when his Republican supporters are less
than th, usand, and he ls beng heartily sup
ported by he rebels.
One OF the most demoralizinc tendencies
visible In this pnase of politics is the personal
character sought TO be fastened on every con-
test. We hear Of Walker and Wells. Senter
and Stokes. OF Dent. or OF Hamilton and Davis.
The real is whether, having won the national
fight, got more than 'apple tree" surrender,
We ehall turn round after this, our political
Appomsttox. and make more than disastrous
Sherman Johnston armistce. surrenderiDg
much Of what We have dearly won. on renewed
protestatIon Of accepting the Situation" The
parallel is complete one. Sherman desired
to give the States back into the haods Of con.
imered rebels. Now they are taking them back,
and We have no word Of fear or &C. Of resist
ance to offer.