Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-14
NO.. IA
FROM WASHINGTON.

Special Cor. of the Baltimore Gazette.
loyal, Civi, and Military Leagues and
UnIons-Thetr Recognition by President
Grant and the uses to which they are
10 he pat-The Imperialist and an Inn
perial Government DrIfting force
shadovsins Of what may yet come to
Pass Secretary Borie and what the
Newark Journal Says of HIm-A Quola-
tion from the Imperialist-Boston and
Its Peace JubiIee-Its New Coliseum, and
Commentary on ia Deserter and His
Reward Foreign Relations
WASHINGTON, May 6, 1869.
The organizations known as the Loyal
Union League" the "Grand Army of the
Republic" and the 50 Soldiers and Sailors
Union are recognized here to vital and
progressive bodies. A delegation of one
or more of these Internal conspiracies, un-
der the lead of Governor Geary, of Penn
sylvania, has lately waited upon General
Grant, and was cordially received by
him, according to the official party organ
These pestiferous combinations have here
tofore been considered as aiming, more
particularly if not exclusively to control
appointments to Office. So long as they
confined themselves to this business no one
saw proper to object. It mad long since
been foregone conclusion that the Uni
tea States was to be represented in all its
relations by the vilest of its population
But it seems these organizations are look
ed to by the Government as adjuncts and
willing helpers in more important affairs,
and designed to have direct influence in
the contemplated change in the form of
the Government. They are put to a two
fold use. First, to show that the country
is and bas been for the past eight years
practically under their control, and there
fore not governed by officials known to the
Constitution and the laws. No worse state
of things, it is conclasively argued, could
possibly exist. Secondly, they arc relied
a new imperial government through which
this acknowledged evil might be suppress
ed The principle upon which the Impe-
rialist at New York was founded is fully
comprehended in this simple statement OF
facts. By Radical Vaccinations the neces-
sity of strong government has been made
apparent by Radical ambition the reme-
dy has been thus foreshadoWed A slight
glance at the columns of the Governments
New York national organ will sufficiently
show the drift Of the current along with
which wo are gliding to imperialism.
l have already noticed the fact that the
"Imperi0iiSt' is received at the White
House. I have now to say that the organ
ization of the Cabinet acGS inspired bp
direct reference tO combinations haUing IN
DieaC Ute 00erthroW Of The f0rna q or repUb-
Hca21 institutions, and with an eye to the
means as detailed above of accomplishing
that object. A single fact will perhaps
that Mr.. Borie IA known lifelong mon
archist) was transferred from the Presiden-
cy of the Philadelphia "Union League" to
the Secretaryship of the Navy. We have
now the high authority of the Newark
Journal, edited by one Of the most dis
tinguished men of New Jersey, to the ef
feet that tie money Of Mr.. B0rie LurgeLy aid
ed in The establishment ofhe ''Imperidlist. "
What the present Administration think of
our Consultations, and the manner proposed
of its overthrow, may be inferred from the
language of it's new organ, as follows-I
quote from the "Lnperialtst."
1.-The fact is, that very little is left OF
our Constitution. We have 80 battered it
in the hurlyburly of our national politics
that its own fathers would not recognize
it. It's defenders have defended it almost
to pieces; but there is, nevertheless, great
deal in it which may we'll bear making o0e'
into the somctking nc,U which is
to take its place, and as for the rest-per-
haps Barnum would give something for it;
we would not. In order that America may
be spared the fate of other countries which
have tried the rash experiment of Republi-
canism, and escape her impending doom
of anarchy and tyranny, it is necessary
that those who are sufficiently enlightened
as to the necessities of the times in which
they live should organize themselves for
action. That this is to be accomplished
6y The eristiog association ace hope and be-
Hsre."
This burg is q mere appanage OF Boston.
We receive all our inspiration from the
"Athens of America. There is a notable
jabbing just now about the Grand Ma
tional Peace Jubilee" to come off there in
June next. Washing gton will be ''desart-
ed village" about those days. 1t seems
that the party of progressive ideas are
erecting a building of tremendous dlmen-
sions in Boston-to be rlastered all over
on the outside with placards of I" Let us
have Peace the inside to be partly
filed with twenty thousand children and
one thousand musicians, including fifty
horn blowers. The managers of the con-
Germ have, with remarkable fitness, selec-
ted O name for the enormous building In
which they propose to hold their orgies
It is called the 'Coliseum. The Roman
structure, after which this was named,
was no temple of Peace" 1t was an
amphitheatre. in the arena of which poor
defenceless animals were thrust, to be de-
voured by wild, ferocious beasts. for the
qualification of the morbid appetite of the
public, in which captives of war were OBJ
liged las gladiators) to amuse the people
by butchering each other, and finally in
which, for the mere pastime of the million
aires, twelve thousand Jews and Chris
tians (who were forced to build it, were
given over. in body, to thousands of
hungry lions and tigers. It is, neverthe-
less, we'll named, for the hypocritical cry
of Let us have peace " means, with such
men, subiugation or butchery. But whose
statue will grace the inside of this
modern Coliseum ?"-that of Grant, or
the renowned President of the 9 Provident
Aid Society 2" who starves roor seam.
stresses to the tune OF a shilling day
Allow me to make q quotation merely for
the purpose of ''roiDtiDg moral. The
Chronicle of this morning says "Mr
John Fishback. of Indianapolis, returning
home in bad temper after an unsuccessful
trip to Washington 1or the purpose of get
ting himself appointed postmaster of the
| frct roontioned CITY permitted himself to