Middletown transcript., 1869-01-30
consr... aaa the rr..lt,.nt Elect.

Congress aad the President Elect.
There Is an evident indispcsition to re-
peal the Tennure-of-O Office Act. This is |
manifested by the different attempts to |
modify it, instead of voting squarely upon
the question Of repeal,
Gen. Grant il thus assured, in advance,
sf Congressional distrust. And this as
sarAace will not be without it's effect upoa
the iacOsaisg President who will se in
spired with distsust Of Congress, if he
docs not feel it alrc' iy. We have it, di-
rectiy from Washington, from a source
catatled to eredenco. that an open rupture
oetweea Congress and President Grant
VIII be ar4ong the earliest developments
OF his administration. The extreme Rad
icai wing of the dominant party will be
satisfied with nothing short of complete
subserviency on the part of the new Pres
ident ;-an abject compliance with all their
demands. Gen. Grant, finding it i'm
possible to please them without it, will
not be disposed to render them such SER
vices, and thus the quarrel will begin.
lie may then expect to be mathematical
as traitor to the party which elected
him, and political migrate Of the basest
sort. He will thus find himself in the
same category with Andrew johnson, ex-
cept that he will not be so fully and COM
pletely in the power Of his enemies. He
will be able to carry with him all the
4, more liberal and moderate men of his
party, and may count on the support of
the Democrats, in all questions wherein
he may take issue with the Radicals His
enemies, therefore, will be unable to ex-
ercise over him the tyranny of two
thirds vote in Congress. In this respect
he will be better off than his predecessor,
and his administration will escape much
Of the embarrassment which has attended
every step Of President Johnson's pro-
gress. But, he will not 60 unscathed; &;
he will be made to feel the force of party
malevolence, and will have need of all the
frmness which is said to be a distinguish
ing trait of his character.
The Ne,o York. World thinks it "hardly
possible that President should have
successful administration, who does not
combine the party leader with the states
man - opd oronas tbo4 no- n...I
ther. 1t illustrates by pointing to the
elder Adams, who was the President,
while Alexander Hamilton was the party
leader. Adams administration was un-
popular. On the other hand, the admin
istrations of Jefferson and jackson were
both very popular, and they were both
the most consummate party leaders we have
ever had. The World further says -
Z" The fact that General Grant does not
possess, or does not choose to exert, the
talents of party leader, prognosticatcs a
feeble administration. Though he is in
the very focus of political activity, he
wraps himself in impenetrable reserve.
lie keeps the members of Congress be-
wildered in futile speculations as to what
he intends to do, and repeis their curiosity
as impertinence. Instead of being the
impelling and harmonizing soul Of the
party that elected him, he leaves it to
move in its way, while he moves in his,
each in an Independent orbit The lead
ing Republican Congressman naturally re-
gard such treatment as a slight. II he is
ka4 NIT bok
men which is one of the first qualifications
of a statesman, he would be in no danger
of being swayed out of his purposes by
freely counselling with the Congressional
leaders. The secresy iu which he in
trenches himself has look as if he re-
garded them with contempt or hostility.
He acts as if he we're preparing cam
paign against watchful enemy, and feared
that disclosure of his plans might foil
them. Leading party men are not accus-
toned to be thus condemned, and it is
hardly in human nature that they should
patiently bear it. AS he treats Congress
with no consideration, Congress will treat
him with none. Instead of welding the
whole political influence of the government
as a great party leader would, he bids fair
to be an isolated President, crippled in his
powers, and acting the humble part of a
mere ministerial officer to execute the will
of Congress. AS he brooks no intrusion
into his purposes and deigns to COM
Enupicate no knowledge of them. Con-
Gyess will be very apt to return him his
compliment"
The National Intelligencer says, it i,