The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-18
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Trouble about Grant. He Won't Talk.
During the campaign last summer, one
of the favoritc strings for radical orators
and papers to harp upon, was Grants 81
lence-the fact that he knew his own mind
and purposes and kept his own counsel.
Now, however, his virtue of reticence has
become obnoxious. To the surprise and
gief of the men who elected him, the Gen
eral continues 10 be no talker, and won't
even talk about the offices to be bestowed
on his yirtuous followers.
His party friends are very mistrustful of
him in the future They have lurking
suspicion that he meditates cutting loose
from the concern aud setting up for him
self, with new party Of supporters. The
gushing outburst of enthusiasm with which
the General was at first greeted, has dried
up almost entirely. The repeal of the ten
ure OF office law, that was passed through
the House during the prevalence of this
genuine confidence, sticks in the Senate,
and will probably die there. The Senators
of the radical persuasion say he don't con-
suit them, and they are doubtful of his in
tentions.
This distrust is by 10 means confined to
the close corporation of the Senate. It is
talked OF openly among prominent radicals
outside, and finds expression III the columns
of their newspapers. The New York Even
ing Post, an able aud influential radical
sheet Of New York city, gives utterance to
the suspicion and embarrassment which
pervades the party on this subject, in the
most melancholy terms. The New York
Times, Henry ]. Raymond's paper, says
The feeling among the leading Republicans
! is becoming one OF Intense and painful anxiety.
Their advice has not been asked; they have
not been informed of the Generals intentions;
they haven't the slightest idea what course he
intends to pursue; and the political future
seems to them, matter OF course, wrapped
in impenetrable gloom. The main point of
anxiety and doubt is whether the General ill.,
tends to take and follow the advice OF the par
ty in his oflicia! action, to ''set up for him
self'-folloW the dictates OF his own judgment,
and act upon his own sense Of justice and
sound policy. All experience, it is urged
shows that the former is the only safe way
the only way in which his administration can
become success; and that the latter will lead
inevitably lead, TO the fate of John Tyler and
Houses wearied OF watching and waiting to be
sssent for" do not hesitate to proclaim, more
or less openly, that, If Gen. Grant does hot con-
suit the Republican party, and conform to its
Expressed desires, lie nuss not count on their
support, and naturally enough they predict for
him Il speedy discontinue.
The Detroit Advertiser and Tribune, re-
fering to TIE alleged hostile feeling among
the Radical leaders towards Grant, says:
1t is natural there should be. There are dis
tinguished Republican leaders who feel that by
reason of ability, position, services and the
popular confidence reposed in them in the past
they are entitled to be advised with and de-
ferred to in whatever relates to the future poll
cy or administration of the party. 1t is not
singular that it should seem to them something
in the nature OF slight that Gen. Grant should
comforting with them upon these subjects.
| At the same time the Advertiser and
| Tribune warns it's Radical brethren that
Gen. Grant will be hard man to f. hit.
1t says:
Gen. Grant will De a very different man to
| fight from what President johnson is. The
former is strong in popular regard and likely
to remain so, while the latter had few friends
! to start with, and steadily alienated them by
his boundiess indscretion and blind, implaca-
bic cnmltes. a concerted attack upon the
Grant administration from any section of the
Republican party would pretty certainly result
in recast OF political parties altogether, and
be in no respect likely to rebound to the inter-
est OF the section making the attack.
There Is NJ doubt of the fact that G. rant
has snubbed and turned his back on hosts
OF his party friends, who insisted on know
ing his intentions respecting the policy he
should pursue and the men he should lut
in office. And it is 40: wonderful that there
should be something Of distrust and ankle
ty as a consequence. But the fact that
these prominent papers should recognize
even the possibility Of a rupture in the par
ty from sucI. cause, and deliberately pub
lish it TO The world, proves that they at
least regard the case as serious We think
it as good az a foregone conclusion that
there is serious trouble ahead.
\ The VEIoCIpEDE HUMBUG has reached our
i city. Some GINNING chaps from abroad have
pitched their wandering tents here, and are