The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-05
THE GRANT BUBBLE PUHCTURED
THE GRANT B UBBLE PUNCTURED.
Tho Radical Estimate OF the Admins
tratton-Grant q Fnilure-liis Oracu-
lnr silence q HumbuR-How he Chose
his Cabinet-Bis Aneeted 4 owe OF tie
tirement and Social Fxploits-Mutter-
1ngs OF the Coming Storm.

The most terrible Radical onslaught on Pres
ident Grant that has yet appeared, Is publish
ed in the form of Washington letter to the
Cincinnati Commercial. Severe as it is, it un.
doubsedIy represents the real feelings OF the
Radical party leaders towards the adminls,ra-
ton at this time. We give portion Of Tie
letter:
This administration is piece of archiiec-
ture. without capital, with ull tine Car, atldes
knocked from under save the Treasury Depart
nent, and that Is fractured o little, IL 10 much
to be feared. We will wait little. But giving
the best guess from the present standpoint tie
President has filled Us. He ls disappolnt-
mant. lie has not done one luminous act since
coming to power ON the of Ms:ch, not one
that the people have risen up an applauded
him for. He is oyaque to-day as 10 the inter-
resnum fol ming his Cabinet, and the thing
cleanest IN TINS capacity is that .he light is not
in him, Lo p,ore than in the tumbic-down Cabl-
net aft ir. The people have pinned faith to his
righteousness lopg enough, and II IS all that
they have yet or perhaps will have tll Tho end
to assure them of the future.
There i, kind OF pretentious lnco sequence
about the administration that is riGic ious.
waving OF signals. O paradlne OF 'cretarles.
running to and fro OF blue-breeched, shoulder
st1ap lackieS, q buzz Of bass drums III the BIT X
ground, as if there we're beng spread tho net
OF some complicated. far-sightef tremendous
policy, q simmer aud show OF ponder0usneSs
that exists only i'll the expectations of the peo-
pie. Altogether, it suggests 4 coIncll or red
chiefs gruutinS profouudiy and swapping Wau-
pun. or Puritan picllc with lie d -um sung
around the borders, "nd a popping uf ginger
beer and u WI nginS OF chickens ncchs III tue
fcontisplcce. The douot once IN while grows
thick whether Grant Is not more at home IN !
unt .hn In
House. fronting the people. Locking him
steadily III the fare, il occurs to you that t.e
Republican party. powerful as it was, migha
have taken from his box The first intelligent
hackman ON the street, and done as well.
Grants fIce has no cearness or illumlna i'm
IN it. more than had his military policy Tor
brc,king down rebe.llon. TIE Atlantic Monthly
lately contained an article upun his 'inte Gu
al character" 1t is IN doubt whether It exiss
Nou O. man, woman, OF hait grown child Ill the
country but has constantly put the lidd these
two years 'How is it that Grant, with this
face like stogy boot. is great man e Inc
red auer, Is as 10 ,he fact RE whole matter
will probably turn out simply enough that, Ike
other mci, he is what he appears to be. lne
Brutuses who seem foois' anu tura ~ VII VII
men, are few. Grant swune 10 the head
OF military affalrs when the momentum OF the
na iCn was ready to break down treason. be
swings to the front of civil affairs when tue
party that ave supremacy to ideas has beco ne
the nation itself. anc. he US bubble borne on
its surface. In either case the people have been
of real importance, and the man of hctitlops
importance. We wanted hero and fresi-
dent, and pronounced the word-Graut.
Grant came, be.leWng in himself and i'm
posed upon us. Hi5s6raclar silence at the
heSinning made US expect Cabinet of giants
When the roll OF these awaited Mo.lo- sues WIS
finally called in the Senate, the balf OF them
were too .eeble tu al w,r 10 their names.
Then some of them came aud dritted away
again. lhe abinet went to pieces, and form
ed again like de:imited battalion. Fac MN
lstcrs ban. to it uns'eadily still; and WHO
are to be Grants Secretaries p is al open
question yet. jus. as il you asked what gains
Of floating srnd would go into petIilacton.
You have heard how Robeson was appointed