The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-15

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ing servile and syoophantic tribute to Presi-
dent Grant telegraphed from its regular
Washington correspondent
"WAsHINGToN, Dec. lit is strictly accurate TO
say that the reception OF the Presidents message Oy
Congress has been marked by spirit OF hearty CON
ourrence and general satisfaction such as has not
been exhibited since the last message Of MIR. Lin
coin II has brought back the days Of happy accord
aud complete harmony between Congress- and the
administration, which result must inevitably be felt
throughout the country, There are portions OF the
message, of course, which do not meet with unani-
nous approvals hut these exceptions disappear i'm
the hearty approval Of the tone OF the message and
manner I'm which the President states his arguments
facts, and suggestions when he gets fairly beyond
his Introduction. There are even some sentences
which are models OF condensed thought and com
pact expression. Dtrectness OF statement was
always CHARACTERISTIC Of General Grants orders,
letters and reports; and that part OF the message
devoted to direct statements-whchl is the larger
painfully sustains his reputation in this respect
This fulsome praise of a weak President
betokens as little judgment or discrimination
as the Times TRADE against the Democratic
party. President Grant has convinced Con-
gress that he is so little formidable, either by
his own sagacity or by the talents and inhu-
ence of his Cabinet, that there is no neces-
sity for making any laborious attempt to
thwart him. The ascendancy which Congress
has arrogated for the last four or five years is
in so little danger from so feeble President
that its members feel that there would be
more scandal and damage to their party in a
quarrel than gain from openly bridling an
officer who is such cipher in politics.
If, as General Grants sycophant asserts,
his recent message brings him rich harvest
of Congressional popularity, the natural con-
sequence would be the adoption of all his
leading recommendations. But there are, as
yet, no symptoms that any of chem will be
successful. In what he said about Cuba he
did not propose any action by Congress, but
only explained his own position on subject
which is outside the legislative province.
There is no unanimous acquiescence by Con-
gress in that part of his message On Mon
day, Mr. Carpenter, the popular Republican
Senator from Wisconsin, offered bill to
prevent the departure of the Spanish gun
boats; and Mr.. Davis, the ablest Republican
Representative from this State, proposed
that the President should be asked if he
desired new legislation to enable him to
take sides with the Cubans. This topic
excites more popular feeling than any other
touched i'll the message; and although the
Presidents position on it is correct, it is
certain that 1t does not meet the general ap-
probation of the Republican members. His
past action on this subject, and his sudden
change of front, have placed the Republican
press, and most of the Republican members,
| in a false position. His seizure and detention
of the gunboats, and the sympathy he has in
| various ways manifested for the insurgents,
| gave a cue which his party was too eager to
| follow; and now, after they have been com,
mitting themselves for so many months to
the cause of the insurgents, it is very awk-
ward for them to be required to 'turn
their backs upon themselves" and support
the President in frowning down movement
which he and they have so long abetted. Or
this question, surely, the message is not re
sponded to with unanimous plaudits, and i
has brought him no increase of popularity.