Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-25
Special Llspatch to the BGttlmOre s.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Grant vs.. SHnaner-Ihe Democratic Press
Vindicifye Policy OF the Administration
The Guild PRO &u0-.Ehc - situation - at
the EyecutIve-Yhe issue Ripening be-
tween Congress and the PresiSeDV-Tbe
PrSspects-Tne Secretary OF war, &c
NAsHLNGroN, June l., 1869.

Ii the triumph OF Grant over Sumner lin
| the matter Of the English imbroglio) has
been complete, II has heen owing mainly
| every ono must see, TO the very efficient
aid Of the Democratic press. Whenever
AMI wherever the Administration moves in
the right direction. it can never be wrong
in concluding that it will be supported,
| inch by inch, by the Cons; itutiOnal party.
1t is as clear as n-day, that the Conser-
vatives have no sinister object to accom-
| plish. They want no offices, and If they
did, it is manifestly not in the power OF
| the Execut q to grant them. In Il party
| poi1 t Of view, there can h. 40 doubt that
it S,ts the policy Of the Opposition to prop
| up Sumner, whose notions, ii attempted
to be carried out, must neces ssarily lead to
the defeat Of his party. Ia 4 party sense,
therefore, We could desire 10 batter plat
form or no better prospective candidate
against Us than the Massachusetts Senator.
Yet the first move made in this direction
was promptly counteracted by Democratic
gaZettes, which were actuated by only pa
triOtic designs, and among which your
own was by 10 means III tie back ground.
So much for SO much. You were in
formed in these letters, on the 9th of
March last, that the policy of the incoming G
Administration would be to "Out-Herod
Herod' in vindictiveness to the South as a
quid pro gu0 for monopolizing the places
of honor and profit in this great Republic
[ think these were the very words. The
Administration has, J. hope, found out by
this time that this implied contract" if
SO it may be called, is considered by Sum-
ner's fac ton as void, for want Of considera-
ton There was time when such bid
on the part of the Executive might have
reached prejudiced and besotted people.
But the thing has been played out" Ito
use language understood by the upper
crust of civilization). What then is the
situation Of the President and his ad-
visers?
The signs of the times are ominous again
of serious misunderstanding between the
Executive and Legislative branches of the
Government, although the relations of
these dignitaries threaten to be very dif-
ferent upon the vital points at issue. 10
sustain its extreme southern programme
the administration, IN ITS extremity, has
seen proper to retain Butler rs it's advocate
and leader ip one of it's dens Of the trucu
lent concealers 1t relies upon Sherman,
the brother OF ihe General IN the other.
In the meantime the tactics employed by
the Administration 10 thwart Summers
foreign policy, it is highly probable will
be adopted In retaliation on the part OF
Congress with respect to The South. 1t IS
a very simple one. 1t is known here that
Summers demands in the Alabama contro-
verey were ignored by the administration
simply because he ard his faction advoca-
ted them. The extreme measures OF the
administration towards the unreconstruct-
ed States, lately foreshadowed in the
"opinions of the Attorney General, L
therefore learn, on the principle OF the lee
toti0nis, will be discussed freely in the next
Congress on the ground mainly that the
time and circumstances wonderfully alter
cases.
need not mention the " signs refer
to. They are IN the very air. That OF
the letter Of "Governor Brownlow Ia
sworn friend OF Sumner) should not how
ever, be overlooked. Among such an ac-
complished set Of professed political Jug
glers, what is to Be augured beneficial to
the " conquered race - / declared l think
day dawns. rely more especially upon
the good sense of the Secretary Of Var
Will he be caught in trap so clumsily
contrived Will he permit his Chief to be
left IN the lurch rs Il remnant OF the Tag
end of proscriptiye party which history
must needs characterize as an example to
he avoided in all future time Especially
IN view OF the iact now apparent Lna1 De-
sides his going down to posterity with the
anathemas Of the unscrupulous faction
which elected him, he is in fair way, il
he fails to take a broad, national and phil
osophic pathway, to merit the disregard of
the present intelligence of the country of
every shade of political opinion. y
Correspondence of the Baltimore Gazette.
RADICAL ATTEMPT TO BREAK UP THE TYPO
49, GRAPHICAL UNION.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE printers
emnloyad in the Government Printing