The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-07-07
The Radical Party

That this party from Maine to Louisiana, and from
Florida Alaska is terribly demoralised, is PROPOSE
ton plain be successfully combated. The party
founded ON the moral idea presents but series Of
dssoving views The blunders of their favorte chief
who took possession of the Presidential chair amid
such vociferous huzzahs such ratatat of drums and
singing up of brimmed beavers have disgraced
the party and disguised it. We have no kind OF doubt
but that all along the ragged ranks Of its leadership
the impression is general than any of them will
care to admit that this kind of demonstration actually
exists in such form and such extent to indi-
its speedy dissolution unless, indeed it be galvan-
ised into life by some potent spell yet un-
wrought or at least unannounced by the cunning ma
gcian whose wand directs the movements OF the devil
ish mechanism. As the plumber has passed from I'M
der the Executive control of one set of rings and has
been transferred almost bodily to the personal ela
tons and devoees Of the great man. who has ceased
to be the man on horseback and has taken awk-
ward riding of political jacks instead the last bond of
| cohesion on the Radical party would seem to have
been rudely sundered. Tongues that parched by
yelpng euloges on Grant only few weeks ago, have
ceased utter anything better of him than this he is
nal failure Senators and Representatives of his party
denounce him in terms much forcble than polite
and the disaection is spreading all through the loyal
masses until there is scarcely hamlet in the land,
black Or white carpet-bagger scaawag in all the
South that has not caught the infection.
How great the change! A few short months ago
men were proud to march under the banner of the
great man of selfwill and common sense. Now, while
scarce four months in Office he has proven himself to
possess neither the one nor the other and all the sat
elites that revolyed around this socalled dsap-
pointed and Inundated find that it is but the feeble
glare of farthing candle 1t may be true that he has
self-wil but it of that kind which mules have and
takes the shape of the leading trait of that useful ami
NAL He may also have common sense, but it is so
very common that it is certainly compliment to ad
NIT that he possesses very large share of it. lie
may be judge of horse, but he certainly is not
gifted with horse sense That man of his mental
calibre should have acquired great military and con-
sequent civil emnence among intelligent people
like those of the North is enig to impossible
of rational solution. Strange that they did not appre
cate the fac-at least regarded fact by of the
Souh-that his attributable solely to the
murderous policy of driving his massed squadrons re-
gardess of the slaughter, upon the thnned ranks ofa
worn and shattered army Sure ly there no great
generashp requisite for that. Recently at Boston,
when the Peace Jubileeans vociferatng around
him for Speech did he give his views upon the policy
or condition of the country? Bless you sir bit of
it, The burthen of his brief song congratuatory
and complimentary of the Bosonian wisdom that elected
him President.
All these things have wrought change in the minds
of his heretofore warmest supporters. He has been
tried and the verdict against him is overwhelming The
selfwiIl so fooshy boosted by his friends, whenever
exercised has been SO plainly marked by utter alb
seuce of judgment and discretion, that whatever
sures his administration might adopt worthy of public
approval will be attbuted any personal merit
of his own
The elements of opposition termentng, and we
do not read the signs of the times Alright if it does not
break out in open upon the administration at the
next session of Congress. The shadow of the PAIL the
coffin and the shroud of the party, organised,
is rapidly verging into threatening substance. Will
its death result in material good to the South?. Nous
ge7TonS.