The national Republican., 1869-01-04


eIection-More Men OF His Attri. |
butes Required In Public Life |
cuba and Crete--A Fair Chance for |
Against the United Astatss--Thc Ac-
counts OF Late Oceurrenee. IN Ar |
kensas-Gen. Grnut's Current visit
20 Philsdelphis-His Motives for
10, &c.
JASulEr 8, ls6e
To Tus sRErpBLIcANi fthe twenty-ono Re- |
publican Representatives. In Congress rom
New York, I learn that twenty are supporters |
Of Senator Morgsn's aspirations for are.elec- |
tion. Taking u for granted thst, as alleged |
In this city, tho sentiments Of these gentle |
men represent those OF the Assemblymsn and
state senators from their respective districts,
| In the main, II can hardly be possible that he
will fail In being reelected. The opposition
to him 10 not concentrated upon any one of his
many opponents, but IL scattered very loosely
around; which fact is, to him, an element Of
much additional strength. His defeat would
be very regretabie circumstance, indeed for
there 10 no more useful man in public life at
this time. High toned In all his attributes,
he possesses an acute and cultivated mind,
and has great experience, not only In public
affairs, but also In those Of geaeral business.
The latter qualification is too rare In public
life In these times, when the legislation Of
Congress Is becoming daily more potent in Its
effects upon the business Interests OF the peo-
pie at large. Fortunate for the country is n,
indeed, when men are sent to Congress on ac-
count Of their weight In their several states
and districts, As business men, as In his case;
| not through long associations and familiarity
with the details Of State and district politics.
| The latter is a school In which to learn to get
into ofilce and to keep In, only the former, the
school In which the public man acquires solid
information and experience likely to render
him Of essential service to his immediate eor.
stituents and the country at large. Were
there twenty such men as Senator Morgan In
Congress where there is one now, we should
have not half as much useless and confusing
discussion In the halls, and double the real
business transacted In halfthe time.
The newspapers state that we are about to
have any number OF propositions brought for.
ward In Congress to the end of inducing the
immediate recognition OF Cuban and Cretan
Independence. I predict lamentable failure
for them all, unless Congress loses Its senses
| The basis Of our Alabama claims 10 the fact
that Great Britain acted too precipitately In
the matter OF her acknowledge gment of the bel.
ligcrent rights-quasi independence-of the
nbortive Confederacy. In so doing she caused
| the people ofthc United States immense losses;
for which her Taxpayers will have to pay
with iNte. sst, sooner or later. Were Congress
to aekno oSledss the belligerent rights of Cuba
her quasi finSen, ndenee-in a week the At
lantic would be alive with American pirates
after the fashion OF the Alabama; piundering,
under the Cuban nag, not only Spain, but vet.
sells Of all nations, under ptetenee that they
are carrying spanish property. Our "enter-
prise" in that line would distance that Of
Laird Il Co. in our late civil war so far as that
in the course OF twelve month they would
run up bill Of damages, to be eventually paid
BY the United States, perhaps ten times as
great as our Alabama claims against England.
But the idea OF acknowledging the indie
pendenee or beliigerent rights OF Cuba and
Crete is 30 preposterous as that the Senator
or Representative who may entertain II is q
at candidate for q straight jacket, rather than
for the additional popular favor, desire for
which will surely be at the bottom Of all such
movements.
As we grow In national strength and In the
extent OF our commercial relations and ramih-
cations with other nations, 1t surely behooves
the Government OF the United States to In.
crease the precautions Of Its international
statesmanshipj for the extension OF Its terri
tory and the greater distribution OF the sub
face Of the globe afford corresponding greater
opportunities for other peoples to prey on US
at discretion, II we do not practice the maxims
Of international rights, law and justice, re-
speet for which we must necessarily demand
more and more OF other Powers for selfpro-
lection.
l perceive that very different accounts OF
the late occurrences In Arkansas (from the
first sent by the Associated PTess) are now
finding their way into the public journals.
From them It seems clear that the "respecta-
BILE white citizens" alleged 10y the Associated
Press) to be flying in all directions from Gov.
Clayton's militia are neither more nor less
than well known perpetrators OF murder and
other outrages on white and black Unionists,
whose arrest II 10 the mission Of the State
militia to effect. l regret that do not feel at
liberty to trespass on your space to the extent
that would be necessary for the publication of
the later accounts to which refer. They are,
however, positive, from reliable sources, and
full Of detail. Until Gov. Clayton sent the
militia after them man dared to come for
ward to inform ag ainst them, the penalty being
assassination In almost all cases. Before nee
ing they tried the experiment Of organized at
tacks or battles with the militia, In which
they were iu every instance worsted. Hence
their subsequent dispersion and hight.
General Grants current visit to Philadel-
phia continues to puzzle the quid nuncs here
and elsewhere-the motives for 1t, mean.
Ere starting, while explaining that he desired
to take advantage of his children's current
school holiday to give them promised trip to
Philadelphia, he has not unfrequently added
that 1t would give him the opportunity to be
| absent from the usual frat of January cere.
monies Of the Executive Mansioni which he
| could not attend without forfeiting, In some
| degree, his self-respeet. You will recolleci
that the President and the members of his
| cabinet, except Secretaries Seward Ant
Browning, accused him Of falsifying the truth
In their published accounts Of the celebrated
cabinet meeting preyiousto his transfer OF th
War Department to Mr.. Stanton, and whereiI
! his probable action In that matter was dis
cussed. General Grant has never failed, sub
sequently, to denounce those accounts as un
founded aspersions on the integrity OF hi
word, not to be forgiven. The sensitivenes
he manifests on this subject will be heartily
approved by the country for 1t Indicates tina
he squares his conduct by scrupulous regar,
for truth-tLe fundamental axiom OF integIit!
of purpose in all mans acts.
N0lIce IN MarIncrs