The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-12-03
THE POLITICAL SITUATION

The day for the reassembling OF
Congress approaches. The cleo
tons are well over. The verde,
of the people in all but five States
has been taken. The Admins
tration has been emphatically sus.
tained-more emphatically than
any Administration at the cores
ponding period of it's existence for
the last thirty years. And yet, to
read some of the Opposition jour.
nals-even some which have ex-
pressed degree Of preference for
Republican principles-one would
think the dominant party had act
ually reached crisis in its histo-
ry. There are even predictions OF
a break up at the approaching SEES
sion Of Congress. One or two
half demented journals are even
proposing a new party!
Dismissing all such folly, un-
hesitatingly denying any approx
nation to crisis in the affairs of
the party, it would yet be seri-
GUS mistake to ignore really ex-
listing dangers. At no time is any
political organization without them.
At no time is it wise to shut our
eyes to actual mistakes mitted.
and to incipient tendencies in an
evil direction which, unless guard
ed against and remedied, may ul.
timately lead from bad to worse,
and at last reach crisis in which
disruption and defeat will become
imminent.
Reconstruction is out Of our way.
if the Democracy are wise enough
to let alone all the issues directly
growing out of the war. These
have given the Republican party
cohesive power. ever since the
surrender of the rebel armies
These issues will keep the Repub-
lican party united just SO long as
opposition to any esse initial part Of
these issues shall be kept up. To
rely upon any further continuance
of the Democratic infatuation up
on this subject is to suppose our
opponents are incapable of learn
ing from the severest lessons of
expeIience--a school in which the
proyerb assumes that even fools
will learn something, though at
high rate of tuition. Some are al
ready saying that the Republican
party has accomplished its mission,
and obviously inquiring what
pressure shall hereafter keep our
organization compact. Aspiring
men are thrusting forward their
schemes. Ben. Butler wants
war excitement, and proposes TO
buster about the Alabama claims.
Revenue Reformers' think the
party should come to their notions
on the Tariff, revolutionizing our
whole policy. Others have their
peculiar notions about finance and
taxation in general, which they
wish to impress upon the country
And there are others who think
the whole system of civil service.
under which we have got along so
very well for two or three genera
tons, ought to be thoroughly re-
Are we to be split up into frag-
ments by a factious spirit which
will lead every man to stick to his
own hobby uncompromisingly, and
refuse loyal cooperation with his
present associates except upon
such narrow basis? There seems
to be some danger of this sort, but
it is not imminent and critical. We
can better judge what mischiefs
may grow ont of divided counsels
on these and other matters when
Congress convenes.
There are also personal discon-
tents, from which our opponents
are, we think, ndulging exaggera-
ted hopes. A good many think
the President has made serious
He is not infallible. We
have not eulogized all his acts,
but quite the reverse. He has I'M
committed errors. We
believe he is ever willing, however,
like President Lincoln, to listen to
the voice of the people, and to
readjust his course as occasion de-
He will do nothing to re-
pei support. He will avoid put
ting himself in antagonism with
merely because they
may not fall in with all his ideas
OF public policy. The discontents
growing out of his exercise of the
appointing power will produce on