Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-01-28
Radical extravaganza.

The Radical party of the country, ik
the Radical party of North Carolina, went
into power upon the express promise O
'retrenchment and reform" and boil
have met their obligations in the same
manner. Democrats might have prefer
red charges of extravaganza in vain agains
the Federal Administration, but their ut
terances and warnings would have beer
continually drowned by shouts OF Cop
perhead" and "Rebel." Unmistakable
loyalty" could have silenced the com
plants of disloyal citizens of the South
and rebel sympathizers of the North. But
in the midst of the white washing by the
New York and Southern Associated press
kilograms and the excitements of recon
struction, leading Republicans have taken
occasion to raise the alarm of criminal ex-
travagance and point out the dangers to
the country resulting therefrom.
Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts,, the Chair
man of the Committee on Appropriations,
the oldest and one of the ablest members
of the House, has denounced the mon
strous and unparalleled extravaganza of
his party in a manner so earnest, so forci-
BILE, as to arrest the attention Of the whole
country, which has come upon President
GRANT and his political friends. in and out
of Congress, like clap of thunder from
cloudless sky. Mr.. DAWES acknOw-
lodges the ungracious position in which
he placed himself, but nevertheless he
proposed to speak plainly and truly to his
party friends in the House, and he called
upon Congress to relieve the people, the
enterprise and capital of the country from
the burdens of taxation under which they
are groaning. He proceeded to review
the criminal extravaganza of his party, and
prophesied its speedy downfall unless there
was reformation. We understand that the
excitement caused by Mr.. DAWES savage
and unanswerable arraignment Of his own
party was the topic of conversation in the
Capitol, at the hotels, upon the street
corners and in bar-rooms Even Nlr-
ginia and her reconstruction was for the
time forgotten. The Northern press are
filled with comments upon his facts and
figures and upon the probable influence Of
the exposures. The Radical oracle at the
White House has for once been moved to
expression, and attempts a feeble defense
to all who call upon him. Secretary of
the Navy robson, upon whom the
hardest blows fall, speaks Of resigning.
The whole Radical party is in stir, and
Mr.. DAWES is the lion of the city. We
shall endeavor to make room for extracts
from this remarkable speech tomorrow.
We publish; to-day another significant
attack, but this is upon the domestic ex-
travagance of the President and his
family. But if the evidence of Fisk and
Gould, as reported by telegraph. before
the Banking Committee, in regard to the
"gold panic of September can be relied
upon, it may be that National honor,
rather than it's Treasury, foots these bills
Fisk and Gould testified that by represen-
tations of Corbin, brother-in-law of GRANT,
which were sustained by corroborating
evidences of his intimacy and influence
with the President, they were led to be-
lieve that President GRANT had decided
not to sell the Government gold. They
therefore bought. On the first transaction
Mrs. GRANTS share Of The profit acaS taCenty-
.fre thousand dollars. achich aDds RENTED to
her, It may be that the personal extrava-
gance of the President and his family
finds a solution in this lucrative trans
action, rather than to charge upon the
Federal Treasury.
The Sun, from which these exposures
come, is Radical paper, and the reporter
who speaks so Familiarity of the number
and cost of the Presidents horses and his
wife's poodles, of the particulars Of Mrs.
GRANTS milliners' bill, Of her wardrobe
and the furniture of her bed chamber, and
of the bills of fare, was doubtless an in
vited guest at the Presidential Mansion, and
took his inventory amidst the cheer and
freedom of a Presidential entertainment.
Thus we have simultaneously an attack
upon the Official OF l private conduct OF
President GRANT, coming from the leader
of the House, and Republican organ
! claiming upwards of one hundred thousand
| subscribers. It surely looks like the aveng-
ing hand was upon the destines of the
party and that it was about to receive its
) fatal stab in the house of its own friends
When the Statesman and the Editor are
replied to we look for yet greater expos
ures Truth and justice are patiently
biding their time. We await the issue.
orfnce arrbmr af waShfnrtor.