The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-17

sonal abuse, and every evidence oil hate and
suspicion, to end In violent dissolution. NO
such caucus has been held sincepl have oeen
in Washington, and no such caucus can De
held. The fact is significant that no measure
of public interest passes Congress, except as
compromise, log-rolled through with schemes
of public plunder, and leaves behind o Republic
can minority that secretly rejoices that such
measure has yet to be passed on by the people.
although In such popular adjudication the
result may be the triumph of the Democracy.
In word, the Republican party in Congress
Is composed of factions in such deadly antago-
nlsm to each other that the hate among them
selves is more intense than that given the
Democracy.
GRANTS DIsGRACEFUL ATTITUDE.
If from this unhappy condition of affairs in
Congress we turn to the Executive, the condi-
tod Is yet more deplorable At the time when
our country needs O statesman, and our party
at least a shrewd business manager. we have a
man whose ignorance of and Indifference to
public affairs excites only contempt. For the
first time in the history Of our government we
have seen our President standing. hat in hand,
at the doors OF the Senate, begging the passage
of a job-and begging In vain.
THE HIGH TARIFF BLUSDERERs.
The best illustration, however, of what
wish to say is to be found in the agitation
raj Grant and his friends possessed particle
of common sense, or any honest desire to con-
tinue the Republican party In power, they
would have said that there was a question
upon which Republicans can honestly differ and
yet remain Republicans. Therefore, let US
strive to compromise upon an adjustment that
will make some approach to general satisfac-
tion. But no; the Administration begins by
throwing itself into the arms of the prohlbl-
tionists, and ends by prosecuting the advocates
of free trade.
This tall end of the Republican party, this
little knot of prohlbitionists, is the meanest
and most corrupt faction with which we are
cursed. With Simon Cameron at Its head,
and Ames and Morrell, of Pennsylvania,
der, who stand in their. places, and, without
blushlng, vote money directly into their own
pockets at its tail, we are told that their vile
dogma Of protection ls the platform Of the
party, and on our belief in 1t depends our
recognition as Republicans. 1t is understood
within the last two days that the bonds of
union between the faction and the admins
tration have been strengthened. The edlct
has gone out that the office now held by
David A. Wells is not to be continued, or II
continued that Wells is to be superseded by
some stolid believer in thieylng made legal.
And his Excellency, who began his admins
tration with such loud assertions of purity, af-
ter drinking with Gould and Fisk, sleeping
with Corbln and dallying with Ben. Butler,
has publicly opened bis executive arms to en-
brace Simon Cameron, the vllest political
prostitute Of them all.
s'DIED OF TRICuINA."
The late Republican party is the deadest
dead thing above ground, and.if the surviving
friends wish to retain for it any feelings of re-
spect they will hasten its funeral. Upon its
melancholy tomb let usinscribe this epitaph:
DIED,
After brief but brilliant career
the late Republican party.
BORN,
or patriotic impulses. 1t built huge navies,
organized vast armies. and through
long campaigns with bloody
battles,
Saved the Nailon from the jaws OF Hell.
Its immediate cause OF dissolution
was Trichna
Certain Vermin, known as
Thieves, Plunderers and Protectionlsts,
ate into It's vitals,
Causing dreadful nausea, o bad smell,
and sudden death.