Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-04
TEE RADICAL DECLINE

From all sources we get the same graft
flying intelligence that the people of the
North are getting sick of the eternal ne
gro question, and are beginning to talk
about high taxes and cxIavagances and
corruption. Radicalism cannot stand upon
its policy when the issues Of the war arc
forgotten. The following extract from
sensible letter to the Baltimore Gazette.
from Washington, indicates the feeling
that is beginning to be developed:
The importance of the patriotic stand
taken by Mr.. Dawes can scarcely be ex-
aggeratcd. 1t is sufficient, perhaps. to
state that he has combined a majority in
the House of Representatives against the
| pretentiOns TO craftsmanship of this Ad-
! ministratiOn. That the President and his
Cabinet fully appreciate their position is
manifest from their hasty retreat from the
line of attack to that of humiliating en-
treaty. Mr.. Dawes was first fiercely as
saulted for daring to expose the charla-
tanry OF our rulers. Among other modes
Of attack, orders were issued to DISCHARGE
large body Of men from the navy
yards, accompanied with instructions
to nsinuate to the country that
these orders resulted from a neccs-
sity, the offspring of his speech. This
Tuse, contemplate in itself, recoiled upon
lis authors, and left Mr.. Dawes master of
the field. He was thereby enabled 10
kill the iniquitous League Island Job.
The strategy of the Administration has |
therefore been reversed. The DISCHARGED |
men wiz be reinstated at once, and the |
hounds have been "whistIed back" who |
were previously set on upon the heels of |
the plUcky Massachusetts member. Gen.
Grant has placed the fortunes of his adj.
ministration in the hands of Sumner. in
the Senate, and Butler, in the House.
He will find himself in the minority upon
the Tenure-of- office bill in the former,
and upon his whole financial humbuggery
in the latter. In short, his Administra-
lion is already a total failure, and will. /
IN after times, be classed as the weakest
hat ever attempted to guide the policy of
his nation.
Viewed from this standpoint, "the stu
.tion is hopeful in many respects. The
financial plan of Boutwell, is as dead |
IS a last years herring. Any increase of
he taxes, internal or external, will proba-
,Iy he defeated, and enormous Jobs and
ther populations upon the Treasury have
ccciTed their quietus for the present ses-
ion at least. But, above all, the power :
o further humiliate the States as such has
zen ctIectually broken. For the time
eng, doubtless, the Fifteenth Amend
lcnt VIII be de Jared to have been ratified. |
nd insisted to be binding upon all the :
lalcs, but | think l may safely affirm !
hat beyond strict compliance with its
.ngle requirement, the present House, un-
or the lead of Mr.. Dawes, will not permit
he Government to stretch its hand. So. the d
lates viii be left to regulate suffrage rpon 8
ny basis applicable TO all its citizens Crcal {
r apochTyphaD. Until the evil can be W
holly rcmedicd, judcious exercise of P
MS power viii be sufficient for the saliva
on of the States, whose integrity has c
zen mainly aimed at. And for this con- u
tion Of things we are indebted to Mr.. ;,
awcs. He has given the extremists a u
ow from which they can never recover! II
ct those who have sought refuge beyond a.
e lines of the Democratic party, and Il ~
I'VE hung upon the skirts Of Judge Chase. .
Ike another look If we arc to drop our ~ II,
.lued leaders, LET us seek for a lire man, u
e who has shown himself to be person D
" honest, indomitably persevering, poll Il,
and, beyond all, Of approved u. ~
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