The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-01
PoL1T1cs a WASHINGTON.
Report that Grant Is Becoming On.
pOpn!aE-DiseonteBt Among Poll
IIcans-ORPOsitioR Expected IN the
NeTt Session Of cOngFess.

\ Senate, and Washington, Just now, IS the
theatre 70 which al opposition centeEA. Ii
i no; concealed that the President Is
| more anxious foE popularity q this mo
| than he hiss been before, md none can
doubi his efforts 10 touch the popular afec-
tiOus in his course during the past few
months. He has become more accessible
and more communicative he conSul8
With prominent men he reads the DeWs-
papers be not unfrequently seeks counsel
and 0dV1ee, and he follows or trieS 70 Iol-
low the public Interest, instead q trust
ing to his own judgment and prejRdces,
as he used 10 DO. He now rarely takes
an important step without cA0Tassing It's
effects upun the people, while formerly be
( eDdeSVoTed " do what was right IN his
eyes. trusting To mankind TO view The
matter as be did, believing that he could
no; DO wrong II he followed his oWn hon
est convictions- Whether the politicians
have converted him 10 the right, OK
whether be has strsyed from the good, Is
no, for discussion in these dispatches II
Is enough 70 record WhAS hiss occurred, and
CoreteII, Is near as may be, what the result
NAV be, Whatever the President did
during the first year Of his administration,
he did upon impulse His Cabinet was
tins appointed; his foreign policy was
TINS originated; his Cuban Sympathies
were thus eugendered, and his Official
course and appointments, and, indeed. all
his acts we're the result Of honest impulse,
rather than Of calm thought and deliber-
ate consideration and consultation. He
thought less Of pleasing the politicians
than Of eouscienti0uly and faithfully do
ling his part and making others do theirs
toward honestly administering the Gov.
eminent The public can judge whether
or not be has failed, and whether his
course was right.
1t cannot he longer concealed, however,
thai General Grants politically becoming
the targct Of many unfriendIy arrows, and
be is becoming most anxious TO please
both the people and the politicians! II
was for this that he appointed Morton; i
was for this be removed Cox; and Tor this
he will, ere many months, remove Aker.
man and KobeeOn. Instead, however, Of
pleasing. as in the appointment Of Morton,
both the people and the politicians, the
President has pleased the politicians and
displeased the people in the removal Of
Cox. and this, l think, he is beginning TO
see. Il is impossible to tOrcsee the course
which the opposition to Grant will pur-
sue. 1t is thus far confined more particu'
larry to the Senate, and many believe il
viii show itself in opposition 10 the
confirmation Of Preide appointments,
and In open hostility to some Of Grants
net theories and schemes Many affect TO
believe there will be an open rupture, but
thAtB not likely.
Among those who are mentioned as not
having very kindly feeling toward the
President are Senator FenLOn, who sill
feels the wound Oi the Collector Murphy
contest and many other Senator'S, with
whom faith has not been kept By Murphy
in the distribution Of patronage. Senator
Howard, Of Iowa, is said to be still sore
on account Of his overthrow for Minister
resident at Guaiamala, which was given
10 Nr. Hudson relative OF the President
Sumner is unfriendly, partly on account
If San Domingo, but more on account Of
NOtleys recall; and for the Latter reason is
Senator Wilson unfrendly. Also. the
fienis OF Osborn, Of Florida, Harris, Of
Louisiana, Mcdonald, Of Arkansas, and
Robertson, Of South Carolina, complain
that the Administration has done nothing
10 aid their reelection, and il is affirmed
that in many cases their appOintees have
been uniusuy removed from Office.
Ii is claimed that the only two Senators
who have received tn: active aid Of the
President are Williams, Of Oregon, who
failed, and WuEner, Of Alabama, and in
the lStter case the peculiar assistance
given has created wide breach in the
Repnblican party Of that Statc.
Another Of the Presidents opponents,
and very powerful one, IS Carl Schurz
The inbroIio between the President and
that Senator is known TO be assuming
alarming proportions, in consequence Of
the effect it may have upon the general
sentiment in 1872. 1t Is predicted that
ali the dEsafected, Disappointed and
sighted Senators are opposed to the con.
firmatinn Of the Rev. Mr. Kramer, brother.
in-law Of the President, recently promoted
10 the mission at Denmark, IRON his
Leipsic Consulate. Il Is said to have been
understood that the appointment Of Mr.
John Dent, another broiher.in.law and m
outspoEeh Democrat, as Appraiser ut Szn
francisco, was the last family preterment
that was to be confirmed.
Opposition will also he made TO the con.
flrrnaIion Of the Presidents especial
friend, Admiral Porter, TO FaTagut's rank,
partly from personal considerations and
partly because many Senators believe the
navy has an excess Of officers ranking
with and receiving the pay Of the gen.
cral officers Of the army, and that Para.
CUTS rank ought to expire with him. Vice
Admiral Rowan will also have 4roublc in
being confirmed, because he Is charged
with the responsibility OF the loss Of the
officers and crew Of the Oneida, in not
furnishing sufficient number Of boats.
Many Senators do not relish the removal
Of Secretary Cox, and win not tail to
make the President understand It. Spcn-
Ger, Ross, Spraguc, Fowler and others,
whom it is said the President has
treated with Personal indignity will
probably always vote against the
Presidents personal interest. Then there
arc many such as Trumbull, Sumner and
Ballard who will not 60 out Of their way
u vote for ANYTHING which tho President
is particularly interested in, but will be
likely To do the reverse As for Mr.. Sum.
ner personally, he will accept the gage Of
battle thrown down TO him, and will take
open ground that the Executive, in at.
tempting 10 punish Senators for exercising
their privilege in voting against treaties
and appropriations, in assuming the 81 me
attitude toward Congress as that presumed
on by Andrew johnson. Tho shrewd
politicians, such as Morton, Cameron,
Chandler, Williams and Sherman, may
nrn,,ent a anrinINa difference hAirrat.r the