The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-12-01
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Correspondence OF the Boston Post!
NFW YorK Nov

NEW DIRK, NOV. -.
The s'new-partvn movement is not regard
ed rs M affair OF much Importance by the
Democratic leaders here. Il the ohiec! is to
form IN entirely new organization, the be
lieve is it viii fail utterly. 1t il is simply in
tended to form Il combination in Congress,
lor resistance to extreme Radicalism there,
they will encourage the project, but they
regard anything beyond that as absurd and
imprtcticable There is no need, they say,
of even irving to start 4 new party. Radical
ism is doomed TO 4 certain overthrow Many
thousands have abandoned il for Democracy
since the election of Gen Grant, and the
Democratic ranks will continue to be swelled
in the same way, The people all over the
country have shown Il desire for the reasscr-
ton OF Democratic principles ut Washington,
and the awakening is more likely to go on
than to stop. The issues on which it is pro-
posed that the ideal new party shall form and
tight are complete amnesty and restoration
of suffrage in the South. and II low tariff and
reduced taxation for the whole country, 1t
is not necessary 20 get up a new party to
fight for these. They are the leading planks
in the Democratic platform, and all outside
of the Democratic ranks, who are in favor of
them. will come over and fight for them with
the Democracy. According to Democratic
opinion here, the prospects of the proposed
new organization are not even so good as
were those of the movement naugurated by
Andrew Johnson iour years ago, and which
may be said to have eliminated III the Phila-
dclphia Convention. That had leading men
Of both parties at its head. This is heartily
favored only by dissatisfied Republicans,
who want to be leaders still, and hope to en-
list Democrats for the following. The adage
Of Mahomet and the Mountain fits the case
exactly. The Democratic mountain viii not
90 the Republican Mahomet, 50 he hao better
come to the mountain. 1t il desirable, of
course, that an ant-Radical combination
should he formed in Congress, and this is
earnestly favored by the leading Democrats
of New York, but there must be no departure
from Democratic principles, and there is no
need of starting 4 new party. The Demo
cracy hold the winning cards, and should no;
throw up their hands.
GRANT CHANGES Ills MIND.
Collector Murphy has returned from Wash
ington, "smiling like basket of chips
Grant has changed his mind about making a
sented to him by the Republican politicians
for whose opinion he has most regard that to
carry out his purpose of knocking of heads
all round, would only increase the demorali-
cation of the party. There has been toe
much Of that sort of work already, they said,
| and some other line of tactics must be adopt
ed. Murphy ran on to Washington the 9th
er day to have a talk with Grant and find ont
what he proposed to do, and Grant told him
] that he was all right any way. He also
gave him to understand, rs | am informed
that for the present he would keep his hands
| off New York city, us there are 50 many war
ring factions here that he could not make up
his mind what would be best to do. Murphy
has done as well for his party as any Other
man in the New York branch could do. His
only serious mistake was in trusting toe
much to the young Democracy Grant is
very well satisfied, or pretends 20 be, with
his management, and is quite willing owing
to the representations made to leave Gus
tom House matters in his hands some time
longer The other Radical officials are now
considered equally safe for the present.
am sure no man could have done more for
the party than Marshal Sharpe did, though
one..ot his deputies was sent to Sing Sing the