The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-08
irRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

SupTOus W.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, April 5.
AThe long agony is over, and the San Do
minso report about which 30 much has been
spoken and written, and speculated, is now
before the country. and, for the present, 1t
appears there. Is an ending OF the subject, for,
after a speech by Senator Morrill,, of Vermont,
and, perhaps, o response from one of the adj
ministration senators-the former In opposi.
ton, and the latter, Of course, in support Of
the report-it will be appropriately referred
to the committee on foreign relations, no
more to be heard of until next December.
when, after. q favorable report from that
committee, the whole project will be
speedily and thoroughly killed. This is the
outlook from to-night's indications. There
will be no annexation plum for Baez-during
the summer, and no appropriation TO pay for
the Bay of SANTANA. Dire l0rebodings from
those who have urged 1t so perslstenily I'LL the
air. and with the demolition of the administra.
toms policy Is suggested the n S ncm,nr OF
| This session will be long enough to complete
legislation on this matter. The difficulties and
infricacies of the Ku-Klux measures Increase
| every day, and show that unless laid aside Will
prolong it until the flaming days OF August.
| congressman are becoming very anxious to-
adjourn, and 1t is not improbable tnat ID q Gay
| of disgust at not being able to legislate for the
| South without opposition. which brings the In
| Justice of it more prominently before the coun-
try eyery day, they will throw up the
| sponge, and, yielding to the inevitable defeat
! which awaits the plans of the Butler faction,
| retire from the present contest, only with the
| consciousness that the country W large is be-
| coming acquainted. with the revolutionary de-
signs Of the leading Radicals, and that two
months have been frittered away without the
accomplishment of O single purpose.
The Connecticut election still attracts great
interest In all circles at the capital. That the
Radicals were not defeated in toto Is taken by
the friends OF the President as q popular en-
dorsement of his administration, and an. cleo
ton where the universal agreement seems to
be that the decision as to which party can
legally claim q victory must be reached by the
official count, is being held up by them as
afrording evidence that the popular will is that
Grant shall be renominated Tnose VINO lake
this view OF the case are. however, IN the MI
nority. The leading men In the vast majority
of Radical politicians refuse to allow them
selves to be COMPROMISED by declaring at this
early stage of the Presidential campaign a
preference for any one. Enough has been de-
veloped Ia private caucusses and suggestive
conversations TO prove that the aspirations on
the Radical side Of both Houses OF Con-
gress for the next Presidency are too
numerous TO admit of the possibility of
the present incumbent of the White House
| beIng renomlnated. The man9uverinG among
| the politicians, though now In Its lnclplency.
Is vet plain enough for discernment. Inc
| Grant men consider that their chances are I'M
measurabiy superior to the outside party,
| whose duty 1t Is to support the Administrations,
and others entertain the opinion that While IN
the course of events 1t may be proper to unite
in that support even to the immolation which
| shall result In giving their adhesion to those
who desire a,second term for Grant, they are
Notwithstanding Of full right to count their
own chances and not to yield until satlsneo
| themselves that the existence OF the Repu0ll-'
can party depends upon their greatest OF dis
appointments, which, as may be Imagined,
would consist in being thrust from the race to
the Presidential goal. at the present time the
fact stands out In bold relief that not O single
man of the Radical organization, occupying po-
sition and eminence enough IN Lne party 10
Ilstirv the aspirations cherished that he may
be designated as its standard bearer In the
next campaign, will consent to be ignored
| without a severe struggle. There are too
mapy who hold that their nomination would
Infuse more strength than that OF General
| Grant.
or course it Is we'll enough known that the
| Democrats ure also at this early time consult
! ing upon the proprieties OF the nominations to;
be made; but in all that has been said, not a
word has been uttered by any OF the leading
| men. or an action of any character performed
| resembling In the least particular the humill-
| ating spectacle which prevails IN the opposl-.
ton ranks of parties bound to TIE fortunes OF
| any individual. The Democracy, gaining WIS.
dom BY the experience of the defeats which
lz.o rnnt fhnpp 0f LOTT CaQrE- nI0mtSa. 10 ner-
| form nothing rashly, and while every member
of the party. viewed from the representatives
| at Washington, is sanguine OF success, there is
| none of that extravaganza oil commence Wnlcn
brings defeat through lack OF eXertion. Tne
| closeness of the vote IN Connectlcut,
which may take the election 10 tne state
Legislature, is accepted by the Democrats
and Conservatives in Congress In no light OF q
defeat. At present plans are unheard OF,
and platforms, beyond the broad one OF cor
| sIitu,ional liberty, never mentioned IN the
twelve or eighteen months before the nomina'
| tons are to be made. The craftsmanship OF Inc
party, will be employed In the incest o0ser-
| vances of future proprieties. IL IS ny nc
| means on the defensive, as Is evident oy the
| strenuous efforts of the ''pariy In power" to
sustain its waning strength, and the loud
assertions of the administrator organs, that
| elections in New England Radical states.
where the party gains victory ID a popular Vote
of nearly q hundred thousand oy q majority OF
| scarcely q dozen v%otes-if even SO many as
| that-are endorsements OF the ADMINISTRATOR
| and proofs that the country desires Grant to;
hold a second term. s
In this connection it may not be uninterest-
| ing to note the fact that Senator Logan Is
being considered as one Of the strongest com
pelitors Grant will have In the coming trla!.
So far. since he became senator, ne mas pre-
served a very silent record On Ku Klux legis-
lation and San Domingo. There can be no
doubt that he will use oil the power ne pos
sesses as chief of that formidable instrument
OF influence In the Radical party-tne .Grano
Army of the Republic"-to promote MS sue
cess. Speaker Blaine Is also not out Of the
line of Industrious workers, and will also give
Grant trouble. These are prooaoly Inc Two
most formidable opponents for the nomina-
ton of the Republican convention IN the
Presidents path. Boutwell, Is also very strong,
but some of his friends say thai. should ne re-
main in the Cabinet until the race commences,