The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-06
Fr0sident.Making.

rbiai tsOiktCS Il lLC Iefatn"
OF tie Is. instant, one of them aeVe'ofe
tho opinions and spcculations OF teadin
politicians on the theme Of the diy-th
next President.
Tho coryespoEient gathers from, leadln
Republicans that there ID widespread oil:
satisfaction among the people because the
think that GRANT Is not the man to bc RI
elected, ard that whatever is good 10 hi
Administration was forced upon him by IN
popular will or by Congress, and that what
ever Is bad in 1t IL his own. Public ser
tIment demanded peace with Grea, BrlfaI
sod repudiated the annexation Of st. DC
.m!ngo. and public sentiment triumphc
over tho Administration,
There hiss been no consultation, says To-
letter ritter, among those senator's oppose
last year to TIC 81. Domingo scheme; oo
they freely express themselves as opposed
10 the reorganization Of GRANT. Ihey So!
tia: he 10 the "weakest candidate the re
publican party could select A Repubii'
osn senator, says the writer, noted ahKe
"for his vigorous Independence and his
rpopullrity In his own State, ssd," on
TIA. is! day OF Decen5e'
"The only euccess that was claimed ior
the adm uistrst!on last winter vas rs noa!l-
ci.l pol cy. Boutwell, was its right bower.
Now, ,le has Killed himself By his Synd'.
che operation. In which The Government
was s~Iodled for the ceneht Of 4 IL" ia'or
lie LanksIs. The nat!onai bapks tHs'
were !n The Syndicate drew checks CD ths11-
selves for The money to pay tor the oonus
t.cv ordered, and the checks were not palo,
III were deposited with tie banks that
dew them. They got the bonds without
cutting 10 & dollar Of money. The ola
binds lhtr already had deposited Ia tue
Treasury Wcre exchanged Tor new ones ana
the Syndicate got Three months meet en-
both sets. 1t was downright ROBBERY "
the Treasury, and IT Will have thcrousn
rhkiot, M hen Congress meets. There Is
No respect for law iii Grant or his CABINET.
J hu.> have been Gcne that Andy Johrsen
L.y,r dared attempt
Thu same senator said TINT II four Or five
0: the leading newspapers that are opposed
u GRAFT would lutte up"n any one 0!
dozen good men, and bring him prominent
~ before the people, CHANT could be beaten
easily.
Another (more conservative senator de-
c,lred tbn: he did no. believe GRANT could
bu defeated for the nomination, because
TIC ;.,crocs ard carret-baS2ers OF the Seuth
wauid give 20 him the southern States.
v u those States solidIg for him, it would
:! =: lake many northern votes to secure his
nomination. On this point we wish 10
re,nqrk' that the Republicans begin to see
how, in fixing upon the country al lncom.
retcut and sclvile body Of voters, they i'm
;,ar lucir own Independence and liberty.
%.l taelr power to l!berats themselves
:.5.l Il rcpulsve ruler! That senator
.t.,! The patronage Of the President was
H., ..rcgt tor the opposition to bis re.
.y.si ..uti0n. But still, be said, If reform 10.
c.u wiki TIC people, II would be iFreslstl-
bic, and GRANT, Of course, would have 10
:" 3Gt; but he did not think the papers
sud lew congressman could do the thing.
Iac.liu lies the mistake OF ;hi: Conserve.
tiv3. The wirc.workcrs lead the people.
he Gsy tor spontaneous action OF the peo-
r.o Is gone by. The press anu the polil.
Cans DO everything now.
4 Republican member Of the House az.
surcd the senator last spoken of that the
cDi.usit;oa to GRANT was much stronger
III. year than last; aEd after cri.icisins
gl-r,iy The administrative policy, especial
~ II, rrc:chcd appointments and its
;,fli;g towards the South, which the MEN,
bur pronounced 20 be wrong from the
t; ATT hs added that il GRANT bo renomi.
Da:tG . ref.rin party would be organized
"a.ro0g enough TO defeat him"
Few Democrats had arrived. Judge
TUufIA@ did not feel authorized to speak
Tar iAa Ohio Democrats. Mr.. Cox, Of New
KIRK, though in favor Of the "new de-
lsAr urc' and anxious to break away
,:o.a Tho traditions OF years." and set "out
% t.9 ,u:s." and put the Democrats i" en-
rai port with the bpiri, OF the times,' said
that Tue democratic party, mum ,ering
ace 100 voters, was too strong to give up
lis x ,tence yet, while the Old hickories
Of the .c-cst might lot be expected TO come
Gu, o the soil az once, they may "twlSt
lnI pend J." Il little and 60 In body for
.L1il man gs Judge TRCA9rLL, judge
UAvIs, or CRATE BROWN. Mr.. Cox said he
coua rot tell positively What would l,c
done, but he thought something would bc
developed in week or tHo.
1uiS is the purport Of the writer's COM
muDcation TO the Tribune. Thsl paper is
lmpatient 10 limit GRAHT TO one tenn. 1t
conouTs with the great maSg Of intelligent
people Ia tie Uuited States that General
GRANT IS not Il. President Of the United
htsle>, eitler In his personal or In his pub.
lie ch,ractcr. lie has degraded his office
by looking upon it as his private property,
10 be welded 10 the qualification OF his per-
SOCIAL aliultcs Nnti prcjud,ces, and especially
bis personal advantage. His appointments
have been. as the Republican quoted above
rad, -. wrctched." lie has endorsed and
certified 10 the honor Of MURPHY. who
made him pfiucely gifts, while no impartial
Nun can doubt that MURPHY Is one Of the
eoIup!eSt OF men. lie has taken into bis
FAVOR and confidence the most disreputable
vi party men, aud discarded those whose
good standing aud wisdom entitled them TO
Ii, respect and favor rs the best of advisers.
iAen, MAen You look 1T hin southern policy,
Ii has shown him to be utterly reckless OF
justice aud the peace Of the land, and de-
voted solely 10 his own ambition.
Ills patronage is great. and it is not won.
dsrtul, as We SEQ from the Washington let.
ter we have quoted that leading men, de-
picr!ng HI. election, should deem it next
II impossible to prevent his denomination
by tbs Republican Convention. With us
talrca cannot be much worse. 1t is with
the Nortn 10 get rid Of i man who dis