Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-15
RADICAL DTSSOLVING VIEWS


4 There is screw loose in the Radica
party, and it has become a party of fac
tons. In New York they have thG
Greeley and the Corkling factions. In
Alabama they have the Spencer and the
Warner factions. In Pennsylvania they
have the Cameron and the Geary fac.
tons. In Louisiana they have The War
mouth and the Dunn (negro) factionq,
rapidly drifting into white and negro fac.
tons. In North Carolina they hsve
the Holden and Caldwell factions.
In Ohio they have the Shsr-
man and fisherman factions.
In Missouri they have the McClurg and
the Grsiz Brown factions. In Illinois
they have the Trumbull and Logan fac
tons. In Virginia they have the Porter
and the Louis factions. In Massachu-
sets they have the Butler and the anti
Butler factions. In Arkansas they have
the Mcdonald and Clayton factions.
There is q screw loose in the Radical
party of the West, and some of its i'm
portant pieces are falling away from the
main structure. Gen. Schurz is opposed
to the Morton, Grant programme. He
thinks it too small and narrow for intel
ligent men to stand upon at this time. The
legislation of the country, as mapped out
by Morton and Butler docs not suit him.
Senator Trumbull is also upon the war
path, and in Fourth of July speech st
Galesburg, Illinois, he arraigned the aG
ministration for several most serious
offenses. He condemned the exercise of
the war power in time of peace. He
said that attempts had been made to ClOthe
the Executive with too much power, and
that Capitalization was the great danger
of the Republic. He pronounced
local governments to be "safeguards
of liberty" and insisted that the Federal
Government is only needed to protect
the citizen. To heal the wounds of the
South, liberal and kindly action on the
part of the general government was need
ed. II is quite evident that the West is
tired of General Grant. In every direc-
ton the leaders are tearing each other 70
pieces. The party managers are hard up
for subject for agitation, through which
to draw these factions from their wrang-
ling. Their last hope was the KuKIux,
but that once promising scheme is fast
vanishing away as the KuKlux Commit |
tee proceed with their investigation in
Washington. Wendell Phillips recently |
gave his idea of the dissolving views # |
Rsdicalism as follows:
'Ifths Government don't 90 something |
with the Ku- Klux before December, l |
don't see much hope for the Republican |
rNSAIielnUe4eI ,rIutnpns. .fhe Repi1bJjcan
party is like an Old family-au It's merits
are under the ground; all their merits are
10 history. The Republican party isa ghost
hunting the grave of its departed strength.
NOW II 1t would put down the Ku-Klux
With strong hand, or if it would open on
new career by emancipating the white
aborer as it has the black, then it would
axe the front rank as it has done, But
they succeed in driving out of the are
Ia all the live issues, the Democrats are
'etter managers than they are, and will
ecuTe the government. 1t is only when
We issues come 10 be dealt with that the
ucleus Of the Republican party is eff
lent. must say that in the division of
&c spoils the Democrats are q great deal
otter than they are.