The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-14
u.,,,n,,cans and the Presidency.

Republicans and the Freslu0 ,,,sased
TO- cincinnati Gazette is mucn p'o A.
~, tho manner In which MIR. JON 80 .".
-. candidate for Governor '' .,,t
IT,. a, the recent election 'n
CO. conducted the campaign "iiu IT,;
noae, as vice.PresIdent CotFAA -. n~' NH
n,a,ed his intention to wlthdra" ,.om ~
ncIne tina: HARLAs be the Repuo..s n, nvn
is'r vice.pres,dent at the next ha''onat
e'e T.a 1;,cinnati Commercial, plain talk
-. nswener. has no idea Of duck'ng 70 MT.
Cn,y,. " neither Mr.. CoLFAx withdra"s
Or not. that paper says the field is open 70
The nomination Of anybody that is deemed
most available and proper. 1t evidently
has no idea Of permitting Mr. CoLFAx 10
shut or open the door to u successor "
himself as it suits him.
The Commercial goes further anu We,
clares both the Office Of President anu
Vice. President to be open for nominations
..Tbe field Is open. The bars are oil down
The woods.pasture is Free" says that pa
per, and 1t adds:
oIn several OF the most important sta.eS
II Ia plain that the Republicans canho : su.'
coed with Grant at the head OF Ine ',uM a,,s
Other important States have oeen ,inue
donh,fuI ty the peculilrities OF the Aohl!n-
i.tration. We speak of States that w,tn
fair NAV and fair field are reliably nc
publican"
This is frank, and very true. ASSUMING
that GRANT was forced upon the parry oe-
cause no man was presented ""ho seeiiieu
sufficiently prominent for the place. II
goes on to say that HARLAN, having gained
national reputation by his recent canvass
ia an eligible candidate for the fresi
dency. and proposes that his name DC
taken into consideration by the party WIN
reference to the highest office IN the NATION.
With regard to General GRANT the Com
mercial but speaks the sentiment OF large
norton of the Republican party ana many
of the leading Republican edltors' VINO
have not the boldness to speak out Us tlla'
naper does. The recent forcible manner I'D
which the Presidents officials put down q
wing of the Administration party IN Nc"
Orleans has upquestionaby very much IN
censed those who take exceptions 10 nls
policy, and have independent opinions
about the kind of men with whom he mas
filled the public offices. They see 10 the
armed Intervention of the Federal Execu'
tive to put down the dissatisfied Republl-
cans in New Orleans an outrage upon all
who are independent enough to differ IN
any respect from the President; ana lhey
behold the iron hand that may grlp them'
too. by the throat il they become TOO Tree
in their cepsures of the Administration ana
its fayorites.
GREELEY but expresses the feeling OF
great body of Republicans when he de-
plores the armed interference III the parry
Convention ut New Orleans, and the holo'
ing that Convention i'm the Custom house
as q trick to justify the introduction OF
United States troops in the bulldlnS Inc
trick indeed only makes the case worse.
The national buildings are not tue places
for primary party meetings; aud the out
rage upon true Repubicanism and the lid
erty of the people is made two-fold there:
by.
GREELEY borders upon disingenuous-
ness in hoping that the outrage was not
ordered by the President, as he thus opens |
the way for the President to escape
from responsibility, when the wrong
could not have been perpetrated had
previous orders aud instructions not
afforded license to the Marshal and
other subOrdinates to use the power
of the Government to bolster up their
own power. Under what President
that has lived could such high-handed
proceeding have taken place? The nature
of the offence precludes the idea that re-
sponsibility for it can be evaded by the
Executive in Washington. The act is q
part of the kuklux machinery designed 10
intImidate opposition to the Admlnlstra-
ton, no matter from what source anu tue
MarshaPs instructions no douot cieariy
authorized him to call in the troops 10
crush out the malcontents under WAR
MOUTH and PINoABEcK. Gen. GRANT snouio
be held responsible it is Impossible That
he can be guiltless in the premises.
1t would be strange indeed If these
sources of discomfort were to be dried up.
We conjecture that they will increase in
volume. We shall probably see the lone
term" principle revived with great earnest.
ness among Republicans. 1t is safe rule,
and necessary for the protection Of the na-
ton against the abuse of power by Presi-
dent to ensure his reelection-a kind of
abuse which, at some day not remote, may
be extended to control the results of cleo
lions for more than two terms.
We cannot too earnestly impress it upon
all the friends of peace and harmony and
faithful administration to be united and
prudent; to discourage party and sectional
passions, and to stand as one man, ire
spectiye Of party distinctions, for the coun-
try, giving up all personal and party preju-
dices for the safety and welfare Of the ma
ton. The period is propitious for deliver.
ance, but all may be lost by folly.
Intercourse with the West.
In fha loon, columns of the Dsn1fch of