The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-18
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NEW YORK, December 13.
Perhaps you have noticed the gradual
change in the tone of The Tribune towards
the Grant administration. Its hostility be-
comes more marked every day. 1t Is drifting
into opposition. Heretofore it has proposed TO
be the Republican party organ par excellence.
t. recognized tie party headship of the Prcsi-
dent though it differed with him about the
propriely of some of his official acts. Now 1t
does not hesitate to call in question the idel-
ity of Mr.. Grant to the party, and 1t permits
itss If to Indulge in doubts Of his capacity and
honesty as President. 1t goes out Of its way
TO attack with characteristic bitterness the
senators and Ofice-holders who are conspicu-
ous as the political and personal friends OF his
EXcellency.
Events in Washington must necessarily give
disiinctness and shape to o Republican fac
lion in opposition TO Grant. The thin part OF
The wedge has entered the party 10 the shape
of Senator Ttumbull's resolution for an i1yes-
tigation into the abuses of the departments
In the Republican senatorial caucus III wash
iDgton last night an attempt was made by the
administration senators 10 smother the reso-
luton on The ground that any exposure of Of
ficial shortcomings will hurt the party In the
coming campaign. We have the Tribune'S re-
port oil the caucus proceedings, and the Trl-
bune's editorial comment that "in the Senate
Republican caucus an unfortunate and mis-
taken sensiliveness upon the subject OF exarl-
inatirns into alleged public abuses was ma. Il
tested by some Over-anXious senators. TIE
country will hold 10 q strict reckoning any
man who, while ready TO applaud inyestiga-
tions into municipal corruption in New York,
or State abuses at the South, shall seem 10
stop short when the affairs OF the national ad-
minstra,ion become The subject of inquiry"
The acrimonious debate in caucus, between
the Reform aud Administrator senator's, led
to no decision last night, and Is 10 be con-
tinued at another mee.ing tonight. The
Grant men will, of course, win aud the Re
formers will virtually bOlt-that Is. they will
decline to abide by the decision Of The caucus,
and will seek, with the aid OF the Democratic
senators, TO push tine investigation resolution
lhroueh the Senate. This will be an open
declaration of war against the administration,
and il is difficult 10 see how the final split be-
tween the factions iu tie Republican ranks
can then be postponed. The l tribune attempts
senator's 'who may be depended upon
to act independently on all questions"
or in other words, who are the anti.
admiuistraiionists. 1t names Sumner, Schurz,
Trumbull, Fenton; Logan, of Illinois; Upton,
of Nebraska; Hill, OF Georgia; Alcorn, OF Mis-
sissippi; Ferry. of Connecticut; Lewis, Of Viz
ginia; Rice, Of Arkansas; Sprague, of Rhode
Island; Spencer, of Alabama, and Sawyer and
Robertson, of South Carolina-ffteeu In all. 1t
might have added Mr.. Patterson, of New
Hampshire, who Is known to sympathize
strongly with Mr.. Trumbull's action. and Cen
eral West, of Louisiana, who belongs to the
auti-brother-in-law Casey faction In that Stale.
These. with the fifteen Democratic sena ors,
will not give the anti adminis,rationisLs q ma
jority in the Senate. but the combination will
leave Mr. Grants friends in majority so
small that faction lines will have 10 be tightly
drawn and the struggle will be intensified.
The snutbed Iniernationalists have resolved
to parade on Sunday next, whether the police
smile upon them or not. They have abandon
ed the wire resignation which promised to
gain for them. the honOIs of mariyrdom and
the sympathies Of the community, and are
carrying matters with high hand. They
threaten to arm themselves and shed the
blood OF the policemen who dare TO Interfere
with their procession. The city press almost
without exception has condemned The action
OF the police authorities; bnt it Will be equal
ly severe on the Communists II they bid def
ance to the law. If they behave themselves
discrectly, public opiuion will force the police
comm sSioners to rescind superintendent
KelsG's order, and the Reds may have the
reddest kind Of a display ON Christmas. The
accounts published in the papers OF the last
hours of the heroic Rossel have aroused so
much sympathy and admiration for The man,s
that there are doubtless thousands Of people
who do not belong 10 the InternaliOnale who
would be glad to swell the throng honoring
his names.
Fred Douglass has taken 10 the lecture field
In benalf Of Mr.. Grants st. Domingo JOB, and
appe .red last night before New York au.
dence at Steinway Hall. Fred, perhaps. is
honest in thinking that the annexation of
another negro State would be a good thing for
this country but there is probably some am
bilious project lurking behind his desire 10
see the star spangled banner floating over the
island. He thinks the cause OF the decay Of
the prosperity of st. Domingo Is Latin mot
negro) rule. He sees no reason why Saxon
civilization and Professionalism should fail too.
Fred. was enthusiastically applauded, the
Federal Office holders of mo city performing
the office Of clacquers.
The failure OF the Ocean Bank was the SEN
sation in financial ci.> es yesterday, and was
used by the ''bears" 10 depress stocks. The
bank was broken into and robbed by burglars
few years ago. but though 1t suffered severe
ly from that misfortune, the real cause of its
failure was something worse. 1t had the
Tammany blight upon 1t, and since Tammany
las gone down, all that had any connection
with IL have been following into the m9.-
strom. William NJ. Tweed was one Of the
directors. When Tweed's troubles began, de-
posltor became alarmed and many withdrew
their deposits. This crippled the bank, and
for some time it has been unable to keep up
lis credit with the Clearing House. This Is
not the only rotten banking Institution Ia
New York, and other failures are certain to
follow.
John Broueham's Few play OF "John Garth"
forDdcd On +. w. Robertson's recent novel
of True TO Herself,n was brought out at Wal
lacks last night, and was success. BroUgham
has done something towards founding the
original American drama, and Daily is helping
him. 1t is indisputaole that the most atlrac- |
tive plays come from abroad, but the success
of '!Divorce" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre is
proof that Americans will patronze original
productions when there is merit in them. Un
fortunately for the nativism Of BrOugham's |
and Daly's pieces, the plots are borrowed from |
English society novels. The American Sheri- |
dan Is yet to come. NYM.