The New York herald., 1871-12-28

A beyy OF malcontents and ''soreheads' in
thing under the sun. We have had them,
more or less, under almost every administra-
tion from Washington down. Under General
Jackson there was q remarkably abundant
crop; but Old Hickory's short method Of
dealing with soreheads was very effective and
satisfactory. Calhoun and his Southern NAL
contents, however, were at last too much for
Van Buren,. They killed him off and they
ruined poor Pierce and Buchanan. "Honest
Old Abe Lincoln" had q whole Cabinet Of
Presidential rivals and hostile intriguers but
he was a shrewd diplomat with hostile con-
spirators, and he SO quietly shelved them all
that even the Chief Justice to this day has not
discovered how it was done. General Grant,
in his turn, in his honest endeavors to satisfy
the country in the administration of the
affairs of his great Office, has raised up con-
siderable number of disappointed, disaffected
and plotting, hostile politicians. Conspicuous
among the leaders and trumpeters of these
anti-Grant republicans are Senator'S Sumner,
Fenton, Trumbull and Carl Schurz, Governor
Gratz Brown, Of Missouri, and Mr.. Greeley,
''our later Franklin" These men all have
one common object-the defeat of General
Grant for the Presidential succession. But
what is their budget of grievances? Let us
see.
Beginning with Mr.. Sumner, his case against
General Grant is as decisive as was the split
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his friend, Mr.. Motley, as our Minister at
London, chose rather to follow the advice Of
Mr.. Sumner ON those Alabama claims than
the instructions of Mr.. Fish, So Mr.. Motley
was recalled, ''and that's the way the fray
began" Mr.. Sumner for this personal offence
was bound to have satisfaction. Hence his ter
rible onslaughts upon the administration in ref
erence to the st. Domingo annexation scheme.
Next this hot quarrel cut off all personal
communications between Mr.. Sumner, even
as Chairman on Foreign Relations In the
Senate, and the Department of State; and, az
this condition of things was simply intolera-
BILE, the Senate itself settled the difficulty by
removing Mr.. Sumner and by putting a
chairman in his place who had no objection to
confer in person with Mr.. Fish on our foreign
affairs. This, then, Is the case Of Mr..
Sumner and his budget Of grievances. He
accordingly desires of all things the defeat of
General Grant as candidate for another
Presidential term. 'Sich," says Sam Slick,
sis human mater"
Mr.. Fenton aspired to and expected the
control of the spoils and plunder of the New
York. Custom House, and, failing in this ex-
pectation, and outraged beyond enduranc in
seeing his colleague, the amiable Conkling,
with ''Tom Murphy" master of the situation,
what else was left to the sorely offended
Fenton but revenge against Grant, Conkling,
Murphy and all concerned? Is this, then,
small matter? Have we not seen that in
managing the New York republican party Mr.
Fenton, without the spoils OF the Custom
House, can do nothing? And is this not ex-
actly the case with Mr.. Greeley, as Mr..
Fenton's right bower? or course, then, il is
perfectly clear to Mr.. Fenton that the saliva
ton of the country requires the defeat Of
General Grant; and, Of course, Mr.. Greeley
is convinced that, unless we reduce General
Grant to one term, the country will be ruined d,
and every man in New York will have to ego
out West and buy farm"
Mr.. Trumbull's grievances date back to
Andy Johnson's impeachment. This gentle
man from Illinois was one Of the seven repub-
lcan Senators whose votes on the impeach-
ment resolutions saved poor johnson, and he
is the last one of the seven left in the Senate.
General Grant played different role in that
impeachment, and from that day to this Trum-
bull, to the eyes of Grant and the great body
of the impeaching republicans, has been un-
der cloud Mr.. Trumbull accordingly, as
republican, goes for a new departure In the
Presidential succession. General Grant has
not invited him into his confidence, and that is
enough
Mr.. Schurz was elected to the Senate by the
republicans as goodwill Offering to the pow
erful German element of Missouri. With this
element at his back Mr.. Schurz they say, did
not stand upon ceremony in demanding Of
General Grant the lions share of the marshals,
district attorneys, postmasters, revenue as
SCISSORS, collectors, &C., in Missouri. But
General Grant, having different idea Of
'ciyil service REFORM" failed to come up to
the great expectations" Of Mr.. Schurz.
Ditto In the case of Governor Brown. So there
was a republican bolt in Missouri, headed by
Brown and Schurz, whereby the State was
turned Jver to the democrats and General
Frank Blair was elected to the Senate in place
of Grant republican. But this has not sat-
isfed the great revenge Of Mr.. Schnrz, and so
he goes for applying his Missouri policy to the
whole United States. He Is determined to
make General Grant feel that Carl Schurz is
somebody, and that where he sits is the head
of the table.
Such, then, are the grievances and the jim
anirinn inntiYea of fhAAa anti Grant ranuhli-