The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-19


COCK OF THE PuILAD ELpHIA PRESS WHInn-
ING TOWARDS CINCINNATI. "A Now York
correspondent writes letter to tho Lou
isville Courier Journal, which we copy,
head lines and ALL as an opinion upon
the political situation in Philadelphia
aud the State:
don't know what you think Of the
great Colonel Forney, Of tho "Two
Daily Papers," but [ know that you
must understand that he is shurp poll
ticnl weather-cock, as we'll as good fel.
low personally, Il splendid diuncr-fecder,
IL grand rclator of stories, voluble ma
chine-writer, and u man, in short who
plnsters over everybody-Greeley and
Grant, Sumner and Logan, the Lord
aud tho Dovil-and who IL sure to be in.
if possible, on the last quarter stretch,
with the winning side.
Well, yOn see how it Is the great Colo
mel is III DISTRESS 1t looks ;ts if nc was
trying. i'll his primrose way, to blow up
the Grant machine in Pennsylvania. He
is ''rcgrelting" that Pennsylvania must
be lost IN October unless the orgnniza-
ton is chang gcd-unlrss uurtranst is
withdrawn. This sineans mischief. of
course. In other words, it means that
Forncy is preparing either to quit the
Grant ship, or else to give snch strong
windward tokens as will not be over
looked by honest Horace when the
s!ouchel hat and white coat shall walk
the quartcr-dcck, axe in hand, to lop off
nll bud grow,hs on the political tree
Those figures are mixed, but let it go.
rho withdrawal of Hartrauit must burst
Pcnnsy lvania matters quite Is surely as
II the said lIurtrunft remain on the
track. Now Is not the time to swap
horses. Forney, it seems, is advising
tho same course in Pennsylvania. (lnd
for the same object that Grant & Co.
advise for tho Baltimore Convcntiou-
i. G IL change Of front. Wonderful, this
military eru! How it infccts civilians
with "nlnk movements" aud "ttratcgyI"
Now, this fact is very significant one,
because F"rnry is equal to Pepys i'll tue
diary way. Iuu can always see i good
deal which is behind the scenes by watch
ing Col" Forney. Up to the time
when King Grant attended Furncy's
celebrated stag party in Philadelphia,
Forncy was rebeilious. He disliked The
Grant administration at the outset He
felt little snubbed and neglected. But
inc gathered some backbone from the
Philadelphia coilecto,ship. Still that.
you know. was all appointment far below
Forney's aspirations. 70 be honest
about it. Col. Forncy would have made
an acceptable Postmaster General. He
always swallowed Grant good deal az
Pistol ate the leck.
When, therefore, we see Forney who,
only IL few years ago, hnd quite IL scnsa-
tional reconciliation with tho venerable
Cameron-now. as he dies, pitching into
him (et tn, BRIDE! him who is Grants
! corner stone, Grants club, with which
he struck down Sumner)-how shall we
account for tho milk in the cocoanut?
What IS the philosophy, learned Theban,
OF Forney's assault-ferca assault-on
the white-haired Grant Cameron, which
appears to-day?
The trick is sLrewd one. Forney is
cunning fellow, after all. and it's very
hard to cheat him in the game OF party
politics.
| Is Grant defcAted-ah, if Forney had
not stirred up the October muss in Penn
sylvania how would it have been there?
Is Grnnt elected? who goes louder for
Grant than does tho Colonel?