The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-17
WEDNESDAY EvE'G, APRIL II, 1872.


WHAT nothing else c0uld nave ao,ie'eu
in generation, the profiigacy ana oespor
ism Of the Grant administration has accom-
nfshed in presidential term. The WHITE
vote of the South is welded into SOLD
mass of Just resentment against him.
And he and the craftier creatures VINO
lacked his power as he lacked their bralhs,
have so alienated the intelligence ana patri-
otism Of his party at the North that ne IS
smitten in the house of his friends win
blows infinitely more damaging, because
infinitely more eliminating than those un,
der which Mr.. Clay ground John Tyler anu
his own party into dust thirty years ago.
Enquirer.
The Enquirer blows hot and cold almost
in the same breath. In the very issue
before Illuminating this last about the
"prohigacy and despotiSm of the Grant
Administration" it spoke of the Federal
mower as resting so lightly on the neck OF
Virginia as to be scarcely perceptible, while
now (only one day intervening) its despot-
ism is SO intolerable that the entire white
vote of the South is welded into "solld
mass Of lust resentment against it. 1t
would never do for our contemporary to
visit the ,Satw in pursuit Of the wisdom
it so much needs, for that clever myth o.
antiquity had such a just adherence o
blowing hot and cold in the same breath
that he would certainly have kicked hin
out of his cave with cloyen hoof, which
would be anything but courteous edl
torial reception in these days.
Of the ''proAigacy" of the Administra
ton, the Enquirer is equally emphatic
the assertion of its existence, without, how
ever, making any specific charges in tha
direction, Or dealing in anything more tina
the broadcast generalities, which reall
mean nothing and are intended to mea
nothing. Sevefal attempts have recent
been made by the most INSCRIPTIONS a
cusers of the President to fasten son
specific act of profigacy in the expent
ture of the public moneys upon the A
ministration, but the Enquirer knows he
summarily these have failed, and he
completely they have fizzled out, on invt
tigation. It hardly COMFORTS with the dig
ty Of respectable journalism to repeat su
charges as these, even in the general W
in which they are presented by our &C
temporary. If the Enquirer believes
Administration to be "prohigate," wit
out any evidence to substantiate the ia
let it make its charge as matter OF Del
simply, and not as matter of fact. Vi
one editor has thus far ventured to 81
stantiatc any charges of profigacy agar
the Administration, and our contempor'
kaows how effectually he was ground il
powder by the operation.
But when our neighbor comes to rail
like street drab against the man
ground the Southern rebellion into dr
branding him as "creature" lack
"brains," etc., etc., we are disposed to
the railing go on, and produce what ell
it may upon the public mind. This sor
accusation is too distempered to hurt a
body but the party indulging in it.
give even the Democrats, to say nothing
the Conservatives, of Virginia, the credl
having more brains than to be affected
this sort of railing. General Grant will
taken very good care Of in the "house
his friends" any solicitude on the par
the Enquirer to the contrary not"
standing. This much is already settled
the delegates elected to the Philadell
Convention, where there will be at leas
much intelligence and patriotism as vii
likely to find its way into the Cincin
gathering, upon which our contempor
hangs so many illusory hopes.