New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-07

Boutwell, in the act Of black mailing hon
est claimants against the government
They afterward went to New York, and
one of them being journalist, took advan-
tage Of his position and some courtesies
that were consequently shown him, and as
Stunning to represent Commissioner Pleason-
ton, who was then superseded, deceived the
New York publishers by offering them It's
sues Of falsehoods about Secretary Bout
well. They privately gave out that they
were pursuing that course upon an under
standing had between PleasOntOn and
Grant, that if public sentiment could be
created against Boutwell,, enough to force
him to resign, that the latter would make
things smooth for Pleasonton, in which
event, Of course, it would have been all
right with the journalist who disgraced the
profession to which he claimed to belong.
Meantime, the Senate met and confirmed
Mr. Douglass, the present Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, ignoring the PleasOnton
imbrOgliO altogether PleasOntOn then dis
covered that his friend Grant had deceived
him, and had advised the Senate to confirm
Douglass. Grant was urged to do 90 by
Quartermastcr General Rufas Ingau, who
was chiefly instrumental in getting Pleason-
ton appointed commissioner in the first
place. PleasOntOn didn't keep faith with
Ingall on the New York Central railroad
tax question, hence Ingalls, action referred
to. The fact is that Grant, in nearly all
the bureaus of the several departments of
the government, has been surrounded by
Just such corrupt combinations as this to
which | have alluded. PleasOntOn is out
of it altogether now, and is an indepen-
dent railroad president. My impression is
that he will not allow L. S. Grant and Ru-
tas lngall, and their rings in Washington
and New York, to brand him as a base liar,
as they have done about his letter to
SchU ~, without responding. 1t is believed
that PleasontOn has it in his power to show
that President Grant was CTiminally cor
rupt in Office while the former was commits
siOner. If 50, General PleasOntOn would
render the State great service by coming
forward. Circumstances all go to confirm
PleasOntOn's statement to Senator Schurz
as to Grants wishes on the San Domingo
job 1t was in accordance with the written
agreement made between Baez and Bah
cock in behalf Of the President. The dis
tinct understanding in that agreement was
that the President should use his ''infU-
ence" with. members of Congress to carry
out the corrupt compact made between
Baez and BabcOck.
As l fOreshadOwed in this correspondence,
Charles Sumner has announced himself for
Greeley in an appeal to the COlOred men of
the United States This document is dated
yesterday, the twenty-ninth, and will be
telegraphed to every part Of North Caro-
lima to-day. Mr. Sumner traces the ante
cedcnts Of Greeley and Grant with a search
Ha.fy HE 1T,
Tic and flaming pen, Horace Greeley rises
into prominence as even talented, strong
and consistent man, living for mankind,
while L. 5. Grant dwindles from the re-
puted military chiettain down to the selfish
gift-taker and nepOtist-living for himself
alone.
The rejoicing here tonight among all
classes over this last bOmbshell thrown into
tho OihCeholders camp. is great beyond
measure. THAT is worth one hundred thou
sand votes to Greeley exclaimed a financial
man in Broad street, when he heard that
Sumner had spoken. Yes, added a by
stander, "and it is justice alike to Greeley
and the COlOred people. He has been their
strongest friend from the start and has
fought their great battle in lis great paper"
An old Democrat, after reading the head
ing to a dispatch tonight, Sumner sup
ports Greeley, shouted "Bully for Sumner,
,
Mr.. Greeley, who has been in Brooklyn
all day, is very much gTatihcd at the tho
rough Justice pervaGiug Mr., Summers de-
cisiOn. Mr.. Greeley never doubted that
at that the proper time he would do Just as
he has done. The next movement by Mr..
Sumner will probably be to accept the invi-
tatiOn of the leading men of Massachusetts,
who have invited him to speak in Faneuil
Hall. lie has been invited to 20 South, and
it is not certain that he will not do so. The
position taken by MI Sumner that he does
not 90 over to the Democracy by voting for
his old auti-slavery frined Horace Greeley,
and that Mr.. Greeley does not become a
Democrat by accepting the Democratic
nomination, will, Of course, excite some
discussion by the timid and sOTe-headed
politicians who have nothing else to do in
this campaign. Mr.. Sumner allude5 to the
time when he, as a Massachusetts Free
Soiler, joined the coalition formed of Free
Sellers and Democrats, and says that be-
cause he was elected to the United States
Senate by Democratic votes that he
was "nO less faithful as Free
Soiler' That is true. 1t is also true,
which illustrates the Senator's point, that
the Democrats have gone over to Mr.. Gree
lev; that the coalition referred to, which
was formed in 1850, embraced such Demo
Gratis as Boutwell, and Banks, who never
returned to the Democratic party. But Mr..
Sumner Omits, or evadcs, one great fact
the difference in th9 political situation of
the country between now and then. That
was a coalition formed specially for local
State purpose, but the shTeWd Free Sellers
took advantage of the situation and made
some excellent national capital out of it.
They gave away nearly the whole of the
which was that MIR. Sumner should be
United States Senator; that George S.
Boutwell, Democrat should be Governor
of the State; that Nathaniel p. Banks
should be Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and that Henry Wilson should
be President Of the Senate. The Demo
cratic GriswOlds and Wing birds were also
provided for. There was no national ques-
ton directly involved. Senator Sumner went
to the Senate untrammeled as a Free SOier,
and the great work of his life against the
slave power commenced in earnest His
work, comparatively speaking, was before
him Mr.. Boutwell, assumed the duties of
Governor as an unpledged Democrat. with
nothing but the black issues OF slavery
which it tenaciOusly clung TO, inviting him
to remain. This he declined to do, leaving
politics altogether for several years. and
accepting the Office Of secretary of the
board Of education of the State. But
nevertheless there existed a deep gulf at
that time between the Free Sellers and the
Democratic party. Their pathways were
in different directions. How changed is
the position now. All the causes of diyi-
sion existing then have been removed
Not one of them remain. New questions
are before the people The Liberal Re
licaus and the Democrats have agreed
to turn their backs upon the errors
and mistakes of the past in a
common effort to save a common
country. They are both facing the
bright future upon q platform about
which there Is NO dispute, and with
standard-bearer whose name is the syn