The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-20

ANOTHER LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE FROM
GRANr.-The Chicago Tribune publishes
the following:
ExEoUTIvR MANSION,
WAsH1NaToN, June s, 1872.
GENTLEMEN OF MY CONVENTION: It
has signally pleased gracious and be.
nigned Providence so to order the revo-
lutions OF the heavenly bodies as to
cause again to recur the quadriennial
period at which the nation may appro.
priately acknowledge and ratify my oon-
tnuanoe in power. We rejoice to recog-
nize and reward the loyaity of your
party TO ourselves, nnd to our affection
ate cousins OF the Presidential family.
You will learn with pride that, not only
in this country, but in Europe, the Exc
outive rank is appreciated in novel and
gratifying manner. The Prince Frede.
rick Dent, our her-apparent, ia now SO.
jonrning at the various palaces OF ulster
governments, escorted by the chief
officer of the army and a numerous
retinue; the presence and grateful recep-
ton Of another member of our family
by the British Queen is also well oalcu-
lated to facilitate the peaceful settlement
OF the Alabama claims. Should the con-
tinuing appreciation Of the American
people approximate to that shown by
the Republicans of England two centu-
ries ago toward General Cromwell, whose
training as q tanner aminently fitted him
for auppressing all opposition in his
party, it is possible that our republican
court may yet rival in its possession OF
oil the comforts of social life and its
general hilarity and good humor the
Court of Louis XIV, Of France, some
times called the magnificent.
at present it is our gracious pleasure
to inform the Convention that, consider
ing the circu instances, we are personally
doing as we'll as can be expected. The
unanimous vote of the trump" defeat
ing the payment of the Ohorpenning
claim ($433, ,000) after it had been care.
fully nursed by our executive serenity
and our secretaries for four years, and
after we had peremptorily ordered it
paid, was an impoverishing blow to the
finances of the Administration, nnd indi.
Gates the ungenerous tendency OF certain
restless and misohievons opponents Of
the party to reduce it's great opponents
to the scanty pittance afforded by our
meagre salaries. In this disaster we are
consoled by the complete SUCCESS of one
OF our most able secretaries in extracting
from the Treasury the sum of 500, 900 in
the Secor claims, and $500, QUO on the
Roach contract, besides other very fair
transactions, known as the Governor
claims, &c. Both these we're instances
OF the executive prerogative, without
the tedious and unsatisfactory interposi-
ton of the laws delay. They show how
rapidly "constitutions are not made, but
grow" under an Executive which ever
keeps its eye steadily directed to the
main chance. It is not impossible that,
by judioious extension of our Execu-
tive prerogative, the taxpayers muy, at
an early period, be relieved of the ex-
pense of sustaining Congress altogether,
and may vest the sovereignty where it
can be exercised with the most unity of
oounsels in the Chief Magistrate alone.
The failure of the San Domingo
treaty. SO judiciously arranged by our
aide-de camp, Gen. Babcock. backed up
by reasonable display of force in the
Haytien waters, under three naval
officers, also occasions regret to choice
circle OF enterprising spirits, who had in
tended to realize in profits, on raising
sugar, the $50, 900, 900 year or so which
have heretofore gone to the Government
in the form OF revenue. AS thie step
would depopulate the negro republic of
San Domingo, it was opposed by sundry
philanthropio gentlemen, who conceived
that tue interests of the blacks of Hayti
should prevail over the pecuniary well
fare of loyal friends of the Executive,
who have served their country nobly in
past transactions in cotton on both sides
OF the line. I have expelled from the
Republican party these cynical and dan
gerous men, who attempt in this manner
to limit the field of private enterprise,
when the Government is trying to keep
it from languishing. Of course, you
will pass some resolution approving the
expulsion OF these incendiaries and
maintaining the unity of the party in
the bonds Of peace.
Itgives US sincere pleasure to announce
that our chief effort has been to prove
that the humblest capacity iu the naIion
is adequate to the performance of the
highest duties of craftsmanship. Not
many great, not many mighty have 1
called to aid me in my task, if so it can
be called. have followed the Divine
and Apostolic example of choosing the
weak men Of this country to confound
the men that are wise. They have done
it TO nv cOm Dlata antisfnction Soma