Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-01

perpleXlH8 proDfems ne ~"o w .,A,
in hand, Ii, was soon discovered thai
for his fature success be needed an
organized partisan support. 1t was
! easily had. The required alliances
| formed themselves by. natural gravi,
tation. Soon we find him snrroapd-
ed by political naanagers-tke Came
rons, the Chambers, the Mortcns, the
Conklings, the Buffers, ete.--Ieady
to do his work # he would da theirs
It was 49, sae
NATTER OF coNaENfAIlrY.
The interests Of the President and d
such political ehiettAins Identified
themselves without difficulty, he aid
ing them with The executive int nthence
in controlling their States for taem-
selves, and they giving their aid in
controlling the party for him, One
hand washed the other. This was
gradually developed into system,
all cooperation being wefcome, even
such as that Of Gov. Clayton in Ar
kansas. Then that peculiar party
deapotism grew.up which oatracisesd
everybody who refused to obey.'its
commands. It gave birth to a new
SORT Of party orthodoxy, whose first
| tenet it was that President Grant
must be reelected. - Opposition to
Grant constituted high treason against
the party, for which thera was no
quarter
The Senator dvelton this theme at
great length, using the strongest and
severest language that has been aimed
lat the President and his supporters.
However, after referring to the Prea-
dents nepotism, his appointmen*-of
Murphy, his fondness for personal
pleasure, such as that . &eshear from
time to time that the Administration
is out of town. and II have aetp-
ally seen foreign ministers in the capl-
tai Of the nation
LOOKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT
Of ths United States as for. a l,st
child or a horse strayed or stelen, F"
the Senator adds
Il will not wrong President Grant.
He is BY q means MONSTER OF MI.
makes use Of his official position to
suit his own convenience, regardless
of other interests. He does not sit
in bis closet a. designing usutper,
gioomily pondsring howjhe may sub
vert the free institutions Of the. Re-
public: neither does he ponder how
he may preserve them. He does not
ponder at all. He simply wants to
carry a point and Wen, as in the San
Domingo case, the Constitution hap
pens to.stand in. his way, he
JUST WALKS OVER IT.
lie does not mean to break down the
authority of the laws. He simply
wants them not to hamper him in his
designs. He does not mean system
atically to outrage the public sense of
decency by nepotism and low associa
tions to corrupt tie service and to
degrade our political liz. He only
wants TO make his relatives and ia
vorites comfortable, to associate with
men who are copgenial to him, and
take the best care of his interests
he can. He is not incapable of occa-
sioually. doing good thing. He pre-
fers a good appointment to a bad one,
other things being equal. He un-
doubtedly desires that affairs should
go we'll, his own welfare included.
Such is the character of his personal
government. We should be doing it
too much honor by calling it Caesar
ism. 1t is not inspired by any grand,
lofty and long:heated ambition. It is
ABSOLUTELY BARREN OFF IDEAS.
And originality, bare Of striking
achievements, void Of noble senti-
ments and inspiring example. 1t is
simply dull.and heavy stupid and
stubborn in its sel6shness.' y
After pursuing this subject still
further, and with some bitterness, the
Senator spoke of the apathy which
naturally follows period Of great
excitement, and declared that the Gin
cinnati Convention was the result of
A PoPULAE UPRISING
From such apathy; that it assumed
dimensions far beyond the ezpecta-
tions Of its origipators, and embraced
multitudes who were united by one
impulse to unite the whole American
people in th. bonds Of reconciliation
and fraternal feeling, and to shake off
personal government and party des-
potism. acknowledging that its ac-
tioq had caused Disappointment to
himself and to others, who wished
its declaration of policy as well as it's
candidates to he sAeh that the victory
of the movement would furnish an
administration approaching the idea
of good government as near as human
wisdom, integrity and earnest efforts
can carry it, he declared that be had
come deliberately to the conclusion
that
a. No. sossaBrLlEY EXISTED >. :.
To unite more fully all the forces
which the movement SHOULD have
gathered under its banners, apd ar:
gued that the overthrow of party des-
potism is the first thing needful to
any reform; THAT Mr.. Greeley would
have at his back no regular organiza.
ton, and. can win the support and
favor of the people only BY deserving
It. The tariff fsiosfners should learn
from tho enemies Of that cause, who
inIstinotiyely find their surest and
most natural bulwark in party
+ Which is controlled by organized sell
6shpess. Regarding
.c4YlhI. SERVICE E.E,7 .RBFeoaNH
The Senator presented the lstte5 Of
HORACE Greeley {already published in
the Chronicle 4 Sentlpell, which ae