New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-21

the carpet bagging State governments which
he has fostered in the South; others on the
unforgotten and unforgiven indignity per
petrated upon Charles Sumner; others on
the unwarrantable interferences by the fed
eral government with State politics, as for
instance the incursion of the New York
custOmhouse into the Syracuse con-
vention; others on the shameful way in
which Grant has scattered offices among bis
relatives, and accepted gifts for himself;
others for the trucking jugglery with which
he, or his chief supporters for him, have
played the double game OF being both
friends and enemies OF civil service re-
form: and others for the unblushing at
tempts of the administration, by it's 6O, 600
office-holders, to renominate and re-elect it.
self. All these grievous and manifold rea.
sons are operating within the breasts OF
resolute and aroused Republicans, and are
setting one-half the party into determined
antagonism against candidate whom they
will not accept for a second time. They are
earnest in their opposition, and will not be
brow-beaten into compliance. Let the Presl-
q private refuge from q gathering wrath
which is getting ready, like Milton's engine,
"t0 smite once and smite no more"
Better thousand times keep the Repub-
Ecan party whOle-a compact and irreslstl-
BILE unit-under candidate whom all its
voters can support, than compel sever
ance of the general mass into two opposing
sections, one of which expects the co-opera-
ton of former enemies who may or may
not keep the friendly faith which they are
said to have pledged. Had we the man
agement of the coming campaign; could
we sit awhile near enough to the fountain
head to direct the channel of the stream,
we would say, let the President fulfil the
promise which he made to his friends at the
outset, and be mOdestly content with a. sim
gle term; let him instruct his present parti-
sans to cease dividing the Republican party
over such tritie as one mans name let
the nominee at Philadelphia be Republi-
can against whom there is no such bristling
hostility as now points its fatal criticisms :.
against Grant and let the whole army of
Republican voters go forward under one
banner, without cause for division and with
out risk of defeat.
The Democratic party would then have
no other resource than to nominate ticket
Of its own. and march with certain tread
into the jaws of death. The Republican
triumph would be complete and overwhelm-
ing. The new Administration would thus
not only be clothed with substantial power,
but would De freed from all obligations to
listen to Democratic cOunsels, or to be-
stow its patronage on Democratic apph-
cants. All the evils (if there be any) which
a coalition with the Democratic party
would then, like the sores of the Samaritan,
be "passed by on the other side"
The situation is critical. 1t admits of but |
two solutions. One is Grants withdrawal
from the field, and the consequent solid and |
victorious union of both wings of the Repub- |
ican party. The other is Grants renomi- |
nation, and the consequent division of the |
party into two opposing fronts, one of |
which (if necessary is determined to join |
with its reconciled foes in justifable war
fare against its unfriendly friends. As. be- !
tween these two courses, common sense |
dictates the ptopriety of Grants abandon
ment of the denomination, inasmuch as this |
simple act on his part would preserve the |
unity of a party which otherwise will 60 |
ambition to the public good9 Perhaps not.
If not, then nothing remains save what Mr.. !
Greeley styles 1.-THE Cincinnati convention
and its consequences"