The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-12

Tho Republican party is breaking GOWN O
,,s own weight. II has grown 100 great II
.,,,m,ors and embraces too many con''lctins
,,o,sonal claims andambitionS. Asenormot
=. ,rc thc patronage and the jobs Of Govern
,,,r,, hu, small portion o, the partisan
can be cratiticd, and those who sec and know
thr extent Of favors and gains cnloyed y!
others. become discontinued and rrbe''''uS
They do not understand why the rewards '''
rartv devotion should lie so nncq'ni' "''
trihutcd. With means so inadequate !" ~
ward thc immense army of followers "noS'
following is from the hope OF gam Inc. 'n'''
I've great disappointment, great o'sS'.i2'"
t,op and in a multitude aSitatcd u! SUCH 'ee'-
.,,.un ,u., I've extensive dcS,rtion upon
the first opportunity.
This dissatisfaction amongst those whose
Wow. of patriotism include solid rewards III
nroe, and provcndcr for public devotion Is
NOT nj all modified by the President. lie Is
TOO rough and stolid. too unimrulsive. He
never gives Il dog encouragement by KIND
word that would make him wag his tail. lie
take, into favor generally the most dlsrcput"'
bic and unpopular of men, and his commune
cation with them is sin@tlarly private ana
personal. In an arbitrary, martial spirit he
does what he does without consultation, and
leaves il done without explanation. nc
Disseminated arc left to crumblc and TO con-
sole themselves as best they may. Ihcre Is.
in short, an utter absence OF every INK DC
tween General GRANT and the people when
i essential in II country where the people
select their rulers to keep up sympathy be-
tween them. II would seem TO he UTTER!
,,c,mn,t;I,l, with reasonable deductions
from the facts of the day that General GRANT
could he reelected. His manner, and the
relations between himself and the party that
elected him. much mere the people, seem TO
belong only 10 ruler irresponsible to the
people. and to insure his defeat when he Is
presented for reelection.
If We are right in our view "i the dlscoh-
tent which must bc now both deep ana a'l-
dible amongst the lr,rti>anS of GRANT, 1t Is
known that Il large body of intelligent AMI
honest statesmen in the Republican party
men who did not labor for office III tor jobs
ave irrcccncilahly ania@"niztd to GRANT ne
ca,l,c of the wrcichcd administration OF
southern affairs and the general corruption>
in office together with the numerous proofs
ci the degradation nl the Chief Ma@l>li7cy
bv the interchange Of gifts and offices tc-
tween General GKASr and the otlicc.h,ntrr>
and tnadicS who gain that SORT of access 10
tho presidential ear and favor which Is TIC
MED to far better men.
Now. these men, who arc Justly indignant
at the Federal Administration, are coop'-
rating with Mr.. GREELEY. They are coming
out rapidly TO the open day and taking posi-
ton amongst the RciurmcrS. 1t Is needless
10 add that from tie class OF unambltiouS
voters who only want good government ana
who seek no office quite an army OF Republic
cans must come to the support of these
earnest leaders, who see the necessity OF re-
form in the Government. TothCsc. again, we
must add the legion of ls'dly-trcatcd ralti-
sans WHO have been disappointed. and whose
disappointment has been intlamed into bitter
hostility lay the kind OF men who have been
chosen above them.
We have been disappointed. We had an
tlrip,tcd restoration Of perfect peace and
equality amongst the States before this day.
We may therefore be disappointed again; for
we have heretofore reasoned as we do now,
from practical hypothesis to logical dcduc-
tionS, concerning the restoration of the cOun-
try. Our error WAS not in the reasoning.
but in the time we gave for the results. So
VIC may again he deceived. But VIC hope
not. The Government has been bad and cor
rurt. The disappointment of eXpcctantS has
been great, and their dissatisfaction greater.
Prominent men, outraged at the abuses OF
the day, have firmly planted themselves i'll
the opposition. A large part of the Re
publican voters and all the Democrats
are with them. Then, why may we
not expect to see great fall of the Admins
tiation; The very foundation on which II
rests is unsound and parting; and, indeed,
it is this very tendency of overgrown ana
arbitrary authority to disruption that gives
to the Union its main hope for the contlnll;-
ton of republican government. Such aGov-
eminent AS that we now endure cannot be
prolonged without the open usurpation OF
power and the defiance OF the people. Will
tho President venture upon this bold mea-
sureY If he docs not we think he is gone !;
he has had his day; and there will be once
more triumph for the people. If the pro-
per names are offered to the nation the reo-
pie will win.
A British Republic.