Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-04
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
Es,ioriaI Extracts From the Great DaIIleu
SUMMERS ASSAULT ON THE PRESIDENT PRAor1oAL-

SUMMERS ASSAULT ON THE PRESIDENT PRACTICAL
LIZ DIsPRoyED. M
IFrcm the N. x. Herald.l N
The capacity Of General Grant as ruler is
established by the success OF his administration.
The country is prosperous, the national debt Is
rapidly decreasing, the national burdens are be-
ing lghtened, although not as rapidly and effec-
tually as they ought to be, and the national
credit ia firmly eatablished- The abuses that
were so notorious in the public departments at
the commencement Of General Grants term OF
office have almost entirely disappeared, and we
hear nothing now OF enormous revenue frauds
except when old Offenders against the laws are
brought to Justice. II is idle for Senator Sum
ner to tax President Grant with incapacity as a
Chief Magistrate at the moment that the solid
wealth and commercial interests of the nation
are combining to re-elect him to the Presidency
for another term.
The remaining counts Of Summers terrible in
dictment have already been tried and disposed
Of in New Hampshire, Connecticut and other
States. The people do not care how many OF
Grants relatives or friends may hold office in
the custom houses and post offices so long as
they do their duty as we'll as any other govern
ment officials II is only the sore-headsd office
seekers whose merits are not recognized by the
administration who are constantly complaining
Of the Presidents nepotism.
THE TREATY HOPELESS.
from the N. Y. Herald
government and that of England coming to all
understanding with regard to the treaty diff
Guilty. Earl Granville, il seems, insists upon
| more explanations relative to the scope, mean
ing and limitation Of the Senate amendment to
| the Supplemental Treaty while, it is said, both
| the administration at Washington and Senator,
are not disposed to take any further action ID
| the matter. We are not informed a. to what II
meant precisely by the explanations required
i but supposelfrom the general tenor Of the DEF
/ patches, both from London and Washington
| that the British government demands NOR.
/ explicit remuneration of the indirect claims
| Members Of the Cabinet and leading administra
/ ton Senators begin to be Indifferent about tn,
treaty and some even, it ia said do not hesi
| tate to express hope that it may fail. 1t il
Thought, probably, that the whole affair is 81
muddled that another treaty or amendmen
| might be better made hereafter.
| RETIREMENT OF THE FREE TRADERS FROM TIL
SUPPORT OF GREELEY.
[From the N. Y, stsnds'dl
What prospect Of success do the facts hol
out for him? The Free Trade meeting o
| Thursday night made it certain that all tn
| earnest men who aimed at an improvement o
our methods of finance and revenue collection
and the correction of abuses connected with tn
tariff, were sure to vote and work against him
They were the suggesters of the Cincinnati
Convention; and, sold out there. defeated b
the bargain which put Mr.. Greeley as a Presi
dental candidate upon evasiye platform
they have formally seeded from the movement
and notify Mr.. Greeley that they will oppose hi
election to the extent OF their ability.