The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND VIEWS
Democratic Prospects Locking Up.
From the Louisville Ledger (straight-0ut dcm0crat
Feb. III

democratic
From the Louisville Ledger (sraightou DEMOCRACY
Feb. III
Carl schurz and those who honestly mean what
they say about Grant and his administration must
naturally gravitate to the democratic party. The An
zetger points out that the Ledger after the Novem-
DER elections, was decided 'passvist,n and
expresses surprise that such change should come
over It's policy. Surely the editor OF the Anzei0er
could read article carefully and noticed
the facts therein stated OF our constants gam and
the loss Of the RADICALS and their palpable divisions
up Win the signs OF the times
he fails 70 perceive the wonderful changes
considered the democratic chances in Respondent
manner beg To assure our neighbOr that all such
do not sset up our wishes IN place of our Judgment"
Tor the latter teaches u.s. from all present ln0lc0-
the support oil the people, with or without the help
Of the liberals.
What the Democrats Hope from Now Hamp.
shire and Connecticut.
From the Mobile Register (straight-out demCcras;
Feb. 1871
Should these two states 60 democratic this spring
1t would cause terrible rafting among the DRY
bones of 'passivism" that demands all the sacrt-
fees and PATRIOTISM and giving away on the one side
OF proposed coalition anu that side the strongest
and the largest, and insists as q sine qua nom
OF the trade, that the mountain shall 60 to Ma
homet. victories here would 20 far to snake the
postulate OF "passlvsm' that a democratic victory
single handed over Grant Is simple mp0ssbility,
and should be vigorously ignored In every spe cula.
tlon about the contest: Since the e0o TIDE OF
no election TO measure The strength and abrasive
eIecls OF the current These New England cleo
lions will be interesting and instructive on the
point. Ii they teach the right lesson perhaps there
Will be more alacry on the part OF the liberal re-
publicans TO meet democrats at least half way In .
treaty alliance, offensive and defensive, to save
the country. Let US not leap 10 the dark but wait
and see.
Tho New England sumner Anti-Grant Meve-
mcnt-Its Failure.
From the Boston Advertiser republican,. Feb. ISL
Mr.. Sumner should have withdrawn that portion
OF his preamble the moment the proofs OF its tncor
rectness were placed in his hands, 1t was not in
genuous in him, after giving such an endorsement
TO the malignant rumor which has been floating
about for several months without endorser, to
pass 1t BY with the remark that ne was technically
subject OF controversy. Many other things were
made clear In this long debates not the least OF
which Is the dact thas me pre s, opponents
bring his administration under reproach. Those
who know now long this grand assault has been In
preparation Will appreciate the closing remark OF
Senator Morton:-'l have heard That 1t was coming:
that 1t great mine by which the administra-
ton was TO be blown into the air, and that alter
TINS mine had been exploded General Grant could
no longer be regarded for moment as an available
has been exploded; instead Of General Grant being
holsted think 1t is the engineer.'
Miscellaneous Political Notes.
The latest "wnat Is Its"--Coone Forney's post.
ton.
The amendments to the city charter of Louisville
have passed the House by 81 IL. 1t was not much
OF fight after all.
The Louisville Courier Journal says the ward
meetings in that city to appoint delegates to the
Radical State Convention nave developed remark
ably strong ant.Grant sentiment, which proves In.
nOt IN hp nj fca .hpi
otto gentlemen 1t seems shave signaly failed to con-
troll the negro element" The colored troops do n0s
seem inclined to tight nobly for Massa Grant
The st. Louis Democrat Is indebted TO some Con.
gresham, whose able frank 1t cannot read for an
enthusiastic pub. doc. OF o hundred pages about q
Southern contested election case.n We are fire.
quently complimented In the same manner. The
latest document seemed at first sight to be endorsed
"By Brett & Co., O. o. d." which we supposed
meant some express company; but, after little
scrutiny we decipbered It TO be the o1lcla frank Of
"Benjamin F. Butler"
The Louisville Courter~yourndl (democraticj
seems TO be IN q quandary about General Grant. IL
wants, and yet does not want, him to be the re-
publican candidate for President II we to Judge
from the following closing sentences In long edi
torial on the SUBJECT
Grant has now about as neavy Q load as he can
stand under In the Phiade phia Convention and let
1t be remembered that 1t Is very important TO the
democratic party that Grant shall be the republican
nominee. we feel confident That he can and VIII be
beaten n nominated; but II some other and less OBJ
jectionable candidate should be put forward there
is no knowing how the contest might terminate.
The washington Chronicle republican, says
.James F. Wilson, OF Iowa, be the selected
opponent OF General Grant for the republican
nomination. Next
Judge wilson, the present incumbent; Sexton, OF
Rush county, and b. 4. Claypool, Of Fayette. are
understood to be candidates for the republican
nomination for Congress from the Indiana Fourth
Congressional district There may be q demand
for more than one party sexton next November.
western paper states that General Grant was
once composltor In printing ONCE. II his letter
TO Colonel Forney be taken o sample OF his COM
nosition he must have been o rather Door one