New-York tribune., 1872-01-29

but the Amnesty bill, as it passed the House,
would allow him to take the seat to which he
WAS unGuestionaby elected. But Joseph Z.
Abbott, his Republican predecessor, wants that
seat; aud the fact that he was badly beaten
by Vance in the lato election does not seem
to him of any consequence. SO, at Abbotts sug-
gcstion, an amendment is made to the House
bill by the Senate which excludes Gov. Vance
from the seat and cOnstrains him to resign:
Mr.. Abbott evidently calculating that this
Is one point made toward his own ad-
mission to the coveted post! OF COURSE,
the Senate can put in Abbott or the
Grand Duke Alexis if it will; but North Ca
rolina has chosen neither Of them, as the
whole world must know. And the amendment
of the House bill expressly to exclude mm
whom she has elected, is one OF the wrongs
which a dominant party can peipetrate, but
by which it surely treasures mp wrath against
the day of wrath, which it hastens and inten-
SITES. If you doubt it, read once more the
vote above by which Missouri expunged pro-
scription from her Constitution. so with
the contested scat from Texas. IL votes have
any meaning, ID. C. Giddings is the Member
elect to the seat which VIM. II. Clark holds, and
evidently means to hold to the end, by virtue,
not of majority in bis district, but of Republi-
man majority in the House. Of course, that
majority can crafty him but it will cost the
Republican cause more than any dozen car
pet -baggers' necks are worth.
Now, with regard to the Presidency we
say only that, if the issue is to be so made
up that only those who prefer Gen. Grant to
all other men are to count on the Republican
side. everybody else on the other we shall
MORALLY hate to sit up for the returns the
night after election. We appeal to all who are
familiar with the currents of opinion outside
of official circles to sustain our position. zen.
Grant may be stronger than any other RepuD-
lican: he doubtless has more supporters to-
day than any other; yet no judiclous flend
would wish him pitted against all who would
prefer some one else to him. Yet those VINO
engineer his canvass seem determined to
make up exactly that issue. Consider how sue
cessive Republican Conventions have been
managed in this State on the assumption that
those termed "FentOn" men were to be pro-
scribcd as enemies because they were charged
with desiring some other candidate for next
President than the incumbent. Suppose the
charge well founded, had they not right to
such a choice And was 1t not madneSS 10
draw the lines against them because OF 1t /!
Yet scores of competent worthy men have
been elected from Office on no other preteXt
than their alleged repugnancc to the renomna-
ton of Gen. Grant.
90 this is only an oflice-holdcr's quarrel,
says sage cOtemporary; :" the people do MT
&c care whether A. or B. is postmaster" Alb
stractly, perhaps, they do not; but when they
learn that A. was put out and B. put in be-
cause A. worked and voted with them at the
last contest for delegates to nominating
convention, while B. went against them, they
,rW care. And, if they are given to under
stand that this prescription is fair sample OF
what they are to expect for the next four
years, il is not safe to count too far upon their
indifference.
Men and brethren a new leaf must be
turned over or there are breakers ahead. The
proposed Cincinnati Convention may prove a
fiasco or it may name the next President II
you desire the latter, you may well pray that
Roscoe Conkling & Co. shall have the run
ming of the Grant machine for few months
long