Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-05


Three years of President Grants admins
tratlon have passed, aud on this day twelve |
months the second day Of the new admlnls- /,
tration will have begun. The main topic OF
discussion at the present time is' who shal
head and what will be the character OF tho
new Government. The. newspapers are all
writing upon II with more or less warmth and
intensity Of feeling while In one branch Of
CouRress-that branch which has always
kent aloof from political discussions Of this
nature, because Ii did not, except In very
remote degree concern II In any way-everJ
speech and proposition seems to he directed
al the prospective change, In the hope Of In
nuenclng, in some way, the result The SEN
ate Of the United States has, for the last
three months, been turned into political
stump, and our highest legislative body con-
vcrted into n mob Of wraugllug pol itlcians
and demagOguos.
The successor Of Daniel Webster has so far
forgotten his high position, and thoproud as
soclatlons that clustered around his chair, rs
TO inject into the debates Of the Senate cam
palgu speeches aud documents VI 40 low and
contemplate character that o nfth-rato
politician, much less gentleman with pre-
tcntions 10 statemanshlp, would blUsh to
father them. IN this work he has been aided
and Rbettcd by another person, who came
among us some fifteen years ago from dis
tant land, and who, admitted by courtesy to
the floor Of tho body wherc he now occupies
a seat, wrote an enthusiastic letter to one Of
his dearest friends that ho felt II was his des-
tiny that he should one day enter there by
right The dream OF his young ambition
has become reality, but the record and the
| impression he has made there thus far il one
which future generations will not commend.
| Mr.. SchurE does not understand American
Institutions. He has no idea, or rather ho
has an incorrect idea, Of what the American
people expect from an American Senator.
As We said, the next Administration Will
have begun O year hence from yesterday.
The indications at the present time are that
the Republican party will be continued In
power, and that President Grant will bo ro-
nominated and reelected. 1t Is useless TO at
tempt disguise the fact that a strong and
powerful opposition Of the politicians Is ar.
rayed against him. The situation Is some.
what similar to what II was when Gen, jack
son came before the people as q candidate
for reelection. Within his own party Jack
son encountered strong opposition. Ma
tlonal Republicans, autl.Masons and nulll-
| hers, led by Calhoun, threatened TO annlhl-
late him; but tho result was tho complete
overthrow Of the incongruous elements OPP
posed to him. "Old Hlckory's" strength lay
In the people, and tho people reelected
him. They felt that the leading meas
ures Of his administration were all In
their interest and In the interest OF
the republic, and that while the politicians
had good reason to complain, they had tho
best reasons In the world 10 be thankful, and
so acted. The people at the present time feel
that President Grant has been as true and
faithful to them as Jackson was faithful TO
the people Of his day. The National Repub-
llcans and the antl-Masons aud the nullihers
find their counterpart In the political organi-
cations Of the present time. Tho history Of
1882 repeats Itself In 1871.
The only hope Of defeating President Grant
lies In corrupt and unprlnclpled intrigue,
aud, like all intrigues, It will fail. Our his
tory does not show a single Instance
where band OF consplrators have
succeeded In getting into power, in
obtaining the Presidency. It has always
failed, aud will fail now. High above
all this political miasma Is q serene atmos-
phere wherO nothing impure can live or have
being; power which cannot be bribed or
bought. The power OF the people cannot be
sweryed or Influenced by any mere cabal. 1t
has always been above purchase and beyond
price. President Grants strength lies In his
fidelity to the people, In his desire to serve
them and TO act as they would have him act.
, The weakness of his opponents lies In the
fact that they arc acting not lu the interest
of the people but In their own interest. Their
T opposition Is cold and selfish and personal.
Mr.. SchurE has injuries and grievances 10
ayenge; Mr. Sumner has petty spltes to sub
serve, and Mr.. Greeley has ambitions aud
aspirations to crafty. Tho people cannot
and will not be led away by tricks and do
vices 80 transparent Us those to which these
|, gentlemen resort. New Hampshire and
South Carolina, Kansas and Indiana, Main,
and Missouri hayO spoken In terms which
cannot DO mistaken. They have decided
against the cabal, aud In favor Of the Presl
!, dent. Their voice will be the voice Of tn,
Union. Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. schurz and Mr.
Greeley have been pushed aside and made Il
feel that after all they are only mere nIes OF
the great wheel which rolls the republic
! along on Its predestlned course.