New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-20

We copy the following from the New
York .Notion:
Mr.. Samuel Bowles, pract;ced political
observer, writes home from Washington to
his paper, the Springfield Republican. a
long and interesting letter about the imme-
diate future of politics which will displease
federal otficeholders, but which is, never
theless, worth their close attention Mr.
BOwles is an avowed opponent OF the nomi-
nation OF General Grant, and it NAV be as
well to recollect that fact in examining his
statements and predictions; but it must be
recollected, too. that he is shrewd man
as good a politician as the managers of
conventions, as powerful in virtue of his
editorship as half dozen wire Dullers of
the first magnitude, and possessed OF excel
lent means of getting information. This is,
in substance, what he says:
- Everything and anything is possible to
the political history of the next ninety days.
If the Mor,ons, the Forneys. the chairmen
of State committees and the other masters
OF the mere machinery of the Republican
party decide on renominating General
Grant. they may or may not find themselves
vigorously opposed in the Philadelphia con-
vention but it is thing certain that when
their nomination is made they will be con-
tronted by such an opposition arising from
their own ranks and represented by names
SO Republican in services and history, SO
powerful in character and SO powerful in
their representation of public opinion, as
will carry away from General Grant all the
flower OF the Republican party
Neither the Republican nor the Demo
cratic party. whatever the politicians may
think OF the peoples intentions and wishes.
could rally one-halt OF its followers against
a movement of the honest men of the coun-
try intent upon reform, and headed by such
candidates as Trumbull and Greeley. or
Sumner and Trumbull. orsTrumbull and
Sumner. Some such ticket will be framed
at Cincinnati. in the convention which is to
be held there in May. and which will be, it
is probable. lone of the largest assemblages
of the purest and most independent Repub-
licans of all the States that ever has been
known" Such a ticket would have the
support of vast number Of Democrats for
1.-The present tendency OF opinion among the
wisest of the Democratic leaders North and
South is, in the event OF Grants nomination,
to the abandonment of the Presidential
campaign to the Reform Republicans"
In respect of this whole matter
of the next nomination. the country is
ahead OF Congress. the press is in advance
of the people, and the people in advance of
the politicians, as a rule Mr.. B0wles
says that he finds Congressman anxiously
mono ommittal, but that if the Republican
members were tomorrow compelled to sign
one Of two papers, declaring their belief
that the interests Of the country and the
party require the denomination Of General
Grant, or the reverse, such denomination
would be no longer possible" AS we say
Mr.. Bowles is long since committed to OPP
posing General Grants denomination
though he worked hard to secure his cleo
ton, and worked hard, too, in defending
his official acts and omissions. and it may
be necessary to make some abatement of
the expectations which his letter is calcu-
lated to excite. A very great deal depends
upon the tirmness of the Cincinnati men
and their friends. Meantime, Republicans
of their way of thinking are, with very
rare exceptions, allowing the othce-holders
to manipulate the primary meetings and
pick the delegates for Philadelphia, WHILE
for the moment, the Reform cause goes by
default.