, 1873-07-26

Oongroaa, md, by Lila doggod rorsistcncy, ho has
eventually Hueooodod. ~ soon AZ l,o got to
sud he ssEnn, ii Hst'ssftpg gse teo IL Ifss
sat s TT af y" whom fns osesye i'sss eosdsy
should DO removed, and now oneB appointed, for
t1lo purpose Of larmonixlng tho 1lopslblioan
party Of the State. And; et tho tiulo Of illH n.y.
hiB desk n lst of tho mon uoloctcd by CreBwoll,
landotl him q fow hours proylougt with tho ms
nnranco TINT they woro generally nccoptallo, md
whom Mr.. Lincoln had promlsod to appoint In n
may %syesislly .g with IT. tDe s progtso an ahoags
Andy Jolilaon nftorwnrd partlnly consunnnted
tho arrangement, tliorc appears to hsvc boon .
nompromiAe, undor which Oreuwell chafed con-
atdorably, because all the now appolntoos woro
not lta favoritos or sworn adhorollts. Dut, so
long as johnson romnined in powor, It Wna I'M
possible for him to obtain a now denl, md ho
waa compelled to watch md wait. When arant ~
stopped Into tho White Ho1ho tho Maryland t'e me-
claimed, "Lot rs llavo poaco II tho spoilA wero
divided In as equitable a manner ns posainlo
among thom. orsawoll was @ asg1,in5iloa t' nt tho
That lo would rest mother day nor night till hia
ndyeranrioB were rooted out.
TILE BALTIMORE AMERICAN
ia tho only Republican daily, and consequently
tho loading Republican journal in the State. i
supported the Doll-Everott tiokot in 1860, and
haa always boen badly afflicted with tho dry
rot Of Conservatism; but, being hgh-toued aud
highIy-rcapootablo, tho Conservative merchants
Of Baltimore nnd tho old-fogy, politicians roligi-
american; ]; and, whom It found It politio and
profitable to give it's support to Ropublicaniyn,
1t carried over to that party with 1t 1argo ma
toIlty OF it's readers. uonco It c1nrted consider
advisable to dofor considerably in Its appoint
ments, to tho wislca OF tho proprletora OF tho
1merican,-so much 30, In fact, that Ellington
Fulton, a brother Of tllc chief proprietor and
editor. wna appointed Surveyor of tho Port Of
Baltimore, and hold tho position till short timo
since. Whom Grant entered upon his second
term md reappointed his old Cabinet, tho Post
mastcr- General felt that ho vna firm enough In
l,iB sent, md poasoHsod influence enough with
tho PRECEDENT to angges thS sone r95 onn951gHa
gratifying to him. An tho result OF lis suggestion,
tho friends OF tho Baltimore american wont out
Of office, tho adherouts Of A1r Crcawell took their
placos, and tho postmaster-G Gonera1 felt that ho
had gained sa glorious victory" and that ha
prospects woro improved for becoming
GRANTS SUCCESSOR;
for his frionda hero give uttcranco to tho opin-
ion, which his opponents aay fs tho ono porvad-
ing idea in oreswols mind, that heis tho coming
man for noxt President. There is, unfortunately
large body Of politicians who still labor undor
tho do1uBioa TINT tho Union is divided into sec.
tiona whose intereats are antagoniBtio, and that
tho political equilibrium can be preserved only
by distributing the national Offices eauitablY
| among thoHo sections. As all Our ProBidents
for the last thirty years, excepting that political
eunuch, Andy johnson have boon takei, from
| North of Mason aud Dixon's line, It ls argued
tint tho honor should bo conceded to tho South
ern aootlon, out Of courtoav, ii not aa right, oi
furnishing the next Republican Presidential call
dldate; ind, as Croswell looms up al
least head and shouldora ahova my
Of the othor politicians Of tlt
| formor s1avo States, who, unleaa Grant should
far ;rd H. or5, a i on 1o f ha u 10 ,rn;n"e
Of the Republican party for President in 1876 al
| John A. J. OroBwell7