, 1873-04-21

REVIEW or JonnEnY.
Tho public mind is at Inst exercised On thosub
joot Of sohn1ning and }obbory.
cd what nlany yoarh OF u1lsla,ilod agitation md
chalongo failetl to d. It reached such eminent
roputationH, aud ,nnto such general wrcck Of
overy class Of cltizons, s,-cven those who oano to
soon, ,-romnine.i bosldo their Capitol to pray.
This was tho first element Of encouragement
for 1t proved that, in ovory extromity Of tho Am
bo found, ena il viii rally on tho ei,Io Of good
doratands tho noconatty..
Tho people must not DO blamed II, In tho
gront variety Of niyaira md Investigations, thoy
often look on confused and apathetlo.
Our Government is 30 extonsivo In aron, and 80
diversified in operations that 1t requires mon Of
-statcs1nen-t hoop itH machinery in or
mud inconliarsn. No amount Of more honesty
and good nogasiyo inclination can koep tho ship
Of State hoaIcd we'll to tho Wind A reasonable
experience In civil affairs, education, a'ia oxcou-
accidents OF wnr ana tho o1tremltioa Of political
parties bring mon without those qtialitios to tho
Burface, that tho onomy 81 public order md wel-
regulated government socks aud finds hiH oppor-
tunity.
Such is our present condition. It IL to our
nobo Byatem Of schools aud OH unlampored
social civilization that re owo tho moderate Gu
paoity, oyon of mon Of accident, for
Pqeaa Pposaen s fimsre aEG III or chot S ,agsrsea s
havo boon OF this popular growth. Mr.. Lincoln
proved to be tho posaeasor of powora extraorai-
nary in their combination, ranging from TUG
gravity Of tho heroic, and ut last tho tragic. Hc
! Kept In Wow great objects Of human porforn-
ance, aud showed how profoundly ils Inherited
don Of tho equality Of rights, and ha boliof IN
thom, G Iss animated bis conluot fio boro tho sword
| Of tho country, whilo constantly posHossod Of
tho ambition to proscrvo It's nationality and OK
pol slayory. Ills amiablo nature added to those
achievements tho sottness md swcotnoHs Of o
personal mlBsion, and Ills lofty fate tho solenlni-
ty Of q personal martyrdom. Tho elomo''ts
Of corruption, insepereble iron, human M na-
agonizol form in tho United States, and they
waxct in strength and took curious proportions
during Mr. Lincons Administration. Ho seas 4
statesman, and kept hiu mind atoadily upon tho
| tion OF incidental OWLS to the Administration
| which should succead the war. Had he boon Of
| o dospon1ing spirit and nervous md violent up
on errors of omission and commission by tho
| purposes Of tho War, but Wonld hnvo boon de-
noralized by tic ten Thousand populations and
intrigues which markcd tho course Of tllat oxtra-
| ordinary conflict.
ship In our timo, to return along The course Of
those war-riddcn ycars mud to takoelp these
civil grievances, exhibiting them clonrly and
correoE them unfliuching'y. II. wo do not do 10
lns boom mookory.
Tho opportunities for gain ut tho public mud
4 tho general oxponse Ind bcon too vast during
tho War to DO suddenly oxtinguislied at tho
ponce. President Johnson was as honest por--
sonally as President Lincoln, but tho division OF
arms WINS now euccoodoa by conflict Of policy,
In which the harpos WHO had studied tho Govorn-
mont to take advantage Of 1t, plicd betwcon
both sides, mud, by the common weakness Of the
Administration and Congress-, continued their
work. They cot up tho audacions proposition
that tho schemes which prevailed in tho War,
and the grnto of taxation congequont upon it,
wore tho declared national policy, large
proportion Of tho capital Mud enterprise
Of tho country took tho, Same ground:
Tho currency was maintained In its expanded
tho standard Of valuation throughout civilization:
| High pricoa woro advocated us evidences OF
National happiness, aud, of conrao, high salaries
wore demanded to make rnb}S and private con-
leuco Of money, work, and rank during tho War
WAS not suffered to re1ax, and Congress UNDER
took to supply artificial means Of prosperity by
laying out schemes, subsidizing mud ondowlng
corporations, increasing otticca and commissions,
and altering tho tariff and tho Tux list The VIC
torious aido in the wranglo about policy was
soon represented in Congress- by groat number
Of adventurous, foreigners in tho constituency
they affected to represent, aud shamoloAs
and unknown. At this pcriod, the third presi,
dent Of tho now ora was elected, brave and
victorious soldier, who WAS in part pupil and
associate Of tho loose notions Of tile period. Ho
, lad modest porsop, and this, With his historic
exploits, affected tho senBibilitios Of hig coun-
trymen, including many Of tho large men in lit
eraturo, criticism, aud socioty,-so that this per-
tics Of The time, and the well-organizod North
: orn continent Of tho majority Of the people,
carried him again. into the White House. What
over might have beon tho capacity or incapacity
, Of Gen. Grant to direct tho law-makera and
!. |
ii,to relatively ipconspieuoua tplaco
almost at the nolnont Of lis second innugura-
tion, by the noarly simultaneous exposure of n
sorios Of old and now cor1uptiona in Congress,
which involved tho Vico President Of tho United
Statos tho Chairmon Of the three leading Conn
mittoos Of Congress-, tho head Of lho Protection
school in public life. ha!f dozen Senator'S md
The Vice President departing, and tho new
vico President acccdng,-botll complicated i'll
tho celebrated Credit Mobilior corruption con-
fronted tho public gezo ~ actors in tho same
augural address to the public. Four
sonatora- -Bogy. Clayton, Caldwell. mud
pomeroy-woro at that moment under accusa-
tion Of purchasing their seats in tho Senate.
Threo Judges Of tho United States Courta-Dola-
! hay, Sherman, aud Durell-wero undor impoach-
ment or imputation. For completely in the Credit
MobieE intrigue, tho proudest forohoada in tho
melancholy and diBgracutul spectacle, and it sad
donol tho Capital mud cast cloud over all tho
country.
CoMpL1MESTH.
|. Tho cditor Of the Baltimore Americana hope
, for lis own good-has lost lu grip on the Fou.
oral Offices OF Baltimore, whcro tho CroBwol
faction now wholly controls. 30 much for q
great deal of sycophancyl
Haran's Washington Chronicle recontly sought
, to diyiutor The body Of Joseph dalea to give
, ii has employed u Slaj." 3. r. pooro to attach
: , tho profession Of journalism at large. OF him
1t lnay hs aaid, in the words of Arte'nus Ward
, "Ho had but ono tooth, and yet this venerable
: maj, played OH tho bass-drllm."
!, Tho Boston Globe ia h.ccoHs to tho extent Of
invading tho province Of that remarkable polit
! | cnl toaly and BwnBhbuckler tho Boston Journal