Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-14
President Grant and the Texas
Radicals.

rroln lao New York World vi yesterday.
We ae gad OF an opportunity to speak well OF
any act OF tne HfesiLtut, and VIII not withhold
az e,ry,d rlaIse from q answer lie sent yester-
..ay to Governor Davis, OF Texas. He gives no
uouut,uancc Ia the reylut quarry proceedings of
Ihe Radicals UI that stare he seems ID lave
-nlhciud ~ nttlr wisdom irOIs his Louisiana ex-
periiuent lie has le,rAel that the subversiop OF
y state soyeTnmcut through the agency OF the
prostitute l'dsea II KIND OF tcheme that does not
prosper. Dutcli has just oVminiitei official SUI
eide 10 save h.lu eli from impeachment, and Cen
Giant must b. sensible lay tht- time that the
IL no. = revolutiou, ot which Durei was the lack
ey, has weakened the RepubIictn party. The
great DelnoclAuc Nctoly won in the adjoining
state ol Texas is the comment ot near observers
ON his Louisiana policy. lie has also had an op-
poTtunlty 10 see IN thc trump ant majority by
which the new Constitution OF P.uusy ylvania was
ADOPTED, how lille II ayaI,s TO use plant and
,erNile judiciary 10 thwalt the viii OF the people
The Texas RIdIcals no doubt got up their rev
olutiOn expecting that Gtneial Grant would
follow the precedent set by himself ilst year in
LoulsiaEu. But having learut by experiment how
much easier It is 10 get into "a bad scrape than 10
20 safely and honorably out OF it, lie is not dis
posed to burn his fingers in like manner again.
| lie denies Governor Davis application or Federal
and to uphold the usurpatlon, and gives The Radl-
Gals OF the State some wholesome aud sensible
| advice. lie says TO Governer Davis -" The act
| Of the Legislature OF Texas providing tor the
| recent election having received your approval,
and both political parties having made nomina-
| iions and having conducted political campaign
und,r lis provisions would ii not be prudent, as
well righ., to yield to the verdict OF tue people,
| expressed by their ballots
| The fact that the administration thus turns the
| cold shoulder VIII probably end tie Texas al
tempt at usurpation. The Radicals were shown
| by the election 10 be i'll such hopeless minority
that they VIII despair OF maintaining their ground
| without Federal assistance. There Is an immense
preponderancc strength ON the side Of their op-
ponents. The unbusnlng ciirontcty OF the move
lnent is Significantly binted al by General Grant
i The very Governor who applies Tor Federal bayo.
nets against the election law, signed the law aud
thereby indorsed lis constituiionality. The SAINT
| Radical party that asks to be kept in power
against the declared will of the people, accepted
the election law as constitutional, nominated can
ddates under it, lied their chances to carry thu
, State, and had they succeeded no doubt would
ever have been raised to htperfcct cOnstitionat y
OF the law. But the day after the talr, when theN
fad themselves defeated by inaority SO over
whelming that they cannot dispute the returns
they discern all OF sudden that the election Law
5 violates tho Constitution. and pack of dishcnes
Judges OF their own party decide the question II
their favor. Such scheme of political william.
: would never have been attempted II the Radlcsl
had not been emboldened by General Grant
action IN supporting the Kellogg usurpation. W
glad for MS sake and ior the peace OF the coun
try,that lie has taken warning and stopped. lt,no'
d that his tool Duirell Is not only dlsgraced bu
II confesses hls disgrace, General Grant would II
y uCuuce him and al his works, and restore to th
4 people oil Louisiana, their right OF self-goveri
ii ment, it would be a good step towards retrevln
: his popularity. Iuls - too much 10 expect
h | him alter 1uiiy committing himself III tn
e case but we are glad no has IouDd out that
II cannot aff 5rd to ptrpctrate another bunder. II
| mas no hIother-iu.laE Casey III Texas to use b
r. Attorney Goneral as cafs-paw ior puiiin
:. U!lll al curenuts cut OF the Ere.