American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-04-18
More Idle Threats.
The Boston Glo5e-strong Republican,
decIaimS thus:

The Boston Gtobe-StrOng Republlcan-
declaimS thus:
some plain talk with President Grant about cor
rnprion and divisions in the Republican party, as
reports state, there can be no doubt about
the unwecome fact and its consequences. 1t Is
high time that the Administration should cease its
ostrch-like habit Of hiding its head in the sand,
dogs" If it has not gone good way in that direc-
ton already. There is no use in Disgusting the
asement Of affairs at Washington and unustifable
official Interference elsewhere, and II The Pres1-
dent does not credit the warnings OF the press he
people.
''Still harping on my daughter" We
have no idea that VicePresident Wilson
has exchanged a word with President
Grant "about the corruptions and divisions
in the Republican party" or ventured the
slightest reprOof or warning in regard to
the present and prospective aspects of the
tempest in the Massachusetts teapot. Will
son, even in his best estate, was good for
little except to watch over the interests Of
his constituents, and since his election to
the Vice-Presidency ana the failure of his
health he is politically dead and buried
His opinion is valueless, his influence
practically nothing. He never was a
special favorite with Grant, and, being
now to all intents and purposes peTma-
nently shelved, Grant of course cares no
nae.
The Globe is wrong in its intimation
that the head of the Administration is be-
ing stuck " in the sand :" on the contrary,
it is the head of Massachusetts which the
Administration has driven very deep in
the dust of humiliation. The question
now is, what does Massachusetts propose
to do about it. The President has nomi-
mated, and his friends in the Senate have
I'LL xr-l,0 nd
the old Bay State loathes; and there is
good reason to believe he will repeat the
performance whenever occasion requires.
Bailey, the Boston Postmaster, carries his
official life in his hand, and the heads of
all the rest of the anti. Butterflies sit lightly
on their shoulders. Suppose the Presi-
dent concludes to make clean sweep of
Buffers opponents in office, and suppose
that next year he swings all the power
and patronage of the Administration in
favor of Buffers election to the Governor
ship-what then? Will Boston and
Massachusetts, secede from the Union and
set up Confederacy of their own! If so,
the rest OF the country will be under the
disagreeable necessity of whipping them
back into the traces. viii they get up
indignation meetings and breathe out
threatenings and slaughter against "the
best government in the world?' Then will
scorn, and the unreconstructed rebels
hold them in derision. No; having
helped to boot am spur the great and
good Grant and place him in the saddle,
les them not grumble or curse when the
reckless rider plies steel and scourge and
drives them where it is not particularly
pleasant to 90. As. for " the voice of the
people," in which the Globe seems to
place so much confidence, that is very
dumb about this time. Outside of Mas
sachusetts the people do not feel an atom
Of interest in the Butler Simmons i'm
brogiio, except to smile at the lribula-
tons Of the afflicted Internationally loyal.
Nor do they waste strength and wind in
bullying Grant-because they are aware
of the faca that he has three years more to
serve, and belongs to a class which sell
dom die and never resign. Nothing that
can be said or done will induce him to
change his course or mend his manners;
he is what he is, and proposes to fight it
out on that line regardless of kicks or
consequences. We suggest, however, as
a measure which might relieve them
some, that tue wrathful Massachusetts
Republicans call a mass convention, and
swear by the spirit of '76 and the soul Oe
Bunker Hill that they never, no, never,
will vote for Grant third time. And
when this oath is duly taken and regis
tered, let them subside.-St. Louis Repu6-