The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-09
r.no PRESIDENT and Congress.

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The President strikes outa ne" course 10 Q
conducting his relations with the iLess"'
live Department Of the Government. here
t,forc such has been the jealousy OF the IN.
engagement by one department, OF the "'',
ernm,u, OF the province and authority OF
another, that Presidents have oeen s'uo''
,us)v cautious in expressing their Opinions
upon subjects pending in Congress, ana
Congress has beeu equally iastld'ou>
ahout interfering with the opinions CT the
Executive head Of the Government. Gene
ra! GRANT, however, hes'tates not 10 tell
Congress, through one OF its members, what
sort Of measure of banking and finance will
meet his appreciation.
1t should not be surprising to an! BODY
Indeed. il has not been. Everybody seems
to regard it rs 4 matter OF coarse. The Coy
,rnment Is sliding easily and with facilitated
beadway into centralized aud arbitrary rule,
and the best proof OF it is that this act OF
General GRANTS. which thirty years ago
would have produced quite storm, is re-
rsrded as a summer showcr-ti timely ana
healthy absolutely ffuctfyiog and bene-
ii iaI to the country.
| Yet the Bourhons are talking about Stale
! rights as though they existed, as though
there was hope of the restoration OF the re-
| public to its early beiuty and purity-to the
perfect operation of its complex machinery,
each orb revolving in its proper sphere,
neither interfering with the Others, and all
deserving the limits put upon them by the
| Constitution. The Bourbons resemble the
| enthusiastic secessonist, who, after the sur
reudcr of LEE still valiantly held out, and
relying upon JoHEsToEs tatterdemalions
" 40 were in the act OF being delivered up
to SHERMAN, swore Gwen whip 'em YET /:
States Rights are bound TO triumph
General GRANT has indicated TO Congress
what he'll do. 1t is no great paper after
al. lie belongs to the advanced stage Of!
the political order of this country. His
paper may be classcd with the sold red
sandstone" period of finance. What atten-
ton Congress may show it remains 10 be
|
quence. The country has ceased, we he.
| Iicve, to look to Congress. That body would
best let The subject rest and go home. Nei-
Their General GRANT nor Congress is, we fear,
lit for the period. The people must manage
affairs after their own fashion. The pressure
is still little heavy, but If the Federal GOV
ernmcnt will let it alone it will let up after
awhile. General GRANT sent off the Bosto-
mans with flea in their ear. If he had LETT
il there il would have been best for him.
But lie afterwards did everything they want
ed him to do, and did very little for his third
term, il he wants it. Now, if be will relieve
the country from keeping large balances i'll
| New York tor the rings to make corners .
with to the great injury of the country, be
will do that for which the country will
be profoundly obliged to him, and very
III uch advance his chances for third term
! What We want is peace and relief from The
tender mercics of Wall street. Give Us this,
and the people will be very grateful.
But we commenced this article with no
purpose of saying as much. We only de-
sired to call attention to the fitting circum-
stances which are happening in the political
arena. The country moves. Whether I'D
the right or wrong direction it is needless to
say. 1t moves in the line OF all republics,
and we suppose it must be right. Tie Chlel
Magistrate gains by every move on the chess
board.