The Hickman courier., 1874-01-17
sEiis Granlsp,st llle Radicals:


There are unmi-takable symptom
that President Grant con,eupIa'es
breaking Of from the extreme Regub
licaus. HIS course wi'h the Texas
Governor, aud his pessisteucy 10 push
iuK fl.e nomiuatioa Of Williams for
Ch.et Justice II tl.e United States, anu
- ..-.a..:.:x s.as..ias4iaa 2i- sslssss
Vsfidity oi he lase constr utIanal (
amend m.Dts snd reconstruction acis.
il we'll known. all ,end to encourage
the su>pieiou of disruption
The leading Republican papers are
beginning to give the Pre~ideu, au oc
css;5nal thrust. For instance, tbs
Ncw York Times has furious article
sesiust Cusliags confirmation. "ad
derouuees Cushing as thoroughly
unpriucipled man. unf to be the Chief
Justice, ready to change hs pflnel-
Piles whenever it would pay ia do 50.
The Times says that in the event Of
S,n6 6rnlatiou a great danger will Iaenace
Ae nation. ard lasting disgrace viii
be attached to President Graut's second
term.
The New York Tribune renews IT.
si,eck on Cnshiug's nomination as uu
81 TO be made.
The Boston AFrertiscr and Giobe
urite ip opposition TO Cushing
There is open rebellion in the Re
publican ranks neainst the nomination
The indications are that all the Demo
ersts in the Senate are for Cushing
We are told, ia addition. that lead
ing Democrais are now sometimes seer
st the White house, and that leadips
Republicans are growing resiive andel
the Presidents course. Gen Grant il
military man, however aud perhapt
knows whs; evolpiiops to order to bring
tie broken columns back into rank.
Cr0sstund aud Ehe SALARY ksIii
rhe Paducsh kctfRckiaR raises th'
point that Judge Grassland was plcdg
ed TO vote for tie repeal Of the salar.
bill, which Ike May field Dcn.ocrat de
uies We eau put these eertlemel
correct. IT they will allow Us, and vii
1,5se rbeir readers, ti1e be1eft of thi
50 issi tiii.Eas he so.,tI vct ite e
peal OF the present law aud resto.iD.
the salary which existed wheu he Wa,
elected, u The people wanted it doue
This would i.clude the 5000 p.l
year. with fraukias privilege, mileage
stationery etc which 10 argues i, a,
much OF more to Linz tlau The g sec
as nov received. Ia o,l.cr words L.
estimates that the old salary, with per
quisiies. costs the people 81 1i0.900
more per aDhum than the present sal
sries. IL tie recent move 10 rcdaee
the salaries, tie advocates Of the
movement asserted their inteation to
re'fSe me PTieitcyes OF nj cage, frank
ing. STATIONERY. etc, whieh Judge Grass
'and- 10 effect believed to be a prac,i
cal incsssss instead Of redGciion A.
an evidence ef his sincerity he voted
f"r The rs}'eaf ef The present law fxing
EAiaries at 60D9 per annum. without
perq'hs'tes, which irow otiiciai tienres
appears IL be Largely 6etur what tic
ealsry was when he was e!scicd. Judg..
Grassland you'd feel tint lac Was set
ing The defnhgogue. if in the iace Of
his eoDvieii9n that the present ssIar, +.
10 really isss than the ID. si,eil.. h..
f"ie 20 restore the old Therefore
We .i"ubf tpoi if tie biii shall c,,,,,
np f.,r hres'orsiinn If fha ald s.i.rie.
, al D. 9r's''es. etc that ie wiei vete
'51tt'ssf ne repeat. in The absence of
'nolased in-,raeslOns ffoG The people
u bis Di.i.isa