National Republican., 1875-09-03
MIR. WILSON'S LAST UEBosoM1Ee

If it were not for the fact that some in
fluence still attaches to the utterances of
Vice-President Wilson on account of his
past record, it would be both safe and Judi
cious to ignore them as the whining com;
plants ofan old man whose physical infrm,
tiles, combined with his selfconceit and
reckless subserviency to a vain ambition,
have reduced once clear and active brain
to q condition of constant dyspeptic fore
boding. As it is, his prominence as a
public official, and as one of the leading
Abolitionists of the country who aided in
founding the Republican party, is made
use of by the enemies of that
organization to its detriment and, con-
sequently, to the detriment of the public at
large. The interview with him, which
we republish from the Cincinnati CONNER
cidI this morning, gives evidence of the
existence of this disordered mental and
physical condition but it has already been
quoted by the Opposition press for the
purpose we have described. 1t is filled
with inaccuracies, with gloomy predictions,
with faint heartedness, and with a spirit of
fault finding which arouse the hopes
the Democracy, and encourage the In
dependents with the belief that the
disorganization of the Republican party
is possible of speedy accomplish
ment. 1t does not contain one word
of cheer for the men who are engaged in
completing the work of asserting equality
hafora ha 1ory A1fhaY,r6 ha &1ok
work, or was ranked with the beginners of
it. he seems to have abandonedi it Just at the
critical moment when a determined and
combined effort is all that is required to Sc
cure its success. At the instant of execut-
ing the finishing stroke of the great cam.
paign, this former leader sulks, growls and
deserts his former followers. The spirit
which nerved him to do and to dare in the
past seems to have been exhausted. The
unselfish devotion to principle which has
enabled him to surmount the great
est obstacles, seems to have been replaced by
q selfish, trucking cowardice that unmans
him, and has practically closed his eyes to
everything except dyspeptic visions of
things He has no faith in the |
loyalty of the people to party principle, no
elastic confidence born of assuring hope,
and no toleration for the acts Of those who
appear, in his Lisordered view, to stand in
the way of realization of his own selfish
ambitions. Soured and gangrened,' his
political belief no longer rests upon integ-
rity and stern devotion 10 duty and prin-
ciple; but he waivers, and has fallen an
easy prey to those who have no further
interest in him than to use him as tool
to destroy the party which has so often
honored him, and the Administration, the
Of which should be dear to him, |
as it is to every true Republican. --
But that reputation is not dear to him,
and he imagines that he is capable of carry |
ing into effect an insidious plan to destroy |
it. he does not seem to understand that |
his co-laborers for the success of this plan |
were his enemies when he ran on tile ticket
with President Grant, nor that they are
his enemies now, unless, in |
deed, he is willing to abandon the plain
path of duty pointed out by consistent |
regard for his past record. On the con-
trary, he hasclasped hands with them in their
desire to injure the party and the Admins |
and has Joined them in spreading |
before the public insidiously false state. |
ments regarding the character of his fellow /
officials. Reluctant as we are to do 50, we |
are compelled to accept this conclusion. /
The disaffection, the complaints against
President Grant and his cabinet, and the |
with which he alludes to ths
future of the party, direct Us to no other