Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02


Tho most curious fin above the political
waters Just now is the Grant-not SO much
demonstration as-indication u shows it.
self in various ways. A correspondent in
Pennsylvania is surprised ut the develop
ment Of strength which the movement has"
thorc An interviewer finds an old Grant
cabinet officer who thinks his chief is the
coming man for the third time. Western
paper hnstons TO urge Grants nomination. as
il the convention were TO be held two months
instead Of two years from now. There are
rlmors that a Grant ring in New York have
already projected "the greatest ovation upon
his return home that America has ever given
to living man and so on. Great account is
also made Of the hearty applause evoked by
the mention of Gen. Grants name in every
public nssomblage None but the silly. how
ever. will regard this rs a matter of any po-
litcal consequence. The inestimable military
services and the prestige Of Gen Grant will
never fail 10 touch the hearts Of the loyal
masses OF this country, and especially now
when the reverberntion Of his fame is coming
10 MS from abroad. Aside from this, the in
dications are numerous enough TINT the prep
arations for n Grant movement are going on
quite briskly in various quarters of the North
and among some Southern schemers.
II is q query Of interest how Gen. Grant
himself stands in relation 10 this movement
EX-Secretary Robson, who has been general
~ regarded rs among his intimate friends re-
Gently stated that, although he was in fire.
queut receipt Of letters from Grant. he did
not know his views in regard to the next
Presidency but he fully believed that Grant
would not accept the candidacy if it were Of
frred TO him. This is said TO be the opinion
Of all who are regularly corresponding with
the General. foreign correspondent. who
IL. 1. Of al
ing free conversation in which Grant had
been taking a lively part. "a gentleman in
troduced to him having remarked that when
he went back 20 his country he might he
again n candidate for the Presidency hc Mt
once replied, III ! thought that would not
go back at all " There is no reason, there
fore TO believe that Gen. Grant has given the
slightest sanction TO these iDcipient demon
STATIONS. He has all the appearance of a
man who has the heartiest enjoyment of his
emancipation from official life, with no de-
sire TO take up its burdens again.
It is true that state Of things in the Union
might he conceived in which the name Of
Grant for the Presidency in 1850 might nat
urally arise but to anticipate that would be
unwarranted by all the signs Of the present,
would be expressive Of o distrust in the regu-
lar working of our institutions which would
be both unreasonable and Of pernicious effect
upon the people. Sufficient unto such days
are the evils thereof. At present the main
agtators Of the Grant movement are old Of
fcc-holders who have lost their political con-
sequence, Republicans disaifected toward
President Haycs-cf whom the Camerons and
the Conklings are type-speculators upon
southern troubles. and camp followers gen
| orally. They include men who gloat over the
failure Of civil service reform. and want the
R.uublieau unrty nut hack five or siy Neurs
Probably the majority of them, however are
animated by no more serious thought than
that Of availability and better chance at the
offices. The movement, therefore, 20 far as
1t can be called one is as trivial as it is mis-
timed. and there is no doubt that the people
will thoroughly understand it-BostOH Jour-
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