National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-21
A President without a Party.

ootn are sadiy Violated'
A President without m Party.
T,,e s,orv of ga mn, xi,bout N country.n
which appearcd during the late war for the
Union as will, he remembered. excited
great interest and c,riositv Immediately on
n. publication II was n striking and
prapbic representot;op Of what complete
abnagatio, ,vi,, do for a man who cuts the
natural l;nks which hind him IN the COM
mo, du,ies md oblieat;ons which home
and cop,,rv insnire
To.d,v a,o,ber illustration of the snme
;dea onnl;ed IN =, somewhat closer relation
with the proct;cal conditions involved in
noIit;coI ac,io, "a oxomnlified in the nd
mi,istrative performance of the noliticnl
duti.s, or tho national Executive ia as
s,riI.i,g,v obvio,s and M les dis,inctiyclv
ar,,rcnt
Crrtoi,Iv tho nos,p,ote of 81 President
without a partv" was never more conspicu-
ous than NOW Iudocd Il 10 &, nainrullv yisi
L,. ovo, 20 tboa. who oro n.rson,llv ;pcl;,ed
In volcano his nolicv that bctween n sense
or d;s,,,oirtment and regrct thew strugcle
/, win tor ,tter,,c. in their mon,bs Rut
Mr. U,yra himself op,oreptlv cares not.
Seemingly insensible 10 all the discouncct-
ipg surroundings he only falls back into
his own conscious personality. and then
broces b;rself .goinst all exterpoI in.
aucnce or outward pressure save such MS
copes from hi. now orosj allies in the
Soutb who seek and embrace the occasion
not only to dominate the President, but the
nation itself Tins emitting himself off by
bis own hands from the nolitic,l marty that
elected him IN bccome n distinct factor and
se,or,,o f,rco from the legitimate relations
ami natural sunrort which under ordinary
circumstances hind coch toce,her tbcrcby
est,;opgi,, tho latter and shutting II ont
fran tho common immunities and notrop-
o,,s ,y,io,, In ,ho;r ro,,,i,rs aud ei,oct .m-
hodv the stropg.st influences which the
nbiiosonhv nj our nol;ticol organism in
sn;res
If is unnecessary bcrc TO uorrutc the ipdi-
viduoI details of facts and circumstances
which comhipe IN mako nm the .,ynrn and
woorn of the limitation herein formulated,
? already lppl done tlTDnun
nrcss and o,borw;sc with characteristic
r,roo avid ceact Tho onus of the cborge
hos hooo,,, ca n,,;r thcrc 10 hardly ono IA
d,,,, and few IN ~ ,I,,o.e in CONGRESS- or ont
NJ !, Whore were the defenders of the
prosidort ,yhc, Mr. Cnx o,vo yo;ce IN tho
noor NJ ,,o rors, IN tho shameless ,tt.r-
orc, c,l,in, the President 81 fraud - and
,hor Not s,tisdod re;tor,t;ro ,hc same
,;,o p,,o, ,;,,Io ono IN rico ;rJir-
,,ort ot this r,secniv oxhibit;op or marty
.rIs., mud uurcIeutipg hate tlcn md
,horo IN burl defiance hack in his ince
Said wo not trulv never was there n more
oorsricrous u,ustrotion or q, President
,yi,bor, n rnr,v" than po,v9 And this is
NOT a soli,ar, circumstance II "a lint n
sirolo illustration or the commop FEELING
which amos IN mako nm tbe noli,ico, dcvcl.
,,o,,. If ,r,o ,.,,rro,,t sossior Tboro bo,o
rrcu other dcrisivc upsvmnatbizipg mani
coe,o,;ors in ,bo Co,,;to, no;rtod nj tho
White Uouso. vet M bravo upcomnrowis.
ipo defense nj lis conspicuous occupont who
,yIothor ,v;t,i,o,v mr. urwi,ti,,,v cont,ivos
IN wol,o vitality true that oC,-rcneateJ sov.
;,,,, ,r,;o,, ",.ooro tho word or rror,;s. n
,bo oor hut hronLs !, IN the boncr
Wa look away rr,,, Coporcss IN ,bc press
and the neonle Int M more encouraging
,.;o,v s,r;Loa tho nv. III. ,,o,r,noI;,on
nress Of the couptrv il either silent or no.
aress;vc,v demorstro,;va oa IN tho prosi.
do,t,s roIicv and no.;tio, We do M, 10.
cal, IN mimi any o,e or the ,e,d;no Renub.
Toor iour,,Is that comes IN HE all l., this
;,tores,;ro and cur;ous crisis which finds
President and his Marty nc wide onort nc
,,,o li,,;,o, i,doro,dort roroos IN n,,,ro
life makes no sim. will not thorouphIy
rrotor,iya. and soemipoIv cares far mr.
rrierdIv nress mr. .or,os, defe,ders Stand.
;rg oG,r ar /, the srbI;p,. d;,,nity or hi.
or,,, sr,,r.r,o solc-,o,so;o,,s,oss- onnoro,,I,
;,torosicd and or,.rt,i,od will, tbs o,,bo,
rious Ii,Icc,ic. or the White Jouse svmnos
siums which Jistirg,isb the nreser, rvaou
five ,,oi,o, he evidently beors M soruf
,I l;,,o,, 10 ,,o ,o;oo sovo ,ho oI,;,uI;,,i,
;r,, inns and Jc,udir, n,,;ticI rbiIos,
nl;o. which fan r,o, seJucirg lin. or III,
: nonfdin,, Sccrotory or STATE
wr,,, ,.o,dor ,i,.r ,ho, ho ,bou,l lao oh