Year: 1874

The special correspondent Of the St.
Louis Republican telegraphs as follows
from the capital, under date Of the Goth
ult


The change that has come over the
| fortunes Of the administration in the last
lew weeks is possibly the most sweeping
and significant political revolution that
ever happened in OuI history. 1t may
be stated as the first proposition that
the Republican party is broken complete
| " in two. Also that the entire force OF
western and northwestern Republicans is
openly breaking with the Presideat, and
the only element remaining untlnching-
ly loyal is composed Of the Southern
Delegations and the pig iron patriots
from the cast and north. When Congress
first me, there was nothing on the sur
face to show that an upheaval was com
ing: but no sooner vas Il bold leader
ship developed in the person Of Kasson,
than from eighty to ninety of the bost
men on the Republican side Of the House
signiGcd 10y speech and vote their readi
ness for revolt. The insurrection did
not have time to gather much force be.
fore the holiday adjournment, but rs soon
as Congress reassemblcs it will open out
with vigor and strength that is bound
to startle the country.


The day Of whitewash has gone by.
The elections of last fall in the north.
west, the choice OF Booth for United
States Senator in California. and the in.
subordinalion of Judge Edmunds in the
Senate on ono hand, and the bold demand
OF Dawes for reduction OF estimates
and the exposure of luxurious eXtrava'
gancc in the departments on the other
hand, have broken the back Of the
administration, and Grants absolute
powor is at last to he destroy ed by open
rebellion. Tile wii come on the reas
scmbling of Congress, IN various shapes,


Williams nomination will either be
permitted to die y natural death in the
judiciary Committee, or openly rejected
by the Senate. and then the report Of the
Secretary Of State on our relations with
Spain will be laid on the dissec.ing table
for the scalpels of Schurz, Sumner. Fer
~ OF Connecticut, and Edmunds Pinch
back will be handled without gloves, aud
there are as many as fourteen hitherto
staunch adhercnts of the President who
will make great deal Of trouble. and
manifest much rcstiveness on the subject
Of usurpati0n. In the House Boss Shep-
herds request for an appropriation will
be me-, by a stern demand for an invesu-
CATION, which, unless chOked or hy the
ring Democrats voting with the riug Re
publicans, will start off under such au-
spices as Jerry Wilson. or some man
like him, in the chair ofthe committee.


Among the indictments the strongest
one will be the oharle OF having cXpend.
ed several million dollars in preliminary
war measures over the Virginius affair,
when the presence Of the Virginius on
on the high seas, with our flag and regis
ter, was the resat Of the ignorance and
dereliction of the officers for whose acts
this administration is responsible.


In short, there is n thoroughly organ
lied revolt against the President on foot,
and it will embrace some names that will
astonish The country in that connection.
Grant is not by any means ignorant OF
the situation, and be is making all prep.
aration to meet it, Being determined to
fight it ont OH this line he has already
signifed that a cordial reception will be
given to all Democrats who will enlist
in the White house service, including pa
tronage and perquisiies There are not
II few hungry Democrats who will be
tempted. and some have already yielded,
The country can look out for lively
times in Washington for the next few
months.