Year: 1879

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POLITICAL DIsQUIErUDE.


The brightness of the most propitious
morning is often marred by an unwelcorne,
intervening, fugitive cloud. Su in regard
to the return of General GRANT to his ma
tive land. His welcome is most hearty and
chee ring, and his sky seems like the OPEN
ing of an auspicious day. The welcome
he has received is as hearty and generous
as can be prompted by a high appreciation
of his merits and services us hero and
statesman, but after all there is class of
citizens who are as unhappy in the midst
of these heartfelt demonstrations of respect
as HAMAN was when he saw MoRDACAI
sitting at the Kings gate. They seem to
be enshrouded in gloom. They are beset
by terrible forebodings under the fear that
possibly the people may indicate to ULYSSES
on his return from his wanderngs that they
desire him to again put his hand on the
helm of the ship of State and give her direc-
tion for another and, what is more ter
rible still, third term. When they
learn that he has in no manner fore
shadowed what he would do under
such circumstances-whe they are in
formed that he has not even considered and =,
much less, conversed upon that subject,
and has not INDUCED the questionable taste
of declining a nomination, or even of fore
shadowing by intimation what he might
or might not do, were such nomination
rendered to him-a cloud settles down upon
the minds of a political class in both parties,
which seriously infringes upon the scope of
their present enjoyment A large share of
the Democratic party stand in dread of
GRANTS candidacy, for they can see moth
ing but certain defeat for them lurking in
the path beyond. They have cause Of fear ;
and it is unfortunate for them that they
have not the philosophy and sagacity to
conceal it; but they lack both, and hence
they become objects of commisseration, for
they suffer much and have no power to hide
| it from view. Then there is lesser proper
tion of the Democratic party who sigh for
General GRANTS candidacy for having
become disgusted with the iniquities and
follies Of their own party under the lead of
the Confederate Brigadiers, they desire to
absolve themselves from that allegiance,
and enter a more loyal and patriotic political
atmosphere. They are the war Demecr ats
of the struggle to crush Rebellion, and have
been sorely disappointed and grieved that
their party should have thrown itself into
the arms of the unrepentant rebels, who are
now masters of the situation under the
Democratic flag They are tired of this
masquerading in politics. and are ready tC
step down and out of that party and sustain
the silent man.


There is class of Republicans who seem
to be quite as unhappy as the veriest
Bourbon Democrat, under the apprehension
that General GRANT may be called to the
front as the Republican standard bearer in
1880. They, too, do not seem to have the
power to conceal their chagrin and dis.
quietude over such prospect, and hence
become objects of wonder and surprise
This is unfortunate, for it is borrowing
trouble at large interest, and may, unles:
checked against, involve political bank
ruptcy.


Now, the wisest and best thing for all
parties and all partisNns to do is to posses:
their souls in patience, watch the popular
currents, and learn thererrom the inevita
BILE, for it is coming. The loyal people
will nominate and elect the next President
of the United States, and parties and parti
sans will not possess the power to preven
it, If General GRANT shall be their choice
then all recalcitrants, of whatever politica
complexion, should be prepared to bow
submissively to the popular will, and &C
cept the verdict with Christian resignation
1t is neither wise nor omfortable at thi
period to be dealing too largely with tina
bank at whose counter trouble is borrowed
Let patience do its perfect work; and
what is more and better, let the peop


have little something to say on the ques
ton of the next Presidency without maxim
wry faces at them, for it now looks as
they would sternly contend for that privi
lege in the opening Presidential campaign