A Desperate Strait

The administration and its chief 6upporters are so alarmed at the present indioation of tho sentiment of the masses that they scarcely know what to do. They are astonished at tho uprisingr of the massing against Grantism, and they are determined to turn the tide before November, if money can do it. To North Carolina, the first State that is to hold an election, they are turning their special attention. Seoretary Boutwell, who has no duties at Washington of any importance, i comparison with the great work of assisting ia the re-eleotion of Grant to the Presidency, is shortly going to take the stump in North Carolina, and it is expected that one by one the other Cabinet officers will follow his example. Much is expectod of Attorney-General Williams. In the Oregon eloction he proved hiuiself worthy of the oonsideration of his mas ter, Grant, for his hand and his voice ■wearied not in the endeavor to carry the State for the Radicáis. If the colonization of voters follow bis track in North Carolina as it did in Oregon, the foes of Grant will havo an obstado of no slight magnitude to surmount. But tho greatest aid to the Radical cause in North Carolina i expected from Senator Morgan, of New York, who deolarod that half a million dollars will be thrown into North Caroüna, to, if possible inclino the State to Grant. The adm'nistrfttion has at last bcecme thoroughly alive to tho fact that it should not build np for itself a false security in the certuinty of the Hupport of the sixtythousand office -bolders of the eonntry. Even ttmong these men - men bound to the administration by evory tie of gratitude - wuo are indebted to Grant for thcir places at the public crib- there aro on every uide igns of disaffection. They want to be oa the winning side. Besides, Botne of them are, like the mass of the people, gat8fied that we have had more than enough of the reign of Grant, and think that a change is iinperativoly dem mded. It is announced that consultations over this alarming state of affairs havo been held in Washington. It has beon determined to scatter the last vestiges of civil eervico roform to tho wind. It has been determined to use unsparingly the. official guillotine. It has beon dclarcd that every officoholder who is not for Grant - for him avowedly and outspokenly - is against him, and theforo oan not be siüfered to retain his plaoe. Grant and his crew know tliat overy offic(;-holder whora they remove is turned iuto a bitter en iiny ; but in the urmy of offico-holdera ttiey will have no false soldiers ; they wül have none bilt trusty adherents. Thcrefore any ono whose loyalty to Grant and Grantism is not abovo suspicion must give place to some trustod and unscrupulous partisan, who, patterning after his chieftiin and benefactor, will hesitate at no xneans to seoure the ro-election of Grant. - "Brick Pomeroy" don't support resley. O. K.