The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-12-18
The Third Term.
STOP IT.

The country has reason to be dis
onsted Will, those super serviceah'e
Republica, who are Cabling about
re. electing Grant for a third term,
and who actually seem anxious to
place themselves on record i'll favor OF
the project, ifindeed so i'll timed ana
misslappen a suggestion can be called
a project. Senator Browniow, OF Ten
nessee, was, we believe, the first to
breach it, and his .eagerness in the
matter is perhaps owing to the fact
that there is not shadow of .proba
bility that he will live fonr years Ion
ger, and he is making haste to define
his position in a matter that he will
have no hand in deciding. Brownlow
is given to wild ideas and crude sus'
eestions, and it is not very surprising,
under the circumstances, that Ire
should be in such hurry to discount
his devotion to Grant. But it is sur
prising that a staid and sensible jour-
nal like the New York Independent
should take it up and say: "lt his
second term should he what we ex-
pect ard earnestly hope it will be, and
the popular Judgment should, at the
proper time, point to him as the best
man for the place, then the fact that he
had twice acceptably filled the presi-
dental Office would be no objection to
his reelection for third term" This
suggestion is silly and disgusting, and
the whole discussion out OF order
The re. election of Grant for a second
term has had many presidents, and
was perfectly in accordance with the
fitness Of things. The people wanted
to cont niue him in Office four years
longer, and they rejoice that he is there.
/ But his reelection for third term
would be without precedent, and such
novel departure f,om our established
ideas as only to he justified by extraor'
binary considerations which do MOI
exist now, and which can not possibly
arise for sever al years. General Gram
J may possibly be a very unpopular mai
four wears from now; we do not sup
pose he will be, but such thing i
, possible. At any rate his re-eiectioi
/. for q third term bears no sncll relation
to the second as the second to the first
and the suggestion of such thing II
not only uucalled for and indecent. bn
calculated to injure the Presidents
: usefulness and lower him in the polu
lar esteem. 1t is hoped, therefore, tina
e some of the friends Of Senator Brown
low and the Independent will stol
+ their mouths indianapolis Journal
Senator Mortnn's Organ.
4 LAWS FOR THE .MILLIoN.--A not
: dated on Sunday is void.
!. A note obtained hy fraud, or from
one intoxicated, cannot he collected.
If note be lost or stolen, it doesano
release the maker--he must pay it.
An endorscr of note is exemT
from liability, if not served with nc
tice of it's dishonor within twenty
four hours of its nonpayment.
9 A note by a miner is void.
Principles are responsible for the
IS Agents.
!. Each individual in partnerships re-
ID ponsible for the whole amount of II
'e debts Of the firm. A.-si
. Ignorance of the law excuses no on
III 1t is fraud to conceal a fraud.
X The law compels no one to do in
se possibilities. .s'..
e. An agreement without considerable
o. is void.
u A receipt for money is not legal
De conclusive.
IN The acts of one partner bind all t
lo others.
nc Contracts made on Sunday cannot
s enforced.
~, A contract made with a minor,
D'' void.
Gu A contract made with lunatic
oS void.
'sh u The Pope, in one of his rect
in. allocutions, referred to the welco
accorded in Rome to NJ. Renan. owl
has come to pass (said hey in the ca
c,s tai Of Catholicism What scandal ls
the guardian angels OF the city of 70
OR beheld7 There comes to Rome "a Eu
'pe pean blaspllemer; yes, to Rome, an
lhu who denies the divinity of jesus Chr
VI. and tie people designate this pers
'"u age in the journals as an illustrl
80 mar, an honor to the country Il
49, invite him iuto circle where one s
Nth old Seminalists shaking hands "
the him, and barbarously, stupidity, cy
has cally congratulating themselves, ;
ere thus exposing all their impndence ;
ted intid.lity. To what does all this te
hes but to make wal against the spirit'
civ. which, ! repeat again, is indestru