The New York herald., 1873-07-20


there are men ana journals OF by no means sec
ondary Importance who desire. and already aavo-
cate the continuance OF a President for the third
term and who In case OF Irregular nomination, >;
would support the candidate heartily as they
did on the first or second occasion. The decara-
tons OF George NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. held
sacred on that pont-are by act and desire denied
the customs and precedents OF the Republic set al
naught. THIS taken In connection with the fact
that the contrary interest is not deep and univer
SAL s ht subject for concern.
From the Milwaukee sentinel administration,
July 1871
II Is too early by half to debate the propriety OF
such proposition "a third term) at present Gene
raj Grant made an admirable President for four
years, and was reelected by an unprecedented
majority IN spite OF a woud-be formidable oppOsi-
ton IN hls own party. He has started or excel
lently on his second term. and we look for n con-
tinuance OF the mild firm, unobtrusve admins
tration OF aalrs that signally characterized hs
first term; but we are not sure he will stand the
severe test OF time and circumstances. He NAV
fail on the homestretch so inglorously that the
people will not wish to have him serve a third time.
But suppose his second term should exceed in
wisdom and prosperity the first, and the people
of the United States should rise up their majesty
has the right to say nays There Is nothing IN the
constitution to prohibit It, and although there no
precedent for 1t in our history, 1t seems to fall to
the lot of some generations to furnish precedents
for those who follow them, and It may be the des-
tiny OF General Grants friends to set an example
OF this kind. 10 is highly probable that the sober
Judgment of the republican party will be adverse
to any such arrangement, and deem 1t expedient
to place some new man before the people for their
surrages but II Grant should be nominated for q
third term 1t would be the result OF popularity
never before attained by an American statesman
From the Baltimore American (democratic),
July 16.l
II Is not difflcult to realize what would
have been Mr.. Lincoln's doom had his life been
prolonged till lsos and he had whispered "renom.
nation" Clouds. We know, were gathering and
casting their dark shadows upon his popularity,
when Booths bullet did Its bloody work. The
"Winter Davis" crusade-the "Thaddeus Stevensr
speech OF 1867, to which, In another connection. we
referred the other day-prove to us conclusively
that, had Lincoln lived, and-as he no doubt would
have done-persevered In his Executive re-
construction scheme he would have had
as little chance OF third nomination
as John Adams. or his son. or Mr. Van
Buren, had OF u second one. Hence the cOnjectural
case Is not opposite. But no one dreamed in 1868
or $50 OF such possibility. And yet, In less than
five years, the impossibility has become pr0ba-
biity, ana the American people contemplate 1t
without horror II the averting OF this dread evil
depends on the volitiOn Of the party most person.
ally interested, we have no hope. We're his moral
and mental organization other than 1t is were
his associations and the operative influences differ
ent we should not despair But the very negatiOn OF
his nature; his silent, and we regret TO say, selfish
Obstnacy which even so well disposed journal as
the HERALD recognizes; his want OF pO.
litical training, or training OF any kind
except that Of the frontier camp, make him
insensible to anything like the emotion OF rever.
ence--fOr example, regard for the lessons OF the
past. In different sense from the French King,
he firmly believes-for his parasites, ana brokers,
and bankers and relatives tell him so-that 'pEtdl
cest DOi.n We doubt even, whether stern words
OF warning would deter him II once his mind were
made up.