The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24

A Prediction That In Less Than Four Years
General Grant Will 'sWalk to the
Scaff0ld or Mount Throne"
From the Montgomery (Aa.) Advertiser (dem.y,
L nj

ing on the first page OF the ADVERTISER Certainly,
the facts Of the case have been eloquently and
truthIuly presented throughout. No doubt tha
reelection Of General Grant-or his proclaimed re-
election-will be- in effect proclamation OF q
consummated revolution. After 1t the Re-
public would continue to exist NOM
fnts u,nbrG and a mere sham and scken-
ing lie; but all the real power of impe-
rial adminlstraton-nay, more, Of almost
Asiatic despotism--would be concentrated In the
hands OF the fortunate soldier and American EN-
peror at Washington. The HERALD states this in
the strongest and aptest language. 1t is TRUTH
These are the solemn declarations Of
the first newspaper in the United States, addressed
to the people OF this country and the whole world.
Ia this anomalous state OF afrairs-under these
terrible, horrible, infamous, utterly degrading con-
dtions, il there be no remedy In the hands OF the
people, and II the people decline to apply the,
remedy promptly and efficiently. what does tho
HERALD propose ? Insignificant conclusion OF tho
mighty theme 1t proposes that the whole mat
ter shall be practically lett to General Grant
HIMSELF No opposition must be made to
him He is voluntarily to retire and refuse to be
o candidate for o third term when Els party-the
predominant party-is striving to force renewed
power upon him! He is to let Cuba CLONE as part
Of the present Spanish Republic. IL, Is to estab-
lsh protectorate over Mexico, and again-Great
God, spare us Ito reconstruct the South; and he
is to pay or the national debt after the manipu-
lators shall have fixed 1t on gold basis principal
and interest, in Europe; when the idiotlc people
cannot escape its payment and when there will
be no longer the least necessity OF enacting the
miserable sham OF pretending either to pay or to
be able to pay it, and thus banking OF
the ineXhaustible folly OF the most easily
duped aud conceited people that ever ex.
iqtad in
Cesar is to designate some ra1cal-some Credit
hobiier or salary grab other "Christian states
MANI of his part AS his successor, ana all good
citizens are to support him We have had the in-
preston that radical masses North have been in q
lunatical state for twelve years past. These sug-
gestons OF the NEW YORK HERALD now satislySa
of the correctness OF our Impressions. The peopTd
are supposed by the HERALD to be helpless In
preventing the destruction OF their freedom, and
Grant can be tyrant and king If so 1t may please
him The only remedy and the only hope Of pre-
serving the Republic is in Grants patrotcally
refusing the he has only to raise his hand ia
put on his head What noble compliment to
the courage and sense OF the demorazcd
and radicalized masses OF the natoni WHAT
revenge for the conquered South "treated
worse than the PrOcOnsols OF Rome
treated the outlying provinces OF the EMPIRE" II
the South only desired the deepest and cruelest
revengel No. We accept the HERALD facts al
coming from an impartial source in the matter OF
the statements made, put do not admit that our
situation is disastrous that the cOuntrys liberty
depends on the whms OF Grant or his resolutions
in the premises, be they patriotic or unpatriotic.
We all now see the real issue distinctly confessed.
Let Grant and ali to-be American cmpcr0rs or kings
beware OF the voices and arms Of three Dilona
and half OF democrats and conservatives, whose
intend to be ireemen themselves in life or DEATH
Our remedy Is not with Grant, but the people. But
we take occasion to repeat here what We nave be.
fore written IN less than four years the prooa
bilites are that Ulysses S. Grant viii wa to the
scaffold or mount a thrOnei
From the Germantown (Pa,) Chronicle (republI-
CAM, July III
Personally, we do not believe that he
(Grant) ever sought the Presidency at all. He &C.
copied the first nomination "to save the party )"
for the same reason he consented to become a cam
didate second time in this he was doing no moro
than other men had done before him. But when IL
comes to third term, the whole aspect OF tho
case IL changed. The ''unwritten constitution OF
precedent" which is stronger than written law,
stands clearly in the way. To become a candidate
would be not only to challenge u conviction
planted deep in the public mind by none less than
Washington himself, but to proclaim at once hia
personal ambition. 1t would be no longer the party
it would be simply Grant. The whole world would
perceive this, aud General Grant himself would
certainly perceive IL; and, perceiving 1t, we can.
not doubt what his course Will be. We do not be.
ieve viii be a candidate in 1875. Besides this, IL
is not PROBABLE that the political situation will bd
the same three years hence as at present. A party
cannot remain very long without opposition, and
IA hat har to
sltion whatever to the administration sufficient
ground for expecting new departure oil some kind
before very long, Three years IL abundant time
for things to become very much mixed, and what
with the oranges in Illinois, and Blaine In Maine,
and Butler in Massachusetts, and Wise and Mosby
In Virginia. and new movements" OF various
kinds everywhere, there Is no telling what may
happen before the centennial.
From the Plattsburg IN. w. Republican demo
cratc), July 10, 1871
There is no longer any doubt about the deter,
mination OF the wirepullcrs OF the republican party
to nominate and, II possible elect Grant to third
term Of the Presidency, and there are strong
reasons for supposing that Grant Is much in the
same condition that Barkis was-"willun This ia
what might be expected, being, in fact, but the
legitimate fruit OF the whole policy OF the party In
power which may be summed up in the two words
perpetuation and Capitalization. A Capitalization
which shall place the control OF state affairs, even
10 the exclusion and plotting out OF State rights,
under the national government and then an en>
trencnng and strengthening BY fair means or foul
which shall secure perpetuation OF this tremen-
dous power in the hands Of the present managers
OF the republican party. And what means could
be devised the more eTectualy 20 carry out such
scheme as this than creating the office OF presi-
dent or Dictator and placing IN trat Office man
who, either through pliablity or ambtion-it mat
tiers little whch-is willing to be made tool or TO
assist IN the overthrow OF the Republic third
term means simply Casarism or perpetual Prcs-
dent for the same reasons be urged Tor fourth,
fifth and sixth term as for third. whether the
people will lie quietly and permit themselves 70 DO
bound hand and foot time alone VIII snow.