The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-23
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Cmsarisrn--The South.

The New York Herald has succeeded very
well in its exeralons to raise discussion OF
CEsAaIsa. The clever editor Of the New
York Commercial Advertiser creaited tne
Herald for shrewdness 10 getting up the dis
c,ssion to Gil up dull period with sensa-
ton to the advantage Of the Herald, which
he said was an old stratagem with the Her.
Gld 5@ e,E.st ~..
But, nevertheless, the Herald has some,
thing solid to 60 upon, and has succeeded IN
calling public attention to the subject. 1t
has brought all shades of opinion to bear
upon the question. And it is quite amusing
to see how many different views have been
made tributary to, the discussion.
1st. We have those who regard the ques-
ton Of CRsARlsA as absurd. They so on to
say why it is absurd, but nevertheless dis
cuss it. And we venture the opinion that
the mere discussion Of it shows that this
country has taken step towards C4EsARIsM.
AS in the case of vice, it is only Stage from
the discussion to the embrace. One says the
country has no inclination for CESAR, an
other that il it had, there is no man TO make
a CESAR of-General GRANT being totally
unfit to become one.
I'd. We have the Republicans who deride
the idea of C1E5ARLsM, and also the IDEA that
General GRANT wants to be President tor
third term ;-but-nevertheless, they say
General GRANT may be President for a third
term, and yet not be q. Cesar. Indeed, they
say if the Republican party should find that
it can best advance its interests and avoid
the dangers of the rival claims of determined
a>pirants by electing General GRANT for a
third term, the Republican party will reject
him, and they may do so without violating
the Constitution and without installing
CESAR.
I'd. A portion of the Republican party
mainly the office-holders and their friends
who frankly confess that they are in favor OF
rejecting President GRANT fora third term,
because they think it best for the country
(unquestionably it is best for themselves,
and is not in violation of the Constitution.
Indeed, they boldly declare that General
GRANT might be reelected periodically for
the remainder of his life, and no harm come
to the country Or the Republican party.
Exactly! This is good, and it is well for
the country to know as much. Such was
not the idea of Republicans of 1900.
4th. There is small party Of gentlemen
who belong to the late ultra southerners-
the fre-eaters- proclaim that GRANT is
all right. and that he is the best man for the
South and the North and for all quarters of
the Union, and they so for his reelection.
Why shouldn't he be President four years
more? say they. The Constitution don't
prohibit his reelection every four years as
long as he lives, and if he suits the coun-
try it is better to elect him than to run the
risk OF trying another man. These virtuous
gentlemen, like MIcAUpER, are looking for
something to turn up not injurious to them
selves. 3D.. ... ......- s..
5th And to this class we belong-a class
altogether independent OF those above
named-a large class of American citizens
who declare that if we can restore the Govern
ment to its constitutional basis, and secure
its administration in an impartial manner,
according to the Constitution, by which the
States shall be left to manage their local mat
tiers according TO their own ideas and dispo-
slions under the right guaranteed to them
by the Constitution, they utterly repudiate
nike third term, and also CEsARIsM, to-
wards which third term is great stride.
But these same unSelfSh and patriotic citi-
Zens-patriotic locally and nationally alike
declare that if we are not to live under this
happily-restored constitutional govern
ment--if the bigoted fanatics and the sUr-
did partisans Of the North are to be permit
ted al libitum to prosecute the people of a
great section Of this Union through the
Federal Governmental abrOgate alike all
State and personal rights in that large Sec
ton, and to keep its inhabitants in perpetual
fear of some outrage that is to disturb their |
peace, separate them from their families, de. |
stroy their business, or, yet worse, TO sub. |
nit their States to the rule of barbariSm and |
themselves to the terrible expressions of in |
tolerabe burthens and wrongs, to resist |
which they are deprived of all powerfully, !
in that case it matters not who rules or what |
becomes of the Government. Clearly, the
people thus oppressed would have more to
hope from the one.man" power than they
con hope for from Government which |
had become the mere instrument of big
oted, sordid, and malignant sectional pub |
lie sentiment. On these grounds they would
hail the Emperor, aud would be justified in
so doing. -. -
We do not overstate the case. The ere
construction measures, which, weare given
to understand by the pious Republican cam
didate for Governor, were ordained by
Heaven-were the most heartless and trca-
cherous that were ever adopted by civil.
lied Government. Our white felloW-citizens
of the North, through the Federal Govern
ment, conferred the right to vote and entire
political equality with their white fellow
citizens of the South upon the negroes-the
late slaves of the South-who were utterly
incompetent to exercise the rights given,
them. The act was one that for q long time
had BEEN limited at and Indignantly denied
by Republicans. 1t was received by the
party in power with "hush" -! 1t was
thing not to be talked about. 1t was a
great wrong that must be approached
backwards and with u covering tosthrow
over Il. 1t wasa contemplated murder of
the blacklist grade, and not to be whispered.
Yet it was perpetrated, and as when DUNCAN
and his household were aSsassinated the
bloody daggers were left upon their bodies