The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-21

when he has been In trouble they have al
ways fought for him with vim; but yot
can rest assured they'll not do 80 any longer
Yours, oAA T.
an4a Grants Third Term. (,
WHAT SENATOR FENToS SAYS ABOUT 1T HE IL BE-
LIErEs THAT GRANT IS WORKING FOX ne
ELECTION AND WILL GET IT. t.zyF.,
RI. V. Redhelds correspondence OF the Cincinnat
Commerctal.l 49,.
i Senator Fenton lives in Jamestown, and
as I had often met him in Washington took
1.-THE liberty of calling on him. The senator
was born in this county, and is now fifty.
five wears of age. His term In the Senate
lexpires next March, and this winter we may
expect to see the Empire State in furore
4 of excitement over the choice OF a success
.Iisor Why not return Senator Fenton: lie
| is honest and able. He voted against the
salary steal, and has never been mixed up
! with any other tbieVing operation. de has
/ the best interests of the country at heart, and
| has developed ability and worth as senator
! far above the average member. Both be and
| Conklng have made senator's of whom even
| the Empire State should be proud. It was
said last winter in Washington and with
truth, that Massachusetts, Ohio, and New
York were represented by the ablest men In
| the Senate. I believe when we get hold OF
really good man we ought to stick to him,
| no matter if he does occasionally kick up in
the traces and 90 out of the party for fresh
| breath. This will not impair his usefulness,
but rather add to it. A wise man changes
| his opinions; a fool never does. prefer o
wise man.
Senator Fenton's residence is on gentle
rise of ground, 10 the right of abe Atlantic
and Great Western dep0:, looking east. HIS
house is surrounded by large plot OF
ground, covered with trees, foBers, ana
stfrubbery of almost every variety thab grows
in the temperate zoSe. The houss ana sur
roundings are amosg the finest l ever saw
Such d house In such a grove, liz such o,
royal little city as Jamestown, overlooking
the beautiful Chautsuqna, should think
would deprive man Of ambition, and cause
him to regard the honors of office as ssecond
rate matter Passing up Prospect street, l
asked a cartman if Senator Fenton vas at
home. az don't know if he is yet alrsadyi"
| the m;,,s answered, anG enlightened tY this
piece Of information, catered the iron gate
leading through the senator's grounds, ~,
He in yited me up to- bis library lI' the
second story, gem of . place, filed with
hooks. pictures, and art treasures. We
talked of the past and futnre of Jamestown,
Of the weather, the newspapers. the last
Congress, and the next one. The soma
tor said be did not now shink he would be
candidate for reelection Is he had been in
public life for over twenty years, and was
becoming weary of it. SSH, did not draw
from his remarks that he would decline the
honor if offered.
In regard 10 the absorbing topic, the third
term, ASKED the senator ifhe really Thought
Grant had; an eye single to that consumEa-
ton. Lao," he answered.; 81 think he
il to-day candidate for third term. [
don't know it to be sure, bait believe it as
firmly as that we sit here. He has got his
gaze fixed. On third term, and when Grant
fixes his eye on anything it is no easy thing,
to turn bis. course.
"Grant is not a genius, nor MAN Of stH-
king ability, nor brilliananan; Eat he ls'uo
fool. He is man of great shreWdness, un-
faltering perseverance, aaa eonsummate OBJ
stinucy. when he makes up his mind In a
certain direction, you had,as we'll try to turn
Niagara from its course at the rapids ae- to
turn him. believe he fs to-day candidate
for thisd term and WORKING for 1t with. all
the legitimate means at his command. Ills
chancesof success, too, are better than many
Doodle HOutu NhC W DCltVSOs IL tbS SiSSeiou
for a third term were teoecur now, he would
be elected in spite OF fate. There is not
man on she continent that could defeat him
not oae. If all the elements Of opposition,
including all the Democrats, all the Liberals,
and 81 the Anti ThiId-Term Radicals could
be concentrated. he could be defeated; but
that is the difficulty. The opposition cam
not be concentrated at present, and unless it
can be within the next two years. we shall
have u. S. Grant for President for another
term"
"And perhaps another and snetheS," I
said.
every likely" replied the senator. "When
once the good old custom of our fathers is
broken over we are at sea without chart or
compass. Why not fourth term as well as
third term, and fifth term as we'll as a
fourth? There is no law againstit except
custom, and wise custom. too-a custom that
should be respected as law, but will not be
in this instance. The spirit and actions of
the founders OF our Government indicate
what their views were on this question,
although they unfortunately did not deem it
| necessary to put their meaning into the or.
| ganic law. wish they had, for In that way
we could escape the danger that threatens
u.s."
"To what elements do yoa think Grant
looks for support for another term! 7" l
asked.
"I think it likely he would prefer an cleo
ton from the people, irrespective ofaDy party.
Just now he is arranging matters in the
South. His hold is secure on the negroes
of that section, eight hundred thousand
votes in a lump, and he Is showing a
fair side to the whites the ex-rebel military
/ element, like Gordon, Mosby, and Kemper.
The southern people would gladly accept q
third term or fourth term, or any number
of terms, if they could have friend In the
presidential chair, one whom they had help
ed TO elect, and .Whom they could approach
j for favors. They cannot hope to elect q
/ Democrat as a Democrat Is impossl-
ble-and the notion is getting into their
heads that the next best thing they can do is
to take Grant for third term. They care
Hess down there about breaking over Gus
tom than We do. What little patriotism and
!. reverence they had for our tine-honored In
l stitutions after the war has been seriously
AFFECTED By the conduct of the carpet baggers
and thieves who have sWarmed ID among
them. We need not look to the South for
/, any serious protests against third tern.
i We invite attention TO the following reso
Hutton adopted by the Conservative Execu
| tive Committed Of Caroline county to secure e
II minority renrpSentatiOn in our conventions