The New York herald., 1874-08-06
THE THIRD TERM.
OF . Representative southerner-The
One Great Question with the south.
Nrw YoRx Auouat A 1874

Letter from Ex-GovernOr Hebert-Vfews
OF = Representative southerner-The
One Great Question with the south.
NEW YORK, August 4, 1874
TO THE EDITOR OF THE hERALD:-
have read with attention and regularity the
series of editorial articles in which the HERALD
for more than a year past has been discussing the
candidacy OF General Grant 0r a third term OF the
Presidential oflce. With the gift OF prescence
the HERALD, more than twelve months ago, ap-
peared to divine the circumstances that might
lead to the reelection OF General Grant. Through
the South, especially, have these articles been
read by thinking men with deep interest In that
section of the country there Is bat one question
with the people, and that IS their peace and their
material reconstruction. AL the great issues that
hitherto divided parties and about winch the
democratic ana republican parties "chop logic" at
the North, are as dust in the balance In compari-
son with the vital issues OF domestic tranquility and
their pecuHiary rehabilitation. The tarln, the
finances and our foreign relations attract but
little attention at the South. As for the public
debt. her people would engage to pay their share
of It In diamonds. instead Of gold or greenbacks,
provided they could have home rule and their
quiet ard prosperity once more restored and as
sured. These questions OF their future peace and
reconstruction sink out OF sight all other issues,
and they yearningly ask. How can they be Sc
cured
The democratic party as an organization Is pow
erless to assist them. On the great questions OF
cheap transportation the restoration OF their
levees, their transcontlnental railroads and the
opening Of the mouth OF the Mississippi they find
tueir democratic friends at the North advancing
HIpE-BOUND THEORIES
OF constitutional construction and opposing these
measures OF Southern rehabilitation. NO wonder
that IN their extremity they turn An ap-
pealing look to the soldier President, who
at their surrender at AppomattOx returned
| and VINO remembered then that the hour Of trl-
umph was the hour oil magnanimity. That the
Southern people should look kindly on General
Grant and 1avor his reelection is not unnatural.
| 1ney in him the representative OF great
since the days Ia 81 OF T Jackson They see in am
| power over the negro element at the south
greater than the control o. an the white regubli-
dent who has conducted the affairs OF this country
with infinite success for now over SIX years.
That General Grant should have made mistakes
at the South was necessity; circumstances made
him powerless to do anything Tor the true welfare
ances OF Northern democrats. our people plunged
helter-skelter into the political Meiee, and Gen.
"ns ast such material IN each Of the
Southern states, not as he would, but as he could
l have no doubt he tried TO Gull 1t oveI
and select the best men he could find among hif
party friends for once. This Of itself was hard
il not impossible task. 1t was expecting little
too much OF human nature for him to take for hli
ofIlce-holders people who were cOnsortng with the
enemies OF his administration. The Southern
people did not ask 1t or expect ", and would have
looked with dtsfavOr on any Of their number &C
ceptlng office at his hands, In consequence OF the
bitter party feenng inspired BY the appeals OF the
with party hostile to General Grants administra
ton and had no claim to he consulted In regard tt
the ofIlces. They have never yet, however, made
an over, ure that has not been met
WITH KINDNESS AND CONCILIAToRY SPIRIT.
General Grant, l have reason TO believe, feels
that mistakes have been made by his administra-
tion in regard to the South and has tried to make
10 more. His course IN Arkansas and Texas and
his late refusal to comply with partisan demand
Tor troops IN mississippi show, better than words
the direc tion OF his mind: ! have no Anowedge
believe anybody mas. He Keeps his own counsel
on public questions, and acts aiways on his own
S have no dSdot ~ ne
enjoyed now, to the negro race; but have grave
doubts whether the present bill, grossly interfering
with the police powers oi the States, VIII ever re-
nave seen but little of General Grant since we
in different places; but know his character and
appreciate IT, He mas good sense, courage and
nne s,n,e od on Hckory" These sSertnr trait att
made him the hero OF the federal armies ant
enabled him to save the Union. ! DOUBT wnetas
In the struggle. He had those qualities as leade
that command success. No wonder tnat he is
STRONG WITH THE NORTHERN PEOPLE
They would, indeed, be ungrateiul II they did no
always cherish him IN loving remembrance. ~
not be If snoud nov
to COMPOSE and paciiy It's people. have no In
formation about his wishes In connection with
third term; but believe that If any consIdera
tion could induce him to serve again In the Presi
dental office, 1t would be q desire to tranquiliz
q country he did so much to save from dismem
berment, and to retrieve any mistakes that cir
cumstances might have induced his admintstra
tion to make Ia the South. He has certainly
good opportunity, one that seldom !alls to tn
lot OF man II he should desire to embrace AM
Improve II, trust and believe he Will be seconde
by the great body OF the American people, with
out regard to party. r. U. HEBERT.
THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION TODAY.
The election that occurs to-day In the 'Ol
North State" is for superintendent OF Public In
struction ana members OF Congress. The ticket
are as fOliOWS:-