The New York herald., 1874-07-31
SENATOR GORDON AND THE THIRD TERN.
Ills Political Sentiments in Regard "a
General Grant and the Presidency OF
1876 MiSintorpreted-The south Unal-
terabiy Democratic.

Ills Political Sentiments in Regard to
General Grant and the Presidency OF
1876 Misfnterprsted-The south Unal-
terabiy Democratic.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 25, 1874.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
know you would not Intentionally do me an in
Justice. but the comments of the HEEALD upon the
report III the Atlanta Rerad OF what said to be
an .nterview with Senator Gordonn has done me
very great wrong Is It asking too much that you
insert the enclosed, taken from Georgia paperg
Very respectfully, J. b. GORDON.
Senator Gordon's True Position.
ATLANTA, Ca, July IT. 1874
TO THE EDITOR or THE WILKINSON APPEAL
DEAR sIK-I have just received your very kind
and frank letter OF the 18th inst. and thank you
for the consideration which prompted it. Your
announcement, however, that have been placed,
by che report OF an interview published In the
Atlanta Herald in false attitude before the peo-
pie OF Georgia greatly pains and mortifles me.
had previous TO the receipt OF your letter written
to the Augusta Coastitutto1sdlfst, which hope
will relieve my friends Of any apprehension as to
my political views and purposes.
Let me repeat In this the substance OF that let
teri stated that had never claimed any In
tlmacy with President Grant, nor to know any
like others, had gathered from observation; that
! had never talked with him, nor had any CON-
nQnlcaLlOu Win nlm whatever upon tue SuOJect
of party programmes, or party organizations,
past, present or Tor the future (my intercourse
beng al ways pleasant, but only OF an Official char
acter) that he was always cordial and consider
ate towards southern gentlemen, &C. This Is tile
substance OF my letter to the CO,aSttutfO1adtts to
which beg to add one or two observations.
II II were possible for me 10 advocate third
term Tor any man that advocacy certainly could
not be given to one whose success would continue
In power lOr iOur years longer the party whose
pliless measures have brought sorrow and rum to
our people and !rreparabls damage to our Tree In
stitutions. And II, while endeavorlng to do no
act and utter no word which would needlessly
provoke hostility, nor to furnish any excuse Tor
longer withholding from our people all the rights
and privileges guaranteed by the constitution, I
should. as a representative Of Georgia fai to i'm
the conviction tnat the South Is unalterably de-
voted to the great principles OF government advo-
Gated by the democratic party, and that she Is
welded to the behel that liberty can be preserved
only by the establishment OF those principles as
the permanent policy OF the government, then
shall l esteem myself as being unworthy OF the
high compliment you pay me and utterly falling 10
meet the obligations OF the sacred trust COM
mitted to me. 1t is possible that may exaggerate
example OF Washington has clothed with the
sanctity OF law; but If a third term were proposed
tor q democratic President whom l regarded as
pure as Ca and as sefsacri1cng Dora, still
should feel that devotion to q democratic leader
had betrayed US into o step which would tend to
the final subversiOn OF our democratic institutions
In COncuslOn permit me to say, that with uni ION
and discretion in our ranks-indeed without some
egregious blunder-we have the best grounds for
the most sangune hopes OF success IN the mex
presidential election. am, my dear sir, very truly
YOurS !, Il. GORDON.