, 1874-05-18
CESARlSM.
The Visit Of tho Imporialist Toombs
to President Grant.
Another Letter from Mr.. Henry
Watterson.

""'"'"no" t''ap ~ co'responde'1es ~ IN Aof'at'"e
tonf,ef.1o"''at' our,
:, 1noro IL no especial fonson why ut th1s time
thore should DO n speculative 1oaning towards
entorot thu socond vonr of FIN trcaent tcrm.
Tho a}octIo;a atreo7, 1,o,a ri, l,t,1o nv not,,r
a 'os.os ''1a .ot -.at.o y. no.nlst
auu W ohe "oniu ,'eS ms fop"ths.on ny unao,-
tak1ng to predict tho character Of thoae which
aro to como. There iB, ,u1ootl, Il general notion
that the Republicans viii lose tloir Old parttyat,
control oycr tho next House ct Nepraaolitatl lyoB.
1s 5 II s q III th sho II s not nht osh
majority. From thirty to fifty Independents,
HranEofa, nud 9tcri1l]as nro looked for and, al
1t would bo tho bhoorcst folly to build airy cnlcl-
lationa on .tLoao, tho prospect, immediate and
In spite OF this, however Tie last fortnight
Inns developed an Unusual 1ircitnoss among po-
1itient Thinkers and thcoriB!n Gen. GIant'B
relaton to O. third torn is freely. discussed, and,
nspifnnnts; for it IN not doubted, but by watcl-
fn!, woll~informod observer. that Gen. Grant is
m aspirant.
The prcsidont's career has been Bcrios Of nd
ventures md BnrprlRes. Lis eucccsscs have do
f1cd al1 rule. He llas taken largo and uncom-
mon risks, and thcro is nothing, from Lis Btand-
point moro ronaYknbo III the idoa OF D. third
term thnn he haB constantly encountered md
grown uBod to considering In his past experience.
Hhat lo r1ll find plunty Of friends to improas
him with tho force Of tho idoa-to turn 1t rouud
and round tor him,-to nut it ia fair iightn, to
mako tt simple, plausible. and commonplace
ITO may bo s,lro. Nor will these ndyiBors como
only from a,noug lie Bycuphants and ollico-
holders, who look to continuance of tho prof.
ent dynasty for removal Of their 1ense, coupled
with d protortionato Increase Of chances.
Tho walt OF Gen, llobert Iooinbs to the Prosi-
dent was doubtless noant to be 4 simple courtesy
hood In the way OF n curious good nnturo chpr-
acteristic Of Con. Grant. DlIt, whou it il ro-
meInbcrol that Con. Toombs iB all earnest
aud outepolson Imporlalist, who doou not
neeky nothing 10 nrlontly ns n revolution
which shall give 1t master, tho cordla1ity which
he nat at tho White Holno, and the pleasure
which call protractod much beyond tho convon-
House, may bo worth making note Of. 1t is
straw which points southward, whoro it shows
tho existence Of small, but. in easos Of emor-
gonoy, resolute body Of mon. who, worn ont
1nnlignity, regard le third torn as tho beginning
otatte o1id Of both. This cIaus has no personal
ill-will toward Con. Grant. It recognizes tho
nlapy soldiorly nets which marked his conduct in
and compliment features Of bis disposition as a
ulan. Il thinks, mistakenly, thai any change
would 10 for tho bottor; not seeing that under
tho Personal Government it would uot up for
Gon. drant, tho prosent abuses would be. .lnngui-
aod.
Gen. Toomba is but tho spokesman of this Gle
mont. Iie is at onco \ most intrepid md a most
brilliant t1an, and, howovor sound mud rationa!
Repubcauism mny detest hts destructive ton-
doncios, am not prepared to. pet him down us
tho reckless poraon ho ia described to bo Dur
ing thirty years he Inns beon LII Hashly advanced
in bis opinions and uttoranccs us lie il to-day.
hope ha Ii not now so dangerously prophetic.
1Ie destroyed tho Whfg party to mike l,inaself
tho Democratic purity to maAe himself londor
Of tho Secession party. His destructive prodioc-
tions md proweBs uluuitoBtod thctnsolvcB for tue
third time just as tue Confedoracy vas on the
means too old to come again to tho front rs .
destroyer OF tho 1lepub]io, which, after his fail
uro to destroy. tho Union, seolns to pe sort ot
second choice with him. 1lo ia perfectly Logical
in hiB yiows and ai1ns; aud il tho light for tho
old traditions Of Liberty is lost in '76,-for thosa
| sentimental Traditions whoHe extinction Will be
| tho fororu1lnor Of practical anu progressive
| revolution III tho Gorornme1t,--Wo may SEQ
porting Court, and squnrinE, tlo old account at
Inst by tho agency ol . coup detat;
ln tho meantime, Gen; Grant ls backed by tue
capitalists, who dread political changes of livery
kind aud feel that tl1ey eau roly gu linn, and by
tho oilico-holders,, who ought. to DO strong
enough to command TUG forms OF thlrd noml-
| nation. This secured, lo eau trust to luck, as
ho hns always done, for tue issue, aud, in short,
will bo lie candidate to be beaten, As timo
moves us up nearcr aud nearer to tho aa!d, un-
known aud unexpected objects may reyeal thom.
selves, but, in tho midst OF the prevailing fog,
these outlines appear: tue Republican, purity IL
ruled by tho ollco-holdcrB, md tho President
| ru1ha them by the common low Of reciprocal ln-
tc1ost; thero il no ono Republican strong
enough to unite tho party against liz organizofB
ench Of tho Republican leaders is just strong
enough to make way with his next-door rlEali
md thus, Il tho election were upon us, re
should iind Gen. Grant master Of tho only conf
pact body in the political held, cqulpped, with
munitions and money III abundance: With q
dspiritod South, q domoral'zod North. and .
! divided opposition to stand botWeon him and
| lis ambition.
| Those who pooh-pooh suggestions llho these
arc those who belloyo nothing posHlblo which iH
ont OF the old order, aro those who will readily
full into tho programme after 1t has beon aeyel-
oped. There are not fifty Republicans in Con-
gxess whom Gen, Grant may not count OIL in All
emergency TloBo who protest tho contrary
with most yolemenco will be tho Burout to como
up to tho scratch when Tho ttmo for action a.
ri1yoA. Tho South is convenient loyer by which
Tho party-drin ca1 DO Mt all tines enforced. and
thus potard shupctl by tho North may, in the
ond hoist it out of ita liberties.
Tho tlmc may come when tho South will fud
no cscape from malignant legislation and mia'
government but by following Gen. ToombH On
nuaaae iuto tue Imperial CAMP. But 1t should al
least mike ono moro fight for the old free-born
signals. Tho people OF tho North,wcro not con.
scious Of tho wrong they did themselves whc1
ILnv ,,,,f lin South, IN ;rnnn and fhev in mt nj