The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-20
The Third Term.

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The Eaqxirer is in the third term OF III
sscetiousness. It rivals the Norfolk var
nnian 10 its capiious objections to what TIT
Dispatch has had 10 say about the "th'rt
serln.n But weare sure il cannot be 10 earn
est. Il but jests We know itwell.
II knows a. well as we do that the ms
p9,ch's third term meant TINT the DlSpd'cn
regarding the country as having dr'sted 's'
away from the repubcanism of our fathets
thought that the best thing to BRING oefor'
she neople the real point to which their DRIFT
;nr tended was to present before theu
rnsarism and imperialism, seeing shat II
they were ready for CESAR they would take
him: If they were not, they would relec
him. IN eli Their case the question would Of
settled as /. should be; for OF all things, Il
possible, deliver the land from The horrible In
termediste stage between true republican
ism and arbitrary government. All men
should vastly prefer the single tyrant 70
hundred such IS MORTON.
The presentation of the fate which woule
follow the policy of the National Govern
ment has done world Of good already. IL
has startled the nation. 1t has changed the
issues in great degree from sectional 10 ma
.ional. The people Of all sections were Gu
listed without respect to sections on one Sue
or the other, and the war issues, which were
the life-brea,b Of the Republican party, were
s.lbordinated to this general issue, which
was the same at the South and the North.
Nothing could be better.
We were despondent-we did think the
country far gone towards arbitrary govern
ment. We we're as Respondent AS the En-
oujrer. which. in its Saturdays paper, eX.
presses lis true feelings. Referring to the
elections of the week, in which the oppo>i-
r;on to Radicalism gained so much, the En-
quirer says:
"I.is the first CLEAN If sunshine that has pierced
The dark and threatening clouds which have so long
lowered over the nstiJn aud threatened the de-
sirucion Of its liberties. We have long looked:
WATCHED. and pray ed for sign OF this promised
reaction. even though that sign, Ike the cloud OF
cd which answered the prayers 81 lne prophet
might pe no larger than a man 5 hands but We had
swep. III" horizon In vain for the vapory Speck I'M
H. broken In hope, We had been almost on the
Point OF despair Of any relief When suddenly,
ike a shower In mdSumn err from an unclouded
Sky. we were on crtakeu by the very blessing We
craveo and yet dared not look for
We could not have responded more, nor
could We have felt more delight, than the
Enquirer shows at the "geam Of sunshine"
And We believe this "sunshine" comes
from the "third-,erm "agitatioD more than
any other one cause.
We say the Enquirer cannot be more de-
lighted than we are, and that the Enquirer
cannot dcprecate more than this paper does
any approach towards imperialism" ANY
Inference from anything we have ever SAID
that we desire third term" per Sc is not
warranted by our language. We know that
the Imperial age will come; but we would
put it of as long as possible. And the best
way to put it of is to try the issue. The
people might revolt at the repulsive
face Of arbitrary power while its CO.
vert articles might enslave them. Then
put the question frankly to them. Let
Us see the state of the public mind.
If the people are ready for q king let
them have him. He would be preferable
TO many tyrants, and the southern people
would find in that kingly government
which would lie the same all over the land,
infinite relief from that vulgar and malignant
tyranny of an unscrupulous sectional party
which We know so well how TO appreciate,
and which has been rapidly carrying the na-
ton 70 irredeemablc ruin.
This ia orr third Term which we have so
fully explained. and which no sincere in,
<;uirer after truth should misunderstood.
It is our opinion that the third term has
done and will do "a great deal of good"