, 1874-09-08
TtiIRD-TERM POLITICS.
An Argument for Ills Ro-EIeotion.
Altogether Too Thin for the Occas
sion.

1
sion.
|
a pamphlet Of otght pagcs tas mads tn mi
pearauco. prosentinr tho so-ca1lcd orts r.
f.,oa ~ 49, 80 ~ '.Ss Aeu "tkuoaon's . 10
n.so,, 1aso. u oon, orantn tnlfa oloetion to thu
=, rfoaldenoy. We print It aa part Of tho political
literature OF tho day, and aa presenting all thu
eau bo Rald In favor Of TIM Third. .Tcr7n ao,n.
sion, ~e1>>
|
| AN ARGUMENT Fou 4 1,1t1nn nnru,nr>,r,.
rEpa1 4'A''
nv ,vs.svrx,x,,.
/ Thu fo,no..,,,,. ",.,aSN.. -. ., HN4A"'
,n...S, ,aoo"'ug oiaboratc, thoughtful. and ablo
aotsoe ~ from tho pon of gentleman OF largo
experience who has snont v,oars In tho stn1v al
tho nclonce Of uo1it,c.1 oconnr,v md h.a 1;v.a
In tho South M ,vo,l ~ l., H.. nro..,s ~
| knowa a, vii "'t "o "a tno Nortn. LIZ
oo,,.1;,..,' ~ WA 10 any man living, tho political
| computations now upon Ill., and hna oivau con
elusive evidence that ho ia . foithf,, ard tr3u.
o1pountler of that whio,, IL ,heo,rto1- ,o.oaa,,-
| 10 give atnh,1itv root ,,ss o.."1' Ao-on'n.'
| our ,pho1o oor,,t,,, @ eoaeo' "ao ptospofltg 70
Ir'. o souaas'
for the reason TINT ho doos not aook o,,t,c, m,
! tor1oty. Ho is a plaiu h,unt ,1.a ..'s' ss.,s.
his mind FREQ Of all SECTIONAL h;.s ' "No "po>A"
It is for those roxsonu that tha ,ot+or ID ,u,
pur.n.-.
Toths Grant Nattenut Cla1 AtuniaT, IT, ca Gae ~ i''s'
dESTLEAES: Your ostoomod favor Of TIM 9th
NJ. "as t,y dnly received. and contents carefully
noted: Tho gravity Of the subject mattar ~
your letter. moro than anything olso. haa mn
yented ali Immediate reply. '''' 49," p'o"
nave taken time to think over tho subject
tho Importance attscho 70 It Ind NJ tbo o.
time to exhibit TINT dcIreo Of eara thn. ;a o. an
soutial to right understanding Of what ~ ~. w.
mind, III Of trauacondont Importance st a linz
like the prcaont.
II il a fact, patent to tho most sunor,ic,a1 nh,
server Of eyontg in t,ju cnrntrv that wn nro ~
apt to treat tho g7nyost subiocta viii io Ieyt, d
unbecon,ing our Intelligence as people, Of o tLo
yass tntorests involved not only to tic present.
as to all great quostions Affecting lilo nation II
large such as 1uanoo, tariffs. commorco in.
duhtrle6, and, III fact, tho whole catalugne Of
subjects that are embraced Ia tho torn poI;iicnl
Nor nro ne 1asa dar.,ct ,r,,.,, ,r. .,r,. g.. II.
cuss the qualifications Of thouo wo choose @ to
rulo over tho nation for tho tino boinv. IA
prescribed by our syaten Of Government md
choice Of mon, Who are in oyery % WV tIiaapali III a
ilod for high and honorable truats. thax autail
chickering's, fault-finding, and acrimonious dia
putatlonH between contendng parties, and fac
tions, that only tonl to bring discrodit upon us
the public miud, without any corrosponding
boneilt.
But thero Is atl another evil effect producad
BY such agitations OF tho public mind namoIy:
to cause mon to become proiudiced against 'our
best and most efficient public servants ,v;thont
jnHt cauhc, and thus thcy are roudorod disnuaii
lied, from tho yery nature Of mn from fornliur
correct Judgments in any given case and honco
they censuro without just cause and attribute
our rulers, whom cool. calm. and IisnaAsinroto
Judgment would load them to othor and yery dif-
toront conclusions
Ihoso remarks arc not made in an apoloeotic.
but i'll D general, senso, because they aro thc re-.
suit Of reaaou,nr uuon eyerv ]ov cVanta aa ron.
nected with tho history Of men and thin1es, as a.
find Them.
1t has been the misfortune Of our day and
generation, to trost tito best men Of tho Republic
tlmo down to tho present hour; for noither
Washington, nor any Of hin snccenaora lagn