National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-05
THE NEW YORK RERALD'S
LATEST SENSA TON

In the form Of letter from Long Branch
the New York Herald yesterday morning
printed one Of Its usual summer sensations
1t processes to have authentic and definite
information that General Grant has fully
determined to seek third term, and In the
pursuance Of that end has resolved to throw
overheard the Republican party and make
an alliance with the Democrats, the Liberal
Republicans, and the Conservatives Of the
South, like Kemper 6 Co., in Virginia.
1.-THE plan, says our cratic contemporary,
which has been adopted "discloses some
ching of the admirable strategy and tao
''tics Of his Chattanooga campaign. He
twill first deceive the enemy as to bis
movements, and then crush him IN detail.
"In plain terms, General Grant has entered
upon the daring enterprise Of an election
"for third term by the anti Republican
"and decentralization forces of the
country, and upon the Liberal Republican
and Democratic platform Of 1872, includ-
ling particularly q generous policy Of re-
Cancellation towards the Southern States
and Of absolute non-interVention In their
"local affairs, and including the new plank,
" full length, Of cheap transportation. The
argument submitted In favor of this new
departure is as follows: On the platform
indicated, Is an independent candidate,
" General Grant viii be supported not only
"by the combined opposition forces, but by
/" the grand army Of Office holders, five le-
"gions strong; by the Grand Army Of the
Republic, and by the still grander and
more powerful political army Of capital
lists, bankers, brokers and bondholders.
This Is the calculation, and that General
Grants thoughts have, since last fall,
"been running in this direction, may be
" reasonably inferred from his allusion IN
CHS annual message of December last to
"the breaking up Of party lines Of distinc-
" ton In the recent elections; from his de-
"cisive reputation Of the Republican
"would-be Governor Davis, of Texas; from
"his snubbing Of the would-be Governor
" Brooks, of Arkansas, and from his unex-
"pected veto of the pet currency bill of
" Senator Morton and of the imitation ma
"jorities Of the two Houses supporting
chin.
The "evidence" Of all this is said to
be found in an audience which Liberal
Republican "embassador" from the West
had OF the President few days ago, In
which General Grant freely told that gen.
tleman all his plans down to the minutest
particular without the least reservation.
The said ambassador was 50 excited and en-
thusiastic over the whole matter that In
stead of Fastening back to those who sent
him he Immediately hunted up q Herald
Long Branch correspondent, and gave him
the whole story hot from the Presidential
lips. MIR. Dickens tells Us that Mr. Pick
wick. having listened very attentively to q
long story by Mr.. Weller, about something
which we have now forgotten, made an
swer in the simple but very expressive
word. "bosh." The majority of people
will dismiss this little sensation of the
Herald in somewhat the same terms. It is
really too absurd, ridiculous and prepos-
ferrous. Whether General Grant does or
does NOT entertain an idea Of renomina.
bOA 10 HOh bHS 4uOSetOh' limit no hhS hOt
answered, and we believe viii not answer,
because the time to do so has not come.
The Presidential election Is more than two
years of; one half Of his second term Is
still unexplred, and he is not In the habit
Of deciding questions until they are properly
and In their due order presented 70 him
The politicians may be worried, and ner.
vous, and anxious, but that Il not his fault,
and not Of his creation. Again, the idea
tina. he should contemplate bargain Of the
character indicated by the Herald Is non
seEsIeal and not worthy Of moments con.
sIderatlon. The Herald has overdone the
thing. and will DO laughed Of for lis weak
and puerle invention.