The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-02
The Third Term Agitation.

ING 1nlIu loI" hbteahOus
The Washington Rspu6lieaa, paper
sometimes spoken OF as an Administration
organ, keeps hsmmering away on the
third term business. It's latest utterance
on that subject Is as follows: r.-.
HFrtquent changes In the executive
have 0 tendency 10 make the pslicy Of
the country, both foreign and domestic,
huctuating and unstable, The magnitude
OF the interests now dependent on the
conduct Of the government makes con-
stancy 70 . settled policy Of the greatest
importance" HEFb4E
Perhaps such remarks as the above
from the Republican would scarcely be
worthy Of notice were It not for other
outcroppihgs in other quarters that tend
to.excite suspicion that some sort Of an
underground third term programme Is
being canvassed. A specimen Of these
outcroppings Is given in our telegraphic
columns this morning, in the shape Of an
extract from q letter Just written by Gov.
ernor KEMPER, Of Virginia. Governor
KRNPER, 1t seems, has been under zuspi.
clon for some time past among his Con-
seryatlve friends as being in favor Of
GRANT ior a third term. Indeed, the
Alexandra Sentinel limited some time ago
that the Governor had written a letter to
Major sooTr Of Warrenton, in favor Of
GRANT, and called for the publication Of
the said letter as the proof Of is contents.
Tie Richmond Wig also came out lately
with the following tart comments on the
suspicious attitude Of the Governor.
aFor months the people had been anx-
iously waiting for some explanation from
Gov. Kemper OF the use that had been so
repeatedly made Of his name in connec.
tion with that of President Grant. The
Conservative people Of Virginia, who
elected Gov. Kemper, thought 1t due to
them that he should, In some clear and
emphatic manner, ytndicate himself and
them from the suspicion that hsd been
cast upon his political integrity by these
rumors, and we have shared the surprise
that bis unaccountable silence has caused.
ave were one Of the most jealous ad.
vocates ofthe election oi Gov. Kemper,
aud have been and are now friendly to
his administration and himself, and,
therefore, we are justified in demanding,
In behalf Of ourselves and the public, q
full and complete explanation Of this very
grave matter, which involves to such an
extent the honor and dignity Of theparty.
sThings have egone 60 far that, in our
opinion, nothing but frank and candid
statement will satisfy the public, and we
trust they will not have long 10 wait Tor
its appearance under the Governors own
signature" 1t 90. 5siIg EgHI.i
The charge against the Governor is
tSai he has agreed to go for GRANT mot
only for third term, but for the seventh
term" and to persuade the Virginia Con.
Servatives to go with him; that he in
ducVd Colonel MosBY to ask the President
10 invite him to the White House and
that his visit to the President last Decem.
Der was the result of this arrangement
that at that visit an alliance was formed
between the President and the Governor,
the terms Of which on the part OF the
latter were, that he should insure the
President the support Of the Virginia
Conservatives. NI - sE.
The tlrt public reply that has been
vouchsaIed by Gov. KEMPER to all that
has been said about him in the third.
term gossip Is given this morning in our
dispatches. We suspect that his conserv,
alive friends will not consider 1t very sat-
istactory, 1t may appear to them as an
aiterthought or subterGuge, put out now
as the best excuse the Governor can make
In defence Of his position. He is willing
under certain circumstances 10 support
Gen. GRANT for q third term, as for in
stance, II there Is no other way Of defeat.
ing q Civll.Righh.Bill Republican candi.
date. Hewill in that event support him
under protest as regards the third term
principle. This looks little as If the
Governor was already in despair Of the
election Of "Conservstive" President in
1876. BE Is apparently Of the opinion
that the choice lies between Conserva-
tive and Radical Republican, and he
appears to think that GRANT may be-
come the champion Of the South, in
which case he is willing to rally to his
support. The Governor evidently smells
not only the battle but the danger afar
of. His letter will DO apt TO call out
comments from his old friends not very
complimentary To him.