The New York herald., 1874-07-09

Southern Politicians Exercised Over the
Probable ssNO. g."
THE VIRGINIA VISIT.
popular and Brilliant" Ideas on.
the Subject.

RICHMOND Va, July g. 1S74.-
The letter OF Governor kemper, yindicating him
self against the charges made In certain of the
State newspapers that he had sold out the con-
servatve party to Grant, that he was in favor OF
thlrd term for Grant, and that he was ambitions
enough to aspire to the second place on the
national ticket with Grant in '76 has given rise to
great deal Ofpublic discussion here. AS early as
the beginning OF 73, during the State campaign the
readers OF the HERALD will recollect that the re-
doubtable Colonel John 7. Mosby announced him
self In favor OF third term for President Grant.
That was the nrst gun for q third term in the en-
tire country, and the intimate relations OF Mosby
with Grant gave 1t a rather startling significance
at the time. This, then. taken in connection with
the fact that Mosby Is fast rIeai OF Kemper; that
ne arranged the visit or the latter to Grant In Feb
ruery last when. according to the Governor, the
Prestdenr and himself had square and manly
talk" leads many here to the inference
that there Is some sort of political un-
derstanding as to the future between all
three. However that may be and whatever the
nature OF it find the letter has had one very
dangerous effect In this State and perhaps in the
whole South. 1t has, In a very unmistakabe
manner familtarized the people with the MOsby idea
Of third term for Grant. That Is talked of now
with as much uncOncern and with as much proba-
blltty as his election In 1872 was spoken Of when
great number OF the old Bourbon democrats voted
Jor him IN preference to Horace Greeley. There is
no Disgusting what Is daily and hourly becoming
SO apparent.
GRANTS POPULARITY IN rHR SOUTH
Is steadily on the increase. While his early course
towards the South met not only with universal
disapproval here, ana often bitter denunciatiOn,
most OF his recent acts which concerned this sec
tion have been conservative in their tendency and
have won him the good opinion Of the masses
His kindness to the Confederate soldiers at the
hp
appointed quite number OF oX-Coniederates to
office regardless OF politics, and only the other
Colonel H. D. WhitcomD, late Chief Engineer OF
the chesapeake and ONO Railroad, on the survey
IS something of the viii and determination Of
Old hickory Jackson about him, too that
and, however unwlllingy it may be acknowledged,
there Is some magnetic influence at work paving
the political way, with the certainty Of late, to
third term II a better evidence Of how easily the
people here regard the prospect of a third term
were wanted read the following extract from the
Richmond DiSpGtch:-
Northern Presidents in embryo It comes before them
der We have Tot Consulted General aran ye wG ami
cannot tell wha: & We shall do Meantime Ist them
are things in this country than third term
1t was only this morning heard very prom
inent Nirginian discussing the "thlrd term' say
1.-The country is safe with Grant do not know any
man In his party would prefer to him, ana In fact
would trust with the Presidential relns at this par
tlcular era In our countrys history. BY all means
let us have Grant before either Butler, Morton,
Logan, Conkiing or any OF that set Better to
BEAR THE ILLS WE HAVE
than ny to those we know not of'n This seems to
satisfactory though At be, and in proof that the
southern people are gradually preparing for over
support Tor third term for succession Of
terms quote again from the Dispatch or to-day
We tell Il, them M all this that there is question Of the
schemes people who have been Todden into the
%s hs @ VIII T y % ns
his county INT i sneh man aPpesrs In the political
terms and % rom NIT It's expeTiecs viii dreaa a0f chanss
his life. " eAsn'so 70 us continuation III ounce during
There is a great deal to be apprehended from
such expressions as the above and II General
Grant Will respond BY planting himself squarely
on the side OF honesty, reform and good govern
ment in the States Sohth-which are now ruled by
tue negroes and their corrupt leaders-this section
will be unit Tor his third or tenth term. That he
people ana tue cultivation of both political and
friendly social relations with them easily be in
lerred from his recent visit to his relatives In West
virginia, In the capital OF which State he received
grand ovation. AT the White sulphur Springs he
was most cordially welcomed, ana, understand,
luctantly perhaps) that he would revisit that
famous
RENDEZVOUS OF THE SOUTHERN POLITICIANS
In August, when the season will be at Its height
At the same time, no doubt, Bob Toombs and little
Aeck stephens, and, perhaps. Ben Hill, OF Georgia,
Will Opportunely be there. Semmes, from Ala
bama, may accidentally drop In, with Henry A.
Wise, Kemper and Mosby, from Virginia. Beaure.
gard, probably Joe Johnston and nearly all OF the
eX-Confederate officers always muster there and
among these he will meet several Of his Old West
Point associates. when a general political and
social hobnobbIng can take place without the
fear OF being intruded upon by any OF
the numerous Northern or western Presl-
dental asprants now spoken OF. Such meeting
would not be new TO the White Sulphur, for there
PRESIDENTIAL campaigns and political revola-
tions have been planned and moulded frequently
before. 1t would, therefore, be no matter Of sur
prise II the Southern political nabObs met there
again with General Grant to agree upon move
ment all along the line for third term, the over
throw OF the rotten negro governments In the
South state rights universal amnesty, the abOll-
ton Of test oaths and thus cOnsummate the great
est political revolution OF the age