Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-08
Grant Ripe and Ready for an Ali
ance with the Democracy and
Liberal Republicans.
He thinks the Republican Party
has Fulfilled its MissiOn-Peaee
and General Amnesty.
He wants to be President a Third
Term-0Vertures Accepted
Grants Reasons for his
Position.

! Write down General Frank Blair as also
among the prophets. 1t is and will yet
long be remembeeed that in the OPEN
ing Of the presidential campaign of 1868
General Blair, with all the emphasis Of
an earnest conviction, declared that, in
his judgment, If General Grant was put
into the White House he would never
be put Out while he lived, or words to
this effect. That we are on the way to
the fulfilment OF this remarkable pro-
phecy will presently appear. The alb
sorbing and most perplexing question
which you can now put to regular Re-
publican who believes first in his party
AID next in the national administra-
ton, is the fearful question, "Does Gem
eral Grant desire and expect to be nOm-
mated and elected for third presiden-
ual termW You cannot, from Sny Re-
publican who still believes in the loyal
ty of General Grant TO the Republican
party, get an intelligable answer to this
question. Mr.. Thomas Murphy, hitherto
known to be and still widely supposed
to be among the highest in the conf
dence of General Grant, cannot answer
it. Nor can Senator COnkiing, or Mr..
Speaker Blaine, or Senator Morton, or
Senator Logan; nor can any Republic
can apostle or disciple who believes
first in his party and next
in the administration. They cannot
answer, because General Grant no
longer confides in them. His interests
and his confidence hencefOrth, as it now
appears, lie in another direction, and for
tnis simple and all.sufficient reason: he
has resolved, nay, he has entered upon
a new departure. We can tell our Re-
publican aspirants for the succession,
who are impatiently looking for some
sign from the silent mau at Long
Braneh-whO are still hoping that he
will retire from the Presidential field
under cover of s. powerful brOadside in
favor of the perpetuatiOn of the Repub-
ican party, that they are all adrift-we
can tell them, anu from an intelligent
source. that General Grant does desire
and expect q nomination and an cleo
ton for a third term, but not as the
candidate and standard-bearer of the
Republican party. We say that he has
entered upon a new departure, and here,
as given 10 US, is
HIS NEW PLAN OF OPERATIONS.
General Grant has discovered that the
idea of third term is exceedingly dis
tasteful to the Republican leaders; forit
sets them all back, and breaks up all
has discovered that the idea of third
term even TO General Grant is distaste-
ful to the great body Of the Republicans
throughout the country, and that they
do not entertain a serious thought
of being called upon to vote
third time for him for !
the Presidency. More than this, the !
President has discovered that if nOmi |
mated for third term by the Republi !
cans, he will, in all probability, not only |
be beaten, but disastrously defeated. |
Still intent, then, on another election, |
how is he to secure it? The plan said to /
be adopted discloses something Of the /
admirable strategy and tactics Of his |
Chattanooga campaign. He viii first /
deceive the enemy as to his 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-Republiesn and
INSTRUMENTATION forces of the eOun-
try, and upon the Liberal Republican |
and Democratic platform Of 1879 in
Guiding, particularly, general policy of |
reconciliation toward the southern 1
States, and of absolute non-intervention /
in their local affairs, and including the
new plank, fIll length, of cheap trans
portatiOn. TIE argument submitted in
favor Of this departure is as follows: On
the platform indicated, as an in
dependent candidate. General Grant
will be supported not only by
the combined opposition forces
but by the grand army of Office-holders,
five legions strong; by the Grand Army
of the Republic, and by the still grander
and more powerful political army of
capitalists, bankers, brokers and bond
holders. This is the calculation, and
that General Grants thoughts have,
since last fall, been running in this di-
reetion, may be reasonably inferred
from his allusiOn in his annual message
of D cember last to the breaking up of
party lines of distinction in the recent
elections; from his decisive reputation
of the Republican wouid-be Governor
Davis, OF Texas; from his snubbing Of
the would-be Governor Brooks, Of Ar
kansas, and fIOm his unexpected veto
OF the pet currency bill OF Senator Nor
ton, and of the intl stion msjOrities of
the two houses supporting him. Nor
can it be doubted now that in that i'm
poItant matter OF the appointment of /
chief Justice, last winter, the Presidents
purposes and the purposes of the Repub-
Iican magnates of the senate were wide
ly different. These are but presump-
tons and infeIences touching the new
departure suggested; but they will 60
far to strengthen the evidence directly |
IN tho point which FSllss'Ss
THE EVIDENCE.
A few days ago q leading liberal Re-
publican of the west, encouraged by in |
structions that President Grant was |
strongly inclined to new political |
movement for a third term, came to |
Long Branch and called npCn the Presi-
dent at bis cottage to obtain his views !
upon the subject. The results OF this
conference, as given to the writer from
a third party, an intelligent and re-
sponsible man, were these: After the
usuaIinUroduetory formalities, theliberal
Republican ambassador having stated
the object of his visit and his desire for
a free Interchange of thought and sug-
gestions, the President said that the
country had maDifestly had enough of
the rule of the Republican party; that !
the party had fulfilled its mission and
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