The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-19
PRESIDENT GRANT ON THE THIRD
TERM.
[St. Louis Republican, 155h inst. !

i
/ We presume that but little doubt now
exists in any well informed mind as to Gen,
Grants determination to run for third term.
This purpose has been manifested, or rathe,
foreshadowed, in so many ways indirectly
that nothing remained wanting TO make il
conclusive, except distinct declaration from
the President himself That he has often
made such declarations to his intimates, and
that positive knowledge of his intention to
run for a third term enters into all calcula-
tons of his thick-and.thin adherents, are
already open secrets. But hitherto, none
OF these confidential or conversational out
givings have been made public in any manner
carrying with it certainty of authenticity.
We are enabled, however, to make public
some information on this topic. This in
formation is contained in a letter from a
former high official of the government to a
| friend in this city, and is based upon the
| utterances of President Grant himself
1t begins by stating that the President was
perfectly satisfied and even gratifed by the
results of the elections last fall. To use his
own expression they demonstrated that the
Republican party could not carry the country
without him at its head, and they would serve
to teach the politicians the lesson that they
could not afford to divide upon personal or
other minor questions in the face of the enc
my. In this conversation the President seems
to have given out the idea that he let the cleo
tons OF last fall go by default, as piece of
strategy, first, to reduce the Republican party
to state of desperation and, second, to
show to its leaders that, without his iron hand
and his infexible will at their head, disaster
in 1876 would be as certain as that defeat had
overtaken them in 1874. In respect to the
part played by the voters in the last election,
Gen. Grant was simply Indifferent, if not con-
temptuous, and did not deem that department
of the subject worth discussing.
He then went on to enumerate his chances
for a denomination by the Republican Con-
vention. He would have the delegations
from the Southern States solid for him.
This would leave him only forty-two votes to
get from the North, and he relied on Mr.
Conkling to bring New York to his support
with thirty-fve solid, while Butler and Bout
well would furnish the rem Under from Massa-
chusetts. Hlving gained the nomination he
would fight the battle Of 1872 over again. He
had no doubt as to the result, but broadly in
timated that he might possibly be defeated
by fraud and intimidation of voters, in which
case he should see that justice was DONE
We have reason to suppose that the Presi-
dent is not wholly averse to publication of
his designs; only, he regards it beneath his
dignity to seek publicity for them. He is
Luost uTuly impressed with the theory OF his
own invincibility before the people, and re-
CARDS the 'anii-Third Term clamor of the
press as merely the malignity of editors
whom be does not consult as to the disposal
Of patronage. But he implicitly believes the
people are vita him, and will remain with him
as long as he lives. We may add that the
source of this Information is of the most I'M
mpeachable reliability and that it comes
direct.
EARS LIKE JACKAss.-Col. JAS B. Young, |
clerk OF the United States Senate, |
las written new poem, in which he
says:
'.Agan that voice fell on my ear
There was silence on my ear
They fell and died upon my ear
" The e,ho died upon my ear
The Utica Observer gives the following
'cene on the cars not many miles from that |
,ity. Enter a lady, who addresses o we'll
Known railroad Official:
Mr.. =, do you think that Mr.. Beecher
s guilty.
Gully of what, madam"
Exit lady, suffdsed with bushes.
England manufactured 5449 tons of arsenic
II 1873