, 1875-12-18
spR1NGER's TH1RD.TERM RESOLUTION

spR1NGER's TH1RD.TERM RESOLUTION.
The Democrats aro generally criticising
Mr.. SPRINGER, OF this Statc, for his share in
setting the Third.Torm spectre Mt rest, and
unwittinely lopnving tho Democrats Of po-
litical capital. Evidently without gaining
tho previous consent OF King LAMAR and his
special Council Of Thirteen. S1r. SPRINGER
introduced tho following resolution:
Refoirfd That, In the opinion Of this itonee. tho
precedent established by WAsutso7ox and ohor rrtsi.
drna Of Tho United atstos In retiring from tho rrcsi-
dehal n0lce Aftcr their second term hAs become, by
universal concurrence, art Of our republican sy4.
lem OF goveFnmrn and that any departure from this
timo-honored custom would 10 unwse. unpatriosic,
and fraugbt with peril to oar free Institutions,
A. vote was taken on this resolution immo-
dintoly under tho pressure Of the previous
question, and resulted in 232 in favor and
only IL against. OF tho latter, eleven were
Southern carpot-baggers and four from
South Carolina. There were two Michigan
men (BaAp1Ex and HunnE1l), DEsrsox from
Vermont, MAcDouoAL1 from New York, PAGE
from California, PnA1sTED from Mime, and
WHITING from Illinois. AL tho othors were
| cithor colorod or carpot-bag Southerners.
There was 4 nearly unanimous oppression Of
| tho peoples representatives in Congress
/ against violation of the national precedent
| against tho occupancy OF tho Presidenta
chnir for mora than two terms. This cx-
preston, along with the united expression of
| tho State Republican Conventions md of tho
Republican press everywhere to tho samo
purpose, finally disposes Of the bugbear
Of "Caaasism " which has constituted
| - -, e
in-tnde points for the last two or
three years. More Significance has beeu
| given to the failure Of MI. BLAINE to vote on
this question than tho circumstance do
! serves. Unless MIR. BLAINE was accidentally
absent when tho vote was taken, ho may
have been restrained by Bono notion OF
courtesy, on account Of his former intimate
rotations with tho President while Speaker Of
tho House hut, while this motive would bo
aiscroditable to A1r. DtA1SE's judgment, it
warrants no inference tha. Mr. BLAINE has
any sympathy with tho TAird-Term idoa, in
which he would stand a1ons among the
| prominent 1uen Of tho country.
Mr. Sra1NoEH Will probably DO severely
disciplined for acting without tho consent Of
the Democratic Star-Chamber in this matter.
Without third turn to harp upon, tho
Democrats will be at loss for material to
make campaign againBt tho Republicans
| prior to the nomination Of tho Presidential
candidates. hrr. SrR1xoEH must expect to be
held accountable for the .fauu pas by which
this Democratic weapon, which hns dono
such good service in the past, Inns been at
ono blow broken and thrown away. It may
| have been Mr, SpR1NaEn's ingenious nature,
or it may have been suggested by
aome Mophiatophelian Republican, or
it may havo boon that alr Spnmazn
il moro honest than tho average
Democrat, but tho reault is the samo in any
case,-the bugbear is ont Of the way, and
tho Presidents actions nro no longer suscop-
tible Of miscoDstr uction as with reference
to his reelection. He will bo at full liberty
to continue the effort at reforming the public
gervice wherever 1t needs reforming, mud will
demonstrate before his term o1pircs that the
Republican party is fully equal to this work
without any Democzatio assistance. Mean-
while it is sad to contemplate how many
Democratic orators have been nipped In tho
bud, and how many Democratic editorials
| will be sti1l-born, on nccount Of tho summary
disposition Of the Thirl-Torm scare-crow.
There ign't even the shadow Of all excuse for
any further agitation Of tho ThirdT qucs.
ton. GaAAr says ho doesn't want third
term, and everybody else has declared that
there is no intention Of forcing it upon him,
80 that wo can't see how this question can
cut my more figure In tho political literature
od tho day. We may dismiss it with o ReQu;
eseat in facs, while acknowledging tho admira
BILE manner in which HI. SPRINGER conducted
the funeral services tlat buried 1nara e11gy
THE EXAMPLE OF FRANCE.
An Anonymous correspondent, Bergen,
| &a. y IL