New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-13

| ISpecia! Correspondence OF the Republican
Ohio and Pennsylvania on the Tbir
Term-The President Bows to the Pop
ulnr Willie this Displacement o
Grant n Confederate Republican
Nlove-The Effect Oh the Next Presi
dental EiectiOn-The Future.
WASHINGTON, June ), 1875.
The Republicans of Ohio have followed
the example OF those OF Pennsylvania, ant
placed what is accepted here as the Repub
iican construction OF the Presidents lette
on the third term question. The Presiden
has gone over to Long Bradch to recupei
ate his health. and thu Democracy reigr
supreme and rejoicing at the national CAPT
tai. So ends the third term affair:
Let US see how this defensive attitude o.
the Republican party was brought about
In the first place the cry of third term in
wolves three issues. These are:
First-The tenure of office question.
Second-The Louisiana and Arkansas
policy of the President.
Third-Pevsonal hostility to General
Grant.
AS to the tenure Of office question. as in
volved in the third term proposition, it is
! sufficient to say. that it arises out Of ex
ceptional conditions in American politics.
For instance. let US suppose that after
General Washington's second presidential
term Great Britain had renewed her war
on the United States. Would not such a
condition of things have made it necessary
| to keep the chief of the American armies at
the head of the young nation until its old
| foe was thoroughly beaten and utterly de-.
| moralized: Let us suppose on the other
| hand that the Confederate war had con-
! tinued eight years longer than it did,
I would j. not have been Necessary
under the circumstances, to continue Mr.
Lincoln in Office for. third. and even a
fourth term. until tho Confederate league
should have been completely disbanded
and overthrow? 1t may be said that
these cases have no relation to the political
issues Of to-day in the United States. &.
may be said that the Confederate league,
as political power, has ceased to exis. in
the United States: that it has no longer any
purpose to carry ont. and that its members
are to be found equally di stributed in the
ranks of the two great parties which di.
vide the country. General Longstreet. one
OF Lees great Confederate Generals. may
be cited as an illustration of this truth.
The decoration of Union graves by C.nfe3-
crate hands may be also cited in proof OF the
dlsbandment of the Confederate league.
II may be said tina. the Confederate leaders
e,1A e,nU az f.,. ~, IS
honor to attempt 20 accomplish by political
diplomacy inside OF the Union that which
they failed to achieve by the sword outside
Of it. This is all good logic. as well as fine
rhetoric. But there are Republicans North,
as well as South. who are not to be de.
ceiyed by this Surface SO fair" General
Longstreet can answer the question how far
his refusal to stand upon breach of homer
and Of good faith within the Cuion, to coz
tinue Under Democratic political auspices.
the battle he fought so CALAMITY under Lee.
has served either 10 influence his Confederate
military brethren. or win their sympathy
and respect for himself. The testimony of
General Longstreet can be added to by
others. The conclusion. l fear, would be.
that the Confederate league still exists:
that 1t is the same to-day that it was in
Montgomery. Alabama. in 1861. This being
the fact OF the political situation in Amer.
lea, General Grant. as the successor OF the
assassinated Republican President. Abra.
ham Lincoln, has an unfinished work to do.
The wisdom of dispiacing such a man. with
such antecedents. a. such time, is, there.
fore. doubtful.
The Louisiana and Ark ansas policy Of the
President was aimed at the Confederate
league. which has obtained control OF every
Southern State. except Louisiana, Mi.sis. !
sippi, South Carolina and Florida. These |
four negro States are Republican. and their /!
as Republican States is vital |
to the cause Of emancipation a. the South. |!
To abandon the Presidents Louisiana policy |
is. therefore. to give these four Republican |
States over to an armed Confederate !
in each, and thus complete the |
ascendency o; the Confederate league !
from Delaware Bav to the Rio Granie. |
The attack on the third term OF the rresi- !:
dent Is. therefore. an attack on his policy.
and sooner OF later tn. Republican party |
vii! see this.
Then again. General Gran: i. feared aud !
hated hr The Confederate leaders. They !!
can no: blind az deceive him. H.. fou "a: !:
them four years on the battle field. He he. !
fought them since Less Surrender !u.i Of !;
the Union. He understand. their tactics. !:
:he!: plans AID purposes. SO ION. a. :i. j. i. !
IL. bead OF the Hatio. a, Il. Co:"in.nGe.-.u-
Chic. o: ''.c army AMI navy of the u..,.
the Con!e!s:at. league can 40: accoul- ;
:,!i-!. It's ob,e...
From al! this ~:e s". n :. glaze. :i.. NJ !:
have permitted Tie Confederate. leader. :" !,
Iepriv. Us a.: o.. presidential; STANDARD; !.
.,.ar.,. The n.S: movement vii. be against
The Republican party mus. no:
think o. rc,ni.atin. him n 1896 I'll. Coz
Ie.'era.s Democracy Aavin. .iaug ilterc!
Sheridan. i will :her % uu.!ers too! pref.
generally III Republican circles :ha: our
M. "a: :.''..eace' viii consist in asce:-
amin: !.cI,. our oo!it;ca! opponents p:lo we
shall! oS ,la: nominate COX President. Can
!. bsG:6!ty 60 fu::h.. thar this,
1t wi! be ;nterestin: 70 see the turn
Aieh the enemy will give to the political
situation, now that the Rep ubiican party O!
Ohio has placed an unmistakable construe-
ion on the Presidents recent letter on the
question of third presidential term. The
President has nothing further to say. He
will retire from the White House without a
'egret. He has discharged his duty. As
he most representative man to-day of Re-