The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-03-31
Dunn, he will make first rate
Comptroller General.
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Andy Johnson and the Third Term.

The "H''great ~ CON moner," Andy
johnson made his first speech in the
new Senate on Monday. It wus upon
the question of the recognition of
Kellogg by the Senate. The great
oommoner however could not confiue
himse!fto Kellogg or even to Louis.
lana. A governor and state are
beneath the consideration Of a self.
made man and an ex.president. Hc
Was in pursuit Of pobler quarry. His
eagle eye pierced the vista far above
snd beyond Kellogg, ard spicd an
eagle perched on the summit of the
capital. And then ho went for it.
Using no namos, und dealing only
with official records, he proceeded
remorselessly to pick every feather
from the gorged and pampered bird
that had usurped Ills porch. He re.
viewed the Louisiana aud Arkansas
embroglioa and attributed the action
of Grant to no other motive than
desire to crown himself perpetual
dictator. Ho warned tho people that
there exists a deep and determined
plot to secure tho reelection of
Grant for third term, and prophe.
siod that this would provo the doath
knell of republican institutions in
Amerioa. His remarks wore h, ard
by an immense audience who throng.
cd the floor, corridors aud galleries
Of the senate chamber, rnd tho pre-
siding officer found it difficult to sup.
press frequent applause.
This vexed question Of the third
term is looming up to formidable
proportions in American politics.
The course pursued Ly President
Grant cannot be logically explain cd
except upon on acceptance of the
theory that he desires by every means
fair or foul, to secure his re election
to the Presidency. At one time,
when Sheridan was onthroned in the
vice royalty of Louisiana, when tue
absurd prcton.ion of Brooks were fos.
tered by all executive message, and
when the force bill was being forced
through congress by Butler in the
very teeth of all decent republicans,
this third term cloud assumed angry
proportions and threatened to burst
III its fury and eweep away every
vestige of individual liberty. But
the reaction that is now taking place,
tho firm stand tal>en every where by
republicans and democrats against
GRANTS pretentions, md the manifest
desire on the part Of the people to
return to the riuciples of home rule,
are robbing the anticipated tempest
OF its fury and giving fair promise
that any attempt of Gruut to esta blish
dictatorship will prove a miserable
tiusco, on par with Burr's attempt
to establish southern empire or
with the Fenian invasion of Canada.
1t is probable that Andy johnson
will hnd bhlm of Gileud for his
ruftied spirits, in witnes sing the final
stepping down and out of President
Grant on the 4th Of March 1877.
The Settlement Of the State Debt.
Gov. Chamberlain has exercised
tho divine right of veto once more,
disapproving bill to declare the
meaning of the funding bill settling
the State debt. BY the original
bill all consolidated bonds were to
bear date January lst 1874, and
their coupons to be paid in money
on the lst July following. The
vetoed bill proposed to altor this by
declaring that all coupons or inter-
est ordera which shall become due
''prior to the day on which such
bonds or certificates of stock shall
De tenderod for funding shall be fund.
ed or exchanged by tho holder there-
Of.
Gov. Chamberlain objects that by
tho proposed act the time of settle.
ment would be constantly varying
lie claims secondly that tho pay.
ment of a littlo interest is much
needed spur to impol creditors to
accept the settlement. lie insists
that some effort must be made to
restore the. State credit. And to
prove that this restoration of public
credit is essential to tho success of
private enterprise he says as follows
fonr thora l.