The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-01-02

reasons in his celebrated Farewell Ad-
dress for his determination on this
point. which should be regarded as
sacred, and us establishing an IN
flexible rule, stronger even than
n judicial Interpretation Y OF
the Constitution. It is rule that
should be held as binding upon his
countrymen as the Bible upon Chris
tians. The question, In the opinion OF
the DEMOCRAT, should not be considered
open to plea or an argument from any
one, under any circumstances, Or from
any quarter. We are sorry to say that
in the United States not many things
can be now regarded as settled, but the
rule, having It's sanctions in the wisdom
and patriotic example OF the Father o.
his Country and his illustrious success
ors In the Presidency, for nearly a hun
dred years, has such guarantees that u
should not be allowed to be unsettled
by any contingency whatever IL is
enough 10 dispose Of the subject to say
that Washington and the Founders q
the Republic possessed logical and
conscientious conviction, on which they
acted, that the Executive powers could
not be safely entrusted in the keeping
and administration Of the uerv 'cisest
and best man IN The country, beyond the
period OF eight consecutive years. 9
It Is we'll, too, now that we are upon
the topic, not to neglect tho evidence
that may be drawn from lesser sources.
and that derives its value In views and
considerations more potent with many
than the voices and counscls Of past
statesmen, heroes and patriots. Any
thing pertinent thatis spoken or written
bya Intelligent and influential person,
calculated to fortify the conservatism
OF the country on fixed resolution TO
resist an attempted innovation, now
beyond any reasonable denial, con-
templated by class or combi-
nation OF reckless politicians, should
not be treated as valueless; and since 1t
is said that those who are actively con-
spiringa Third Term In itselfa menace
to the American institutions we Inherit
ed from our ancestors depend largely
on the support Of Radical whites and
negroes in the South, enabling them to
control the nominating convention Of
their party In favor OF their candidate.
It may be3of interest TO this particular
class to read what has been recently
written by Col. John w. Forney, here
tofore a close personal and political
| friend Of Gen. Grant. In writing from
Europe to his journssl, the Philadelphia
Press, he says: ,e,as .a..,ss a.4oa
| We have Just passed through a sin
gular crucial test In America, in which
| one OF the main issues was that an hon.
est people should keep their word.
From Maine to Mexico the maxim was
loudly proclaimed that we had promised
| to maintain our faith in regard to our
public money; and 1t is now claimed
that the,pcople by large majorities de-
clared that they would be just to their
solemn pledges & taAe u that We aec, ecu,
wds quite az emphatic as that 511 tGrOr ~
| the pnv,,ent Of our money debts. Nearly
every Republican State Convention de-
nounced the proposition; some OF
4 them with angry vehemence, and
1 nearly all with unexampled acclama-
4 ton. Gen. Grant followed In a letter
i to his political friends ut Lancaster
PENNSYLVANIA, in which he took almost
the same ground. And although this
response was said to have been reluct-
ant, and a little equivocal, yet it was
everywhere accepted as sufficient; Inc
simple question now arises, were all these
covenants made to be violated?- did
these Republican conventions, COM
posed Of the best material Of the Rcpub-
1 iican party, simply make u promise TO
the ear that might be broken to the
hope?-was all this enthusiastic unan-
Unity "a sham and u snare?--and did Gen.
Grant follow, In reply to the eager de-
mand Of the people, simply TO clinch
one elaborate subterfuge by another? A
great party cannot stultify itself after
this fashion any more than great man,
! and with all respect for my intelligent
correspondents at Philadelphia, will
7. not and cannot think that the people
of the United States have sunk Sc
low as to bind themselves to, a
solemn obligation in one year, only to
break it with wicked recklessness Ia an
other. Placing the issue, then, upon
the one point, that the Republicans
have plighted their faith to resist any
attempt to begin and to perpetuate
a dynasty in the United States, ad-
here to the opinion that Gen. Grant Is
himself too wise to look to third term,
J and even IL he is not, that he can never
realize that dangerous aspiration. Next
year will, predict, be a year Of jubilee,
Of reconciliation, OF peace and pros
perity, and not q year OF strife and bit
terness, and hate and revenge, worse,
perhaps, than the rebellion itself, such
as would unquestionably result from
the stupendous audacity Of the attempt
to elect any man q third time to the
Presidency Of the United States.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
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