, 1876-01-28

TIE IlSIIS1DENCH.
Views OF Senator Sherman, OF Ohio
lac Fnvars Gov. Eanyeb, OF That Stntc,
m tf1c Republican Candidate.
United States Senator john Sherman has I'D
dressud the foilouing lottor 10 State Senator A.
NJ. BurnB:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMnER. WAsu,xo-
TON, jan. 2i.-DRAn Sit: Your letters OF the
ID and 10Th inat. xeEo duly rccsivod. and do
laycd answering tho frat sooner partly for
personal reasons, but manly that might fully
consider tho questions raIsod by you AZ to tho
approaching Presidential! contcat, tho lm-
poTtRnco Of which cannot b7 oyorstAsal.
The election Of q Democratic President meana
4 restoration 10 full power III the Government Of
the worst olcmeu's Of tho ltebol Confoderacy.
Ths Southern B.stes nrc TO be organized By yio-
lonca and Intimidation into compact political
power, only nccdng ANAL frngmeat Of tho
Northern Statea to give 1t absolute control.
when, BY q majority rule OF tho party. 1t will
govern the country, AZ It did in thu times OF
Pierce aud Buchanan. II 1t should olock = pF1sl-
dent and both !1ouAca Of Congress. tho Conbtl-
tutional Amendments would be disregard cd tc
freedmen would be nominhlly citizens, but really
slaves innua,orabla ols,me, swollen by perjury,
would be Hsddiod upon the Treasury; our public
credit would bs tmpairedi tho powers Of tho
lenetal Government would bs orippiod and the
houorB won by onr poopla in nubduns the 1sc-
bellion wonld bo subj ofreproach rat1er than
pride.
Tha onlv safeguard from these evils Ia tho
olection as Republican Ptoaldont and tho alnp-
tion OF llherat Ropubcan policy. which should
Grr1 ~ mnint.nsncn NJ Iii sha rivht, won +, In
W.r. onr aiection In OHIO isst iii shows that.
ayon under tho ru0Rt ndvorea circumstances, We
can wiu On this baBis. Every movement made
~ snno.l a To- aysry man vim aver yotod witt Tho
nannhran ~ nsr,y ~ r.i,v tn IL annnort sn.i1'
a 10 yoe Of % Vii, ~ ua 10 nrescryc te I resita Of Lis
v;e,nrr iii we nac1 in such a TrssLlcntai
tistc. n. viii cyn .aa,,r.nee tilt va mem to
etanI b1 our pr!,cinlcs. aud That We vii! admin
n,1r lntas 'a' oo's'"'n0n' noA"A''s A''a ''''''A'
4. Ia c.na,,l,tcH- tho drift of nuh,o onjn;on IN
ra,iiv r~imni,,g tla Iist hnd i,n. alrnav sntt1ed
advcraciy tf,r cfsnres az mRnT OF tholu. Aboye
tbird term. The conviction that itis not safe to
continue in nno mau. for too long period. lilo
yast nowers Of a rrcsidont was based upon the
STRONGEST reasons; and this conviction Ia sl.p-
uortoi by so many procedonts set BY the voinfa-
tsry lar re retiiouent Il The end ct uscond torn, Of
30 iusuy Presidents, 1t would ba criminal folly to
JsrrcaTi II. ID moi beiieyo that Gnn. Grant
over Seriously entertained tho thought Of third
term bnt. If be did, tic established u.xee
avainat il would make bis nomination an act. Of
snciitn. II vou}d tlisrunt our party in nyery no-
| Dnhiichn Stato. Hanpily for IL, ue do nat neotl
10 look for the contingency Of lis nomination
Among tha candidates now gsnerallY named I
h.vc M snch nrnfcrnnce that coutd not Ionrtily
annnnrt oither OF them. Tney arc men cf marked
ahility. WIN hayo roudotod important public
services. but, considering iii thlugs, bolioyo 0
tho no,nipntlon OF Gov. iayca wonEd ciyo us
more stranstb. taking tbo wbola couptry al
jsroc- thnu u'any othor u5sn. uo IL batter known
! ~ 5,h,n linn clsawho,n. hut tho nuaiItten that
i,ave msde him stropr In Ohio Will "A the eau.
| qass nrnprossns. mako him Htrour Ia oyerr Sfa,o.
fFa rEr rooi soldior. and thoti,h not oreatiY
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