The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-17
THE THIRD TERM.
Views Of q Relative Of General Grant
on the Presidents denomination.
WAsHlNeroN, Feb. g. 1876.

so completely rec0nStfucted tn2e ne went
over to the Republican party when he
got within the Union lines, is alawyer of
considerable local fame in West Virginia,
and resides in the town of Charleston,
Kanawha county. He also enjoys the
distinction of being near connection of
General Grant, his wife's mother, Mrs.
Tompkins, being the Preaident's cousin,
and in the summer of 1874 was the recip-
| lent Of visit from his Presidential rela.
tive, whose sojourn made great sensa-
ton in the region of bitunlinous coal.
/. Colonel Swami, Who should not be- con.
| founded with Ex-Governor. Thos. Swami,
Of Maryland, visited Washington last
week, returned the Presidents visit, and,
as maybe inferred, was q welcome guest
at the White House, where he made 3
lengthy stay. t...,- ,r,.,....;.,.:
The appointment Of Jacob B.. Blair as
an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court
of Wyoming Territory was aone of the
fruits of the Colonelis visit, and another
is undoubtedly the following letter, adyo-
eating the project of q third term for
President Grant. The papers in the sec
ton where the Colonel lives say, that no
Letter having equal Mgnifs fsance as to the
Presidents designs in, relation, to the
third term has as yet appeared in print
for the following reasons First, because
Colonel Swami Is man of influence and
ability and On intimate terms with the
President; and secondly, because if fol-
lows upon the heels of an extended visit
and frequent conferences between them.
Blair and Swami have large control, in
connection with the editor, of the Wess
Rirginia Journal, which paper is perhaps
the most ,yltfa-Republican organ in the.
State; is edited by d. H. Atkinson, q
prominent Republican mentioned for a
prominent place upon the Stats ticket,
and ID also the Postmaster at Charleston.
The following is the letter. l;.1i,. ~. 81.
=. IFlom. le Wea Yhgiaia JoWaaAr Feb. a ?. e..
IT is NOT SAFE 10 SWAP HORSES CROSS
ING 4 sTREAM-AN OPEN LETTER
From COLONEL T. Bi SWAMI, u
My DEAR1ATKiNsoNA e'Spproach
critical period in our nationak khistory.
The contest is still being urgeds4Eith un-
determined results in the PUBLIC. mind,
whether State sovereignty shall rule
America ior nationality shall triumph.
It has been withdrawn from tho; judy
melt Of arms, and the party .Eanquished
upon the field has appealed to the coun-
try with az much daring as they did to
the sword. But the facs remains that we
have not,reached the end. 4,.A change of
leaders now may involve disasters: from
which recovery may not be possible.
Had the struggle lasted in the field would
it be'wise to Ichange commanders every
four year7, ItIdoes last; faras settled
results are involved, with this alarming
difference, the disbanding of armies hos.
thrown together the elements of strength
att the North who; advocate State sov-'
ereignty and those lataly;in arms against
nationality. The union makes the final
results more alarming than when they
were separated by war; their sympathies
are a unit; they cannot overthrow the
general government and make it subordi-
nate to the States except bycreyolutioh,
which they will provoke in the effort;
they enter upon their work In 1876 with
fair prospects than in 1861 because
r1nif,,I q! -! .iatiIiGfp.'t Z! 10 3tjIssnt6E'.
HBrothen; come back and the inheri-
lance shall be OURS, after we have slain
centralized government or nationality"
Forth national party the presence of
a military Chief Magistrate Is q tcontihn-
ing necessity. 1t will lake Grant q third
term to bury the opposition to nationality
and place the Republic. upon solid en-
during basis. : II the revolntionary party
reach power after all that has dtranspifed
within, the last fifteen years. afteri the
argument of the sword, the press and the
forum, their triumph will extend the
Confederacy from the Lakes to the Gulf.
The protection of the national govern
ment i Withdrawn, sthe: hostility OF t!theI
States lately in rebellion will drive Eher-
al minded men, true to nationality, from
their territory and reDew. once more the
contest which must end as ibefore IN war.
Slavery was mot the. causei of.fhs fater
war, but the developing agent. Ihehue.
cause is found in the resolutions Of 1898
and 1899. AS long as the seminal life Of
that pernicious principle remains We VIII
be exposed to yolations:t { It is too
aggressive upon the principle of. self
preservation for nationality to endure
without an effort to relieve itself from q
cancer which must sap Eit life unless re-
moved Wesare still crossing grthe stream
Of angry passions. The Centennial year
is q breastwork behind which the enemy,
has concealed his purpose. Tie COM
mand, tflie slow,n has passed along the
linesI dislocatedPoweri is iresunitiag it's
plans and strength, ,anAgain the 4sa0n is,
about to enter for the trial Of its strength &
with Grant it can win. The enemy fear
him and he knows their weak p0fits; if
we swap horses nowgwe may 30 down In
the waves of passion. n It will take Grant,
q third term to bury the Democratic par
ty;.; It is. not wise either to change the
undertaken or the order of burial services
until the grave is reached and the dead
deposited. AT the end Of the third tenn
we can bury the Democratic party. Let
the procession move on one more term
until all the living Hare peace % 'a9s,'
That part of the country watred ,byi
the streams that flow through the Missis-
SlppfhlytE IuNI ItuCsSNU11lOA AIAVAAL0tat1tAo
the preponderance of political power in
our future, and its interests are not en-
tirely homogeneous with the interests or
other sections. Our future Presidents,
with rare, exceptions, will be Western
men, no matter which party is in power.
We must select Western men Of broad,
patriotic views, whose sympathies arenot
~oJ H., ,orf;or n fe<isy, spo We kS,nxv
General Grant will maintain the national
faith. The financial issues will require
wisdom and firnness for years TO come.
They, involve the difficult problems Of
labor and capital, so jealous lin.aa, ages
and all countries of each other; they in.
volve the public safety. With General
Grant at the head Of, the government
there is q sense of safety, which would be
materially weakened with fan untried
man at the head of the government We
cannot see far enough into the future to.
make q change now.