The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
THE THIRD TERM CONSPIRACY.


term OF the Presidency ended.
THE THIRD TERM CONSPIRACY.
From the Utica Herald, July g.
General Grant comes forward with val uablo testi.
mony relative TO the movement In 1S74-5 tor nom
mating him for third term. He confirms the state
meat then made that he active in the plan,
and when il urged upon him he percmptoriiy dc.
Glued lend himself to it, He narrates how he was
pressed 10 acquesce in scheme aud how ''distn-
guished men" appealed TO him. At thcume from the
crclo OF these distinguished men" came the pre-
alter lucy were beaten that there never existed
any tnlrd-term increment General Grant tcstiGes to
It's reality and 10 its persistence IL Jailed because
the popular protest was Immediate ana vigorous. As
himself soon learned that MS candidacy would involve
u very suArp controversy with republicans who mad
given lrenaiy support to his administration aud wuo
Ihou- oil nim personally tnan d,d any OF tho
piotters used his name retuin power anu spos
tor themselves. He decin:d because no was NOT
willing to become the Instrument Of distracIion aud
strife.
He did no, know the methods Of some OF these "dis-
tinguisncd mel" lney never .oii nlm Low al dinner
Ia W.apIngsVn the proposal WAS put 10 prominent
repuDc now daaa, ~ support tno NOV IN at tor
tIfd term. HIS decided negative was oliowcd BY The
question he ncr lie would aot iavor General urAnt
President Tor third term IN CASE OF foreign war
or OF iresh aud aggravated outbreaks a. tho south
Nor indignant protest VI that brave man re-
Dor, gu .'You ask me-" SAID tns true hearted
| republican, al you STIR up 'orcign war, or il you
Knulo again flames U!vii connct, you can drive
support OF tnis pan let tell you that
the sug gostion OF sucn metnods OF creating an
Lareul nee ssty Tor your movement Will deceive
one aud will wcaKen Ia.ner tnan srensinea YOU No
political schene oin sasoeou wn.u neers ~ . ~
nut IN, ultuuscs winch General Grant gives OF the
urgency Vi these pio'ters exnio,ts tnem as ready Tor
any .n.ns, lo' io ms -., oI ~ -, , -
| Inc NJ ,te House
When General Grant learned the popular sentiment,
w. a. Nv % .na -, nr,vt. "r ~, cnnv.nI,on t"d
him .he But hc needed ,her couasei, ana It
lhttA risi
eve,, m a cuutest for n
The cx-Prcsidsnt appears well in his reference to
this aiaitcr He recognizes the responsibility which
attaches 10 nun on account OF lhe se.srous measure
OF iuvvr wnicn has been exlapded 10 MIN He does
not yiea himself TO DO used by the nattersrs vine
creep AT ms heels he prefers 10 retain tue respect
oil tic nation anu OF tho word rather than 10 become
the soo vi iActoh winch abused Ills conh"ehcs auo
prcyed upon tho departments winch no committed 10
himself VI the odiun of mo plot ior mira krtn no
Casts the offence upon the shoulders vi Ia $50 VINO
have riea W MI themselves up oy climbing u7on the
shoulders OF the great captain, VINO nas only 10 ad-
here 10 the modesty ANA mo moderation winch nave
Characterize him since hs retirsmcnt from inc ffes-
usncy 70 Retain MS pace WIN Washington ano An'
coin In the esteem OF the people ana ia Inc Judgment
OF history.
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| GRANT s MOTIVES IT THE DESIRE FOR
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AAihD 1h"A' blrtEh Osso -AAriC ~
vtpw
| Hc gives cred,, TO the Young men Of IN. country
| MN, ,,,c,, ~ ,,,,a 40 30 a, 80. ,'
WI" 0s'' '"' o'' az '"'S 70 'iue snous"'
Grant WAS by no means the ablcst general He seemed
to care more for ten hunan lives than IT.
-. -. -. :. :. -. - =. - ,, -.
'ne men wore 30 many leaves oi tue forest. hs VIC
torres were dearly won, aud ADLER commander.
in.cnie, ,ney could have been won win a much iss.
loo. -, "a.
ioss VI ins
He thought tho war might have been en- led year
earlier IA Ia sad his I'M. n M nm m N. M m rown
~-' "' 10 'AA-s'1 A'' A'sn % - " "s'o 'n'o""
column between Leo ana Hichuond; but had he
failed the result would have been very disastrous ana
no did m M man lnou wh., . sr..., .-,uv =, .,,,.x.
. ~ 'PN A''"' VI '"'S''S
ana soIdicrs ne had under M, command. Hence he
ADOPTED The campaign oi the W iiderDess which weak
cnsd Lee NJ every attack, and was the end
Euecessiui, win loss oil $4,000 men. Other
authvrities make the losses OF TINT rcmarka-