, 1879-02-26

Letters from Znch Chandler and ". NJ.
= GrosvcnUr.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Private Dalzel l1as received tho following let
tcrs, which explain themselves:
LANSING, Mich, Feb. t1-DEAR Sin: Yours
of the i1th is ut halld. Please accept my thanks
for your congratulations and expressions Of
nv candidate for tho Presidency will be The
candidate Of tue Republican purity, whcthcr II
Dc Grunt, Blaine, Sherman, or eone one else;
but prefer candidate who has national
reputation, ,,lA WHOSE fidelity to tho principles
OF tlle Kopul]ican party cannot bU uitcstfol,el.
Above all, wc want cantlttl0to who cau BE-
elected because possessed of Lie qualities Tint
the peoplo can heartily indorsc. Very truly
youra. z. CHANDLER.
NKw YoRK, Feb. IS, 1s7o.-DEAR slR: Per-
aoually, aud not Us IN amy way connected With
tho Tribune. must answer you II Mt all. md
you hare no Leave to use any reply othero;te thau
that OF mn Individual, apart from any newspaper
connection. am decidedly not III favor oi tic
nomination Of Gen. 0tnnt for third term; and
yet atn bound In fairlcss to say tllat eau
conceive Of contingencies In which would most
heartily support htm IN opposition to Dem
ocyatlc candidate. rs 1ong rs tho Democratic
party continues to nssafl The public credit Us II
has mud docs, I should certainly opposu It,
wllofhcr Gen. Grant Were the nominee or any
other man who eau With reasonable possibility
But do not believe TINT be will 10 earnestly
pressed fur the nomination for several ruaao,is
II the financial question is the prominent one III
the next canpatgu. ns 1t seems to me It Is likely
to be, no other mau deserves nnd uo other man
IL likely to command IN greater degree the
Republican support as Secretary Sherman {prcs-
idcnt Hayes himself being not d eaudldate}.
Sec0lIu, II tic Southern question be Judged BY
my Mt tint time tho ono OF controlling Import
ancc, Il will b. remembered that Tic Republican
party, Under the leadership Of Gen. Grant nntl
ills friends, lost control III NIL the bouthcrn
Statea, md think reasonable Republicans will
not expect that the influence Of the party Gun 10
restored In that section by return to ha policy.
On tho other hand, Tint policy, wAio losing
those States, also cost the Republican party
tnllc, Of Its stscnEth at tue North. do nut
think that the return to II will strengthen tho
Republican party III New York or Ohio.
1t Is an!d. and hope with truth, that, since
Ills retirement from th4 Presidency, Gen. Grant
has ndoi1tcl ncw views In respect to his relations
With public men md affairs, ind ttlnt Il he weso
chosen thir1 tlmo ho would surround himself
with 1iffercnt ndviscrs Tho country has no cyi-
dence tlmt this Is SO.
But confess that for Quo II were ut liberty
to consider only feeling Ut curiosity should
like, in that oVcnt, to sec Gen. Grant elected n
third time IN order to Bce what sort of prest-
dent le In person might nuke.
In word, there nrc at least q 0ozcu Ropub-
ltca,s, In my optnton, who Nouli command d
lurEer popular support Iii tue eyert OF tllelf
nomination, mud who, 1t seems to me, are moro
likely to be noMlnatcd, unless tho tinexpccfe I'll
antl improbable contingencies already referred
TO Should arise. Very truly yours, i
WIN. GRosvBson,