, 1880-03-13
THIRD TERM.
MfACONRfH 0l1'OHtTIOH.
T1 th8 Editor Of 7h8 Ghtcpoo Tfitun

Ib ehs Editor of Ihs chtcoao Tribune.
ArrLEruN, Wis, Naruh 8.-four beading OF
F" Antl-Grart" to mr article IN lust Frl1ny's
THtHUSE was not exactly correct would not
pluck A lenf from tho wrcRth of his wcll-enrned
fnlc. slo not forget tho Valleys Of tho C,nnber-
land. nnd Tennessee, md Nlsstsstppl, nor with
what cont,flont audacity he placed his band of
heroes behind tho imprcgnabto Qualifications Ut
vsckshurg, With Peinbertan In front aud tho
whole Southern Confelornoy In tho rcar, and
when, nfter retstAbltshlnx tho fuunnnl nu-
ihority in tho Southwest, he was ortlprcd to tho
Potomac To tako command OF an army whose
heroic dcvottons and sacrifices iiud culu.lnRtet
nfter every cn,npaign In going into winter
quarters on nearly tho sane Gruand+ uedr utter
utar, 1t Is with feelings OF sublime admiration
that contemplate tho "st1ent man " on thnt May
morning marching TINT wet1-ngh discouraged
nrn,y Into tho Wilderness =" iuto tho 1nwB OF
hel1 .; and when, day nfter day, at tho cloac OF
those terrible carnIyals Of death, as darkness
closed tho eccno, and tho shrieks and groans of
tho days victims made night tnnre haco,,s, Of
flcers md messengers brought in their dlshenrt-
oning reports OF defcRt or unsuccessful ut
taoks, instead Of ordering spades anl 1ntret,cel-
monts, there issued from tho solf-rel!ant talent
tnnn mt headquarters those historic orders,
" ny the left flank, fOrwnrl!"
The great Leu IL at rest. Tho old f1nE floats
over Richmond, secd-time and harvest hnve re-
suincd their peaceful rounds, but who can for
yet those rnoulantous months when tho very
mir was trembling With It's turrible tilings Of
tho progress Of tho silent man and bis army
"on that lMsr' 9rant WINS delivered from his
SsSnes syses n M ra shSt H. fsesa;p could h"v0
Tiraiag from tho contemplation Of that
Rrhnd career OF iGtnlH:i' and triumph 70 thnt
n1ptjon. tho heart bpootncs sick md mo bead Is
bowed with shame aud confusion. When re-
s1or e" a~ nST eeT Ge n Sians
xrlie ne ann aall: l:drsat:; l,at xhcn fs%en,: @
Ssos M : Ning,S Wupublican though IL was. which
Nude n,orchanise of pGtrlctistn. and ttr'led q
Capital rescued by tho olooa Ct heroes nt9 ao.'
oharxcd VIII sossrity Or Injustice in arrnFn
For Whit puEposo wure theY coyntel 10 their
high pos!tionsby that gran peoplo who rosc - r. a.,
mighty War, il nnt. 10 guard waIh hlollty and
eacriilccH7 hut when sce such mon falling
| frnin their high estate and prostitAting theif
TALENT and thCif ooes to H. ss qr M
special privileges, and tic .poekots Of their
nas sssp @ h ssrs all ssG'f families Ga aas
oyer q continent tor ltte OH free passos from
| lN44Il+R.4N HttA btChb1AIFSt W. AHtJ "oAA
amazed ut tho effort To restore to power hn All
! ntntstrMtton under which such things wcro pos.
Euiit In ench cilsc, but It Was c,,Bo whcro tht
| lin ct commission exceeded that Of onlistiut
only in degree. Tho Sonntor or Representative
! WIN could UT passive md witness tho actun
| guilt of his cotnpccrs was ltttfp less guilty.
Ctoeing. will rcpont that do not ii1ll Gen
Grant " very strict personal responsibility M Io1
sutIlHtent oridenco to believe TINT he WINS, per-
BunalIy Implicated in them. And VIII fur
It wns In lndl. ard TINT ! huvo never voted =
DcMoorAtio ticket but hnvo unbounded faltf
| mot only III Republican principles, but In tht
great kapnbltcln purity. ,,.
] IHDEpEnpENT RErupL1uAN.