Year: 1874

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man just crossing the roadway, bearing
strong resemblance, as he thought, to the
Vice Presidspt.ai Waiting moment until
the gentlemanhad stepped on the side
walk, all doubt# set at rest by the mu-
tual recognition which ensued. Hon.
Henry wilson, for it was, he, as soon as
he caught sightlpf the Herald representa-
tive, Immediately held out his hand, and
the usual interchange of congratulation
and compliment was interchanged. Mr..
Wilson now shows scarcely the faintest
sign of his late sickness, and in answer to
the inquiries addressed to him upon that
subject, stated that he was beginning to
feel once more like himself and to expe-
rience the pleasures of almost perfect
health. With care and attention to his
system be thought few months would
see him without anything but a recol!ec-
ton of his late attack. To stranger Mr..
Wilson appears1ike a gentleman farmer
just arrived from. the country, with a
portly form and bronzed face-in fact, the
very picture of cverfowing health.


VIEWS ON THE THIRD TERM.


After conyersine on affairs of 10 public
importance, the topic gradually changed
to that of politics. The question as to
whether the President had any idea of a
third term was naturally the one that
should be first discussed, and in this con-
nection Mr.. Wilson was most frank and
outspoken. He gave it as his most deci-
ded opinion that Gen. Grant had not the
smallest idea of running for the Presiden-
dency for aithird time. Neither did he
think that President Grant encouraged
any such thought. Doubtless there are
many oHiceholders and parties who were
desirous of getting into public positions
who would prefsr-to see the President re-
main at the head of affairs for another
four years, but,on the other hand, there
Is large mass, composed of the best men
in the Republican party, who would
entirely and utterly oppose any such de.
sign. "Iu fact" said Mr. Wilson, " /
for one should vote against him, for l
think it has come to be understood and
accepted by the American people that it
would be both unwise and impolitic to
allow any man to fill the office for more
than two terms, So much so is this the
case, that. it, as it were. forms tacit
clause of the Constitution. .


There has meyer yet been President
who has been, continued In Office more
than eight years, and l sincerely trust
there never vii. be. There are, l have
not the slightest doubt, many men from all
parts of the Union who, for their own
selfish ends, will endeavor to persuade
Gen. Grant to seek denomination; but
1, for one, bslieye that the President viii
positively decline to allow his name to be
put up before the convention. Of course
Gen. Grant is peculiar in some things
in that he does not communicate bis
thoughts very freely upon what he in
tends doing, but am informed on the
very best authority, outside Of putting the
direct question to him, that he intends tc
have nothing whatever to do with trying
to obtain another term of office, but that
he rather looks forward to the time when
ho will retire from his onerous position OF
chief executive officer Of the U. States
He, however, is undoubtedly very strong
with the party; lbgt for all that, l think,
were he to be renominated, he would


BE BADLY BEATEN,


for, as 1 have previously said, the people
would, in my opinion, rise up irrespective
of party and vote against him. He would,
of course, have the support ofa large Sec
ton of the Republicans, but that would
not be sufficiently strong to elect him.
The people will protest in this way against
the pcrpetuatiOn of an Office to one man;
for should any President be elected third
term, there would be nothing to prevent
his seeking fourth and even a fifth,
which I think to be contrary to the pro-
visions of the constitution, although not
expressly set forth in so many words
There are other good men in the Rcpubli-
can party who are quite competent to fill
the position, and there Is no condition of
affairs now existing which requires that
the present Executive shall be continued
in office. As to President Grant being
the only man that could be put forward
likely to consolidate the strength of the
party. and insure victory in the next
campaign, / am not of that way of think
ing. for there are, l should say, at the
present time, at least dozen candidates