Year: 1873




August o.


The NEW YORK HERALD taking the 1n'tauVe'
commenced the discussion of what it termSps
Ism, or In other words, the probabilities OF this
Republic, at no very distant period, merging into
an empire. Avery large proportion OF the press
of the country has taken up the subject, and 1t
has been argued pro and con. with much vigor.
This has all been brought about by the movement
of the influential men Of the party n hover to
bring up the name Of Prcss,dent Grant in con.
ne0uon WIN ..~..ru term for the Presidency, and
!" Is Vcrs plain that strong effort will be made
" those who have prohted 30 largely during the


irst term, and who win be sure to do so
through the second, to continue their favor-
ite in power II possible; not for country's
sake but only for the reason that, II successful, IL
will continue to add to their already enormous
gains Purse, not patriotism, Is their motto, and
for purse sake they would overthrow our present
government and establish anything that would in
crease their profits. We regret that the number OF
unscrupulous men in our country Is so large, but
their number s legion and 1t Ia rapidly increasing
and there is no telling the banelul influence they
viii exert, unless they are checked In time. They
would make an empire OF our Republic and an
Emperor of Grant or any other man who would
be their tool, in order to serve their pur-
poses; and It ia about time that they
should be taught to know that In this
country they are not all powerful Men Of the
country, look to this and by your voice hold in
check any such movement. We make this appeal
not only to democrats ana liberals, but to repub-
licans; do not be blinded, do not believe that
there is not another as good man in the country
as Grant; DO not think that everything would be
turned upside down unless he Is reelected; or, in
other words, DO not allow yourselves to be robbed
OF your liberties by being made to believe that the
country can only be rendered safe by continuing
the present incumbent in office for third term.
You have plenty Of time TO consider this
matter well; you can watch the turn OF the
wheel; you can keep your eyes open If you
wish, and you can readily understand how
unwise and impolitic 1t would be to lead one man
to suppose that he, and he alone, is fitted for the
exalted position Of President OF the United States
We may be nearer an empire than we imagine,
and we shall certainly become one unless those
who love their country and value republican
form OF government take measures to defeat the
project OF others whose whole thoughts aud afrec-
tions are centred In one thing, and that thing is
money. In speaking OF this matter we throw poll
tics aside. We do not speak against Grant per-
sonay or against Grant as republican;
we speak only against the principle and
against continuing one man in office 30 long as
to lead him to believe that no one else can Oil the
position he has so long occupied. When the time
comes elect another republican If you will, for
there are enough good men In the party from
whom selection can be made. The only point Is
to elect another man, and then the spell is broken
and the plans Of the money power destroyed.
Do not be carried. along by the tide with
out some effort to make headway against the
the current OF popular will,
but against the will OF the few who
nd rho hon IN
have 1t continued term after term until destroying
Il will be almost matter OF impossibility. We be-
lieve our people will, when the time comes, act
rightly in the matter: but o hint now and then
will serve to keep them alive to the situation.


From the Americus (Ga.) Republican, August ~


The democratic press Of the country and the
NEW YORK HERALD are now greatly excited over
the subject Of Grants candidacy for third term,
viii he be the nominee OF his partyf Will he &C
cept and what Will be the character Of the gov
ernment during his third term These are the
questions which are agitared by the press. That
he will be the nominee Of the republican party
there can be no doubt. First he has so far commit
ted no act OF which the great mass Of his party can
complain. He Is In full unison with his party.
Second, they cannot concentrate upon any
other candidate, ana he Is regarded as the sue
cessful embodiment of the suppression of the
rebellion, SO called. They feel that his election
VIII best secure the results of the war. The great
mass OF the people North and East yet entertain
feelings Of unkindness, IL not absolute hatred tow
ard the South, and that will guarantee for him
their cordial support in opposition to any man the
democratic party may nominate, whatever may
have been his support Of the war or his opposition
to slavery-as In the case Of Mr.. Greeley Again,
the people Of the North and East are prosperous
nth NJ hA unfr ndor
the present financial system of the govern
ment; they own the bonds OF the government,
draw their interest in gold semi-annually and pay
no tax upon them. They desire change in the
financial policy OF the government. For this rea-
son thousands Of the people OF the North and East
voted for General Grant against Mr.. Greeley, while
at the same time they denounced the corruption
and bad practices Of the republican party There
can be scarcely doubt but that General Grant
will be renominated and there is as little doubt OF
his acceptance. It will be SUFFICIENT for him and
his party that there Ia nothing in the consti-
tuition prohibiting 1t. As to precedent, that Will
not be in his way General Washington is,
perhaps, the only man who ever refused the third
term and set the precedent, and General Grant
has followed him in nothing yet, and there is
nothing in his history to justify the belief that he
will follow this precedent. Governor Brown dis
regarded the action OF his predecessors in the his
tory Of this State and "held over" two terms and
was supported by the press of his party. We take
1t for granted that he will not only he nominated
and accept, but that he viii be reelected. The
democratic party will, in the future, form no coa
ton and the republican party will stand by their
"main chance"


SHOCKING SHOOTING ACCIDENT IN JERSEY.


Yesterday afternoon party of boys belonging to
Trenton went out cunning in the vicinity of that
CITY, One Of the boys named Warburton, while
standing near his companions, was accidentally
shot through the head by one OF them. The bullet
lacerated The skull frightlully and caused lst6n-