Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1880, Page 9

NATIONAL POLITICS, Why Southern Democrats Fa- yor the Nomination of Grant: Either They Look upon Him : as the Easiest Man a to Bent, for Else They Expect Him to | ~~: Leave the Company of ¢ the Stalwarts. 4 certain Misrepresentations of Ne- braska Republicans Re- a ceive Correction, inne Growing Feeling in Favor oof Washburne Throughout x Wisconsin, zo . ne ¢ “EN Perkins Records His Observa« tions During a Recent Trip South. Strong Utterances of Northorn Voters Against a Third Term. Reasons Set Forth Why Grant Should Not Bo Nominated. LOUISIANA. DEMOORATIO GUEH OVER GRANT. Special Correspondence of Ths Chicago Tribune, ‘New Ontzane, April 22—Bomething has cropped out already in tho Northern press of the outlines of a now polloy of conciliation,—o acct of =‘ wheolfng-nround-the-cirole’-" my- policy” program, which isto follow upon in- nuguration of tho third term, What will be sald hy Northorn Republicans, by tho vast army of Btalwarts, of tha assertion, and it 1s aself-evl- dent fact that Southorn Democrats, the moro particularly those of tho so-called Congervatiyo type, nro basing not a little of thelr oateulations ‘upon thisself-same {den. That those Southern Democrats, ono and all, desiro tho nomination of Grant atChicago Js boyond question. Toone bero upon the ground andat all convorsant with the workings of tho Southern body politic, tho fact {ans patentas the noscon ono's face, It proves tho ono of two propositions conclusively enough: clther Grant 1s considored tho onsfest manto beat, orho fs expected to abandon tho army of Stalwarts. Thoro can be no ovasion of tho {ssucs 8 presented. Take up any of tho Southorn journals, go whero you will, converse with whom you pleaso intho South upon tho Domocratic alde of the House, and what do you weoand hear? Grant {a unequivocully indoracd fortho Republican nomination. Tho namo of ho othor one of all those prominent as posalbla Republican candidates 4s eyon allowed to bo cn- tertained, Blaine isa biatant Yankeo fanat- ic." Shorman is "cold-blooded and hatcs tho Bouth.” Washburno is “tho candidate of tho #amned Dutch,” end go on to the endof tho chapter. Grant,on tho othor band, in marked rortradistinction, {8 always spoken of with favor. He 18 given tha prominent headlines, while tho othorsaro ignored. Ho is recolved as the one- acceptable Republican candidate. Who {3 it who hos sald, ‘Tho praises of ono's enemies but insure tho suspicions of one’s friends"? Is not the sayimg apropos of the facta as presonted? It has cortainly proved itaclf 80 with Southern Republicans. - Bald a prominent ex-Federal Brigadier to mobut a fow dayssinco; “What tho dovil are theso Southorn Democrats attor anyhow? Thoy havou't any love for Grant; wo all know that; they lovo ts Republicans ng tho Dovil docs holy water. Thoy certainly don’t Propose to give a Itepublican candidate ono Electoral’ vote; thoy wouldn't vote for tha Savior on tho Republican ticket, and yet horo ‘thoy are slobboring over Grant, like a country ‘clown over his first sweetheart, Idon't lke it. ‘I havo followed old Grant in many a hard cam fpaign; I'm d—@if I follow him in this." Thoro are othors of tho sama typo, who, as the resultoft the overflow of Democratic gush and sontimont bore and in Now Oricans, express thomsoalves a8 of tho samo way of thinking. - TZ SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS— those of the simon-puro—aro unquestionably honest in their deatro that Grant should recelva tha Republican nomination, Tie Conservatives, again, would a8 unquestionably profor him to any other Republican, Tho one assumo him 2s the casiest man to beat; calculate they have but to rake up tho scandals of the past to throw them Ilko unto tho fabled stink-pots of Egypt Into tho Ropubtican camp; tho other appoar to count on my polloy to bolfove that Grant has had cnough of “carpotbaggors and niggors,"* and will take up tho Conservatives instead. ‘Those Conservatives, bo it remembered, woro the Bouthorn Liberals of 1872. Thoy hnva oc- cuplad, most cortainly, since reconstruction, an snomalous position, Thoy started out ostensl- bly in thoload. Tho namo of Demoorncy was admitted by evon tho Democrata thomeclves ns altogothor ‘too unsavory a load. ‘Thoro must needs be a hending of respeotubility, Tho or ffinlzation started ont ns tho “Conservative mouratic.” Once fairly undor way, and tho Bnimal, PPROBEOE showed himself tho svlf- samo dovil asof old. ‘Tho Conservative ridore Were unceremonlously thrown; the animul a peared in his proper shapo. ‘Tho name of tho Organization was amended to that of the Dem oeratio Conservative.” Tho Consorvatives— the clomont of reapectabllity, in othor worda— Wero kicked to the rear. ‘They have been buta mero caudal appendage from that day to this, Thoy hayo affected an opon contempt for thoir Democratic Jouders. ‘They hayo shown nothing of tho moral courage ‘to cut themsclves lousc, They inight, at any time, by Jolning with tho Hepublicans, buye assured Virtual control; ave hada government exactly to tholr tking. ‘hoy have proferred, so far, to take the Demo- cratlo kicks, Thoy have boun the onva reilly Trehonstble, through sheer moral cowardico, for ie Gute a aing ane Pane Rat Got about such n government a8 they’ dosorver™ ‘THZSE SOUTNERN CONSERVATIVES aro in much the samo position ag wero the Je- Taclitcs, once on n time, in the alden days. Thoy gro sadly tn need of a Moses to lead thom out of ‘© slough. Thoy bave no use for Grunt, or any otber Republican, ua a Ropublican leader, Thoy cannot help bim with a single Electoral yoto,— Would not so help bim if they could,—would probably oo him cast Into eteranl perdition ere oy would follow him into tho Hepublican camp. ‘Thoy would be more thon pleased, nono tho less, to have Grant ns Prosident play tho Wireot thotr ulitical Moses, ‘Thoy nssume that. be fare Ne with Grunt in the South was becausa frais Southorn Hopublfean conneetions,—t, 0.1 oea yee netbaggers and niggers.” Ha must tn ie of the past give all such a wide berths, ould ho be ugain made Presitont. He must Ter force of necesulty try to draw to bimsett an Toowent of Southorn respectability, He cat look nowhere els suvo to the Southern Con- fervatlves, Tho Southern Conservatives, as n from thelr standpolnt, hve Romotbine te expect f1 vluvi fengtt from tho elevation of Grunt to a ration of 8 now policy of couclllution, taco iat MHS VIEW OF TUE SITUATION Hacer ted by many of the Sauthorn Ropub- cans iscertain, itis belug discussed in fo+ ublican ciretes on overy sido. ‘There {s grow- pian asa Frenlt a pod deal of doubt and sus- it lon, Itda beginning to have its effect with i se who will be chietly instrumental in the telection of delegates to Chicazo, They do not ees, thonigolyos ns overunxious for n Grint Mise ation. A prominent colored Republican in v7 ssippl writes thoy uro gulng ta Nght to tha Met eo tells by tho Way. a curious bit pustory in connection with tho downfall of 4 ov Awes in that Stato. He played of himself axe TY prominont and active ste itt tho drama, histo ofa commission vigitluz Wasbington in kr of Ames, and had as good a chance to ew the Ing and outs ng any man in Mississippi. ine leges tho fact us beyond controveray of an i tention to force u noimluation for a third term hie’ Gen, Butler, as the story gooa, expressed He wolf womewhut positively a8. op} to tho sumed ne ok th atimeceag’ of anotce i i 0 of thinking. If u: bet and given full and continued swa 0 na Id be no counting upon tho Dississippl delo~ i rite support uta third term. If allowed to Seannder, the Democrats ut most would get pos semiitof the Lower House of the Gencrul As- ine ily. tho Republicuna would be aura to hold Bet nate, and—Aincs out of tho way—tho x te delegation to the Nominating Convention cul id be contruiled,—would be "alt right,—the party “tho mujority being oyorwhelmingly ta Fauld be suro to carry the election, se that the Sonoma voto would bo secure, and all would OxouUnd in proper order, Homething of this Thoy belleve in the prospective inwugue, away, thoro. THE CHICAGO TRIBUN! kind, a8 claimed, was nt the bottom of tho re- fusai to upold Ames, THE DENOCHATS CARRIED MATTERS furtbor than expeeter; ntamped ont nll of Ho- ublicanisin: Grant's name did not even go bo- fore tho Convention, and Missisaippt ia today hopolesty Domoeratic. The facts, ns sald, are all in possession of Gen, Butler, who has bis cock- oyo woll set to windward for a chance to got even tn ovont of tho nomination for a third torm being scoured, Something of tho Footings of somo of theso Mississippi Republicans Ia acon, ‘Thoy are determined that Grant hail inno event recuro n Mississippi solonnu ott, : no boom docs not seem to have hnd it altos Rethor lovely, eithor, In Voxas, Tho Texas dele- gation Is by no means as solid as his been repre- sonted, A letter shown mo but yesterday from ‘ono of tho insite tenders’ gives tho status nf the sixteen Toxis delegates ns followa: Sever, ho says, will bo for Blaine, five for Sharman, threo for Grant, and one is counted ns doubtful. Any chara from thig ng asserted will bo against tho jon, , Hero {n“Loulsinna thoro ts just now f rood, rospcot of two opposing delegations. Mr.Tnylor Beattio having, as understood, mancuvored to Bot up the machinery to sult himself, has had it Bot up against him, ‘Those at present in control of the managemont expect him and Pinchbnok to lead off Ina royolt and head a bolting dele- gation to Chicago, Tho prospeet fs certainly secn ns nnything but smoothe salling for tho Grant managers. Tteno. NEBRASKA. +. BOME MIBSTATEMENTS CORRECTED, ‘To tha Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Oman, April 22,—An article appeared in Inst Saturday's {aque of the Chicago Inter-Ocean on tho subjectof tho polltfen! situation In Nobraska which made so mony misstatements that tho very numerous body of Republicans hero who donot advocate Gen, Grant’s nomination for a third Presidentini term desire to sco some cor- reotion mado, Iu ordor that outsiders may not bo misled ng to the real rtate of nifalrs. Tho article roferred towas from the pon of ono J, W. Robbins, who is justat present en- gaged in tho double taskof representing tho Inter-Ocean in Nobraska and of misropresenting Nebraska in tho Inter-Occan. Mr. Robbins first mudo his appearance in this State whon Grant passed through in November Inst, having fol- Jowed tho General very persistently from tho timo he tandod in Califoroin untit bo reached here, The past two months he haa beon, collo~ guially speaking, vory “numerous” in this aud tho neighboring States, and hus taken upon kim- self tho somowhnt wolghty task of aecuring, willy nilly,a Grant delegation from Nebraska to tho Nntionn! Convention, It’ fs only on tho strength of his own assertions that wo' know Bir. Robbins to bo a rop- resentative of the Inter-Ocean, All the clreum- stantial ovidenco In the case points very plainly to tho fact that he fs nothing more nor less thana pald olacquer of the Grant boom—a drummer-np of flat onthustasm, and thd laborious author of anoplstolary avalanche designed to convince outa{ders of tho overwhelming domand mado by Nebraska Republicans for tho third-term candi- date. ‘Tho partloular points which Mr. Robbins cB- bay's to prove in this communication are that NENHASKA 18 HOUND tosond a Grant dolegatiou to Chiengo, and that “Jay Gould is ondeavoring to secure a Blain delegation by the usc of tho powerful machin- ory under his control here, ‘This stinerant lot- ter-writer has no doubt shown commondable zeal in traveling about this Stnto and inat- tompting to maka conyerts; butwo aro not by ‘ny means prepared to admit that the pictures he draws of tho political situation hero are at ull correct. Four years ago Nebraska was "red-hot" for Diaine. indeed, the threo contiguous States, Iowa, Nebraska, and” Kunsns, seem to be ox- actly of a pleco in thoir political make-up, Thoy aro all stalwart to the coro; ontertain tho snmo opinions; act alike, and may alt be relicd on- for overwhelming Republican mnjoritics. when the, time comes, In 1870 these Btutea woro all for- laine, Kansas and Iowa have already instructed for him this year, and Nebraska Is preparing to fol- low sult. . At tho Inst olection tho Republican majority was 25,000. out of a total of 41,000 votes cast. In othor words, tho Republicnn majority was Oo ue cent of ‘tho total vote, ‘his was in the judicial clection Inat fall. In seven coun- ‘tes, polling over 4,000 yotes, not 1 Demooratlo ballot was cust, There is no danger, thorefore, of tho choice of any candidate jeoprrdizing tho anfoty of this Stutc, Butthe voters have thelr oplnious and want them fulrly represontod. ‘Of the Bixty sever Republican newspapers in tho State which have to date expressed thelr Presidential ..preforon forty-three are for Blaine. the datlie oOniahn Repubifean and Lincoln Journal aro for Grant; the Omahn Jee favors Sherman; while tho Omuba News hus had tho brunt of the Blaine fight to bear, having buen ably supplemented in its efforte, howovery, by tho ‘numerous Republican county papers’ which favor that gontioman's nomination. From tho genoral tono of the State papers a protty iden of tho provuiling sontitnent may be obtained, and itis safe to say that this sentl- ment Is at present strongly in favor of Biaine. Aside from Robbins and tho Grant nowspa- Pora, tho chicf factor in the Grunt movement in this State has been tho Grand Army of tho Ite- pubitc. Not ns an Order, be it undoratood, for the mombers very promptly DISCLAIM ANY POLITICAL MANEUVERING in thelr organization, and thorn nre a great muny Blaine men in ft. But thoro faa wheel within a wheol, a conlition of tho most enthu~ slastio of tho boomers belonging to the Order, which hag taken upon Itscit the delivery to Grant of Nebruska’s voto in thoConvention. At tho head of this endeavor stands Mr. Paul Vandervoort, Chief Clork of the Rallway Mutt Bervico, who munages, in spite of Executivo Order No, 1, to find thine onough in tho inidst of his official dutics to travel oxtensivoly all over tho Stato setting up tho pins and gotting things na solid as possible, This party loft tho army. ven bigh private, but now wenrs tho titlo of *Gencraly: broveked, proably, for bis valor In Dolsterlug the boon, Ho bns & snonaking tinbl- tion to yu to Congress with tho aldof thogotdlers of tho State, and js spouting for Grant asin pre- minery to furthoring hisown onds, Ho and Ttobbins bave thus traversed tho wholo of Northorn Nobraska, usiug tho G. A. It, nan ent's- Paw. to accomplish their object, tho latter In- dividual even haying tho temerity to allow tho yotorans at tho yurious posts where ho his stopped to pay-hls oxpenses, usm alight recognl- tion of tho services bo wis rendering thom, Iv cannot be guinsaid that a lurge number of jos0 Who uro known us:tho autive political workers of tho Stateuro Grant. men, “One of those, Sonutor Paddock, hs just written a letter: to the Atepubtiean clatinlag that Nebraska must deolare for Grant, bocuuse now that Lows and Kansag have declared ngatnst him, Grant, who da sure to -bo nominated anyway. would be dig- posed to be partiul to ug in thowny of perquisits, As Paddock fa anxtously workelag: for a revica- tlon, this may bo tukenas tho koy-noto of his own program, Tho Inter-Ocean's article con tains a long ist of the Grant workers in tho Btate, many of the names being quite of anothor falth, Among those cliimed for Grant we tind State Sonntor Clurksou {brother of tho, Bishop and a former resident of Chicugo), who wis an ardent Blaine man two weeks ngo, to my per- sonal knowledge; State Sonator Huys, a fictitious urty, never heard of before; Consus Supervisor vachuck, who fa for Sherman; ©. H. Yost, of the Republican, x Wushburne man; and Col, 1 F, 8mytho, Chairman of tho Central Committce of this county, whois n thorough Blaine mun, On the Diuine side we have os workors Goy, Nance, who 'ed the delegation toCincinnatt four qeata ugo, aud whosald aday or two since that ha felt a Btubborn delight at that time in caatin Nebraska's voto for Binino on that fatal seventh ballot whon Indians and Michigan hid thrown away bis chances; G.M, Hurtlott, Btute Treasurer; J.C, Meliride, ex-Stuto ‘Lrensuror; tha Hon. Guy Barton, of North Piatto; ©. 2, Muthowson, of Norfolk, Speaker of tho House; tho Hon, Church Howe, Brate Benator from Nomahn County; Gen, Cowin and Gon. Manderson, of thiscity: tho Tou, T.L. Kimball, of tho Unton Pacitie’ Rullway; O. 1X. Coutant, State Seuntor from this pouty Senator Marshall, of Dodga; Sudge Barnes, of tho Sixth Judicial District; the Hon, Theron Nye, of Fremont; Lorenzo Crounso, United States Rovenue Collector and ox-inombor of Congress: and © host of othors equally promiuent wheat it would be suporiluy oud to mention, Our State Convention has beon called to mect. May 19, tho simu day us that of Mlinoly, In this county (Douglas), tho lending one in tho State Jn polit of population and tafucnce, tho Blaine moyomont Ia vory atrong and well organized, and itis hardly wy mattce of doubt County Convention, which comes off May 1, will chooso a Folid Hintno delegation to tho Stato Convention at Columbus, In tho Stute Conven- tlon thore Will be Ud delegates. Tho teat Grant strength lice confesscally in the northorn counties, where ho will probably recelye somo uetive eanport Dougles, Washington, Burt, Dixon, Colfax, Dodge, Plutte, Buttulo, Merrick, Cass, biay, Adame, Nemuha, Pawnod, Saline) Johnson, and tho Republicun Valloy counties, Trotn ‘Thayer to Hitoheoek, ure protty certain to roturn Hinine delegations, Tt hus boon a subjcutof boast on tho part of tho third-term advocates that the development of Grant strength In those Western States is 0 matter of surprise, and that it proves an Im- menso popular demand for him asa candidate, ‘They do not tako into consideration the fact that four years ugo Grant was not, and could nothave Deon, acundidate. ‘Thoy forget that time {4 potent in effacing from’ the yaters’ momory recollection of thos aban lsom tins which were moat glaring at_ the end of his clybht yYeura’ Adininistration, anit that the natural keatitude for Grant's serviccs jn the past sur- vives the temporury posourity, produced by bls mistakes, Nevortholess tho lilaino mon aro aa Dumerous as they wore tn 1878, JAY GOULD AND GRANT. Mr, Robbins’ othor point was in Femurd tn Jay Gould's connection with Nebrusky politics, Tha Omaha Itepublican, the chief ra in tho Grant inovement, !s u Gould organ, Mr. Robblus to tho contrary notwithstanding. ‘The stock of the epudican is owned and beld by Union Pacitlo TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1880—TWELVE PAGES, Hallway oMcials, Mr, Leavitt Burnham, Land Commissloner of tho road, $8 President of the Howapnpor companys | BMr, Data G.. Brook editor of tho bei Alican, {8 a regular pity-rol omployé of the railrond, an woen without saying here that ho draws a ood round sun monthly for tho service which ois oxpocted to rondor thom, Tho pntronnge of tho read keopa the paper alloat, and wero it withirawn tho daysof tha “boomer” would he numbered. In tho ightof these facts tho nsser- tion of Mr. Hobbins to tho effect that If tho Union Pacific allway stonld attempt to coerce ita beneficinries into working for Maino tho Tes publican would no longer work In harmony with ‘Ubat road ia rithor Iuughabte, ‘Tho truth of tho mutter {8 that tho feputlican's support of Grant Ismeroly a mutter of accident, Nolthor Mr, Brouks, the editor, nor Sr. Yost, tho manager of that pnpor, Is. for Grant personally, The paper flopped over to that side: whon tke boon waa hero Inst fall, and has mover been able to got back agnin,—whoro ite inclinations would naturally plice it. Itmay be the desire of tho Unton Presilo officials, acting through inatric- tions from tho East, to bave Nebraska decinre for Linine; but if so, they aro certainly taking: no steps to seouro such uw resiit. Tholr organ continucs to shout just ns tuatily and inelfect- ively for Grunt ns ever, io Grant SNe of tho rond are working as bard now as they ever havo in his interests; and tho {nfluenceof Gould, if oxorted, fs not visible to tho niked oye. it Joy Gould wanta to sco Blilne nominated, it {a hard to eco why ho hasn't a perfect right to Inbor for that ond. If Blaine, when nominated ond elected, 8 to be nan alder and ubetter of tho plans of tho railroad monopollsts, It would be unfortunate. Dut the Republicans of Nebraskn feel that it would bo quite ng snfe to Intrust the Government to the hands of one who might bo controlled by tho raflroad men as to one who his shown by bitter experience that he fs the piinnt tool of jobbers of yarlous other orders, AGI WISCONSIN. A QUANT MAN'R VIEWS. ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, MAp1s0N, April 21.—I beg leave to acnd you the inclosed copy of a letter which was written by a Grant man to another Grant mon fn regard tothe selection of deleyntes to our State Con~ vention. Being myself a Washburno wan, ond belfoving that Washburno {s tho cholco of the »Breut miss of the Republicans of tho Badger State, I hops and.cxpcct to see n Waahburno deleyation sent to the Chicago Conyoution. Ite- speetfully yours, HK, In answer to your very wolcome lotter, I am glad to tind from yours that we eo nearly agree. Could Eo mnke the cholee,and know that the cholee E made would he'ratliied by the people, L would unhesitatingly nombints Grant. Grant Is my man. His name creates within mo the most crithusluam of any names and 1 am sutlsfed that there {ano man in the Nation that would erents euch unbounded onthusinsm among friends and admirers as U. 8. Grant. Now, while I suy this, and fool it, too, T um_ not pre- pared to Insist upon bis nomination, for Eean- not ignore the fact that the sume clements which beget such enthusiasm of friendship, upon the sning principle, begets nike enthusl- asm of hostility, und will nuke his Sipasiclot ng relontiess and bitter as his friends and support- ers ave nppreciative and active, You get my fdea? It 1s this, Grunt would belho bost foved and tho worst hnted of any man {n this country, and whethor tho enthtisingm of ndiniration would be an overmnteh for tho enthusi- asm of opposition, aided and supported by n Soild South, is the great question Sor the Chienxo Convention to settle, and which enlls for the exercise of n wisdom which weighs woll, and in which patriotism and loyalty tower above aclinnish partisnnship or personal chalice. Tam satistied In my own mind that tho friends of Mr. Dluino have greatly mugnitted the disut- fection jn our ranks a3 nzulnst Grant, and yot £ confess ton fear of what this diaatfection might do, ie must count all that wo hive, for. wo hve nothing to spare, Kaan thoroughly out of pationce with the manner In which tho Blaine men huve conducted the canvass up totils time, and in it enn see grent injury to us, and 0 bine dninco to that harmony which 8 essentini to birength, invincibility, and success, But womust tuke things 24 we find them when wo cannot rie or linderthem, If the clap-trap and bosby tal of Imperialism, Ciesarisin, ete., together with anti-third-tormism is toloso 1s any considerable bumber of votes with Grant, then 1 hold thit he ouyht tot to be nominated, and that wo should put in nominntion aman against whom these polnts would not lie, and who woutd unite nit our forces, and combine all eloments and factions in hls bebnif, ke .Blaine cannot do it, and I dowbe {¢ Sherman can. Lthink that elthor EB. 1. Washburne, Ede munds, or Gartield could, and against either of them the shafts of calumny would {all hartn- ‘Tho Republican party is abovoany man, und its triumph must not bo eseriticed to any Personnt ambition, Washburne fs tho atrong man in Wisconsin Among the people, espectuliy amony tho Ger- many, and, with no dard welghts about him, ond with thesa eupportera ia, New York, Ohio, and Indiana, I think ho would sweop tho North na with a broout, ring out the death-knell of tho Democracy, and, with thunderbolts of loyalty and pntriatism, shiver the Solld South and Btute-righta into 10,000 fragments, nover to riso ogain. Vor those rensons and othors akin to thom, I am In favor of sen a Washburne delegation from our district, How docs the suggestion striko you? THAT SOLID SOUTIT. Tb the Bdttor of The Catcago Tribune. Cormous, Wis, April 2—Logan says in his Inte apeoeh in Chicago; My countrymen, Grant will bo nominuted; Grant will bo clocted; Grant will break tho Sold South.” Grant says he hus visited or touched at overy Southern State, and this, mind you, has beon done since tho third. tern boom began, Mr. Logan would have us belleve thnt this was all in tho futerest of bronk- Ing the Solid South, Yos, und to make 1 Solld Bouth, too, say we, whera before nono oxisted. Now, if Grant hns auccesded In making a Solid South for his nomination and breaking a Soltd Bouth against his cloation,—n thing {inpossibte, we think,—why, thon hoe will enjoy tho diatine- tion of boing tho first third-torm Lrosidont of the Ropublic. No people on carth havo it turgor stock of gush, or know botter how and when to uso It, than our Southern brothron. ‘This gush bas beon Invished without stint on Grant at all of bls Southorn’ receptions. ‘Wus this a spontaneous, gonuino desire todo him honor, or was it not rathor done to aid him In securing the nomination that they might tho ‘more caally beat bim in the election? ‘This is a question not hard of solution, if Southern du- piletty ts allowed {ts true welght. This Demo- cratio’adulution of Grant bodes no good. Thoy mean to clect the noxt President, and don't caro a pinch of snuff who tho Ropublicaus nominate, 80 furans thoy, tho South, are concornod, thoy havo fixed things to make iteolid. Bur tho North fs tho buttle-ground, and. to secure It, or enough of i¢ to ecloct thoir candidate, fs tho problom of I! others which now ocoupics thelr thoughts and governs tholr notions; und, since notions spouk joudor thin words, what moro siguiiicant than their suddon conversion to Grant? Je {t not intended to help along tho See actly Ca for nia Lag eure judging rightly cnough, as thoy do, 0 18 Hofverkest candidate’ in. the fold botora tho poopie, because tho oustest bouton? — Tho jopo of the American people that Grant would | withdraw, as bis friends clufimed ho would in case the contest should prove closu, is att dashed to the ground by tho fintof Mr, Logan, who snyas | Tsay to thoso men. Oasaning the peoplo) ho will nor, If you bent hin w right; but you havo got to beat him, and that you cannot do.” Mr, oan knowa whereof hu Speuks. He knows tho Republican South, or 0 large Inalority of St, will #o for Grant, and that this will nomlnate him; while bo knows, notwith- standing his asyertions to the contrary, that that muivority 18 powerless to give hin a slugle Elevt- oral yoto. Ho knows, too, that tho Northom Kates and Territories will send ndelegation to Chlcngo threo to ono ngainst him, and he furthor knows thut to theso Nurthorn States und Terri. torlus nione docs is pot candidate for a third term rely for his election. If this outlook ro- arding tho nomination Is truo, or nearly fo, iow does the insolunt threat of Logan appear, namely, that “You have got to beat him ilrst, and that you cannot do"? Bir, Login is ovidontly nettiod on a aurvoy of the Prospects for his pet nan it bis ows Stato, Ho says Ullnels muy take such courso ns Ilinols pleases, “but before tha Mth day of May We day tixed for the Btate Convention) Grant will be nominutod by a majority aver the wholo of tho vundidates usking for tho Presidency," which moans " Jillnols may dona sho pleases, Wo cat do without ber, wo can nowminute our candidate without ber help,” ‘This fs strange languune, comlug from a servant to his misters, What Wuslness bas John A, Login to leave bls gout tty tho United States Sonuty and go homo to brow. beat and soold bis constituents, because, for sooth, thoy claim tho right to uso thelr own Judgmont in tho vholco of those thoy scluct to execute tholr with? Did tho Btuto of JlInois make a mistake when it selected John A, gown to represent thom in the Senate of tho United Btatea? Wo presumo tho Senator thinks not; and ff, in his opinion, tho people dlepluyed go Judgment, then why, in tho natng of common bense, don't he trust thom now? J suppose tho plo of Iilnois know who thoy want for Prea= dent us well us thos knew who tey wanted for Benator, and the sooner Br, Login recogilzes the fact the better for him, Tt lusald that acoat mino bas been lately, his farm, and to look into culled bim from bie seat in tho Senate, The mine Mr. fogan ja now working ta nor a coal mfuoat all; itis w mino sir, Logan dies ‘covered and stuked out years ago, aud it covers the wholo State of Illinois, This mine hus been worked for all it would yield ever slice it waa opened, and thiuga are being pushed with an on- orgy Just now upparalleiod, owing, {t ts suld, to the dlecovery of a rich loud lately. Bome of the old winers whe buve knowledgd of played-out bolca say that Logan would do well to yo elaw on thix new disoovory, aa it ulready boyins ta flood. ‘Those Republicans who tlatter thomsel ves that tho Domocrats will nominate Tilden, ang thus give thom a walkover for tho Presidenvy, ure mistaken, The Democrats aro not fools whon the Preatloncy ein sight, os it now ts. If thoy nominate # man on whom they can unito in New York, they will makoit bot fur the Republicans; hut Conkling has promised the people tho next. Proaldont {f thoy wll Bly bin Grant for a ean dldate. Wo shall sec. J, Sith, TIURD-TERM MOVEMENTS. MRS, GRANT TAKING A LIVELY INTEREST 1N VOR CAMPAION. : Bpectat ta Utneinnatt Commercial, Carmo, April 19,—When I wrote my )nst letter, atating that nothing bad veon heard from Gen, Grant’s party that shed any IMyht upon the third-term question, 7 did not know so much ng I do now, clao I should havo written, “Gen, Grant {sacandidate for nomination fora third term, and this trip throtizh tho South Is for the purposc of making votes.” I would have writ- ton also that Mra, Grant exhibita very much moro jntorest than tho General in tha matter, 50 much 80 that ono fs impelled to tho conclusion thnt she is urging tyo General on to tho third- term business. Thdlate trip around the world was mado principally, to plense Mrs, Grant, and Bho is anxious to make the samo trip over again, and will do it if tho General fs again Prestdent. Durlng the present trip through tho South, I Jearn, sho has beon most careful to note the con duct of the peoplo, having 11 her mind theques- tion, “Does tholr conduct indicate that thoy will yotefor us?" Between Little Rock and Cairo n ilttle town was pnased where the people wero very loud in thelr cheering for the Generni. After passing tho place Mrs, Grant, who hud listened with evt- dent pleasure, remarked: “{ just know theso peaple will vote for us.” Tho conduct of the, people here was not sntis- factory. Thoy did the President every honor possible, but thoy did not cheer him, ‘Twice nn effort was made, but each tine it proved a com. pete. fullure.. Capt. It, W, Dugun took off his wit, nnd tried to raise tho Inst cheer, but ho failed, and remarked afterward thut he had muny 8 timo ralsed 0 ateambont with Jess labor and i good deal more satisfaction. Mrs. Grant regarded the conduct of our peorla ag ain Indi- ention of one of two things: either thoy are not ademonstrative ee or thoy ttre not friendly. Without going further, It Is 0 well settled con- clusion that Gen, Grant is now clectioncering for the numinntion for President, To a few itis ainatter of fuct On Friduy ovening Mr. Bliss, of St. Louis, dropped into the city, and wus greatly sure prised (7) to moat the General. Saturday fiona Senator Logan and Col. Fred Grant arrived from Chicayo, Gen. Logan, howover, came down to view his coal interests at Carbondale. Iie had no interest (7) in meet- ing tho General, He camo on through Carbon- unio to Cairo because ft was handy, intending, be sald, to stop golng brek. But he did not. Our people rronot Grant people: but if he ia nominated it 1s just Impossible to suy what thoy willdo, Tho letding Democrats nre unxious for him to bo nominated, as thoy claim that he fs the caslest mun to beat In the Repubticun party. Some of the lenders have sald: " Wo must have itn nominated If there Is any way to uccumpilst it." Possibly this ia tho reson Democrats are fo willing to do ail in tholr power to, help on tho boom, Hepublicins are not positive either Wate except In rare instances, when tho threat is mude to fnirly bolt if he 1s nominated. THE VOTER’S VOICE. ELL PERKINS’ LITTLE RUN INTO THE SOUTH, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 22.—T'vo been taking alittle run down into tho northern ticr of tho Southorn States, and I have learned something dn regard to the Bouthorn polltical situation. First, I have learned that tho South is now eolid for tho Demooratio party. Tho sixteen Southern States will poH 128 Democratic Elec- toral votes at tho next Presidential election, and no power on earth can binder it, Tho man who anys one single Republicun Electoral vote can by any chance como out of tho Confederacy isn ernzy man anda fool. Thero ure thousands of Republican votors,—yes, the majority of votesin Mississtpp!, Georgia, and Loulsinna are Repub- licans,—but they aro muzzled. All Republican organization is done away with, the organizors are Kilted or: driven’ out, and the Democratic ticket will bo tho only tieket which will be run in tho northorn tier of Southern States. You ask if Grant, or Hnycs, or Washburno could not carry a alngle Bouthorn vote. No, air; notone, Sostop talking aboutit, It fa nll bumbug,—auch a delusion, Now it will tako 185 Etectorn! votca to clect a President, Tho Robols will come in solld with 188 yotea. If thoy got Now York and twelvo moro votes in Now Jorsey, Indiinn, or Obto, tho ‘epubltcan purty of tho North will be defeated. Tsny Grant, nor Hayes, nor Washburne, nor Blaine will ever get a single Electoral vote out of tho 138 from any Southorn State. Tho Re- putea who {selected President must get all Is votes north of tho old slavery line. The Republican who ‘can't carry New Yori and Indiana, or overy Northern Stato except New York, cannot be electad: The Hebels bhuvo got ern Copperheads and doughfaces before thoy can olect a President. All tho Elcotoral votes of Robel States and New York won't help thom; hut thoy must have twelve more votes from Oblo, Ludtana, or New Jersey. Cmet 4 Rebel Brigadier in Tonneasco a fow days ago, and nsked bimif the freedinen or curpot-bnygera would be nblo to voto in any of tho Gulf Stutes at tho next election, No, sir,”” bo sud, "there won't bo any tickets there. ‘There is noorganization. Hnyes with- drow Government protection,—withdrew the Yankee troops, nnd now I'd lke to sce a Repub- Henn caucus, The South ty solid, sir. We will poll 138 votes for tho Democratic nomince, and nothing ent hinder it,” “How about Grant or Hayes carrying somo Southern State?" “Ape all bosh, sir,—it’s all rot. Tho South is tho South now—solld, and the iast Yunkeu bus been sllonced or run out.’ And the negroes?” “Tboy'tl give no more trouble, sir, They havo no curpet-beggors to organize thom now, und they. will vote the Democratie tloket or stay at haine. “Wouldn't It be splendid,” bo musod, * if wo could curry New York and get twelvo moro votes Koma way, and then go to Washington and lean tho d—da Northorn mudsills out? Wouldn't itz" T didn't answor, but thought I'd nsk somo Democratic voter In Chicago to_ answer for nic. Enl PERKINS. P, §,—Tho next Presidential campaign will bo the old strugyle over ayaln, to seo whether tho rebels of the South or Unton men of the North will rule this country, % EP, ENFONCH THE OIVIt-SERVICE RULES, To tho Editor of The Chicago Tripune, Branning, Il, April 2L—Is it not about time that Presidont Huyes olther enforced Civil-Sory- ivo reform or else ubundonod It altogothor? He has buta short timo loft In which to secure the respect of thoso who ballove the principle ts correct, and that, {f he bo the. honest man we want to think ho fs, he will put himself right on this question at once. Wo now notify him and tho country at large that ono A, Mf, Jones, bottor known os * Long" Jones, has been appoliod Collector of Internal Rovenus for this collectfon, district; that sinco his uppolntment he has not been one day in a weok, on nan Average, in his office here. Wo is Chairman ot tho Ropublican State Contral Committco, a Jpalden ho hoa no Fight hold under Jivil-Servico rules, and Mr, Hayes atultities himself in permitting {t, This man Jones, In stead of ropresonting the whole Iepubliean party of the Stato u3.an honorablo man should whilo holding the poaltion he duca, spenda nearly AU his time traversing tho State tu the tutarest of tho“ Grant Ring.” Every inan in tho Btato who halda a Government office fa given to une dorstand by this tani Joncs that he must work night und day to carry tho State for Grant or off Ww eee hend, and Login deserts his duty in a hington to give the throut the benefit of hig REBCHEC, We desiro to call tho President's attention to another oxample of the beauty of Civil-Servico reform. One W. 0. Snyder, who hus been Poat- master for Fulton, in this county, for twonty yours, alsa holds tho posttton of Chalr- mun ‘of the Hepubitean County Central Committco fh violution of thin , Civil-Borvice rules, Ho his descried bis post of duty, and, oither by the thrent of “ Lang" Janes or frou pars and unndulterated cussudness, fa canvuss- ing Whitealde County by suhool districta In tho interest of tho “Grant Ung." If Preatlont Hayes doairos to rotatn tho respect of the coun- try ho wilt at once order these Foderal ps polntees cithor to tholr. ofllclal dutios or to tho shudes of private life. Gon. Grunt {y losing much of tho reapect of tho people hore in his own Cousresstonul Dis- trict whan ho wilt permit hinself to become n “Jumping-jack" In tha hands of desperate Politicul rug. ls cause must indeod bon dos- Perato one when ult the corruption of # political machine must pe used to sanyo nly own Congressional District and State from an honest vorict by the people who do tho yoting, There dro ut letiat 100 18 good Hopublicans ne evor cust a voto right hore in sterliog who wil not voto for Grant if he id nominated, and thoy are a class of men whom Logun nor “Long” Jones can't whoop up" by rostruin exhibitions, Tho “Grant tung” nro trightoued, and havo given positive orders that under no ciroum- stances must ono of tho counties jn Grant's own Congreasional District bo permitted to go agalnst: him, and siceporato means and mongurua are bo- and will bo regorted to in order-to preveut It. Be om, utlemen;and nominate your « thied: tory” ollice-kecker, und thon Int’ usa seo you oloct him, | Anti THiud-Tene REPUBLICAN, zip Buoopy sittT DISCARDED. To tha Editor of The Chicago Tribuns Crtcago, April 23,~1t having boon established that Gen, Grant, if clocted, will continue and extend tho conoltlation palloy of Prosident Hayes, and that ho will dividg the Solid South, ifat all, by obtalning the votes of bulldozers and ballot-box stuffers, the question rematns, ‘What is to bocome of the Southorn negroes? Is thls unfortunato cluss, already majtreated by tho Republican party, to bo entirely abandoned? Isthe principle of white aupromaocy, without ‘ to have forty-soyen Elottoral yotes from North. . fepard to mnajoritics, to bo recognized and ea- tablished ns a purt of our inetitutions? Aro tho Fourteenth and Fifteenth Const{vutfonal Amend+ monts to be quietly dropped as" Impracticnblo "7 The coneiiiation program seems to Include nll this, and more than this. For If Gen. Grant should be elected by Southern Democrats, com- mon, gratitude would compel him to promote the interests of these who elected him. Jo could requite | those had elected him Presilent, by turning them out of the county and State offices and putting tho ne: 5, who by the right of numbers are entiticd to power, In thoir places. He would have to push the negroes still closer to the wall, and callout more white patriots to fill the Fed- eral offic #o tho last stata of tho South- era negroes would bo worse than tho first, BLoopy-8ninTER. GNANT AT MEMPINS—THIND TERM. + To the Editor of Ths Chtcago Tribune. Kewaner, Ill., April 24.—Tho boasted " strong man" of third-terin hankerings lics down under Insult for all the world as Northérn politicians used to do under Southern awagger and bluster. in tho days of slavery, when all tho North but tho Liberty party and radical Abolitionists folt that they I¥ed and moved and had a being only by the bigh and mighty smiloof tho “Sawth.” Tho reception of Gou. Grant ut Memphis on tho 23Lb Inst, Is noticed in the papers as follows: On arriving nt Court Square, Cul. Josiah Pat- terson delivered an address of welcome to Gen, Grant in the course of which be suid: “Sly fel- low-cltizens who followed the fortunes of tho Confederacy grect you a8 the geucrous soldicr who interposed the shield of his own honor in defense of the unwrined veterans of the South, Had you not interposed tho influence of your great cxumple to prevent men, who never felt the shock of a buttle, from turting loose upon a defenseless people tho horrors of war and the sword, the South would buve been for gen- erntions yet to come the Poland of America, and to-day ber song would bu In open resistance or prostrute benexth the tread of a standing army.” Gen. Grant responded, expressing gratt= Heation at the reception, and adding: “ {can guy to my friends in the South, there has never been a day when J was not as anxious for thelr prosperity. as they thomselves, 1 sce evidences of a better feeling existing between (he citizens of different sectlons of tho country, which C hope will continue to grow, J thank you, Mr Chiirimun and citizens of Memphis, for this re ception,” ‘There stood the “ strong man,” ke a crimi- nal in the dock, meekly awatting whatever sen- tence the Court maysce fit to give bim, with the servily politician's ready reply: “ [thank you, Mr. Chalrman and citizens of Memphis, for this reeeption)” 'Thunkshe give fora reception which deliberately insulted the citizens of the North, to whom Grant inust owe his support if hu gots i singlo Eiectural vote next November, In Cal. Patterson's denunciation was not, Included Northorn soldiers; he bad felt both thelr strength and thelr mercy; nor was any Demno- ertt Included, for he knew thelr sympathy with Ais Inaulting language. Patterson Hed. and his nugust stenor know tt, aod yet—tbuoks, Ho Knew that nots Northorn man desired to turo Joose upon Southern peopte the terrors of war and the sword, or to prostrate Southern people under the tread of u standing army, Not ono demanded more of Southorn people than that thoy obey the law, Ifud such linguage been addressed toa man Uke Judge Chage, or Charles Bumner, or Mr. Washburne, or Judgo Edinunds, or President Hayes, we may fmugine that he would have ro- plicd, saying, ho would take that occusion to ob- serve that it was a misapprehension to Po ead any class of Northern citizens owed {ll will to- wirds thoso of the South, or desired to oppress, or make war ‘upon Nor did thoy want to Korn 8 standing army over thom, but thoy did desire, as he Would presume all good citizens at the Bouth did, that the laws abould be falthfully obeyed in ench section of the country, and the rights of all the people of the United ‘States respected, This, much could bave been sald In rebuke of that Insuiferuble pupprten of the South which continually tries to belittle and outrago North- ern imen, Grim old Gen, Sherman would not bave borne such an insult of hig section for onc moment, Ho would haveresented It In lungunge not to be mis- understood. It was because he knew the unre Btrainable tendency of Southern orators to pult everything Southern and dispurage und lie about overything Northern thit he refused lust yeur to bé presunt nt x meeting for the decoration of Rebel eoldiors’ graves. And he was right. Ijut tho Presidential maggot bas taken pos- session of Gen, Grant's bruins, and he loves to Haten to the allly tlittery of those who hope for favors at hishands. Thus tho strong mau is the wenkest of ull, It shows a lamentable want of courage to put forth the third-teri objection ns the only ren- gon for opposing tho nomination of Grant. It implies a fear that be may after all be nomi- nated, ond tho objector ba compelted by party drill to vote for ‘him. Every Hinine, or Wash- ‘burne, or Edmunds man having a thimbleful of brains knows that n third term, per 6c, {8 not tho greatest objeclon to Graut’s reviection. Truc, 0 third term would in nny case bo objectionable 48 a precedcnt,. I would not even have a second term. To rest objections to Grant's election on tho third term alone, ua servile politicians and papors do, {a cowardly, -It doos not take a very wiso mau to see that to oppose the third tert wouldsubject thom Justus certalnly to hishatred, and to destroy tholt Influence with bim and bis followers, us If they spoke out bokily iu denun- elation of hig two past Administrations. It fsn't wise, genticmen, to rest your ob- Jections to him on 80 slender n thrend as tho third term. There are a hundred stronger ones, Yow loso ground by this, You induco the sus- pleion that you are only half-hearted. Tho watchword gl dbo from now till November, if necessury, “Tho third term must not be." From tho tino thia sounds along tho lino tho (rantites will despalr, Until then, aided by Southorn delegates in Convontion from States without a Presidential Elector for him, tho machine wilt hops to nominate him by sheor bullying and nuinbers, and then crack the party: Jogi, around your cara till you vote for him, And thoro fs ho other way for you to do, unless: you assert: pe manhood now. Don't be slaves, gentlemen! Lrvi Nontin ‘THE MAN WANTED, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Councin Huurrs, In, Apri! 22.—You bavo given tho people, through tho machinery of Stato Conventions and the conclusions of poll- tlulans of various small calibre of the different States of the Union, tho office-seekers’ and po- Nucal quacks’ cholco for President of the United States to sticcecd Mr, Hayes, and, alnce wo have thelr opinion for what it ts or may be worth, Iet tho peoplo—tho men who don't ask olllce, but do ask tha privilego of belng represented by tho best thnber from which ofticcholdors are mado— hayo tholr say in this mutter of tho coming nomination for President. Firet—Tho poople don’t want Jamcs G. Blnino for President, for Mr, Blaing 48 too valuable 0 imun for the country to lose as Senator, holding a position now in which ho serves his country fr tho Lupa sapaclty rsa whero go brilliant a mn a needed, Sceont—[o wanta tho Presidency, and the peoplo don’t want a man for President who so tur forgets his reputation as totdescend to tho degrading level of aconmon office-hunting poll- tivlan to secure It, Thirt—Mr. Blaine, while be may be strong In Tawa, is not go strong In Pennsylvania nor In ae Finrth—Tho people don't want U, 8, Grant for Prealdent, for tho reason that no third-term mun can be clected to that office, it being one step too nore the tmonarchical way of dolng things, and wo propose to presorve this country arepublic “ of the people, by the people, and tore opto.” who plo.’ te 8. Grant don't want tho oflico, for ho Jan man of too broad common senso not to know that the people have honored him by emolu- nents and position second to no other mun, Ilys Jug or dead, who hag hail the honor and good fortune to bo born on American soll, Sizth—White den, Grant was knownagan hon- eat, fulthful, conservatlve President, hid Ad+ ministhation lucked tho skill and good judgs ment shown ag Genernton the fleld uf battle or In the maneuverings of ucampaign. Rurely fs ood hurd political aud military ability com- however hirge ar howevor broad th ra. on which Ib sits, Mr. Phil- lips suys that * stateaiuanahip is common sense on 0 broud principle.” ‘Now, Wo want a ian who, with clear-cut abll- ity and * broad coninon sense stutesininehip.” sombines 2 fearless loyalty and tried integrity with a clean reputation and pure chimotor, an we have in the person of Elthu 1. Washburno such ainan. Not an, ollico-snekor, but a rman, ons of, tho people, and who will, 1f olocted, nuke ong of tho bost residents the country bus ovor sven. Mr, Washburne fa stronger with the Almericun people and stronger with tho Ger- man-Amoricans than any othor man who the country can nominate. The people of lows and every other Northern Stato want to seo Elihu D, Washburne nomi. nated, and, (f nominuted ona tigket with David M. Koy, or any other Southern ee man, who by biv fidelity hus whown binself, as Mr, Koy: bas, Worthy Of tho consiityrution of tho Amerl+ can peoplo, will bo clested. C3, IOWA OPPOSED TO GRANT. To the Editor of Tut Chicago Tribune, Guunpy Centne, Ig. April 24, 1880.—Thore is great anxiety among tho curnest Republicans of tows for fear‘of the nomination of Gen. Grant, Muny.of our citizens who havo nover falled to vote tho Nopublicun ticket sinco tho orgauuiza- tion of tho party, whose sympathios and whosa votes weru on the sido of freedom whilo Gen, Grant was still acting and yoting with tho Do- mooracy, will bo yery louth to voto for hima thini tine in violation of tho traditions of tha fathord, Wu have noticed that ulinost ovory du- Purture from tho wise maxims of government luld down by Washington and Jofervon has in tho end been prolitia of disuster, This was tho ciso in sotting nsldy tho rulo set by thoin in the aioption of the ordinanvo of 1787 excluding slavery (rom the Northwest Territory, and but for’ the wolgbt of the authority of tho fathers it fa doubefat if the Republican party would havo succcoded in tho siruugle of 1660. Hence wo aro alwuys suspiciius of thogo third-torim Wwadors who trout wa trltling {impediment the wiso precepts thoy established. The ouly reason aiyeu for tho violation for this procodeut 1s tho statement that tho condition of the country and tho attitude of the late Hebels renders auch a course necessary, Do Gen. Grant's own utter- ances Indicate any such npprehenaton on his pact? In hinepeech at Bloomingten wo are re minded of tho guabing utterances of tho Demo- craic lenders. After reciting in common hile how tho “bluo and the gray mingled” it bis receptions In bis tour through the Bouth, ho snys, “ Wo have no reason to doubt that thosa who wore tho gray will fulfil! all they bave promised in loynity totho fing and Nation.” At Galveston he sald he * did hope we would get along without belng too much governed.” theso expressions, taken in connection with his management of the South, Indicate that we have any reason to believe that he will protect the humble friend of the Union, thore with any firmer hand than bofore, when thousanda lost their lives for their color or thelr convictions? The trouble in the Both docs not happen with tho grent and powerful. Their social Bianding, their power to punish, Ja suilicient to shield thet from violence. Tne conquering hero ig re- celved with domonstrations of delight. It ia not tho frat time that Gen, Grant hus entirely mis- apprehended the real sentiment of the South, Not apprehending tho sentiment, he bas no con ception of the rainedy. In his report to Andrew Johnson, Dec. 18, 1865,.0n his retrn from tho Bouth, where he bad been recelved with ovn- tions as imposing ns those wo have recently board of, ho sid, among other things: “There 18 such universal ncquivscence in the authority of tho General Government throughs out the portions of country visited by me that the mere preseneo of a military force, without regard to nuinbers, fs sificiont to maintain or der.” Inunother place in the same report he sys: “T am antisiied that the mass of thinkin men fn the South accept the present situation o affairs in ‘good falth.” [tis very ovident from. those quotations that the reconstruction moas- urea, aithough they worg-decmed unnecoseary by tho Hepublionn party, were not urged by bim. And that he was deceived then, ns he fa now, by that obseqitousness which a semi-aristocratio socioty nlwaya pays to fama and power, We have seen with whut zeal his adherents press bia claims on grounds utterly untenable in view of his own public utterances. He fs to be elected to secure freedom of the ballot, we aro told, when he would have us pelleve the South is solid for freedom, Unton, and the flag. It Is almost disheartening ute a time when mankind tho work! over are growin op in individuality, when tho crown issttting ghtly on tho heads of the sovercigns of the Old World, where the people are growl convinced of the value of political freedom ant of their ability to govern thomeclyes, to have A number of corporation oritors like Leonurd Swett and Emery A. Storrs trying to impress on. thom the conviction that the publicsafety de- penda onone mnn,and that certain strains of nod are to he regurded as pecullurly fitted for governinent. This will do ainong people where for yeurstho theory has been advanced that thora [sn class to govern anda class to work; but not tn the free North, where the greatest minds spring from tho humble walks of life; not in the Republican purty, which rose to the con- trol of the Nation and mado its impress on the ages by proclaiming the equullty of men, The man who hns this sentiment Ingealied In his nature isthe man for the Republican loader, and his name fs James G. Binine, Liberty, an not power, should be the motte of the party, ss Dawg Kain, DOESN'T WANT GRANT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuna, Hicnsvitie, 0. April 25.—Belng a constant render of your valuable paper, and: failing to seo anything from this part of tho Prestdential- favored Btate of Ohio, I huve concluded to writo you. 2 Tam an ndmirer of Gen. Grant 23 & Genoral, and am over reudy to aoknowledge his great services to his country ns soldier aud President, Iwent with him and Shorman from Calro, I, through every Rebel Stato oxcept two, have voted for him twice forPresident, and was proud of tho privilege, but don't you think that is enough hero buainesa for one man? From this on Tam against bim for tho office of President while we have such men as Washburne, Blunc, Edmunds, and others, ‘The Republican party bas always charged that Democrats have Ilstened to the dictation of Sauthern Rebels, I don’t think wo buve any evidence to prove thut Southern Republicans aro more loyaf to our Government, or pledged to Btato-soverelyuty, oF more anxious for the enforcement of the Constitution! Amendments thin Southern Demoernts arc, Now, wo proposo to allow Southern Republicans to dictate who shall be our nominee for President. We can’t afford to doit, Thoro is certainly something wrong with asyatem which will campeta inajority ta vote for acandidute nominated by the minority, Blaine scoms to be tho first choice of the party in tho country, butin thia immediato vicinity Wasbburne is ahead. He is my man tirst, last, and ull tho tine, but I have little hopes of tho Chicago Convention taking any notice of m: wishes, but ldo hope some man may be nom{- nated on whom tho party will be able to unita und make this tho most glorious victory tho purty husever won, [ have never voted any other ticket but Hepublicap, and hope 1 will not be compelled to yo back Aitte year. REPUBLICAN, WHY.ARE WE FOR Gran7? To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Carcaco, April 23.—I don’t know unless it 1s that about every man who fs fed, clothed, and housed at the cxpenso of the public (I don't mean convicts) shouts “Grant,” “Grant,” “Grant,” from curly morn to dowy ove, and I presume we catch tho. infection, such as it js, and it 1s bad enough. Wo generally do catch things that are bad, but nover, I bolleve, catoh the good, If tho rest of tho State is actually represented by the samo stripe of Grant men asitisin my ward (tho Thirteenth) then vorily are we {n tho bands of the Philistines, or aro lin- ble to be, Who are the leaders (1) of tho Grant oor in_ the Thirteenth? Here thoy ure: J. Clough Haines, Pust-Oltice em loses Cluett, ditto; Galluway, ditto; Nelson, ‘ditto; Rrudiey, ditto; and ot! os ess W. E, Walto, De; aries uty Sheriif's oltico; 8. E, Clov uty Sheriff, and of near and remote degree, in various ofices of pros W._E, Ronch, clerk Bevorder’s offico; 8. J. Hnyes, ditto; cuch and ail uf thom doing his little bost to mold the sentiment of the ward for Grant, And itis by such as tho sbove-numed tavpingoue this broad land that tho boom is manufactured und kept constantly ti tha mur- ket,—men who have simolately no interest, real, gentiing business interest tn legitimate iucs or good government, save only ns it g! thom a job, But those men are oternally alert. Thoy watch tho varying public sentiment even 1gavent watches & tnouse, go with tho tido, chooso thelr dolegates, ro the Conventions, nom- {uate our candidates, und we—elect thom. ‘They hold thoir littic auecures and talk politics from OU Fear a end to tho other, But wo nre a great Natfon, and can whip the world, can’t we? And that is cnough, G. W. It, QUANT'S STRENGTH IN NEW YORK. To the Editor of ‘Ihe Chicago Tribune, Cnrcsao, April £5.—In regurd to the Emplro State: (1),In 1856 Fremont curricd Now York by 80,000 plurality over Buchanan. (2) Grant did not carry this Stato in 1608, but on tho contrary Béymour did carry it, by oxuctly 10,000, At this election also Grant fulled ta carry two othor Northern Stutes,—New Jersoy and Oregon, both of which Stutes cast tholr Electoral yotes for Seymour, Thugit will bosovn that {¢ Seymour had bad tho Solld South in 1884s the Democnitio candidate will in 1880, ho would huye been elected aud Grant defeated. (WU) Tho statement of dir, Doughis that Grant and Lincola were the only Republican gandidates who. havo curried Nuw York In incorrect. Grant hus never curried that Stute when a Democrat opposed bin, He did curry the Stato In 1873, but dt ts well know that the Democrats fulled to vote for Greeloy. At that elcetion Grant received almost us many Domocrativ votes In tha Biate of Now York 13 Greeley did, for reasons upparedt to any ong who was fumitlar with, the colummy of tho New York Pribune prior to 180), +4) Ln 3808 Grant re- colved 410,48) yotos In New York; in 873, 440,73 yotus; while tn 1870 Hayes reeulyed 48207, 1 though be lost tho State, It is evident from ¢ that Gen. Grant his never beon ustrong cand). dato In New York, # thing wo very much need thie year. Ne A GRANT SHOULD DECLINE. To the Editor of ‘The Chicago ‘Tribune, Curcaqo, April 26.—In a republican govern- nyont the practice of nominating a candidate for ollica by convention rests on tho thoory that such nomination nearly as fullyand quite ag falrly exprosscs the populur cholce of tho party pro- senting the noniuce as would be done by its yoto ut the polls. It necessarily follows fram this proposition that to whutover oxtont a nomination ts aecured by means which disregurd or dety this principle, to-that extent tho party maklug It docs violence toonoof the clomentary lucas of party orgunl- zation and popular governinont, and the nomi. noo thus presentod {3 confessodly, in the samo degree, the candidate of tho minority. Tho means whereby minority nominations are eccured wre yarlous, Unfortunutuly the com- monest and oustest method fs through the Indit- foronce of the averuge citizon to thy primaries, Horo the profesalans) politician and places hunter, wlert for every udvantage, will be, who- evor is hway, and as & consoquonce, the County Convention fully an oasy, proy under thelr cons trol, and delegutes of tholr liking aro piuked and Inboled ready for shipment to thy State Convene tlon, if onough countive fn the State thug allow: the eeltishly Interusted Cow to act for all, whon the delogutes argumble In tho Bate Convention tho high representatives of the muchine” cans didutes have nothing to do but recelve (ho pout: foal plunder the faithful bave guthored togethor, und redauvt the furmalities of the County Conventions fn seleoting and Jnbelfug the delegates to tho National Convon- ton. But, if it should uppeac that hero and thero countica bud not returned the kind wanted, and such districts presont delogutcs to tha National Convention not of tho regulation pattern, short work Jémado of such # show of Independence by the apphcation of the untt rulo and resolutions of justruction, asd the pocal- cltrants, nolens volens, are impressed for durvico, ‘The distinguished polltivat tacticlans of Now York and Pounsylvania hastened to exbibit in jc 10 thelr Statos tho grand tactics of the third-ternt campaign, and illustrated and. emphasized the necessity of polnical Impressmont a9 A monns of Recuring that unity and harmony of actlon in tho fadonat = Convention Which in to them so desirable and final a thing. That thoy have not tought in vali is shown Ly the promptness with which tho lead- ers of tho cause cleewhero havo sought to thus bring tholr respective States into line. So runs tho * machine” away, It cequires no diMeult arithmetic for one to discover that a conyontion made np tn this way may setup ncandidate who [8 in fact tho free chotce of but one-third of the convontion. Would such a result bo inkeeping with the prine ciples of representative government? It might ea politicnl agitator of France. To him it would be 6 coup d'état. Thoro such strokes of polley in Binte affairs are sunplo- mented and enrried tosucceas by the army. Hora itisto bo brought to a successful issue by the morale of tho party. In tho minds and Plans of tho leuders its auity, fs to obe: and not to criticise, lack of zea! {3 Inok of patri- otism, and the party Inah Ia to bring ita mombors In line at the polis, Do wo care to substitute this school of French politics for our own,—this method of tho candidate and his Noutonants wresting the nomination forthe Chief Magia- tracy from the people Instend of receiving it from thelr hands? How prolific would be the Rources of corruption If these practices obtain. ‘We have witnessed the etleeing wader the dust of the second term of men tho peoplo hoped would stay out of Bight forover, but who now come forth with nolsy parnde of thoir patriotia services, and doubticss think to concen! thalr sins by joining In praises of a justly distin~ guished mun, Many sincere friends of Gon. Grant hope that he will view all theso political mancuvers with tho disapproval thoy deservo, and accept tho last honor that remains to bim tn conneation With the office of President, by declining tha third nomination ff it bo offered him. 8B. A CURIOUS FEATUNE OF TMB CANVASS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. CimCAGo, April 20.—Wo roproduce from a pri- vate letter from the South the following pas- sages Iilustrative of a very curious phase of tha Presidential canvass: Gen. Grant's new-depnrture utterances are alrendy beiring thelr intended frult. The Dour- bon Democrats are now the most active and fective workers in his interest. ‘Thoy are in= genlously using hie nie repeated feaeytt “The at 1s gone,” to fuflucnce itepublican action in. Ia behalf. It is known tht tho mass of tho more yiclous and ignorant colored moo aro , in tho employ of Democrats, who exercise a cor ttt influence over thom. Heretofore this ine fitencoe bas been oxorted In the line of bulldoz- ' Jng,—preventing them from sttending Repu: Nean meotlngs and voting ut clections. Hero- after these norant and vicious colored mont Will _be sent by tholr Democratic employera to the Republican primaries and County nven= Hons, and instend of following thointoiligentand honored leaders of tholr own race, ns herotoforo, they will In ‘many instances support whito “eculawags” or “carpetbaugers” whonreout of oflice, They aro belng stuffed by the Ingenious Rourbons with such * tatty" as this: “1f Grant "{s elected there will ensuo that long-promised millennluiin era of guod feeling, when only tha Smart niggers and fanatical Northern radical ltepubiicans will be excluded from office and from voting; and whon tho conservative Grant Republicans aid tho poor ficid-hands can voto und hold office to their bearts’ con- « «4 Already is this rpeciea of hulle dozing cropping out all about; and, according to report, was pointedly cxempilfigd lately in Swords County, Ala., where tho Hon. KT. Aupler, ex-momber of Congress and onc of the ablest colored men in the South, was actually assiuited atm ae ubloan meet! some field-hunds, ostensibly on account, of is teati- mony before the Senate Exodus Invostigation Cominittee, but renlly because of his known ove position to the third term. It is perfectly Palpable that this outrage was perpetrated is tho instance of Bourbon Democrats of the Kus Kluxing and bulldozing varioty. . . . It niny bo cluimed, by the. third-term managers thut Gen, Grant's utterances dows hore were mercly put forth to deceive, in order to carry these States in tho National Convention, How- ever that may be, these utternnces have placed hin on record 28 8 public man, and If ho should ‘be elected President and should adhero to than, tho Itepublican party would bo annihilated ans the Lost Cause victorious, . . . The Grant- people are working Ilko beavers in Lowlsiau Alabama, BMississipp!, and Florida, making w mannor of promises, sponding money like water, and offering to bear ull expenses of delegates. But, notwithstanding these almost superhuman. exertions, Louisiana, BMississipp!, and Florida will ig Against Grunt, and the opposition will divide Alabama with him,” ‘This {sa most extruordinary development ot tho canvass, If moderate Democrats at the South wero laboring for the nomination of Gen- Grant on the heels of his conoilllatory, nnti-stal+ wart utterances, it might bo claimed they wore Aetiog in good faith, with tha intent to support himat the polls. Lut his adyocnoy before the local Conventions by Hourbon Democrats of the Ku-Klux, White-Lengue, bulldozing stripe, will Jead many to suspect that it is an cifort to force upon tho Republican party the candidate thoy can most easily defeat, wo conclusions aro logically deducoablo from this attitude of South ern Bourbon Democrats. 1, Thoy have no fear, of losing # stugio Southorn Btate in the event of: Grant's nominution. So assured aro thoy that nothing can deprive tho Democratic nominee, whoever ho muy be, of tho eolld Electoral voto Of tho entire Bouth, that thoy aro willing to help nominate tho very Republican candidate Partisans claim can surely carry and posalbly tive,. Southorn States. "2. have annlyzed tho public sentiment of the North and find that thore 1s developed here a feeling ot great hostility to tho third-term prin- ciple; and thoy bonco conoluda that tho third. term candidate will preys the: wenkest of, ally candidates. This isthe logicof the action of : Southern Democrata in sending -thelr “foid hunds" to ltepubitcan County Conventions in Bawiaiaae nad Diealsal pt with instructions to voto for -terin delegates, Thelr first proposition—thnt tho Ropublican ; candidate, no mutter who he fs, cannot take one Electoral vote from tho Southern column—ls s solf-ovident fact, Tholr second proposition— that tho Republican candidate who ovokes tha most determined Opposition in the States which hy must carry to win ts tho weakest candidate of all, and therefore entitled tothe intriguing . support for tho nomination of thuso who hopo ; to defeat bim. This proposition ie nt loast ; worthy tho cureful considcration of all thoso who think the Interests of good government re- quire that the Itepublican party should be cons tinued In tho control of public affairs. 4 Rerusui0am, WHAT DOFS THIS MBAN? ‘ = Tothe Ealtor of The Chteago Tribune. Exxnanr, Ind, April 2.—The Republicans of Koselusko County (ono of tho largest and strongest Republican countics in the State) held tholr County Convention Inst Tucsday, Having A full tlekot to nominate, the Convention was very Inrge. 1t had beon rumored that Mr. O'Brien, a candidate for tho nomination for the Legislature, hud sald that ho would not vote for Grunt ifnominated, To drivahim from the tickos a Grunt man introduced a Tosolation requiring every candidute to pledge bimaclf to support tho county, State, Thu National tloket. tr, | O'irien wot up and sald * that ho had voted none other thin a Republican tleket since 1880 and expected to so vote Iu tho future; that he bad tho bichest respect for Gon, Grant, ote. but that he would not vote forGrant or any othor ina fora third term; that ho thoreforo with- drew bis nuine fram the Convention,” Tho vote waa thon tuken, and O'Brien was nominated nearly unanimously. Tho result. was recelvod with “tromendous applause,” Tow fs that for* 8 Grunt boomy M,#,Suoney. ' YOUNG MEN'S PREYZRENCES, ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Circaao, April 2.—Having been struck by ° tho decided difference of opinion oxprossed by the older and younger of tho Republicans of this city, Lhavo been persuaded to keeps reodrd of. tholr respective preferences fur Presidential + candidates, aud have found that while thy prof. erencos of the oldor tnoinbera are about equally divided votween Grant and Htaine, tho younger membera are opposed almost unanimously to tho former, and, toa considerable extent, to tha latter, The preferences of elghty-ono young mon (undor 30 Ed of age) ure as followas Wrshburne, is; Edmunds, 0: Blaino, 1; Grant, 63 Sherman, 3; Gartletd, 3. ‘Twelvo would nos votw for Grint it nominated, and Ave would nos voto for Mulne, Four who have beon votera for some yours but who have never cust a vate would do’ so if either Washburne or Ediwunda were nominated, but not othorwise. As tho futuro of tha Republican party fs dos pendent Jurgoly on the young men now growing up, would fy nut be well to consider thetr wishes aetna A Secpugaates more tian Bul ot eandldate who 1a repugnant t 1 thoir number? A YounG Reruseivan, A WASHDUNNE MAN, | ¢ To the Ealtor of Ths Chicago Tribune, Haty, Day, Luke Co. Ill, April 2t—From all parts of our Stato 1 hear of booms for thisman | and that mun for Prosidont, and uot seelngany | report from our pact of Luke County.L willatate to you what know. In tho southorn part of, our county we could get up a boom for the Hon. * i. 1. Washburne that would reach much nearer .; ! Heuvon than ull the other booms combined, for "| ho soltiu motive could be Cound, [would stake | suy ruputation that it B.D. Wuahburne fs nom nited for President that-nino-tenths of the voters would cast thelr bullots for timers z et Howeice EASTON, - | VIGWS OF A PLANO REPUDLIOAN, To the Editor of The Citcugo Tribune, i Peano, TL, April 3.—As tho Prosidentiat . | queation now socis to be uppermost in the po- 7 littcal ‘arena, permit mo ta stato soma fyote ' ithin my scope within tho last aks (ty’.Foferetice to! Nopublican candle _ qutes for Presidvot,as.-I havo had sonjo moans = of observation, baving come ia coptucs with Duslucas-mon of not loss than Bfty 4litorent towns‘in Nocthura [llnaly sluco Febrdnry tasty and those some of tho richest and best portions of the Btuto on the Ino of the Chicago, Burling- | ton & Quincy Hallroad, tho Chicago & lows, t