, 1864-10-06
0enef7l mfaEher on Democratic
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uenef3t MfaEhef on Democratic
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| The Boston Courier, having made a trurr.
lous personal attack upon Col P. R. Quincy,
OF tie eth Massachusetts, regiment, the Colo.
Eel replies, through the columns Of the Bos.
ton journal, and produces letters addressed
to h}mtelf BY Gen. Mesgh.r and others. The
Colonel says:
The sseau!t is made upon NE becsu.e hare
Eeen NJ n otemed 1t my DUTY 10 -eIpreas freely
ny opinions Of Democracy aud 10 cspdtdate. 4
H1Pht be thought an omtfeiuu, too il ehpuld fail
10 ~ .est f1t1 Jshn Porter threatened WITH
C!ellsn. In bis tent 1t Hsrris0na Landing 1h0w1ny
ne ~ re tns0e tirat copy OF the Boston Htran
The letter 1rcm Gen. Meagher, written
year ego, is rs follows:
''NEw YoaK, I'D FIFTH AyEyrn.,
October Z, t86l.
mt DEAR Co1osE1-9our bes1ty, honest letter
ION Cnpepper. dated the nrs. Of Ills month esat-
"Ths;al preTal OF intelligent and accomplished
youuF lf1sbmen have aiways ceteemed. a1d /
1sin1 msy 3ne1lde you III 1hat c.tecory without
"ae Tor the great bulk Of lrIAhscr tr this conn
p. 1lank coufess to III ust.r disreeard, II not
70 10 tcetoueo Go5tenpt, u what .hey think cr say
o. me N mT relations to tie qneftsons and move
TeLta. that Are supposed or designed to af.c1 tie
foftnnet Of this tat1on. or actually do 20, 10
,ptre oTh eseet ~ ahd they have
oesfir2ts herds In the political nell contractInS
ihTeteia,e Instincts, following with gross stupid.
pathways described tor them by ihefr divers hut
nettr dsttg apJ thing worthy o: the Intellectual
and chtrahous reputation of tscfs race. DEMO.
crate they profess to br from ths start
the inEtAut the hasraSe-emas shers Ind cut thross
!occln -hoCfe tetEers Icy bants on them-and
democrats thty remain untl The dsy fthtI deaths,
flctinC mea1inst that nAuae acquires throush he
nsoEretst.e workings Of 'ne great world asus
them 70 have been democrat IN the days OF Au-
drewJastson Was to saye been an AuetIcan cisisen
in the txfdebt and prou1cst Interpretation OF the
word. 1t WIS to have been the devoted friend Of
the comfy Thstoer / Va. 1et Or sons and =
I'll rho Te1s not for Il in tbs lrllstt measure OF It's
growth and glory. NoH-a.day to be . democrat
less }sctiop, which under ths captivating pre;eTts
9, State rights, ateas eozpHs,, and oheT popular
clainas and zi2hts Of the kind, would cripple the
es to ths hands of e1ey 70
wonld see that power lald low. either 10 tratity
h1l 5eaoasy Or 1eDse3nce Or better his meaneon>
throw. Sadly, and almost ssYeSely, have l noted
thfs Of 1ate; and hence the eaessJ Qf lean claim
that quality for r.! public aeuos; with which
siderkd my tmpEeacttpible associations and tradi.
ttons in public lte- In DOING So have dtecarded
With the hau:hsie,t insebsiolltty and di.dain the
Irish opinion OF this country, barring come to |
the conclusion that It waa pact redemption, and |
p.ss confederation Or Erfpect. That such
an opinion ah01to oe tsA:6 Q! Inc mort Violent
fermentation af1tnst 4 {. in consequence Of mr. /
letter to TIE Union committee Of Ohio. was to be
expected; and that, with the estim.te had form |
eG OF It, tuis circumstance Mouid adect me in the
1eaet, could not be reasonably coujectured.
-" All this an led to write becanse Jon msy have
teen in come OF the sorZans' Of that 'ooiniou.'' |
ttssctnses On the letter 10 question; aud I'm &C.
earons 81 marking my appreciation Of your appro-
M, and 1hstot yonr officers and men hJ et1tas
my potion; very distinctly and eufhattcay, Of the
eson9tmntsion Of othera, spd the 1uve;era:e AID
'HedetDtble eleus:t from which It eE1anatee.
1ses MIL zee you in c4mp, ptomtslng myself the
satE efeaf pleasure. aR do. Of paying my tfte.ds
N tne Army Of :he Potomac via.t between this
ana Ch11e1mae.
\, Peg .eu TO remtmber me most cordially TO
ne o1n5c1s u the caliant ard glorious old Ninth
- Maeeash1ttfs. And with slucere esteem remain,
'.T1oN1s FRANc1B MEaGHEE
SsI. gnltex, 9Th MeteacEusette, Volunteers, Ar