Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-12

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Hroess.AA 0cb0lke 1Po0 11ons
Geeor4e =. 11l11ard.
vss1k.luvss1ayU ~ the PhilsdslPhh H1ss
made the following unqualified and circum.
stantlal statement a. to the position Of ON
Of CIR post cninsnt mem Hon. George s.
Hiliard, the snthor, on the Presidential
Hon. George s. Hilsard, BtmocfHst, who
voted against Mr.. Lincoln in 1860, intends
to vote for him in 1864. lie was advertised
to speak at Mcclellan meeting, but did
not make his appearance on the stand. His
reasons may be inferred from remark he
subsequently made to q friend. After
claiming to be still Democrat, and to DIFF
fer from the present Administration in GER
tain respects, he added: AS the rebels
went out under the present Administration,
they shall BY the grace Of God, come back
under it shall vote for Abraham Lin
coln." These words will be echoed by
thousands of Democrats who followed Doug
las while he lived, and still cling to the i'm
pevishable principles Of his stern patriot
ism.
The Boston Post, without consulting Mr.
IIillard, ventured to question the correct
ness Of these representations, and the dis
cussion that followed brought out the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Hillard himself. II
is stinging rcbuke to Col. Forney and his
Press
70 the Editors ofMe Boston Post:
You are substantially correct in your com
mends upon the paragraph from the Phla-
delphia Press, Of August 18th, which new
er heard Of till saw it in your columns Of
this morning. AS you say, Insrer uds q
Democrat, and nerer roted for Democratic
electors for President in my life. But the
political issues on which parties were form
crly divided have become obsolete. We
are living in period Of revolution. The
old questions have passed away and
though the old names survive, they arc
names merely, and no longer symbols.
voted against Mr.. Lincoln in 1860; so Ear
the Philadelphia Press is right 4 thought
his election could be a great miyortune "a
| the country, and hare certainly seen no
reason to change that opinion. The Phila-
delphia Press is ,erong in saying that in
tend to vote Tor Mr.. Lincoln in 1864, as
| think his retlection ,eouid be an irreporaJL
loss to the country.
was invited to speak at the recent Me
Cicllan meeting in New York, and am toe
that was advertised as one of the speak
crs. I did not make my appearance or
the stand,' but my absence was not bccaus,
of want Of interest in the object for which
| the meeting was called, for, as you conjec
turc, ! INTEND TO ACT HEARTILY WITH TIL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY To ELECT GES. MCCLEL
Ian (supposing that ne will be the nomine'
Of the Chicago Conycntion) to succeed Mr.
| Lincoln
| never could have made to "a friend
the remark which the Philadelphia Pres
puts into my mouth. Never before having
been Democrat, could not have "claim
ed to be one still and never having for
moment thought Of voting for Mr.. Lincoln
could not have expressed any such pur
pose.
| g. S. HILLARp.
Monday, Aug Goth, 1864.
| This use of the name of Mr.. Hillard b,
the Press is characteristic of the tricke.y 0
that paper. 1t will be remembered that OF
the eve of the Pennsylvania election last fal
| it declared Gen Mcclellan to be in favor O
the election Of Curtin-over Woodward
and nccessitatcd the admirable letter i
which the General corrected the ialsehood
and declared that as he understood judy
| Woodward to be in favor of the Union I'm
der the Constitution, he could not but de
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