Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-16
COMWUNICA TION.

Mr.. EDITOR Il am no politician, seldom talk
upon the subject of politics. much less write still
the editorial in the Bradford Argus of Feb 10Th SO
surprised me that cannot refrain from expressing
my views in relation to it. | commenced reading
the article in question, but had read only a few
lines before looked again at the title of the paper
to see if it really the argus that had. found
at the head of the first page The Bradford argus "
in large capitals finding that was not mistaken
in the paper, looked again to if the article
not taken from paper published in Richmond or
or Charleston, or from the London Times, or per-
haps the New York Ne,c> but 1 could find no evi-
dence that it was copied, at least there was no
credit given SO | read on, till came to the sen-
tence in which the writer, who ever he may be-
says, "we must therefore understand him Sew
ardD 'as saying there that the south ready to
abandon the war without securing the advantages
they originally expected from it, that is their indie
pendence. This is also the conclusion to which
one would come from reading Mr. Lincoln report ="
After reading this looked again to if there was
a Bradford argus published some where in rebel
dom, but I found this one was sent out from To-
wanda, Pa. So gave up the idea that it could not
have emanated from the brain of person who re-
that was so staunch paper for northern rights,
but few months ago, the paper edited by Judge
Parsons and which was for bringing the rebels to
terms at all hazards. looked again, and found
that one J. Dewitt is now the editor Who this J.
Dewitt is, care not to ask, he says, however that
he gets nothing for his labor My first impression
was that either he was a resident of Richmond who
went over into Canada with Beale and his men, and
by some means escaped the officers and worked
his way to Towanda, and for the time being had
control of Parsons paper, and running it for
jeff Davis, from whom he receives his pay: TO-
certainly he does not expect that any supposes
that he writes such editorials without pay | f.
nally concluded that he lived in Richmond and
sent his articles on here. Now Mr.. Editor what
sane man could come to any such conclusion as he
says by reading the report of Mr.. Lincoln. The
inference is irresistible that Mr.. Lincoln did not
believe any such thing, but on the contrary he be-
lieved all the time that they would accept of no
terms but independence. The rebel papers and
the organ of Davis had published time and again
that it was useless to talk of peace upon any other
grounds, and every man, north or south, who reads
Richmond papers, as presume Mr.. Dewitt does,
knows it.
Notwithstanding this, Mr.. Lincoln consented to
see those in order to satisfy the country that
he was anxious to have peace, if it could be had
upon right principles without more blood shed
The writer attemps to show that the expression
secure peace to the two countries, as Davis writes
is far more patriotic than to say peace Jecee the
two countries" as Seward writes. My ideas oflan-
guages are so dull that must confess cannot see
the point. If two men differ and fight, it may be,
if they ever come to settlement of their difficult
ties, there is peace between them if a neighbor
steps in to stop the quarrel he tries to make peace
between the two men. Because Seward says be