The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-10-20
JUICE MARTIN GROWERS LET.
TER.
Why Re Became q Democrat.

It Is vel! known that tic late demo
cratic State Convention Of New Yor
nominated Hon. MARTIN GROVER, the
present distinguished Judge of the Su-
preGne court Of that state, for re election
Judge GROVER was first elected to that
position by the Republican party, and un-
til the present time has been regarded as
a member of that political orgauiz alton.
lie now accepts :he nomination of the
Democratic Convention, and gives his rea
sons fer so doing In the following able
and patriotic letter:
ANGELICA, Sept. 10, 1865.
- W:-l have noticed in the pub
Tic u. s expressions of belief that some oil
The Candidates, including myself, would
decline the nominations rendered them by
the recent Democratic State Convention
so far as am concerned, the nomination
vas holly unsought, but in tie present
position Of the country, and Of pending
political issues, have 10 disposition to
decline it. 1t vas known to YOU. sir. il
not to the people OF the state generally,
that | had been a Democrat of tic Silas
Wright. school; that cherished the ptin-
cIpIes OF that eminent statesman with all
the ardor which a thorough conviction
rot or Y Of their sounaness but of their
eminent tendency 10 preserve unimpa;rcd
the free Institutions, and consequently
promote the prosperity Of tie country,
could inspire; bat | had differed with some
OF my associates as to the power and duty
Of congress to exclude slavery from the
free territories Of lie Union; that for that
cause my political action Of late wears d.
yerged from that Of many Of my early
associates. That cause cf difference is
now removed. by the result Of the war
slavery IS entirely eral;cated in the coun-
~. This '-saIt 70 acquicsced in by all
src'."Ls >aGaci0us PERSONS were con-
once. mat THIS must be the necessary re-
suit OF the triumph Of the government. ard
hence many of the patriotic friends Of lie
country regard all agitation of the slavery
question during the war As not only I'm
necessary, bu: detrimental 10 the country's
Lesi INTERESTS. The war is now happilv
and gloTig0sjy closed, with tie Union
preserve undivided and human slavery
terminated. Glorious and happy as these
results are, they would be purchased dear
: u, IN addition I tie blood and treasure
expended, the ancient principles Of The
founders OF the 60, eiulnen, should be
overthrow. | have seen with anxiety
Tie rapid tendency TO CONTAMINATION:
The loose construction Of the federal con-
stitntlon SO as to swallow all he powers
OF the state; the little regard paid to the
only fundamental principles upon which
civil li5eity can securely rest; a financial
system tending to flood tie country with
paper money; tie establishment of the
'aIIft npon princi pies widely varient from
revenue; departure from tie ancient
maxim OF the party, "equal and exact
justice 10 all 10 the exercise of the taxing
power" by which large masses Of property
are exempted from their equal proportion
Of the public burden; but more thar all,
claim set up by large party in the
1OcHtt y! power III congress TO exclude
HE southern sta'es from representa-
uon III the federal legislature, and the
right Of self-government. until The elective
franchise Is settled according to tEeF.
views. This claim | regard as equally TN
founded and almost as mischevious as the
claim Of rlghtful state secession from the
Union. The Few Of President johnson.
las understand IT'D that The ordinance of
secession was null aud void, and that con-
sequentIy no state admitted to, ia or ever
WAS out of the Union, is sound and con-
stiiu,ional. That view carried to it's leg
iiima,e consequences clears away every
difficulty. 1t coniers the right of local
fgosernmeut upon every state, subordi.
nate only to the constitution Of the United
states, and OF representation in Congress.
No department has any more power to
deny such rIghip, when consli;utonally
exercised TO the states Of tie south than
10 New York. Tie democratic as tie onIy
party that lmitediy and boldly aUers a con
currence in this ric1r. lis at presen, the