New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-27
A Letter from the Hon. III. o.. Feote>
10 IRE Editor Of The N. Y. Ty1unc

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either in tie North or IN tie South for several years
past. that such manly auG magnanimous treatment es
you have exercised toward me this occasion Il alike
surprising and gratifying. 1 tGye long since nscer-
tanned that public man who undertakes to pursue a
conscientious and patriotic course aside from the BE-
hes,s OF faction, and who, Under the Influence Of
genuine e0ns,sos, dares TO oppose extremists OF every
grade and description acting upon tho maxim ." In
elo fA'mns ibis must expect to incur the hostility
q all who prefer submitting the dominion Of rrfja'
dice or passion. Of sordid interest to accepting tie
gentle sway Of and conforming nfe2bly 10 pin
cpls. while feel that it would be egregousy egotst
ica 10 TO Appropriate the celebrated poetic oouplot
TO myself
"hnd more tine ic- srsr-el!us eri'ed feel,
In1u Cesar SAT. a fenlte a. De iecs
yet honestly declare that. amid all TIE di7coni-
forts Of tlricerepeaied imprisonment. once IN tie
South and twice IN the NORTH and present Punishment
derive satisfaction r. the inward eoHsrioasncss
Of perfect Jcct!tudo. and The approving words OF The
yirnous and the enlightened than Is possible fos the
rank abnsen oftiu-ed power anywhere tocxpericnce,
the wreibed and hoagess 'yeopAaafs who are wont
to crook the p-esi sut hinges oi the knee
where thfit mty ioho" is"nins"
You viii much add 20 that sense OF obligation which
feel Tor past kinlaeso and lbeTaty by permitting me
20 correct two into which YOU have mad
vertenty fallen in undertaking gsacipusy to refer
TO several incidents "a NJ humble career ns public
man. II is Lot at al to be wondered at that even a
gentleman q your Acknowledged INTEL gerce should be
somewhat uaccuratsly Informed in regard 70 occur.
rences which had iLer course upon d somewhat re
theater many years ago ana Which Of nature
chiefly interesting 20 the single individual 10 whom
they apper,ain frankly confess that there has been
nut little ;Aat las heretofore occurred IN ny own public
conduct ola nature very profoundly 10 impress tie pub
lie mind either Ia OWL country or osewhcro and
an really afraid that you vii regard me as attaching
usmeritel N portance to mere tritianie' when you
shall read what follows. You refer 20 my former contest
witt toe unfortunate Davis oT Governo. Of Mississippi
IN IsJl aud giio ne credit for having triumphed IN
that coniestG a. Union candidate. You omitted TO
state that iken lee ifumphcd 10 The ssme election as
for aifrd states Senator; Tint il 90 say 4
wAs found when tie LcFllltriu asa,--I-1 tiaf We
the unensr4ol, choice for Senator Of TIC Union mem
bcrs o.ilat body. who had majority Of more than %
rerie.s o. lliai ballot. Tho orly way tht vas lcf
open for defeating re was by fcsogtng 30 most fraud
uen, I'd disgraoefl oxpedient There CHANGED % be
majority Of ONE IN tho State Senate In favor OF DstEOH
composed Of individuals who had been elected two
years before These gcnllenen, under such advice a.
they received refused to ~ into joint convention at
all hoping a. alterwaTd turned u De tie ease b.
aitaiing the question OF rpud.a,HS the Planters Bank
bonds TO DO able to prevent my being chosen for The
Senate knowing well that I would never conient 10
run as regsd,ai0H candidate. When this doyice had
actually succeeded. nearly two years later, iulir
n.nt.y res gned TIE Office OF Governor. declaring my
utter unwi.ngnc6s 10 continue longer IN tie once OF
CHE. Magistrate Of State which held 20 have so
deeply dishonored itself / did not iieR remove to
Tennessee "a You seem to suppose. but TO California
where i remained nearly four years. and where
again was the olrnest and indefAti-
gable supporter o. TIC Union cause, canvassing The
whole State twice upon this interesting questions and
was in less than years after reached thst State
without the least solicitation Oh my own part pat 10
nomination by the Union men, or hmtrcdHs, es they
were sometimes called for United States Senators was
found 10 have In the Legislature majority 4 more
than 80 upon JOINT ballot when again the same device
Which had been tried effectuay In Mississippi was
second time resorted TO- and with equal success-no
Joint convention assembling and vacancy IN tie
Senate thereby ensuing for nearly two years On this
occasion Il rund little more difficult TO defeat ne
than II had been ia Mississippi having then lmse
majority In tie ouse OF Representatives and major.
IN " one In ire Snaf, One II NY pledged supporors
though was notoiousy bought W, ana 10 no eec'on
could be had. You perfectly accurate In al that
you further state IN regard 70 my career IN Tennessee
hated and spoke everywhere acaint Tie br,cAhfidso
ard Lane Presidential ticket and platform resTNns
both Of them rs deeply tncturod with Di'uH'oHi had
No hand whatever n any OF tie incl ent proceedings
which led to this dcploahle condemned tue lorna
tion OF tie Montgomery Government opposed any fac
,ious opposition TO ar Lincoln who Thought had been
honestly and coust uionnlly elected, and. In common
ftl,f -
to give ry sanction TO any measures u mhayrc'''snee
10 tie Federal Government. until war wls fierce y
raging. and until all the moro conservative States q
the South including Yfgnia and North Carolina, had
been drawn into the terrible royiI thon raging. Il
TIE Confederate Congress voted aud spoke against
conscrip,ion, against Coffseaioai against Torcth
Tipy,sasn,; against the pension Of Ilabeas Corpus
agan,t the organization of Military Courts foE the trial
Of civil oienses; denounced a attempts TO imprison
Union men for the Gyowal Of Union sentiments, and
60, = special committee organized Of which was for
two years Chairman for the purpose Of inquirng into
all eases Of alleged Illegal imprisonment, and preye T.
Ing or far as possible their future occurrence. wes
during this whole period particularly active in prevent
Ing, ms far % could the undue harrassment and oI
preston OF persons OF Union sentiments In NY own
State. and especially IA East Tennessee Where
President JOLnhOn Hhs HNhfr i'nih'hs nv iAo '".'
population there knows and WIN attest and openly and
yehemently denounced more than dozen times TO his
face the beariess and unprnoipod Representative
from the Knoxville District Mr. Tbbs .on account OF
the cruel oppression which lie melted the Richmond
Government to practice upon Innocent and unofend
ing people. All this President johnson knows OF
ought to know, and no living Will ever venture TO
deny any part Of this statement
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