Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-13

created no dissensions, and left behind no
feelings of disappointment. The ticket is
universally conceded to be good one, ju-
diciously made, and will receive a general
endorsement at the polls.
HENRY WARD BEECHER AND HIS LETTER.
The most extraordinary political produc-
tion we have met with during the last
month, is Henry Ward Beechey's Letter to
the convention of Democrats, and few SOL
diers, who recently met in Cleveland, Ohio,
projected and carried through by johnson
copperheads to sustain their sinking cause.
This production of Mr. BEEcHER's is ex-
traordinary for its shallowness, and more
extraordinary because of the position which
its author occupies before the country as a
rampant out-spoken abolitionist, long be-
| fore, and since the war. That one thus sit
uated, should suddenly abandon cause in
whose advocacy he has become notorious,
is well calculated to create surprise. But
verseness of man will not, in all likelihood,
cease to surprise man while man lives. Mr.
B. has never been regarded as a politician,
and never has claimed to be such, only as
his pretended anxiety for the freedom of
the slaves, identified him with political is
sues and the ridiculous blunder he has
fallen into, is perhaps, attributable to this
fact. For had he not gone outside of his
calling, and into business he did not un-
derstand, he would not now be overwhelm.
ed with condemnation for his inconsistency
and pitied for his disgraceful fall Ninety
nine out of every hundred of the truly 10y
al men of the land, white as we'll as black
ard among whom were the only friends
and admirers BEECHER ever had, are amazed
at his apostacy, and shocked at the flimsy
pretexts he offers as a justification. AS al
advocate of freedom he stood high, as de
serter of a righteous cause, none is more
pitiably dishonored.
The letter is labored one, well and care
fully written, and new arguments are aduc
ed in it, to prove the johnson scheme of re
construction correct. We propose to lool
at some Of it's points. The second para
graph, and the first of tie argument rum
thus:
Our theory of government has no place for
State except in the Union. 1t is justly taken 70
} granted that the duties and responsibilities of
, State in federal relations tend to its politica
health, and to that of the whole nation. Even Tel
ritories are hastily brought in, often before tn
prescribed conditions are fulfilled, as if it wer
dangerous to leave community outside of tn
i great body polite.
Very true, Mr.. BEEcHER. So in society
there is no place for a man except as
member of it; and not Onl y does his incol
: poration in it,promote the health of the con
munity, but just performance of the "dr
ties and responsibilities are essential t
it's very existence. Suppose however, thi
individual attempts to destroy the COMMIT
> nity-nay more, he believes it right to d.
: stroy it, and works to this end Is his pres
ence, or incorporation, then healthful An
a State in its federal relations, is just wha
an Individual is in civil relations to th
body polite. But says Mr. B., even Terr
tories are hastily brought in, often befor
/ the prescribed conditions are fulfilled, as
> it were dangerous to leave a communit
, outside of the great body polite If thi
preacher was better versed in polite;
. facts, it is to be hoped he would not Civ
: such an untruthful reason for the early az
. mission of Territories. The Territories al
urged into the Union thus early, becaus
political adventurers, who go to them ft
this purpose, are in hurry to get into th
= Senate of the United States This is not
rious to every politician in the land, an
the struggle in Kansas was for the part
zan aid it would give to or against slav,
ry; but this bright preacher, and dull pol
tician, can't now see the point, poor sou
He could once.
h In the third, fourth and fifth paragraph
Mr.. B. prophe sizes that if the rebel State
:, had been instantly admitted, on the assen
bling of the last Congress, "the publ
mind Of the South would have been ia
more healthy than it is" How does h
: know this He knows just nothing at a
, about it. That is the truth of the matter
He may think as he says, but ninety-nin
out of every hundred Union,loving men i
the country, and many of them as goo
j, prophets as he, and better Judges of th