The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-22
The Administration and the New Eng
lana Elections.

| Members Of Congress- who visited the
| White House Observation-Disclosures that thePres
idenr il decided in his hostility to treason
and that he cmphaticailv declares that
traitors must not be permitted 10 over
| throw tiie Union, preserved with so great
! an expenditure OF blood and treasure. He
takes the liveliest interest in the coming
! ,lerti ms in Connecticut and in New linmp
shire and there are good reasons FOR, be-
! i..viilg tiiat his sentiments, are expressed
| in the t,tfiowing letter from one Of hsnC ST
confidential advisers-.tiIe Postmaster Gen
eraI. ..,.... ............ ...-..s
! g.. 1 cnlnmend it especially to those New
! Hampshire C0pperheads who have been
advising the PustiIGeters of that State
! 10 remain neutral in tuu cauli'lg election:
| Post Office DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, March ). 1866.
| Hon. Jgnes II. Patterson, House of Rep
| f+.Nr,.tutirPs.
SiR--I have your noto Of this morning
! Informing me that gentlemen of position
! and character have written you that DEM
ocratic leaders OF New Hampshire are at
/ tempting TO influence the pending election
! in that State by declaring to Postnusters
that communications have been received
i'm which I-declure, or at least intimate,
! that have no sympathy with the Repuh-
lican party, and do not wish Postmasters
to cooperate with that party in tie pres
ent canvass, and that they will be removed
| from Office il they do SO. To- which they add
! that, believing my views and wishes to be
greatly insrepresenied by such statements
! you would be glad TO receive, If agreeable
| to ME, II contradiction to them over my
! own name. -
In reply, let mo say that you appreciate
! correctly my views and wishes ON the sub
! jeet referred to. Not only are eacli apc all
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wholly untrue,
4 but it gives me pleasure to say that if |
| were citizen of New hampshire / would
i vote the whole of the Union Republican
/ ticket and contribute to It's success by all
! the honorable means in my power.
Ihaye never intinlated to.any postmast-
erin your State, or elsewhere, how |
would like him to vote, and never expect
/ as long. as,I remain in my present Off
| cisii position; nor have intimatedytu any
| Republican Postmaster that to vote the
, Republican, iticket, would be followed by
! his removal from office, or to his prejudice
| III way, 70 do SO would imply at least :.
| purpose on my part to dissolve my con-
| nection with the Republican party
ty--l purpose which l have never enter
tnined, and the possibility of which l can
not imagine. ! believe that the interest
and the glory of the country essentially
depend upon the. vigorous maintepance
ami stpcessoflhe Ufiion bHtapparty
and its control OF the Government for an
indefinite term, and hence never expect To
Eact with any other Political orgal.1.lion
AS long as il exists. p aipFGa g7s @s.@f se+
| .12 gezn asH@a - Respectfully yours,
w. DENNISON."
/ Postmaster Eenerai DenHison, it win be
remembered, was one OF the four members
cent veto message.
Secreiary McCullpch, who also sustain
ed the veto is equally interested in the
success Of Governor Smyth and other
Union Republicans,g and there will he a
strong delegation of voters go from here to
cast their votes at their legal residences in
the Granite State. This does not look
much like selling out sthe North to the
Copperheads, as has been charged. ~ -
=
West of Ohio, no State has given birth to
as many congressman as it has upon the
floor of the House. Indiana has eleven
Representatives. and but four native Hoos-
iers, Illinois has fourteen representatives
and hut three native Suckers. Missouri
has nine representatives, and but two ma
tive Pukes. Michigan has six representa-
tiyes, and only one Wolverine. Iowa six
representatives, and not a single Hawk
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