The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-15
Letter from W. Cornell Jswett.
PnILADELPHIA, December IA, 1856


iPnnADELPHIA, December IA, 1865.
COLONEL J. W. FoRNEY:- -Bir:-In view of my
high estimation OF you as an American states
man, regret your error in withdra wing as a
candidate for the Senate, thereby depriving the
country OF your patriotic and conscientious i'm
pulses in the councils of the nation. You seem
10 prefer Representative Stevens for the Senate.
You may be right; | think you are wrong. Mr..
Stevens is man OF great and comprehensive
intellect. To my mind, however, he errs in taking
an extreme radical position for reconstruction,
position that may prove as fatal 10 his future
power and historic fame, as has to Mr. Seward
his abandonment OF party by joining the August
Convention movement, and his late unwiee
hploma,ic move as to Mexico, iu sending
national vessel with Minister, TO support
Government repudiated by all nations-a step
like unto France, England, or Russia sending at
Tins time a national man .ofwar, with an accre-
tied minister 10 support and uphold the
.Outhern OonfederacY.
I think Won will admit the special presence
and influence of an unseen hand in the present
position of Amer ca, upon the verge of precI
piee, yet singularly held up by radical Con-
Urese, seemingly indispensable to perfect re-
generation of government and representation.
How singular and marked the passing away, by
death, OF. all the leading statesmen of the past
quarter of a century, with the withdrawal of
Southern representation, leaving but few among
that few most marked-Sumner in the Senate,
Stevens in the House
You will admit, in the entire range of national
history, no country, at any one period, has
possessed 80 few really great men and leading
minds as America to-day; yet they exist buried
among the people, from the results of the
action of corrupt politicians. America has all
the essential elements to make her the most
powerful and respected of nations and when
Napoleon shall have passed away in faded glory
from his unhoy desertion of Macmillan, and
when European powers shall have become power
less from the, at present. discomfort of the people
of Continental Europe, will prove herself the
most united of nations however to yield to the
Irresistible decree of national progress, through
multitude of governments, republican forever
in character:
1t is time the people elevate 10 power men
devoted to the nation, not self; men who will
regard honor in national action as indispen.
aOIe as honor in ordinary affairs, securing con-
idence. / advocate Senator sumner because
of that stamp. | advocate Hon. Horace Greeley
because OF that stamp. l advocate you because
OF that stamp. Mr.. Sumner has earned the right
10 that position from his honest consistent inde.
pendent, and of late, magnanimous action Mr.
Greeley has earned that right from his repeated
refusal TO take position at the expense of indie
penGence OF thought and action, manifest in his
withdrawal from Weed and Seward; from hie
at all tiues, noble vindication of the constitu-
tional rights. Of the South over slavery, yet
advocating the freedom of the slave under
remuneration policy, from his pre-
sent generous policy tor reconstruction,
and IRON his repeated efforts to secure
an honorable peace under the conviction
the South were portion OF the American Re-
public, in arms ior rights they deemed just, and
not in the position of foreign nation az war
with us to overthrow our established form of
cover, ment. You have earned that right, not
only by your Increasing labors editorially for
the best interests of your country but more
especially from the evidence you have given of
sincerity and honesty OF purpose in your oppo-
sition TO President Buchanan and President
Johnson, at time that if not done in conformity
with yonr views OF right, would have secured
for yon any named public position.
do therefore appeal 10 you to withdraw your
withdrawal-if not done-1o entreat your
friends to proceed through your nomination
in the great, work of a legitimate, honest, and
patriotic rule, soon to be inaugurated by the
elevation of General Geary to the GovernorshiD
OF Pennsylvania. WIN. CoRELL JEwETT