Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-07-18
For the Chronicle.
Why Union mel should not IA
VOF the denomination OfGen.
Garfield-HutchinS FOreYerI

Mr.. EDIFoR AS the people of the 18th district
may need some additional light on the vexed Con-
gressiOnal question. L propose to submit a few
strong points why all sound Union men should NOT
sustain Gen. Garfield.
LIST. Gen. Garfield. being a member of the mill
tary committee. framed and passed through Con-
gress, a CONSUMPTION Bill that pressed heavily on
some parts of the district, l admit that Gen
Grant and Secretary Stanton laid before the mill
tary committee statistics which made such a bin
an absolute necessity, if our army was to be kent
before Richmond. l know Gen. Grant said the
salvation of the nation absolutely depended ON n
and that, consequently, the CONSUMPTION Bill was
passed In the oppressive form OfWhich 1 Complain.
IT'S true also all the Union men in Congress voted
Tor the bill, and all the Copperheads voted against
1t. L admit also, that the martyred Lincoln APP
proved the bill. l may even grant, as the friends
of Gen. Garfield alleges, that it struck terror 10
the heart OF the rebellion and, sealed the fate of
Davis and his fellow traitors. These are. however,
tritIng considerations to me and aught to be to
all Union men. Alter eighteen months have passed.
l cannot forget that the bill was disagreeabIe to
our people. l know the "boysi in blue"came home
ateW weeks after Lees surrender and they thought
that shameful Consumption Bill showed the rebeIs
that the North werein terrible earnest about main
tanning the Union and that biIIhastened its down
fall by a number of months. These Considerations
which Garfeld's friends urge upon me are, boTev,
er, tribes, light as air" L am a good Union man
l got angry when the bill was passed, and / am
not over 1t yet. Mr.. Hutchins is angry too-and
be is a good Union man. I know he was in New
Orleans then, and is too old for the draft. but still
ne Is angry ABOUT 1t and says it was very naughty
IN Gen. Garfield to favor that tyrdnnicdt measure.
That's one strong point make against Gen. Gar
I'd. Gen. Garfield 1 hear, was admitted 70 the
bar by the supreme Court of Ohio, some seven
years ago. he never practiced before a Justice of
me Reaee In 1rumopll county, and l blame him
Tor that; They, say he is a hard student and I'M
derstands the theory and principles of law. But
that don't excuse him, for not going before a JUS
ice OF the FeaceI and lighting his way, as lawyers
sometimes do. 1 blame him for going before The
supreme Court at Washington first. Mr.. Hutchins
and other good Union men say so. and 1 respect
tnelr Judgment. linen too, why did Gen. Garfield
defend Bowles and Milligan, those abominable
Indiana conspirators? l know GEN. GarfeIdJs
friends say that as a lawyer he had a right to ac-
cept Judge Black invitation to assist him in an
argument against the jurisdiction of the military
commission that tried BOwles and MiIligan. I
ADMIT TOO maj zen. Garhold. in what I confess to
pc q very able argument. denounced the treason
OF BoWles and MllLigan, though he argued against
the right OF a military commission to try them
IN the state OF Indiana, which was not under mar
tial law at the time. l know that majority ofthe
nine loyal Chief Justices on the Supreme bench.
decided IN Garheld's favor. 1 know Chief Justice
Chase, decided the case IN Garfeld's favor, but /
always suspected Salmon P. Chase of being a
doubtful radical, and l am more than ever con-
Tlneed Of IT now; Besides, Mr.. HUtchins thinks
GARFIELD got paid for defending the traitors, and
says lawyers down in New Lrleans would not do
such a thing for money. l know Garfeld's friends
say he never received a cent, but whether he aid or
not, if Garfield defended traitors he is traitor on the
same principle that a lawyer argues against the in
rlsdletlon Of a court which condemns q man for
murder, or forgery, or bigamy, or theft, the law
yer shares the criminals guilt.
Some object to Garfield because he said in a
lSCtuAS uelhSLS1 W drren. that the tendency of
the hlgheSt civilization is toward free trade I
don't OBJECT to him for that. SO much as / 40 for
voting for a high tariff. protecting iron manufae-
lures more than they ought to be. To be brief
don't like Garheld. He is too young, too indepen-
dent, listened to Grant and Stanton foo much- and
did not like my friend John Hutchins. practice be-
fore a Justice ofthe Peace before going before Chief
Justice Chase, Moreover he is fearfully pufed-
up. Hell IS known all over the country for his SER
vices IN the army and for being a leader in Con-
gress; Isn't that being pulled up Mr.. Editor?-
Besides all that, he is likely to be Chairman of the
highest committee, ways and Means) in the next
Congress. as Mr. Morrill is RI no Senator (. OHn VT.
The 18th district don't want such a dangerous man
there. There Is my friend, Hutchins why moi
take him He won't be a dangerous man In Con-
gress. lie don't want to be a leader in Congress.
lie donthght our dear President as Garfield does.
He never practiced in the Supreme Court, and
don want to do 1t. Mr.. Editor, the Union men
must rally against Gen. Garfield, and inscribe on
their banner the noble words, Hutehins foreverP,
10 send Garheld back, with such a dangerous pow
er IN the Supreme Court and in Congress will be
a burning shame!
have other reasons for not favoring the re-
nomination OF Gen. Garfield, but these are my
strong points. My only fear is, that the anti Gar
field men let themselves be heard. our standard
bearer, Hutchlns, may grow faint at heart over
the reorganization of Judge Spaulding from Cleve-
land. Down therefore, with Garfield and Con-
gress, up with Hutchins and johnson.
ANTI-GARFIELD.