, 1866-08-28
WESTERN RADICALISAI.
Seen t1arnnsft New England Spectacles.
Correspondence Of Tbs Boston Adveytisex.l
HSnfEnIin CnSY Aun II

Seen through New England Spectaclcs.
Correspondence Of The Boston Advessisez.l
HARTFORD, CoSS., Aug. a..
Ihayc recently returned from three weeks
tour through The Western States-Ohio, Ill
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigau-aud
the state Of political feeling In thai region.
Western Republicans arc so much more in
earnest than their friends in the East. that to
. man living eust Of the Alleghanics, and par
ticularly IN Connecticut, where politics Is
more ofa tradc than in any other part Of New
England, their confidence IS surprising. They
lay down their platforms solidly, employ no
equivocal Language for the purpose Of cover
Ing up real opinions, and, In so doing, draw
lines which in written language mean, Those
may be some policy among the professional
politicians, but among the people the word
Is unknown, 60 fur US it applies to compari-
sons with anybody who docs not stand
Equarcly uron their platform. And their
platform Is no patchwork; i Is made Of the
solid stuff aud cannot be easily pulled down.
confess 10 much surprise ut flnding such
a unaninaity Of purpose rs exists there
such u universal expression Of sentiments on
the side Of Congress aud a.ainst the Prcsi-
certain that's single newspaper, which gave
support to the war against rebellion, is now
sustaining The rec,lar vaslllations .i.5.s Of my
4
untccedcnts, or Wig Conservative views of
the John Tyler-Thurlow Weed school, who
denounce Congress and 70 in vigorously for
| nn indefinite something which may be
Matched ont Of the johnson movement; but
the Influence ofthcse men is more than conu-
teracted by the untllnchtng courage and bold
ness and manlfness Of others who influence
the same classes.
Take Browning, of Illinois, for Instance
q capable man, but meyer very positive--and
] t.fr trf$1 Il 1<N1,T rF ffo
same State, once Democrat, always pat
riot, who Is now doing gallant service upon
the stump, and you will find that for every
volunteer Browning gets, Logan will recruit
dozen. In. Michigan, the only military
tunes to the Philadelphia Mute Asylum, I:
General Custer, splendid officer and q man
Of considerable dash every way; but he eau
do no more good for johnson In Michigan
than can swim or Dunham in Nlassachu
setts. That State, as d Democrat assured
me, Is blacker than the ace Of epades." 1t
| Indiana the only men who pride themselve:
upon their admiration foT the President art
{ those who figured somewhat conspfcuous1l
5 during the war as "Butternuts," and mem
! cabalistic letters, X. G. G. at their head i
; Jesse D. Bright, who left the Senate Of tb
+ United States for the Same reason that th
: Ohio patriot, Val1andigham, left the Novtl
? during trying. period of our history. II
l
5 publican party is one Gooding, United State
. Marshal Of the District Of Columbia. /
n Wisconsin the feeling Is all one way. II,
e Doolittle cannot get d corporals guard {
8 Republicans in the State capital (Madison
G to receive him.
d attribute much Of the earuestness whic
3 Is manifested among the people who stan
r up for republican principles, to the pla
adopted in the West Of stump'speaking m
It joint debates. Every congressional distric
;. every county, and every township. has II
d political organizations. Candidates for of8c'
= put up by either party, expouna their view
D. this way the people get hold OF the Poinl
D. in canvass and are enabled to sift the tFut
ID Though / found the West thorough
Up t'radica1' In It's politics, ,-tradical'' as n
Or use the word In Its popular signifcance,--y
'e 1t is not that peculiar sort Of radicals!
SC which wou1d strip the South Of all righ
80 now and hereafter, make i an Ireland or
OF Poland, or even demand universal suffrage
as exchange for universal amnesty: but, on II
1e contrary, 1t is of that kind which proceed
i'd from an earnest desire to place all the Stste
Of where they should be, In the Union {
h, au equality Of civil and political right
IS cuaranteeing to each one "a republican Tor
'e- of government" according to the true fnte1
g. and meaning Of the Constitution. It Is
rs radicalism which demands security for Il
ur future-a radicalisnl which places justi'
or ahead OF expedieucy-a zad1callsm whls
e. doing makes no halfway stopping place
'es tween public measures radically right 81
nE measures radically wrong; IN word,
1t. compromise for the sake Of peace and ha
ee mony, without certain pledges ensuring p*
ln- petual amlty.