The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-24
Answer Of the Hon Inmes MI scovel.


TO the Editor of The EUenino IeIegr1ph:-
CAMDEN, N. j.. August 2a-Your editorial OF
Sestordsy seoms 70 require answer at my hands,
ana perhaps ought to cOngrs uate myself that you
now express such Sindlv and friendly seu imOn 8 on
my behGli, and seem to exhibit lively interest
In my political welfare. The mistake you make Is
in considering me a returned Prodgal, wnen, really,
have neU'r been dtCag from home.
You speak truly wien you say you havo taken
prominent part IN bring NO what YOU call my "mis.
take" before the public. Permit me to say that you
also brous hit many other things bc ore the pubic
IN regnrd TO my connection with the Sena orial
test which lad foundation In TACT whatever.
Doubtless YOU were misintormed But that contest
belongs to the past You desire some expression OF
my political Opinions on tho quesuons Of tue day.
10 this request cheerfully Iespood, whIe tempted
modcsty tO irqure oho made YOI Judge in (Re.
pubcanl lsrael2"
Wroe the letter to his Excclloncv Governor
Ward, in regard to tn amendments bc,adse no
public measure for years has so fully COM
manded my mnd and heart and con sclonco As the
amendments to The Constitution cousttutonally
proposed by the recent CONGRESS.
The defeat of tins measure, so ia "a can see can
only lead TO future misery, Unjust co, and oppres.
sion. | hold TO-DAY, more firmly than ever the same
opinions expressed by me in the New Jersey senate,
on the 9th OF February last. 1 then said:-
III becomes us 10 meet these questions without
passion, but with tina courage winch is often The
has struck. -
III we are just and fear not. we can teach the
Va ~ 80 SttgeT IOT Uee P0osr t"ey DoiaHt1riy Gblt-
0ohed thai ,conquoring may prove as lord and
complete thing tn letting up,O wd as IN crushing
"if tie conflict which Is to decide whether the
peace We nave won by the sword IS worm having,
ana has come TO stay; IL that cJnH CT must co no,
let It come Let 1t come now for with God ; nrlD
N var n, ant
to that trust, sRnctified TO us and TO hp world by
tho va or OF The dead, and dear 10 us al by the
sacr fees made by the llviup. We cannot we will
not we dare not omit to do that which he safety of
the Union requires rne statesman Is mover regard.
iess OF consequences But The man Nho ~ true 10
himself ana just to Others accepts al copse0uguces
Nmcn joIlow the discharge OF puOio du v As tor
my sc oelong nel'h her 10 the party OF Caesar nor %
mat oil Bruius. America Will never be cursed with
dictator an0 ASSASSINATION does not trye since the
GAYS Of the Roman senate We are engaged in a
conhlct OF ideas bler and more far reaching than
the e ash OF bayC nets.
'If yoag,eSS "oc, not giDe ts M1nbao9 SufJa ye
Te 1OW haze 1tp 1dGent tn tie C,lStjIltin yro.
Hbt0 7cp?pSrHGuttOn trceDt upon be bIsi: Of hos.
2c"O arc ch'ted to UOts. Ihe desp Hrobbirg Or the
PopN'"r aedrt cannot be bpuiked IN itS purpoSc If
90 nat dUe 10 see a. ny ch hret UW lire 10 S-e me-
6Gy rheS no man S'0t he deaied political right on
account Of his comD''Tion A democracy and an
arlsfocTaov OF sentiment and names l can under
Stand But a Democracy OF Laws which compel the
06'c-bOdt6d To 6er d Ddy toTes but proh tbit
ne abic-inlndeG from having cbhsr cote or Uotcs IN
,"e Eo'cte" ~R'ch control Them, is monsrOsi.Y in
Irg FlaICn laisehooa III politics, and sandy fouu-
GatlOD for a Repunhc"
Trust, Mr. tdItor, that you viii CO.. slider this ex
preston OF opinion as euliIcly satisfactory
Governor Ward, 1 ihnk, fu ly understands my
position.
Ipropose at the extra session. If such session !,
called, to 90 my duty a Repubicaa ueon al oues
tions which may ARISE, first satisfying my wn con.
science, tlen pratlyn@ my CO 2sttuents aad friends
AM yours, very sincerely,
JAMES HI SCoyFI
Sit is no longer regarded this District as n
positiUe disqualification IN a candidate 10. Congress
that he has some brains aud 10 money.
We are happy to lay hef)Ie our readers
the letter we give above, which has been
handed TO us by Senator ScovEL, and our
happiness is not alloyed even By the slightly
discourteous reference to ourselves. We
have lever set ourselves up to be "a Judge
IN (Republican) Isrdel." We have simolv
done what we esteemed our duty IN
connection with transaction which was
Of public Importance, and therefore ID fit sub
iect for comment on the part OF the plblic
press. We are not aware that in any of our
articles on Mr.. SCovEL's conduct we have
gone beyond the strict bounds of proprietv.
We have merely assailed his public course.
His private lie has been held sacred. and if
his character has been impugned by Ms. if
is merely because his acts as
public servant laid him open to
attack. If we have said anything which had
no foundation in fact, we have been ever
ready to make ample correction, and orr
editorial columns have been no less than four
times opened to Mr.. SCovEL, to give his
views modified by us. That we desire TO act
perfectly fair is evidenced by our Iavinu
before our readers the above letter, with its
reflections on ourselves.
Mr.. SCovEL is mistaken when he saws .6o
neUer has been GaCay from home" He did
leave his political homestead. and has now
after living with political rioters and feeding
on the husks of sophistry, come back once
mole to his friends. and we welcome him hack
with sincere Joy, because we have received
him safe and sound" When he voted with
twelve Democrats and against twelve Rapub.
licans, he certainly was not on the side which
he now advocates But we are WILLING IN lat
kygones, be bygones and commence call over
again" He has changed his crime into An
error, and as an error let it.be forgotten.
From, the Eostcrlpt to the letter, we infer
that Mr.. SCovEL desires tie Republican
nomination for Congress in the Camden Dis.
tricL. In that matter we have nething to saw.
If Mr.. SCovEL acts in the future in such q
manner as to secure the confidence of his