Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-11-08
Ewing and Custer.

6nAA6 anu SusbSAa
Some OF the prominent men of tn
country who have hitherto support
ed the policy of President Johnson
seem unable to ego the whole figure
with him, affiliating with and sup
porting rebels and copperheads.-
For instance. the Hon. Thos. Ewing
whe some time since wrote quite .
lengthy article in opposition to the
Constitutional Amendment and in
faver of the Presidents policy, voted
the Union ticket at the late election
IN Ohio. Whereupon the Columbus
Crisis (Cepperhead) "goes for Mr.
Ewing in the following characters
tic style:
When the day of election came
and it was necessary to vote as vel
as write, this wo onderful statesman
this transcendent patriot, marched
up to the ballot box, wrote upon q
scrap of paper the name of Josiah
Scott, the Abolition candidate fol-
Supreme Judge, placed it in the
ballot box with stupenduous dignity
and walked away! This was the
final fizzling out of the Hon. Thos.
Ewing. The senile cunning which
dictated the Ewing letter culminat-
ed in this stupenduous specimen of
political sagacity. With more sim
cerlty and less ridiculous meanness,
all others in his neighborhood over
whom Mr.. Ewing had personal in
fiuence, either voted the straight
Jacobin ticket, or declined to vote
at all. The venerable political Pun
blechook could not content himself
with this ordinary political perady,
but must needs add a ridiculous and
fantastic trick to his insincerity and
pusillanimity.
IF we remember rightly Mr.. Ewing
wrote the letter referred to above
previous to Andy's "grand swing
around the circle" Perhaps the
exhibitions of 'my policy" made on
that memorable occasion proved an
"eye-opener" to him as to many
others. Gen. Custer also seems to
have received new light. It will be
remembered that he has hitherto
been classed among the most ardent
supporters OF the President and
played a very conspicuous part in
the Soldiers Convention at Cleveland
which was called to indorse Mr..
Johnson's policy. An effort has
been made of late to secure the in
fuence of Gen. Custer for Mr.. Chip.
man, the johnson Democratic can
didate for Congress from the First
District of Michigan. In reply to
letter written him with this object in
view, the General expresses himself
in the following explicit and empha-
tic terms:
''Under ne circumstances, would l
vote for q man who, in time of war,
had sympathized with enemies of his
government, and rejoiced at every
defeat which you anu /, and other
loyal soldiers suffered, while every
victery we won was a source of re-
gret rather than a cause of rejoic-
ing"
This certainly will be cold comfort
to the Generals copperhead friends,
and is surely as extreme as the posi-.
ton eff the Radical party itself. In
regard to the Constitutional Amend
nent he says:
If there are demands embraced in
he Constitutional Amendm ent 1.-THE
Amendment being the Congressional |
,lan of reconstruction to which / |
object, lc- is not upon the grounds |
,ou have supposed. In my opinion
We. as the victors of the late war,
ave a complete anu undeniable
Ight to name terms upon which
'eace shall be established and the
Union restored. This you will deny.
{ was for the exercise of this right
hat we fought for nearly FIVE years;
nd, having gained the victory, it is
ot expected that the defeated party
vill propose to us the terms of settle
nent.
In reply to the question, who shall
'e interested with that part Of the
Eork Of saving the Unisn, which ives !