The Portland daily press., 1866-08-28

nOcent and artistic. .NE ISL I7I
te ti}'i Western Politics. ii a. 7ih . h
Correspondence Of the Boston Advertiser.l ~,
na HARTFORD, CONN, Ang. q. %.
nave recently returned from three weeks
Jour through the Western states-Ohio. Indi.l
ana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michipan--and ,
was enabled to form pretty clear opinion of
the state OF political feeling in that region =
western republicans are so much more in earn.
esq IMAM their friends in the East, that to man
Nv nsiHg east 81 the Alleghanies and particularly
IN connecticut, where politics is more of
trade than in any other part of New ENGLAND.
tneir confidence is surprising. They Law down
their platforms solidly, employ no eGuiyocal
language for the purpose Of covering I'm real
opinions, and, in SO doing, draw lines which in
us are against u.s." There may be some noliov
among the professional politicians, but among
tne people the word is unknown, SO far "a it an.
pines to comparison with anybody who does
ne nos stand squarely upon their platform And
t enelr Piatform IS ne, patchwork; it is made of
the solid stuff and cannot he easily 1nnlIed
down. m 4.ls H7 =. = {>"'NN y PN1A'.fS'.
confess to much surprise at finding such a
unammlty OF purpose as exists there such a
UNIVERSAL expression OF sentiments on the side
Oh congress ana against the President. Upon
careful inquiry could not ascertain that sin
gle newspaper, which gave support to the war
against rebellion, is now SUSTAINING tbe nec,i;ar
vacillations OF my policy" There are Some
puDhc men,-honorables and generals, with
democratic antecedents, or whig conservative
views OF the John Tyler Thurlow Weed school
who denounce Congress and go in yigorously
ior an indefinite something which NAV be
Matched out of the johnson movement: but the
influence OF these men is more than counter
acteo Dy the unhlnchlng courage and boldness
and manliness of others who influence the
same classes. .-IlfIrri - - -,
Take Browning, of Illinois, for instance.-a
capable man, but never very positivey--and conn
pare him with John A. Logan of the same
State, once democrat, always a patriot, who is
now dong gallant service upon the stllnnn. and
you will find that for every volunteer Brr,oy y
ing gets, Logan gets dozen. In MICHIGAN. the
only man OF prominence who has Joined his
fortunes to the Philadelphia Mute ASYLUM ia
zen: Custer, splendid officer and man of
more good for johnson in Michipan than con
swift or Durham in Massachusetts. That State
as democrat assured me, "is blacker than the
ace OF spades" In Indiana the only men who
pride themselves upon their admiration for the
spicuously during the war as "Butternnts !. and
members OF that mysterious order known by
Gne caDallStc letters, X. G.. c. At their head IL
Jesse u. Bright, who left the Senate of Che
United States for the same reason that the Ohio
paGilot' vailandigham, left the North during Z
| ~ IL
vldual known as the Johnson-republican nartv
Is one Gooding, United States Marshal If the
District of Columbia. In Wisconsin the feeIl
ing IS all one way. Mr.. Doolittle cannot Get a
corporars guard OF republicans in the State
capital lMadison) to receive him. =
attribute much of the earnestness which ;s
manifested among the people who stand up for
republican principles to the plan adopted II, the
west Tor stump-speaking and Joint debates.
livery congressional district, every county, and
every township, has its political organisation
Oandldates tor orfice, put up by either party
expound their views to mass meetings and con-
ventons, and In this way people get hold of the
points OF canvass and are enabled to sift the
truth out of them. BaI BIO U III!
Though found the West thoroughly "radi-
cal IN It's professionalism as we use the word
In its popular signifcance-yet it is NOT that
pecunar sort of radicalism which would strin
the South OF all rights now and hereafter make
IL an Ireland or Poland, or even demand unit
versal Suffrage in exchange for universal ann
nesty; but, on the contrary it is of that kind
which proceeds from an earnest desire to r,Iaee
all the States, when they should be, in the Union
on an equality of civil and political rights.
guaranteeing to each one "a republican form Of
government. according to the true intent and
meaning OF the CONSTITUTION. 1t is radicalism
which demands security for the future-a radi-
callsm which places justice ahead of expedien-
cy-a radicalism which calls things bv their
right names, and, in so doing, makes no half
way stopping place between public measures
radlcally right and measures radically wrong,
IN word, no compromise for the sake of peace
and harmony, without certain pledges ens,1rinc
perpetual amity tiE no
L wish very much that some of our New
England party managers would strike out
with as unequivocal a determination to adj
vance principles for the sake of principle. a.
do the leading spirits of the union party West.
on In Massachusetts have the thing so much
IN your own hands, not even possessing the
stimulus OF respectable opposition that it
may make very little difference to you, SO far
as victories are concerned, whether you con-
tlnue to strike boldly or not; but do you ever
chlnk that the very strength you possess to-day
is due to your early and persistent stand for
the principles of a righteous cause? gMassa-
cnusetts, OF all New England, is the best type
OF Western feeling to-day. But look at New,
Hampshire and Connecticut, filed with truck
ling politicians, = timid, halfway, nervous
leaders. New Hampshire, confess. is inn
proving, and will probably come out right; but
poor Connecticut continues to stumble along
with as much uncertainty as a beggar on
horseback, with good show, unless there
shall be a special interposition af Divine Prov
ldence, OF going next spring into the control
OF men who fer the most part declared the war
failure, and to-day have greater respect for
yeH Davis than for a tried loyalist The cleo
ton last spring was more like a farce than q
sober contest for principle. We had the hard
est Kind OF work to elect gallant soldier Gov
ernor over copperhead, because the conven-
ton which nominated him adopted the Good
Lord good Devil" policy of riding two horses
at the same time /" Resolved, !" they said, shat
and Resolved that we have full confidence in
Congress-. It is not surprising that the men
who manipulated this platform through, are
to-day just returned from the City of Brother
~ Love, where they were admiring spectators.
of that sublime "arm-in-arm" scene between
delegates from Massachusetts, and South Caro-
lima. But perhaps, now that these tricksters'
have gone to their place, the party win build
up with faith and courage stronger than ever
before, and in due season be powerful because
it is right. So mote it be. y stt aaaW
The New York Times money article says:
"We have reason to state that at least Jfue mil
lions of $40 bonds went out by the Boston and
New York mail steamers of last week, and the
purchases for the Java and other steamers
sailing this week are quite large"
The entire absence in the Queens speech
at the propagation ofParliament of any allu-
sion ,.,...Ss.,,,