New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-02
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To ne Editor 81 1Ie h10"h< -.
SIR: clip the following from your Sehi-" weekly
issue OF the 2lst inst: -----.
We ind sentiment In the West Iss expression 10 few miserable
jobbug hind Of Jbsnsrd feeling number Of cae
bgEars and politicians calling themselves the Grand Army Of tie 10
public aud meeting OuofiheSy places With grips and passwords
are passing demanding ooAasacn and farms Ills eher
knAver or madness People work for them The oub
class takes other peoples property because th want
largely represented Sing The people Of this country DO not
want Sing Sing and Mexican bAnd principles introduced into e'r
ssesmanshp reconstruct America by the sao"s ana
the DEPUTY sbehs ts that the spirit Of Kindness will prevail
especially because net made by the Southern people
In behalf Of the Grand Army of the Republic OF Iowa
deny unequyocally that this organization Is poha
one; that 1t Is composed OF "oice beggars anu po@
cans;" that they meet in out-oftheway places; that
they pass resolutions above described The Iowa or
ganizaton is composed OF whose bravery has been
tested on the field Of battle men, whose political tenetS
differ widely mon who hold honorable discharges from
the United States service banded together 10 renew
PssQciaons that mutual haLdships defeats ana VIA IN,
roar Of artillery. the lightning of battle and the thnuer
of victory men who are determined ey ms tasn
comrades, and who feel that those Objects TOT
which they have 80 willingly she'd their pooa anu
peied their lives ought not 10 be surrendered D9t
that the grand principles which you have always I'D
yocated, and for which they have as herosay E
They citizens differ I'm the details Iney sshey I1No
equal right with YOU diner as TO e edSS 70 that
level which, under the irritation OF conscious error mus
no argument strong enough for their speciaes but yltu
pcration Cannot good and wise men differ without
being blockheadsf Can they not conduct Journals OF
their own and express in manly way their difference OF
opinion without being objects Of your iryectivei We
have common cause with you In the maintenance ana
yndcaton OF the honor the integrity and the dignity OF
this nation; but because eetha youer In the details
haying been taught TO believe that Ohtr men arc az
WISE good and brave as we are we cannot I0fger
our teaching and assert that We only are correct our
course oniy Is sensible, and invoke tn c0nsldelate
Judgment" of posterity upon the issm. Jhe graiilu
Army of the Republic OF Iowa, through lts
official organ, The Picket Guard u never YET
demanded "cOn1scation of farms" IL members are
Thought TO be, in the locality, goo ana worthy
citizens They have contributed OF the nbans WHAT
they could for the orphans of their fallen lmrndes te
have done noby for disabled heroes Had hey dcnahdeu
.GpaVerv or madness" since Congres OF this nation
which have often eulOgiZed declared mat Cisca
tion was penaty OF rebellion Sir nave read your
naner constantly for years 1 feel for the same aiec-
non mat a nu1il does for his schooln ser; and re-
sneotly request that You shall set you self right
ne question OF the mission OF the G.. r. Do IL man
fIly and promptly and the Republican portion of your
admirers as well as hers that atOu will now,
In the past believe in the honesty OF he hehu anu inc
neart of its editor. speak only Tor low - -
HENR. w. Bennett.
81 respectfully request your KIND liter oh 70 ts
article IL a. due Yourselves and the q A. Ps., rho dr
l0yai the core 10 make eXanat or the quoted
paragraph ii. W. b.