Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-01-03
From the Illinois State Register.
LETTER FROM DENNIS f. HANKS.

LETTER FROM DENNIS f. HANKS.
The annexed letter needs no comment.
1t speaks volumns. Let the country
read it. If President Lincoln had lived,
we have the assurance of this intimate
friend of that honorable man, "that Pres
ident j ohson's policy as enunciated by
him, would ere this have been carried
into practical effect by Mr.. Lincoln"
Coming from one who was the procep-
tor of the lamented dead-from his rela.
tive-from one recognized as his person
al particular friend, this testimony is in
valuable. We commend every word of
it to the calm, sober, thoughtful atten-
don of intelligent Republicans
Editor State Register For the
past five years there has been no warmer
supporter of the administration of Abra-
ham Lincoln than myself. My support
Of him was to some extent controlled by
my knowledge of him. l have known
him from his infancy, and was intimately
associated with him during his whole ca
reer, up to the day of his death. In his
school boy days l was his teacher, and
when President he recognized me as his
friend and as his relation. Knowing
him thus intimately, it is but natural that
| should know something of his inten-
tons 10 regard to the settlement of the
grave questions that were submitted to
his control. His whole Presidential ca
reer was continual struggle against IA.
pac.ty, the cruelty and the recklessness
of the Radical faction of the great Union
party; that faction led by Wade, Butler,
Phillips, Greeley, Fred. Douglas, and
their confederates, and whenever any
movement was inaugurated that promis-
ed a speedy overthrow of the rebellion;
the Radical class imposed upon him con-
ditions before they would pledge their
support, or the support of their repre-
sentat!ves in Congress, that compelled
him either to sacrifice the country or to
yield to their demands. have private
evidence that he was in this way COM
PEELED to inaugurate policies that were
repugnant to the dictates, both of his
judgment and his heart Unfortunately
for the country, at the hour when his
power was complete, when he did not re-
quire their aid to ACCOMPLISH the resto-
ration of peace, the hand of an assassin
removed him, and prevented him from
accomplishing that good he intended.
MIR. Lincoln was well beloved bv the
whole people. Had he lived, the South
ern States would have by this time been
represented in Congress; the Radical
ours would have barked at his heels, but
the whole people would have confidence
in his purity and his judgment.
President Johnson's policy, as now
enunciated by him, would, ere this, have
been carried into practical effect by Mr..
Lincoln; not because Mr.. Lincoln was a
greater or purer man than President
johnson, but because the people had,
during the gloomy years of the dreadful
struggle through which we have been
passing, repose confidence in his judg-
ment and his honesty, and the faction
partizan lash could not have destroyed
his power with the people. l hope that
every honest supporter of President
Lincoln--every man who fought in the
field or who battled at home in behalf of
this glorious Union of ours--will not on
ly cast their ballots, but will as well ex-
ert all their influence against the miser-
able combination of fanatics, charlatans
and plunderers, who, rnder the name of
the Union Radical party, are now at
tempting to rob Mr.. Lincoln of his good
name, and our country of liberty.
Yours, truly, DENNIS +. HANKS.