The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-15
A Man ihsi means Business...A Thor.
Ongh Convention

Ough Conversion
We recently alluded to a movement among
the War Democrats Of New York looking to
an active and efficient support of Grant aud
CoItax. The circular issued by the leaders in
this movement elected the following letter
fromJuage Edwards Pierpont to A. I. Stewart,
chairman of the Grant Committee:
MYDEAR SIR VIII n Frank p Blair, who
had no claims upon the Democratic party, was
nominated in Tammany Hall, with such shouts
of applause. Just after procaming, We mast
hare a President acho lDM hdn1pte into dust" the
laws of Congress, and when four Rebel gener-
ais made the chief ratification speeches in New
York, my attention, as a War Democrat, was
arrested by this remarkable exhibition.
Since then l have carefully noted the ex-
presslons OF southern journals, and the speech
es OF southern politicians, from Wade Hamp-
ton on his return to Charleston, to the recent
manifesto of B. H. Hill, and find that every
leading Rebel in the Confederacy regards the
expected election Of Seymour and Blair as a
complete vindicaton of the Rebellion, and as
certain to restore the South to every right
which she had before the war, including the
"trampling into dust" by military feet, OF the
proclamation of Freedom, and the XIVth
Amendment to the Constitution.
This contest presents a well-Gefined issue be-
tween the friends and enemies of Dur Govern
ment
l cannot conceive how any intelligent man,
who does not wish the Rebels returned to pow
er, the Nations faith violated, its debts repu-
dated, Its name dishOnored, its prosperity de-
stroyed, its patriots insulted, and the Lost
Cause" restored, can vote against Grant.
In my Judgment, the election of Seymour
and Blair would forthwith confuse and paral-
we our business, and reduce the value of our
property One-half.
To aid in averting this calamity, send you
herewith Twenty Thousand Dollars $3.50 ,O00)
which give to be used in the election of Gen
Grant, in such m3nner as you and the Com
mittee with whom you act may think best
EDWARDS P1ERREpoNr.
The reply of Mr.. Stewart is OF interest," com.
ing, as it does, from representative business
man:
My DEAR SIR,-It gives me great pleasure
to know that you fully appreciate the conse-
quences to all business men, indeed, every one
having any interest in the prosperity of our
country, that must result from the election Of
Gen. Grant.
whether they will aid in electing an admins
tration bent upon trampling loyalty into the
dust and elevating upon its ruins power
controlled by Rebel chiefs, whose motto will
be, ''The Rebellion indicated" with prostra
ton to every branch of industry and business
at the North; or whether we should place in
the Executive Mansion one emphatically Of
the people, who has never acted but from q
just sense of duty to his country, and from
whose administration we will have all the
blessings that Can flow from peace in every de
partment of our Government, inspiring oon-
fidence that cannot but lead US to prosperity
and happiness as nation, and promising fol
us future unequalled in the history of the
past
To secure this end accept your generous
contribution, and will apply it to such proper
uses as may tend to bring about result Sc
promising with blessings to US ALL Sincerely
your friend, ALEX. L. STEWART.