Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-10-29
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A few days ago ie WIS announced
through the radical press that Pier
repent, 4 radical merchant OF New
York city, had sent to A. 7. Stewart
of the same city 81, 900, to be used
to secure the election Of Grant and
Colfax. The knowledge OF this
transaction coming TO tho notice Of
Helmboid, the greatdrnggist, patent
medicine and bItters man, he sends
to Washington Langley his check
for $4,000, TO be used In promoting
the election Of Seymour and Blsir.
The following Is the correspondence
In relation to this magnificent dona-
ton:
New York, Oct. IL, 1868.
10 George Washington Langley, E.sq.,
.fras II Langley, Aiiatertes, B5dcf-
tnest e Co.. 3l9 Broddsctty, Netr
| York.
DEAR When HOraatiO Sey.
mour vas by reclamation nominated
for President Of the United States
I by the tfpIHrratfc party, Il Was cen
estle9i by all parties that he was i
sslteSlnatl az ! sound defender of our
Constitution nut since his n0mina.
tIm / have oticed many SANDER
Gus reInurks in regard to his conduct
during the war. Happily, Hon. A.
u. Curtin, Ex-Governor of PennsyI-
| yatiia has expressed himself In q
most friendly manner, remarking
| that the least said against Seymour
conduct during the rebellion t1ebesi
for the republican PARTY. rs ile would
ac4uit him OF such abuse.
Now as to +. =. Blair, | have OBJ
sarved in several republican papers
statements that he had no claims
| whateyerupon the democratic party,
and to this would say, Why not?
Was 1t because he fought in the ar
my and for the restoration OF the
Union2 He was nominated at Tam
many Hall with shouts of applause,
just AFTER proelaiming that we must
have President untrammelled by
an unconstitutional, oppressive aud
arbitrary Congress. Since the clsssc
| Of the rebellion | have carefully
noted the expression of Southern
journals, politicians, and merchants,
aud find That all are DESTROYS of hv.
| ing in harmony, and expect that the
| election Of SSn,...a2ur and Blair viii
be the means of encouragement Of
the right hand Of fellowship, there
b. evfncing d complete vindicatioa
OF the object of the war and of the
Constitution, and restoring the rights
OF an impoverished aud oppressed
| portion of our country.
| Reftre concluding, | will address
myself 10 the young and enterpris-
ing merchants and IaboriHg ciasses.
In the various city papers Of a re-
cent date, / hive noticed 4 CORES
pondenee between Judge E. Pierre
pont and A A. Stewart. the substance
| OF which was that they 10th desired
the election of e. Grant for Preesi
! dent, Judge Pierrepont rendering d
cheek for so, 100 for fuFtiIeriag his
election. Now, tn the sensible real.
or and 10 the young merchant, Is not
this in itself perfectly explanatory
~ A3fPlF A1ttsFtstSJ ana ID IL Ilt1t OF POS
esl to their development? Do they
expect 30 he benefited? Is ii not foT
purely merceuary mntiyes!s Tile
| contest presents a well defined Issue
| between the hondhoItIers AMI the ell
| terprising and laboring classes, and
resolves itself into an oppression.
jFeenbacas for one and gold for the
other. In this correspondence
would not wish to ASSERT anything
against the payment Of the deut, but
| the interest is exhar5itant-it cam
not he pal |, excepting In the same
currency as purchased, and when
| this il once done capital seeks other
investments of a more lucrative
character, thereby producing a rev.
enue, and gradually producing q
gold Mlsis. In conclusion, permit
me to tender my check for $40, 900,
| to be used in such manner as you
may think advisable for the further
anee of my views.
True TO our friends and to the weak
| Is the democratic doctrine advocated
| by
Truly yours,