New-York tribune., 1868-09-07
THE GREAT ISSUES.

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GRANT AND COLFAX-WHO SHOULD BE
ELECTED PRESIDENT-FINANCIAL
BISGHAMTOE, Aug 10, 1863.
A J. SANDS Secretary Of The Grant and CoJaT ClaL Of
UnddiHa
DEAR SIR: Your invitation TO me TO address the
Grant and Colfax Club of Unadilla has been re-
ceived. have not made a political speech since
was elected Justice of the Supreme Court, in 1850
The greatest of poets has said
'How use doth breed habit in man"
The omission TO discuss questions before public as
scmbes units one TO do therefore fear | should
disappOint the members of your Club if should adj
dress them. The Judges of our higher courts gen
orally refuse TO make political speeches. confess,
however. If this rule should ever be departed from,
Judges ought to disregard it this year. In my iudg
ment IT is necessary for the peace and prosperity
of the people, the protection of Union
of the Government and the preservation
Of the Union that Gen Grant be elected President OF the
Confederate forces and crush the Robeon The bare
hope the Rebels have Of eecng seymour President has
try, The Rebels organizing and drilling in military
style throughout the South; they are muderng Union
pen there and are threatening and prescribing all VINO
dare 10 vote against the wishes OF those who would have
destroyed the Federal Government IL now almost as
perilos for to vote the Union ticket IN either OF
the Southern States IL was for Union men to vote
against secession there in 1851 The leOel arlStOcracy
own the land the Southern states ana control nearly
every branch Of business where h0orcrs are employed
And the decree has gone forth that no abOrer shal DC
is member OF an organization ihat supports tbe parry lDe
Rebels believe will revive secession, slbveu their new
sttuton OF slavery The Democratic candidate for Vice
President ayOwed reyoutionist lie declares the
reformed state Governments IN the south should DO
botted out by the Federal army as unconstitutional
organizations. lie has betrayed the party that honored
him with official positions, and adopts the most ultra
doctrines secession, and would have another war to
undo what Congress has done for equal political Hghs
and the restoration OF the Union He has courage ana
would be most unsafe and dangerous ruler II events
should place him III the fresdentiai chalr III seymour
he ted would
be las clay In the hands of the potter don6
injustice by asserting that he never believed the Presi
army and navy OF the United states o crush the rbel
lion A. read him. his sympathie were with the Rebels
war; aud ho thinks they have been aud stu greatly
wrougd aud oppressed lie agreed with Buchanan that
submission 10 the Constitution aud laws Of tho United
states With HIN President Lncons calls for troops TO
slaves Of the Rebels the bockHdng OF Southern ports,
the Dtcrdicton OF commerce with The Rebels the law
OF Congress authorizing the issue OF United states notes
10 emulate money and providing for drafting men to
III ranks Of the Union army, as We'll az the more re
the reorganization Of the governments Of the rebeous
States IN accordance with the Declaration OF our National
Indepeudence were acts. And should
hc be elected President Ire will claim the people have
sanctioned his yows and act aoeordingy such impeni
tnt Rebels AS Wise OF Virginia, Vance Of North Carolina
Forrest Of Tennessee, aud Hampton OF south Carolina
are prociamng that Secession is not dead that tho
,te states would regain hy the election OF
Seymour and Blair all they lost by the successes OF the
Union army aud navy. Ihey are Undoubtedly correct
bic they would be embarrassed ia their revolutionary
schecs by truly loyal House Of Representatives.. as
Presdent johnson has been. The Democrats would have
more than one third Of the members Of that House
yctoes would then be efecnal and the President could
not be impeachcd How appalling the situation OF the
country would have been at TINS time, II Congress
had permitted he PRESIDENT resident. TO restore 1 upon
powor I'm the Union with the loyal States
a can ropceive Hut IL is reasonably certain such a
procedure would have had the effect 10 practically
tore the Institution Of Slavery and would have driven all
,bi, nioriss ont of the Southern states Every Gov.
and all la
would have been unrepentant Rebels aud the Con
Canitos deeper and more determined agitation Tor
equal rights would have convlsed the country than
tie people have yet Witnessed Another civil war would
have been impending VI not actually upon and the
Federal Government would have been in the greatest
bears President johnson and his Democratic
aud Rebel supporters are responsible for the
civil troubles and disorders now pervndng tho southern
States The Robsls would have quietly submitted 10 the
authority Of Congress, II the President and the Demo.
cratic party had net encouraged them to do otherwise
Does any intelligent person believe those terrible and
bloody riots would have occurred In NewYork July
1863 II the lamented had then been Coy
ernor OF the state instead OF IIorato Seymour The
rioters regarded Gov Seymour her iend aud he called
them his friends" when he addressed them. Let him
be seated I'm the Presidential oce and all the unsub
dued Rebels in the and VIII rely upon MN as Jend,
aud he will feel hisef obliged to address them as his
friends"
II seems to me certain anything in the future
OF politics be- that the only way To preserve the
peace OF the country insure the prosperity OF the people
preserve the Union and snsian the credit OF the General
Government Is elect Grant President and COfaX Vice
President. When that event shall tanspire furious
Rebels viii subsde the rights or all UnOnlstS III the
Southern States will be respected, and the turbulent and
ebcious spirit manifested there will bo crushed
and authors subjected to the restraints OF the laws
We shall then be assured that Slavery Will not be
established that the debts or the Rebel Concderacy viii
not be assumed by the United States and that Ma
lonal debt will not be npudiaed, but will be honestly
and fairly paid The Democratic National Convention
have resolved that some two thousand millions OF
dollars Of United states bonds representing that amount
the national debU shall be paid in greenback notes OF
the United States which notes they have until lately IN
cessanty declared constitute unconstitutional
rency What would be the cfcct or paying two thousand
millions OF dollars worth Of United states bonds In such
stence is less than three hundred and sixty millions OF
dollars. TO pay the $40 United states bonds and other
bonds, in the manner specified by the Democratic Ma
t0nal Convention, IL would be necessary 10 issue over
fifteen hundred millions OF dollars greenback United
States notes. Such flood of currency would raise the
premium gold per and perhaps indefinitely
higher than those figures GrecnDacks would then
become the Confederate currency was AFTER
Lincoln was reelected President. A pair OF oxen
would cost 81 600 in pecnDack notes, unless Congress
should resolve 20 redeem such nDtes IN gold But such
could not be obtained from the people by taxation or
otherwise, to redeem two thousand millions OF dollars
OF greenoacks short OF twenty years, Deluglng gg
universal dstrust among the IeOpe 10 would destroy
all confidence tho integrity II the Government, ana
bankruptcy and ruin wonld Inevitably follow such
rcpudaie the gfeeback notes after paying the national
debt with them, they might rs well directly repudiate the
bonds that represent the d,ot Iho lalteI casd 9
would be the most manly and equally honorable ana
less disastrous 10 the masses " the people than the
former. FOR the reason that the geenbacks when rep
mated, would be more eqlaly nstrlbutcd among tno
can be- ANY policy that should require any great M
crease Of The gTccnback currency, wonld surely 10
detrimental to the general welfare What is necessary
for the interests OF the people IS that the Government
return ospcce paymcnts soon possible, so 80 Ma
nongl Bank bill viii be worth s. IN gold But that can.
not be dGe by pursuing Democratic policy respecting
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