The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-21

LIMA, PERU. Aug. p, 1868.
To NE Hon. o. p. Morton, Senator Of me
United t0tes.
My DEAR FRIEND-Many years
nave passed since we first became ac.
quainted, and, although it has been
our iortune 70 differ widely from each
o'hcr It umes on the questions of the
hour. yer have never had occasion
to doubt either the sincerity Of your
motives or Of your actions You will
pardon me for saying that / have seen
yeu tIed too severely ever to doubt
the parity ofyour heart, and that your
judgment has always commanded my
his hest respect.
| cannot be quiet In the coming
contest for the Presidency, and would,
If possible, throw my might into the
scale, whore the interest of the eoun-
try and justice demand
/ will not analyze the present po-
litical questions of our country, but
frankly confess that | do not under
stand the ioglc of reconstruction bills,
negro suffrage, and the late impeach-
meut of President johnson. Posi-.
bly, had | been upon the field | might
either fully approve or condemn them,
but approving or condemning, | can
not give my allegiance to the butter
nuts" Of the North. Our dead, that
they insugated to be murdered, are
scattered on the fields, plains and
mountains OF the South, and cannot,
and will not trust their leaders again.
Nor can | vote with the SeymouTs,
Wade Hamptons, Alexander Stevens,
Vallandighams, Bowles, Milligans,
Pendletons and Company, whose poll
cy would have humbled the pride OF
every soldier that fought for the in
tegrity of the Government, and would
have lett our country in dismembered
fagmeents.
General Grant, in my opinion, has
made a great sacrifice in permitting
his name to be used in the Presiden.
tial canvass, bat, in his manly nature
/ know he never considers persona
advantages when he thinks duty de.
mands his services.
He is ope Of the Romans who ha:
the courage to leap into the chasm il
his country's interests are suDserved
What is the Presidency for four years
to The high position OF commander q
the proud army of the United Stale
for lle2 AS President, he will be re
viled. m sconstrned, aud GOV rec
with the filth of party slime, willis
as commander of the army he wouI'
have been The idol OF all, and beyont
the reach Of calumny and reproacE
Coanast with this noble General tn
w Is, wiry, oily. solt-tongued, dIatt
opp, sii g, mob incIting, repudlatlnl
Seymour, and no loyal man in Indians
can hesitate Que moment in giving hl
vote for Grant aud Colfax over th
Democratic n minees.
A. least thlrfy thousand Indianian.
hav', at various times, been placed
under my command, and cannot TO
moment entertain the thought tina
one OF those noole men could SO fa
forget the records of the past: thei
long, dreary, hungry marches; thei
bloody battles, and the FIRE Of th
Bu!ternuts In the rear. as to cas-
one vote in favor of their Norther,
enemies. For myself, | would a thou
taud times prefer q man who Ere,
brayely a: me in the battle. to thos,
who meanly and basely betrayed us i
the North.
/ have no ears for Governor Bake,
A purer, better man never lived an
though Senator hendricks may hav
believed, during the rebellion, in
system of dividing our great Cover
ment into three parts, one of th
Northwest, one of the South, and th
third Of the East; and though he ma
have sincerely eoncurred in the resC
lutions adopted at the Hendricl
festival" above quoted; yet, as "
were once strong political friends,
will only say that l fully trust thi
the people of Indiana will not max
him Governor, but compel him to r,
main In the United Senate until tt
expiration of his term Of Office.