Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-24

i no COnaeO1 In she Fifth M0oOa-
chaseaes O1strict...The Qnbot.
lied General Pays his Respects
- his OpPonenss..A Letter g
Horace Greedy.
Is the Editor Of tho Tribune
Sis:-l find, in the Tribune Of the 9th
inst. an article containing ssms compli
msntary avsrmsnts about the canvass Il,
the Fifth district, and some not % much
SO. | should have taken the bittsr with
the sweet, II either had been quito correct.
The last will find many to correct; the for.
mer only one.
In relation to The manner Of conducting
the canvass, you Say there we're three
courses to pursus. end then add, after At
fret mentioning two:
3. To say in effect. Every one Who op-
poses my reelection 10 impsllsd By some
mean. malicious, discrsditabls personal
motive. and 10 to b held up to contempt
and detsstation accordingly. :"
The last Of these alternatives seem 70
US BY far the least worthy . statesman and
patriot; yet II 10 that which Gen. Butler
has chosen
This 10 an entire mistake. only met
with personal motives these wbe assailed
me. from such motives, with personal abuse
aud SANDER, and net Gil those.
The Tribune Vas On svery stump ouet
cd BY Mr.. Dana % opposed to my election.
Yet never replied wsrd, % l believed il
iinpelled BY no personal motive.
The Rev. Henry Ward Bescher came to
Boston aud preached seainst nv election.
| replied not. knew he had nothing
4. l.
public uttsrancs about me vas to nsmiaats
me for the presidency.
The Christian Oongregationalist and Re-
cordsr and other sectarian religious papers
opposed the Republican nominee Of the
Fifth district in long drawn articles Of
three columns, in which "dishonsstv.
cheating, and repadiation." were terms Of
endearmcnt.
The La Crosse Democrat, with equal
fsrvsr and moro brilliancy. did Likewise
The Springfield Republican assailsd nv
only brother. leng since dead, 10 proven.
my election. l imputed no personal ill.,
will. sr mereenary, Or other impure motive
70 either Of these CO. workers 10 . cannon
cause were they not AL, al honorable
men. leading journals. defending shs puri.
ty Of the nations credit, and the saersdness
Of ito pledged faithl Nsthiue hut the
pursst patriotism could have impsllsd al,
these - diverss persons to use such
means, and in such manner, against Z
humble candidate to Congress in Q cape
district BY tbs far-cff sea.
l am certain, therefore, yen will cor
rect ysur statement that General Butler
has shessn to cay every ono whs %.
poses my reelection 10 impsllsd By sems
malicious, disersditabls, peroeual motive. +" |
| only render unto Cesar the things that |
we're Cesar's;' and it 10 net ny fault that |
could net continue the text bv further
rendering every thing that we sent down |
to my district.
AZ my only supposed offence asairst
the Republican party 10 an assertion Of |
opinion that the Government might nav
ell ito creditors whethsr pav due the
soldisre disabled in her service. or pen.
sion due the widow whs had lest her
husband to save the natien's life, or the
money loaned by the bankers 10 the nA-
t'sn ~ Is per cent. interest in gold. each |
and all in one kind Of money. whom the |
contract allowed il, and the Law awarded |
it. l shall be forgiven even IL do not |
repent. which shall not Dc. emily % I |
$50 it 70 wreag 70 Do otherwise.
Gratefully yssrs, i
level, Mos. Nov. ~. 1859.