The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-10-01

TN Il sas ss s s0 Su as Ss.
ton for the successful execution of the
fnegh dDpial tsNWe@o W tDADns been
|pominaed, andAe is es EiaH deficient
I'm that Arlneesgf purp1 W ch in ct
l~ieal en1ot3 nai& the safegl1ok
against public disaster and calamity
He has been twice, at different times,
Governor of the State Of New York,
ana. he has in neither case had talent or
tactic keep the Democratic party Of the
State together more than two years. l
should regard his election ut this juno
ture, when steadines ofpurpose dicision
, and self control are so much needed, as
one Of the greatest calamities that could
befail the country. Moreover, he has
, been put in nomination by convention
which hasopeniy declared the purpose
part of the public debt contracted to pre-
! serve the Union in 4depreeci ated paper.
Such measure would, in my judge
ment, be paipapie violation of the pub
lie faith, pledged. under circumstances
which should have been binding on all
honorable men. ~v.
Seymour made public speeches to
show that it is our duty to pay the debt
in specie III accepting his nomination
to the Presidency, he adopts the declara-
| ton that 1t oughtto be- paid TN paper
l know nothing so humiliatin in the
! history of American politics rs this ter
,giversation. 1t was perhaps not unfit
that Mr.. Seymour, after presiding in
1864 over the Chicago Convention which
declared the war a failure, should preside
over the convention of 1868, in which a
proposition u discredit, the debt con-
! tracted to carry on the war was received
with tremendous cheering, and that he
| should be the chosen instrument to exc
Ecute this act of national turpitude. l do
| not believe that the wishes or opinions
! Of the great body of the Democratic par
| ty are fairly expressed in these proceed
! ines They have nothing in common
with the statesmanlike view of the pol
icy and the high sense ofnational honor
which guided the party when Martin
Van Buren,, William l.. Iancey, Silas
Wright, Cass and Stephen A. Douglas
were among its most conspicuous men,
] hersg#sa s&ansv:r s-.-ss
'Iseeibut one source OF safety for the
country under existing circumstances,
and that is the election of Gen. Grant.
On his decision Of character, good sense
moderation and DISTINGUISHED patriotism,
| | believe the South will have u far better
| hope of regaining the position in the
Union tcMlscasIt Is .entif ID ahahs am
! der man whose political career has
been in nAthing more conspicuously
| marked than III hK1utter infirmity of
Il purpose.
i INDEPENDENTLY of all these consider
atiohs Es4oan 81 4atlE s1nffd At
! the le6rAeiofsAe UnltSl>&tAxs Ae2e 10
elect as their Chief Magistrate a man
| " no was making in the Academy Of
| Music, on the tfth Of Jnly, 1853, speech
| deficient in all its characteristics of our
l. elevated love of country, at the very
hour when UeherIf Iiarnt was carrying
/ the victorious arms of the Union into
! Vicksburg, and when thousands of our
fallen countrymen were pouring out
! theirjblood on4hp plains Of Getty sbur8
in defence of their homes..and the govern.
ment which Mr.. Seymour was doing all
in his power. to emb:arrass and ,discred-
I II am quite willing you should show
this letter te ANY sfrissds ,who may take
All inte re4tlin nlv.opillion in regard to
the coming election, and an, pnrticu-
larly DESTROYS of removing the impres.
sion, if it exists, that am in favor of
Mr.. Seymouroft the trSpsstitatjon.o any
! portion of the public debt. .,., ..s. 49,.
am, sir, very truly yours
r. .att* John A, DIX"