The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
Quincy, Ill, Feb. 25.

W. c. EWING.
Quincy, Ill, Feb. 25.
HENRY HILEoS, ESQ.,, chairman Of the Bond.
holders clique, organized for the purpose
of placing the liberties of the people in the
keeping of a military enthusiast to dis
grace the nation by placing at its head a
miserable, ignorant, drunken debauchee,
pledged to the robbery of the poor for the
emolument of the rich; No. 262 Broadway,
New York:
SRI have this day received yoar circular
letter, dated Jan. l, 1868, issued in the inter-
est lin gold) of Gen. Grants nomination for
the presidency of the United States. The
circular was evidently intended for careful
private circulation, and to go into the hands
Of extremely loyal bondholders only; and
candor requires me to state that some enemy
of your politico-fnancial schemes some lurk-
ing foe to oppression, drunkenness, imbecili-
ty, despotism, robbery and wrong some de-
tested and degraded friend of the poor; some
miserable advocate of taxing the lordly as
well as the lowly; some sycophantic sLickler
fox law, and antiQuated, supercilious lover OF
constitutional liberty,-l,as given you my
name You have been duped, Mr. Hilton. |
am not bondholder to any alarming extent.
pay the government SO year for the priv
ilege of earning, by harl labor in a law office,
a moderate support for myself and family.
Three hours out of every "a of my life are
devoted to excessive toll to pay the interest
II GOLD on the bonds Of Henry Hilton, \. I.
Stewart, w. Z. AstOr, the rest Of your COM
niittee, and the recognized thinking people
who Eope TO foist upon the public Cen.
Grant. | have been unable to discover any
equitable reason why the poor only should
be burdencd with taxes, and the rich not Or
ly exempted, but actually supported il
their opulence by the toiling legions OF the
poor.
think Gen. Grant, az statesman, is igno-
ran. to irnbecil;ty As man he is without
neral rectitude or courage. given to the
most debasing proAgacy, excited by the
most groveling desires, and controlled by
the most putrefying passions; notorious
drunkard a selfconvicted, unmitigated liar.
Again, do not recognize the right of few
bondholders and many aristocrats to force
any man, much less Gen. Grant, into the
presidential office. For these reasons / an,
satisfied that your circular was not intended
for me, and take the liberty of returning il
10 you, first retaininga copy for the Chicago
Times newspaper containing articles on
the subject of Gen. Grants nomination"
As you arc gracious enough to express a
wish to shear my views, and be informed oI
the state of public mind in my district, re-
specting your movement" 1 cannot deny my.
self the pleasure of gratifying so amiable a
desire for information.
Mr.. Hill on, you commit a grave error il
supposing that "my position in the commu
nifty where reside will enable me TO shape
if not lead. public opinion" / live in thu
dependence and intelligence of the people
who form their own opinions, and act upor
them We earn our living by honest indus
try, Mr.. Hilton, and not by specializing upor
the necessities and miseries Of the country
and am persuaded that "the people of my
district" are capable of forming their owl
opinions, and will steutly demur TO a nest o
New York bondholders shaping opinions fo
their control Besides, Mr.. Hilton, If Gen
Grant, as your circular states, is emphatical-
ly the choice of the people," what's the me-
cessity of your contemplate effort to form
public opinion9
Mr. Hilton, why did not your circular give
some account of the caucus of bondholders
in Mr. A. T. Stewards back parlor, where
Gen. Grant was first placed in nomination as
the candidate Of the bondholdcrs, =" irrespect-
i've Of party?"
Unfortunately, Mr.. Hilton, your circular
has the names of too many bOndholders on it
Just as matter of curiosity, Mr.. Hilton, viii
Sou please point out the name of the man Oh
your committee who controls less than q mil
lion and a half of government bonds. Bein.
a man of truth, Mr. Hilton, you certainly in
tended to say, in your circular, that Gen
Grant is emphatically the choice Of the peo
pie on Wall street.
The state of the public mind in my district
is rather unfavorable to the presidential pre-
tensions of Gen. Grant. There were a grea
many soldiers from my district under Gen
Grant, and they say that, at Fort Donelson
he was drunk; at Belmont, he was drunk
at Shiloh, he was drunk at Yicksburg, h
was drunk. Besides, Mr.. Hilton, we thinl
that man who will delibe rately lie to an,
deceive the president of the United States
will be swift to break faith with the people.
Mr.. Hilton, you need send no more circu
lars out west. There is no room for Gran
clubs here, the ground is all occupied. Ii
every village, town, and city in every town
hin eo1,or,l AZ ricf the ho vo ~, n