Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-24
.Av.n DEM6CRAT,, EXPOSED. =

A few days ago Judge Piorepont, OF New
York, who claims to be war. Democrat,
addressed letter to Mr.. A. T. Stewart,
in which he gave in his adhesion to Gen.
Grant, and sent $4,000 to aid in his
election. The correspondence between
Pierepont and Stewart has been semitic
large number of papers in various por-
tons of the country, both Republican and |
Democratic, to be published and paid for.
These papers are informed that they are
at liberty to say what they please about
Judge Piercpont's letter, but they arc
strictly enjoined not to mention the fact
that they arc paid for publishing it. This
| is one Of Stewards electioneering lodges.
The letter ofJudge Piereponthaving been
thus extensively published over the
country, many persons who have read 1t
will no doubt be curious to know some
thing Of the antecedents of this man
Pierpont. This is furnished by the
Buffalo IN. W Courier of the 18th
/ inst, which says:
"This same Judge Pierepont stated IN
the presence of the writer of this para
graph, on the steps of the Capitol at AL
bany, in the summer of 1867, that in his
opinion, the Democratic party should
come out boldly for the Reputation of
the entire war debt. He said that he
had been travelling in the West, and that
the people were ripe for such declara-
ton. His remarks were addressed to
r Hon. Horatio Seymour, who replied that
, | Reputation was term that never ought
| to be used that the man who could pay
his debts and refused to pay them was
) scoundrel; and that, while Reputation
| was crime, bankruptcy was a mislor-
r tune, from which nationSpwere no more
i exempt than Individuals Governor Sey-
mour urged that it was the duty of every
: man to give his support TO financial
t policy that would enable the government
9 to meet its obligations in accordance with
q their terms, and to increase the relative
value of the currency, as compared Will
. coin, until specie payments could be re
y sumed without creating financial distress
: Judge Pierepont entered into no argu
If ment in favor of his position to repudI
ate the whole debt, beyond the asser
- ton that it would be popular, anC
D, that the time was not far dlstan
IS when parties would divide upon TIN
/ issue. And now this same Pierrepont, II
r a letter paraded in all the Radical jour
nails, pretends that he cannot vote 10
lie Seymour, because his support involve
lie the nations faith violated, its deb
d repudiated. its name dishOnOred, it
property Destroyed etc. Whethe
the rebuff he received from Gov. Sey
&c mour, on the occasion alluded TO, is
'r the bottom of his hostility, or whethe
Is he is simply in the employ of the bond
q holding interest, which lent the govern
Oh ment currency and now demands gold,
le not essential. 1t would be interestin
IL to know, however, when he ceased to b
y an advocate of reputation, and became
+ supporter of policy that proposes to ad
ol at least one-third to the national debt.
+ OF course, Judge Pierrepont is marvel
a, lqpsly proper man to go with the bond
ID holders in their support of Grant. II
+ was a repudiator only a year ago, an
. now he is in favor of paying the war del
v in gold. He must have bought som
J.; bonds lately.