The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15
Another letter from Hon. Thos. Ewing.

reply to one written to him by L. C!l
Jones;c ;cof DelaNaresin this State, who
attempted to reply to Mr.. Ewing's
fprmee letter. The Reply of Mr.. Ew-y
ing sufficiently indicates the subject
of Mr.. Jones' letter, instead of taking
up our space by publishing it. We
wish every Republican in the State,
who honestly desires the resterations5
of the country, on basis Of right and
Justice zceald1 1Heada MrsKxi iag's letter :
z.s,sy LANCASTER, Sept. 3d. 1861
MY DEAR SIR--Y our favor of; the
9th has been some time ON hand, but.
a press, partly of, business, mainly def
indolence, has delayed my ansWeEr1a
L anl not at all surprised at the
views you express on the subject of
my address ofithe, 3D. Yauatalk, and
read, and live on one side of the qffes@
ton only, and whatever strongly eOn-
travenes, itmust, / am well aware, inn
press you unfavorably while-I on the
other hand, not engaged in political or
professional life, mixing freely with
men Of all parties, and having all the
reliable, sources of information open
and present before me-. have formed
an opinion quite different from yours,
and probably different from that
which 1 would have formed in your
situation. You haveread the brief on
one side Ii have examined and
weighed the case carefully on both,
with a most earnest desire to sustain,
ifipossible, the, party to which very
many of our old friends and political
associates belonged; that Iwould not
do itwas their fault not mine, for l
warned them repeatedyeiof the gulf
which they were opening between US,
which it were impossible for me to
pass, without an abandonment of all
my lifelong cherished principles ;and
while these events were passing, I
stood: on ground which precluded all
possible supposition that 1 had an ,unf
due bias on !. the side on, which you
think / err, that is, toward secession,
its consequent revolt, or in favor of
those who committed it, / have, .du-
ring all my political life, spoken and
written against the right of nulifica-
ton and secession o.rAt the opening of
the late contest, from the very first,
and as long as my political strength
endured,I i publicly addressed the peo-
pie, calling upon thef,young men to
,volunteer, and the aged and rich to
contribute funds tofsuppert the fami-
lies of the patrio TIC soldiers who vol
unteered to fight in ideefnse of the
Constitutioniand the Union, ,,,G bes,7
In this, Judge Ranney, Allen, and
other old school democrats, took the
stand with me-" H,was; not a party,
but a National, a; Union movement,
and I did not propose then, nor do /
intend noM,to slide into party which
by its RECKLESS violence is7destroyi
both the Union and Republican. Cow
ernment under which alone,it exists.
l have. four sons and-tWo sons-in-la
When an armed force t1eeame.s neees-
jsary, fve't of the six volmteered-of
these all bnt oneJewho; was, disabled
by a wound, served during the war,
and fought in more than twenty bat
ties, beginning at Bull Run and end
ing at the. grand review in Nv ashing-
ton; and of these four,1sno one was
less than twice promoted for good
conduct on the field of battle.r It's
cool for gentlemen to talk tome of
their achievements and arrogate the
right. to governs the nation, because
they saved it, when few of them rem
dered more efficient : serYieee in the
hour of trial than Land the millions
who think and act with me. j And the
most that mangof these did who claim
the most merit, and are most. -clamor-
GUS and e4acting3Was to manufacture
shoddy,and with it. to cheat the Gov
ernment in Il clethingI furnished our
troops. .-4a,g rgSY r9F}or1 - nd.
In the beginning ofithe contest it
was of pardn1o inip portance, to se-
cure the feo-6perationl lof the border
States5 lespeeiallyq Kentackyi; and to
this end held consultasionlwith Mr..
Crittenden, and athis request, he be-
ingin feeble health; but strong in the
ruling passionhedevoted to the Union
~ drew up the4 resolutions which
fbear i'his maine, which, without the
| change of 4 word, iuassed u the two
houses with but lithree sdissenting
voices. Lintended themin good faith
and so they were reeeiTedaby the Dor.
der States; but that faith was violated
by Congress at its Hfifst session after
the surrender of the. rebel army, and.
the dissolution of theuEonfed derate
government, and this breach of faith.
has prodHcGdall the heallarehy,ando most
of 9the1 evilse which have since, dis
tracted the nation: II have, washed nv;
hands lofait, and iof theaparty9 who.
eommitted,and stiiL persist in assist
ing and sustaining it. The old Whig
| party, to which you and j g belonged,
was aisinceEer and truthful party. So
with the Union party of d861,; they
violated NO obligations, illegal soti con-
stitutional ;tthey broke no faith, but
held ON toithelexeautim Eofi their Just
and lawful purpose land / am too
long taught in the school to now join
|in, or knowipglytgineI CONFERENCE.-The
a. lawlesssor faithiessapol political teon1bi-i
nation, however powerful, or iimpo-l
1singsor however largely composed of
those eG.who;I once acted IWith me and
We're my ffiends.foi) aidt iii aTad= sifi
Eu Whether jostlyeor nos lam proud
fof the part whiclilmy family bore in
the late conflict, aafd am not at ali