Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-22
Judge Picrrepont's Letter.

The following correspondence practically
illustrates the views of thinking men re-
speeting the coming election. Judge
Pterrepont has always been a Democrat,
and is one of the Sachems of Tammany
Hall His detection, therefore, shows in
a great degree, the extent Of feeling ad-
verse to, the rebel candidates among the
Democracy who have not altogether lost
their love OF country or respect for main
tanning its honor and character a. a ma
tiun:
No. lO3 FIFTH AVENUE, New YORK,
SATURDAY, Oct 10, 1S6S-To ALIEN
+. STEWART Chairman of the Grant
Committee, &c.
IDear Sir; When Frank P. Blair, who
had no claims whatever upon the Demo
cratic party, was nominated in Tammany
Hall, with such shouts of applause, just
after proclaiming that, I'VE must have a
President who will trample into dust the
laws OF Congress, and when four rebel
generals made the chief ratification
speeches in New York, my attention, as a
War Democrat was arrested by this re-
markable exhibition. Since then | have
carefully noted tho expressions of South
ern journals, and the speeches of Southern
politicians from Wade Hampton on his
return to Charleston, to the recent mani
festo OF B. H. Hill, and | find that every
leading rebel in the confederacy regards
the expected election of Seymour and
Blair rs a complete vindication of the re-
bellion, and as certain to restore the South
to every right which she had before the
war, including the "trampling into dust
by military feet the proclamation Of free
dom and the Fourteenth Amendment tc
the Constitution. This contest presents a
well defined issue between the friends and
the enemies of our government. cannot
conceive how any intelligent man who does
not wish the rebels returned to power, tn,
nations faith violated, its debt. repu
dated its name dishonored, its prosperity
destyoyed its patriots insulted, and the
Lost Cause restored, can vote against
Grant In my Judgment, the election o
Seymour and Blair would forthwith con
fuse and paralyze our business, and re
duce the value of our property one half
To aid in averting this calamity, | sent
you herewith twenty thousand dollar
100000, which l give to be used in tn,
election of General Grant, in such man
ner as you and the committee with whom
you act may think best. And remain
yours, ever truly,
EDWARDS PIERREPoNT.
BROADWAY AND CHAMBERS STREET
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 1S66.-Hon. ED
WARD PIERREPoNT, New York City
My Dear Sir.:-It gives me great pleas
ure to know that you fully appreciate tn
consequences to all business men, indee
every one having any interest in the pros
perity of our country, that must resul
from the election of Gen. Grant. TIL
question is presented to the people whetl
er they will aid in electing an admin,
tration bent upon tramping loyalty int
the dust. and elevating upon its ruins
power controlled by rebel chiefs, who's
motto will be The Rebellion Vindicated
with prostration to every branch of indu
try and business at the North: or wheths
we should place in the Executive mansio
one emphatically Of the people. who h,
never acted but from Just sense of au,
to his country, and from whose admin
tration we will have all the blessings III
can flow from peace in every departme,
OF our government, inspiring confiden
,nat cannot but lead us to prosperity a,
happiness as nation, and promising t
Us iuture nnsqualed in the history
tne past. To secure this end aece
your generous contribution, and will a