The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-10-22
The Pierpont-Stswart Correspond
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4
ence.
From the Chicago Journal.
| In Mondays journal we gave, Unue!
the head of Business Aii1 Politics,
some Of the reasons why there Is gen
eral feeling among business men, cSpe
cialiy in New York city, that seymour.
election would disturb the present peace
Of the country, deraDge trade, and, per.
hap- bring upon US another war, with
all its horrors. Since then the New
York papers have brought Us lestel
from Judge Edwards Pierrepont, Tam
many Sachein until very recently, in
which the writer BIZ word aud deed il.
Illustrates the widespread detection
among the Imperial Democracy. He
not oniy pronounces for Grant, but sub
| scriDes 1900 to be used in Lis election.
His letter runs thus:
No. lss FIFTH AVENUE
new York SATURDAY, oct u, isss-
Grant Committee, etc:
My DEAR JUDGE-When Frank p.
Blair, who had DO claim whatever upon
the Democratic party, was nominated
in Tammany Hall, with such shouts OF
applause, just after proc.aiming that
| We must have q President who will
trAmple into the dust" the laws of Con-
g.ess, and when four rebel Generals
made the chief ratification speeches in
New York, my attention, as a War
Democrat, was arrested by this remark
able exhibition.
since then ! have carefully .a.ea the
expression. VI southern Journals, and
the speeches Of Southern politicians,
from Wade Hampton, OH his return to
Charleston, TO the recent manifesto OF
b. II. Hill, and find that every lead
ing rebel in the confederacy regards the
expected election of Seymour aud Blair
| rs = complete yindicaIion o! the rebel
lion, 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 freedom, and the fourteenth amend
| meDt of the constitution.
This contest presents q well-defined
issue between the friends and the enc
mics Of our Government.
! cannot conceive how any intelligent
man, who does not wish the rebels re-
| turned to power, the nations faith yio-
! lated, its debt repudiatcd, its name dis
honoEed, aud its prosperity destroyed,
it patriots iusulted, and the lost cause
! restored, cali vote against Grant.
In my Judgment, the election Of Sey-
meur aud Blair would forthwith confuse
| and pafalyze our business, and reduce
the value Of our property one-ha!f.
! To aid in avertlug this calamity,
send you herewith 80, 900, which give
! to lie used in the election Of General
Grant IN such manner as you and the
committees with whom you act may
think best.
And remain your, very truly,
EDWARDS PIEEgEP0sT
II this letter, with its e2e,s post
rf.st IT,, 81.
business like strain:
BE2ADwaY AND CHAMBERS STREET,
NEW YORK, October IL, lssss
/ Hon. Edwards Picrrepont, New York city:
/ My DEAR SIR-it gives me great plea
! sire - know you fully appreciate Tie
| deed. every one having any interest in
the prosperity Of oar country, that must
! result from tlie election Of General Grant
| The que ton is presented IN the peo-
| pie whether they will aid in cieating All
| administration bent upon tralnpiiay 10y
/ atty Into the dust, AMI eievating upon
its ruins power controlled by rebel
| chiefs, whose motto will be "Ine Re-
bellion Nindicated.' with pro-traton to
every branch Of industry ali business at
| the North; or whether we should place
| In the Executive Mansion one eiHphati-
caliy of the people, who has never acted
but from ajust sense of duty TO his coun-
try. aud from whose administration We
will have all the blessings tina. can flow
from peace in every department OF our
Government, inspiring IA confidence that
| cannot but lead us to prosperity and
| happiness n a nation, and promising for
Us u future unequalled in the history of
! the past.
To secure this end accept your gene
fohs contribution, and will apply it to
slch proper uses as may tend to bring
about result 50 promising with bless
lngs to us all.
Sincerely your friend,
! ALEX. r. STEWART.
| This is the blending of business and
! politics which shows at once the inteii-
! gehce of the writers and the certainty Of
the Republican victory at the approach
ing election. Self interest aad patriot
ism combine to make all classes. from
the millionaire to the humblest opera
tive, unite in opposition to the revo!u-
tlonary Democracy. From the logic of
TINS Fierrepont-Stewart correspondence
there Is no escape, and many waverin.
Democrat will, we doubt not, he brought
over to the right side by its perusai
Henry Ward Beecher delivered an
address OH 1.-The Issues Of the Canvass"
To All immense audience, in the Brook
lyn Academy of Music, Oh Friday even
ing last. 1t was full Of telling points:
sound logic, sllarpened by glowing wit:
an impressive vindication of the princi-
pies, measures, and candidates of the
Republican party. His views ofuniver-
! sal suffrage were stated with great clear
ness, and very happily illustrated. OF
tha charge, SO Often preferred by rebels
ana their friends, that the Republican
party has violated the constitution in
the work Of reconstruction, Mr.. Beecllcr
said:
AS to this matter, | confess | don't
feel so sensitive about it as do the men
Wbo spent fou" years fighting against
the Constitution. | have great respect
for 1t. like it. But it is not 50 dear
to me as il has become to them. have
reasonable hope. too, that the Consti-
tuition Will be maintained: | think the
broad common sense of the American
people will take care oft the Constitution.
II is very affecting to my feelings there
fore, when hear these outcries, these
most affectionate warnings, and long
iHgs, and rnpinings of the reconstructed
rebellion i'm the South in behalf If The
Constitution-the dear. blessed Cun-,i-
tuition. Laughter and applause why
90 love the Constitution" Because