The Van Buren press., 1868-09-18

country in the hsnds Of the negro race.
Bat this opposition springs from feeling
Of eumliy assl desfS seated eonvietiss' That
1t present the negroes have neither the
intelligence OF other qualifications neces-
sary to make them sale depositesie- 81
political power. They would inevitably
become the victims of deWsgogues, VIII
for selfish purposes. would mislesh them
tn the serioas injury Of the I~.b!.e, The
great want of the people OF the Sonth u
peace. The people earnestly desire tran
guilty aud the restoration ofthe Union.
They depr-cste Disorder and excitement
A. the most serious obstacles " their
prosperity. They ask fcr, 4 restoration
Of their rights under the Constitution.
They desire speedy relief from the oP
prcssivc misrulc. xtovc nh they woulsar.
peal to their countrymen for the re- estsb-
lishment IN the Scuthern States OF that
which has justly been regarded ss the
birth.right of every American, The right
of clf-government Establish them On u
firm basis and we can safely promise. on
behalf or the Southern people, that they
will faithfully obey the Constitution anil
laws OF the Unitesl States, and treat the
negroes with blindness and humanity. and
fuldll every duty incumbent upon l,-see-
full citizens, loyal ~ the. Censtitutiop Vi
their country. We believe the above con-
tains a saccinet reply ~ the gewsssltep-
les embraced in your letter. and weycW-
turc to say, on behalt Of the Southern
people. and Of the officers and soldiers of
the late Confederate army, that they win
concur in all the sentiments which We
have expressed Appreciating the pat.
riotic motives which have prompted yoar
letter, AMI reciprocating your expressions
Of Kindness We have thu honor to he,
Very respectfully and truly,
4 f''a :" laal fefpi RE.Lrr.
To Gen ". y. Rosccrans, Minister tn
Mexico. .r mm lice ifiHt
The letter is also signcd bye. L. beau
regard, Louisiana Alexander ii. Stephens
Georgia; Alex. H. II, Stuart, Virginia;
{. NJ. Conrad, Louisiana; Linton Ste
phcns. Georgia; A. Carpenter, washng-
ton. Va John Echols, Va. FG. Stock.
dale. Florida; +. II. Pickcns, South Car,
olina; w. J. Robinson, Va, Jos. r. Aa-
dcrson, Va VIM. J. Turner. Va; S. II.
Lubee, 3. c., r. Fontainc. Va; John
Lctcher. Va; B z. Adams. Miss. H. !.
Green, N. g.; Edward e. Harvie. VA.
y. V. Daniels. Jr., VIVA; w. y. Suti,~s.
lin, Va. A. Is. James, La; c. I. Beware
gard, Texas; NJ, o. II Norton, La; y,
Brance, Ga. II. s. Russell. Ga. Samuel
J. Douglas, Fla. Jeremiah Morton. John
b. Baldwin, George II. Bowling, rheo
I. Conway aud James Lyon, Virginia
Hon. Thomas Ewing ont for Seymour and
Blair. 'A
The Cincinnati Ax1~Sye,. OF the tn
inst He 'i3eA ~ ~ taQgi
The Hon. Thomas Ewing, sen, Of
Ohio, q gentleman Of lifelong preJUiices
against the Democratic party. who tor
nearly a half century combated ii with re-
markable vigor and ability. is out in
long address to the unplcdgcd voters IN
favor Of the success Of the Democratic
ticket. lie states that until recently il
WAS his intention to have voted for Gran.
and Coliax, and to rely upon the election
ola Democratic House OF Representative
~ check upon the Executive and Sen
ate, but he Is now convinced that will not
do, and that all /" unplc,lged men, should
vote against the RNlical nominees for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency. Mr.
Ewing shows how completely the Radi
cal faction IN Congress has act aside ami
overrIf'en the other BRANCHES ofthe G0v-
ernuicnt--Executive and Jmliciai---and
how little they have regarded the CoIn.t:-
tuition, either in letter or in spirit lie
gives Il scathing review OF their Who'll"
proceedings, and demonstrates that Mr.
Johnson . reconstrnctien policy h entire
" identical with that of Mr. Lincoln. and
that there has been total change ot trout
in the Radical organization, who ,lrpou,,
Johnson for following IN the foot.terS
Of hts predecessor, whose political mem
ory they profess to adore. ilheta%a ]o
Mr. Ewing docs mt believe that thc
bondholdcr should receive aMy n,os
money for his bonds than he ,psitl fur
them. whether that sum is forty. fiftv or
sixty cents on a dollar On ail the lead
ing vital issues. the venerable ex-senator
Of Ohio 10 with the Democracy whom to
support cost him the severance ,of hong
and almost invincible prejudice. If sucl,
a man as Mr.. Ewing can rise superior tn
Old party animositics anil antagonisms,
surely no one ought to be goserwSl bc
them when they arc 30 inanifsstlv op,1s.
ctl .Eo the interests Of tho couutry. T,,.tB
Mr.. Ewing has not been in public lfc
for ncaaly = quarter OF \ century. hut his
name Is still q household word 10 sil
those who were Clay anil Webster Wh'ps
In the past generation Indeed. his a,.
thority is only inferior with the oli mssn-
hers OF that party to their great leaders
themselves. Although he must now IN,
well up In the seventies, he retains his
intellectual faculties entirely MNs'in,n,cd
by the lapse Of time. His letter il warthv.
IN it- style and in its lucid reasoning, or
the Thomas Ewing who thuMlcr,sl against
the Administration OF Andrew Jackson
a third Of a century ago. '""'" sN
This change sgainst Grant and Colrsx
on the part Of gentleman So ssls. anil
who has given 20 much retlectior to the
election rs Mr.. Ewing. is extrru,cly sig
niHcant. II shows to what conclusions
even the most prejndiwN viii come II
they will only caImls stwly tho polisicsl
position. There are thowssnls In Obi.
who ut this junctnre will consider Ms., Nv,
ing an cminentlr safe rOunselOr. heina r..