The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-01
PATRIOTIC LETTER FROM GEH.
DIX.
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He Deeleres Uaqaaiihedly for Gen.
Grant.

that am heart and hand With Mr. Sey,
mour: l am not aware Of any thing in
present Or past which could rightfally
subject me 70 such an imputation. Z:
ssEnoua's uxy1rssss. /,
l have been aequsiuted with Mr..
se,mour moro than /. quarter Of {. cen.
tu'y. he is IN amiable gentleman of
unexceptionable private char.cter and
respectable talents. But you know as
well '' l that he has not . single quail
hcation for the successful execution of
the high Official trust to which he has
been nominated, and he is especially
deficient in that 6rmness Of purpose
which, in critical emergencies, is the
only safegaard against public disorder
and calamity. He has been twice At
different times Governor of the State Of
New York, and he has in neither case
had talent or tact to keep the Demo-
cratic party of the State together moro
than two years. I should regard his
election at this juncture, when steadi-
ness OF purpose, decision and self.con-
troll are 50 much needed, ~ one of TIE
greatest calamities that could befall the
country.
Moreover, be has been put in nom-
ination by = convention which has
openly declared the purpose of those il
represents to pay the greater part Of
the public debt contracted TO- preserve
the Union in deprecated paper. Such
= measure would, in my judgment, be
= palpsble violstion Of public faith,
pledged under circumstances which
should have been binding on .ll hon.
orable men. Seymour has made puo.
lie speeches to show that it il our duty
to pay the debt in specie. In accept
ing his nomination IS Presideutia! can
didatc, he adopts the declaration that
it ought to be paid in paper. 1 know
nothing so humiliating in the history
Of American politics as this tergiversa.
tion. 1t was perhaps not unfit that
mr. Seymour, after presiding in 1864
over the Chicago Convention which de-
clared the war . failure, should preside
over the convention of 1868, in which
proposition to discredit the debt con-
trscted to carry on tho war was receiv-
ed with tremendous cheering, and
that he should be the chosen. ia,tra-
ment to execute this act of national tur-
pitude. .. 80
D8N0C1ACY DEGRHBRArID.
i do not believe that tho wishes OF
opinions Of the great body Of the Dem.
ocratic party are fairly expressed in
these proceedings. They have nothing
in common: With the ,st.tesn.nlike ke
views ofpoliey; and high sense oft:na.
tional honor which guided the party,
when! Martin ivan Bmen, William: IL.
Yancey, silAs Wright, Lewis Cass; and
Stephen A. Douglas, were apong its
most eeonspicuous members. j. .,-- :.
80 OBI SOURCE oS sAR1rH.! ~ . :
I go but ono source Of safety for the
ooaotry under existing circumstances,
aud that is the
,lscrfox Or ar. ,olA.r:: 8
On his decision Of character, good
sense, moderation, and disinterested
statesmanship, I believe the South vii
have far bstter hope Of regaining The
position in the Union to which it is en-.
titled than under man whose political
course has been in nothing moro con-
spicuoasly marked than in an utter in:
trinity Of purpose. '" ''.,'''
snyxouR's NEW YoRK SPRICH.
Independently OF all these ,oossidera.
tions I should b greatly, surprised il
the people Of the United States wer.
to elect - their chief magistrate man
Who was making 1t the And.my q
Music, on the 4sh Of July, 1861
speech deficient in oil the Characters.
tics Of an elevated eountry-st the very
hour when Gen. Grant vas carrying the
victorious arms Of tho Union into Vioks-
burg, and when thousands Of our fallen
eountrynen were pouring out their
blood on plains Of Ge*tysburg 10 de-
feuse Of their hones and The Govern.
msnt; which Mr.. Seymour was doing an
in his power 70 embanass and discoo.
cert. '"''; :
lam quite willing you should ahov
this letter 70 my friends who may take
an interest IL my opinion in, regard Il
tho coming election, and I am particu,
lasly desiroo, Of removing tho impres
.ioo, # i exists, th.'t # ! AN i iq favor 9 9
Mr.. Seymour Or Or the repudiatioa Of anl,
portion Of s, The = public debt. ~..... i =.
I ~. DIR, very truly, youfs,
''2I, JOHN 4, DIX.
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