, 1869-04-10
MR.. WELLS AND HIS AssAlLANTs.
Ellis Services to The RcpubItcan
Pnrty.
How They are Requited.
From ths sp,tnqa<.d tkau., R,p1.srio,,

How They are Requited.
From tbs Ep5t79d<Ea t1fas> Republican.
TIE Rel ublican assallants Of Nj Wells are o,f,
ed Nth singular faculty Of forRetfalness, Hhlcj
Eight Dokshs ago, this whoIe dlsloyal and Dsnsn
cratic press vas exu1tsn9 In the prospect Of sey,
o1s H.f dpsaes deficiency fos sas s.sas rear, aa
In Csugress aad out Of CooS1eaa, lacked either ~
muea e q ~ '1i ns ,o s e Il l. n'
aon letsers Of NE. Eells-anT we nay nav aid ~.
Nsanbcrne letter, Republicans throughout Ii,
t!ons Of their atlseTs41es who tannseti tienl viii
| the worst nd most ine1tusabl4 financial failur,.
And this si!ence was not nore owing to lack oi
Argument, than to 3 secret and taost uncoua.,47aa
bit conviction that the charge might really le I'm,
. There were enough o. those WHO could rrylew
the zeconstrucuon policy with skill. and ,lelen,,
tde nCt1on OF congress towards the coutuerr,i
! States With eloquence aud v!xor. Press and nj
form had su11elency, not to spare, OF the stoct
arguments and spneals which looked to the dues
orators alike were dumb a dogs when calje,t IA
account before the people for the charge OF th.,
! public resenues and the conduct Of the public
my. Ar. hcCulloch hui no disposition to say anT-
thing that could asp the party which stood ~ lie
allowing anything Of tha ktnd to be said rhe
Special Commissioner, ID coming forth to ieftnI
the integrity Of the NATIONAL cre: al y, ., tho
peril Of bis ONCE and against the strongest per
sonal reasons for silence. II not Tor acauie5cencs
We hare seen what he has got for it.
i was with this bad financial zecorl that the Ro-
pubucans went into the canvass; auh the bo!+t
ek1lfnl and persistent mauncr In which Democratic
orators and editors "pgessetl" that issne-as Mr.
Seymour adslsed them to to-toll not little upon
man the Republican party must have gone On !roau
bad to worse, In this respect, ant sul1ered u con
tlnual drain on tts support, from the decided sn-
D&fiQFtE5 wi Nm
ela1 AID Industrial question: which the depressed
condition Of trade and the businesses Of labor Aai
yasA- A distinguished Western Senator his even
declared his belief that, but for Mr. Wtlls'
exposition and defence the financial condition Of
the country, the Democracy would have carried
their earty successes ont to n1h triumph
ertng thu under the heavy md 1elLdiree,ed
bent 90 lodging this issue as Mr. Scymout Nna o1
"presstng IT. that Mr. Wells In his Alison letter.
demonstrated that tnstead Of = deficit the coun-
ny might fa!riy expect handsome surplus at tho
close of the fiscal year; and In bis Atkinson let
tet, shortly Aftef, demonstrated the surprialug tho
psysH o e miIaa, o
traos,slnaly obligations The tatter Of these posi-
our English rivals invariably refer to the rcduciion
OF our war deht as over hundred millions stpr-
Ing The Truth Of The nEst statement il being
namely, By The Tssasuz5 balance, which Is slresdy
larHe1 than Ut. Wells predicted.
~ n 3sfl aaaIoh 70 M .ns9e swo letters might as yell
that tho letter which appeared Just before the Oc-
to6er election In Pennsylrania, orer the signature
Appropriation, WIS also prepared b III. Wells,
DelmaF had sold his ,tic self out for few crntIe
Puns fsom the copperhead Journals, and had been
With some soEt Of o16cta1 sanction the public
CREDIT, With view TO influence the coming eIec-
aons 70 tine Eas t. T. ass II RspSblcaa
me Wsshonrue Latter was the RESULT a letter
which ~ Washburne saw for thr nras time IN
print, though The nsc OF hla name was author
Bat It Is not with the ACCURACY Of Mr. Wells eal-
culaton8 estimates or pTophesies that we ara now
crncerneI: but with the magnitude Ut the serTica
Which be then rendered to the party which WAS
importing the public credit and The public faith.
kEsry Republican editor, every Republican orator
the Special Commissioner had furnished, and
which no other man, none less familiar with tae
nsnE sssSnE9ss q s1e Ieasa5 Or lea Tiae! md hon
The warp and woof Of every Republican speech or
article thereafter. on the 1naneea were taken frnm
Interesting 10 ssceltain. by actual count NH hoW w
NJ. ": csse G. sna ;ne keprbltean pis.ifoa
Or endorsed Without quoting, the arguments and
statements Of the Special Commissioner wnou
they now denonnee a. unworthy Of the slightest
respectful consideration Even h1d HI. Wells, IN
thus coming 10 The rescue Of the party, played
merely the rul< Of The useful partisan ana hy me
pss,e1ston u political e1isenctes q nia o1lc.A
formation. carried the party through ii 'e1nnar
rass1nents By dus Of etastr sophls1y ana un.cr,1-
men are IN simple gratitude es;oppsd from ahasinE
consistency, considering how freely and fully
they then guaranteed his ACCURACY, candOf and cs-
paeity. Had NJ. Wells, OUT Of partisao Zeal o. for
political prefeEnent, prosurutei his poslnon and
Dreaming Dr M f,rt thcu
TO a4sa him who at that time were 10 dad Of I'D
assistance, and made such extensive use or It.
Bat when we consider that Mr. Wells state-
ments we're not more useful 10 the party than
c1etable TO the natiye aagac!ry an,l vide INFORMS.
ton Of the Special Conlmlsstoner, the iue7atitude
Of these gentlemen In thus turning upon him, nnd
keeping mp ser7e4 of at onca the 8ravest calum-
nlss nd ne most petsy nnnoy4nct.a becomes
semeti@es s -, inesp5esaioly mean: ~. Cake and
lcass anord 70 gise II: Weis ,fee pls1 aud is,r II
play tn his differences With them about tho ,roo
interest In consideration Of the service he run-
dered them BY bis Nsahbarns Ietter, Ia Carrying
ftnnsylTaula for Grant and for themselves At the
October election, and the senior editor of tho
111bsns, a. whose psatns1ve appeal to "come up
ano he!p Us" the Allison letter w4s written MIGHT
In what u called between RauiltInen Alnple de-
cency, refrain for tHelYemonth from Charging
tz1J!ng the interests Of dts country. eN
Its question, however, whether the positive
malice Of these open asssiant4 u not fully % errd-
io9etl this oetsecutjon nnt3rr The rnrrT ~ r1A
leEe to 20 on, without lifting dn4es 70 prevent it
could no, see sn,thinr n T. rsna1 .,r hn1a LEY
nrunt to shemseFes 1nnsfnsrtno thar n~ar4x nffx ~
kenuh]tcan members n fhr nrreenf Hon.a'EMz 1..z
elected bT Zen than q lnonssn rnain.tY ,nh sS.1
they Know as veil as they know anTthto1 rnar mt
fos The Allison. Atkinson and WaAhbu5ne lelsers,
down. Il not cut avaT enttTriT II End hssss1, sue
unrtasnnahe tn r11tct th.. n. Mm!ats o
found Among them enon9h VIM ru,tld h.Vr Se.s,
that he had iair pla1. anj Would hayr sttN +, h,M
fnr the snfTnT{,f,nnx ~ ~ n1s,, IN M "
If hIs renntt Enf in ~ h.F T. 80 ~ ~ ~
hra1. nro1,rt ~ e.., @ @ ,ss 80 peIn ~ ~ " @ nc
en-, neToI..Fs 49, I:.Er.i5 ess tta,n u s@-
might have 1auted single fs1eud 10 dedena hino
~ - ias t.onse.
+n.S .tt ~ ~ nsa!usla " Soa9!eA toa13
tEs. Hs el IT, ~ sots y. tnAR eNl - on iaaennseVf
smonr H. nsrt1 asu1.n Iu1s ~ rss ~ IN 1Ts
saVVirss ~ fn. ~ 100 ~ as ~ aeaa VI nnaRlnA1
M iol me e3ase y many cases petty enough,
ss ~ sus s!onP oI infou8n me pseSs % Sdey tntnk
~ ~ - E. ~ ~. " tae puouc Hnd me peH H3en
asss oik;nV fnr nimas't h,s 81 19e as.eaos Mno
main n,1caf n,11 W oat iatE bearing and hs
M:an. Eatu 1saca! ngaes Afc they a~arr thAs NJ.
one M an. TN ~ 1s'ta..ss Esunst'suene5 tnan any
rame;, X ha,s., -. ,ss-a.! @ ttepuoac1nss
1tanfI9l,t aSIf,1I 4 4S .I4. secoosoucaoa = 3ob-
m i've issTes ~ n IN tas ~ Lifting 70 me new
T.iie ~" - .a.I aoaoepy, 20 not penese In Chinesa
men nd & y 1rg% 1na sn H.
4 mn I tbs4 ~ u ne 'aoa, sneJ % hut know
stupidity welded 70 the lame Of Repoblean: man.
2. mem eaan2ed the nane Of Democrat for 1t, b.
oi9otry hnd reaction; md they viii change bacf
A8a1u ever they see good reason for II II any