The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-26

Zion. George BourusIl
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Sir 81 shall make little apology for al
ing your attention 10 my letter. and lesu
Cor is contents. You we're tire ARR M ds0v.
the political orthodoxy OF my friends and
myself aud by all the rules OF the forum
am entitled 90 a defense. Again, you hold
an Office OF the Republic, aud your acta.
therefore, arr Legitimate subjects Of cFiti-
cism by the humblest citizen thereof But in
some respects we are alike; for instance, we
are both aspiranta for place, with this dit-
terence-you aim 70 be the next President.
the opinion OF tho people while seek al
humber place. with my hopes IN dlaaateroua
eclipse, except In the Judgment OF Miasia-
sippl. So. In the probable result In the Fd-
t1re- We both stand adverse 10 the Judgment
| OF the country.
In the pursuit OF yodr ambition, you are
interruptions as 10 the means OF your sue
cess. Your organ. the New Your Sun. IA
the same breath ridicules the capacity Of
your master. aud dwells with emphasis on
your peculiar ftncss for his otlice
"Nour excellent tool, Mr.. Tuliock, became
50 reckless Ia the manipulation OF your de-
partment In the interest Of your ambition,
and so defiant OF the wishes Of the President
and the country, that % save yourself from
an explosion Of popular indignation You
found IL convenient 20 transfer him 90 an
other sphere OF scandalOus activity. where
his talents might be exerted with equal eff
feet. and less effrontery.
virginia, Tennessee. Mississippi aud
Texas, not TO mention anything 40 humble
AS myself were distractions In the way Of
your success. because. through President
Grants Intervention In excluding the pro-
Scriptive clauses from their organic lava
these States are brought into the Talon
firmly welded 70 his support. Now, this d
In direct conflict with your systcmatlxed
plans for what General Grant gets ln the
next election, clearly Mr.. Boutwell, viii not
90 and fbaraFa hau HnrsmsrasaaA
Conservative Republicans who are for Grant,
that Won may obtain the proscrlptive Re-
publicans, who are tor boutwell,; and by
some strange deNterous management, and
occult political strategy, YOU have 20 work
cd upon the confidence OF the President as
to cause him 10 flourish the club with which
you intend 10 break his head, by inducing
him to join you in denuneiation Of the Cons
sCrvafive Republicans. party created by
his magnaninity. and triumphant through
his management.
.But, sir. your purpose Is easily discerned,
and has twofold object. namely. 20 destroy
the National Republican party Ia the South,
and then 10 reconstruct from rs shattered
fragments Boutwell, party, with no Rleh-
mond in the Held to strike for your crown.
But IL you cannot succeed ia this scheme OF
desperate enterprise, you mean 60 ruin--a
result from present appearances much more
likely 10 be reached.
Your official Intervention for Wells, Tor
instance. gave 20 600 majority 10 Walker.
Your letter 70 Stokes gave Rsntor - Ton-
nessee by an overwhelming vote Of 10000.
Your marvellous political sagncity, now ac-
tive In Mississippi and Texas, will repeat
your calamity, aud again Ovorwhelm You
with discontinue and defeat. Superadd %
these results your unapproaehabie folly, the
imposition on these States Of your iron-clad
oath, and the alienation Is complete, landing
them all In the out-stretched arms Of DcmOc-
racy.
but the consequence OF your folly does
not end here. Ohio and Pennsylvania, and
others will follow, decide their political Status
In October, and the North will echo back the
condemnation ofthe South, and peal Ia your
ears this fact-that there Il stu len enough
Of the incorruptibie virtue Of the Republic
TO rehuke you for wanton repression OF
that most sacred right, the elective fran
chise.
but. sir, this will not deter you from yonr
mad course. You will still persist until
every prop that supports our party h strick-
en- away, and the whole grand auperstruc-
ture tumbles about our ears In hopeless ruin.
"WheD you were appointed Secretary OF
the Treasury and unanimously confirmed by
Senate of every shade OF political opinion,
did you not take an oath 70 administer your
office impartially, and for the exclusive OBJ
jects Of It's creatiOn-to collect the revenue
and control the finances of the country Us
not that Office the property Of the nation,
and yourself only clothes for time with q
little brief authorityp Then. sir, how do
uses and functions Into means and instru-
ment Of oppression, and compel the election
Of obnoxious rulers upon the people Of the
SOUTH Is such course consistent with
your oath OfOfflce. OF do you call this great
moral Ideas But, Mr.. Boutwell, though
you have thus prostltuted the powers Of
your Office for purposes OF oppression. With
out the warrant OF conscience or law, lt may
be that you can tell me by what authority
you presume to pronounce uDon my pOllti-
cal orthodoxy. Who constituted you the
infallible hope Of Republicaniam Who
gave you authority TO hurl the political
anathemas ofthe partyY Again, what right
had you TO commit the Administration 10
your pOlicyp Have you 20 learn yet that
you are only part Of the Administration,
and not the whole oft; though your friends
believe that a monpmania has seized your
mind on that subject. and that you verify
believe yourself the State.
Very respectfully,
LEWIS DENT"