The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-11-04
Letter from = Prominent Anti Wells
Republican.
[rrom the Richmond State Journal

Republican,.
lProm the Richmond State Journal
The following rebuke to the Democrat
ic majority of the Legislature, which
to deceive the country by sailing unde
false colors, is we'll timed. and, comin
rs it does from a prominent gentleman Q
Portsmouth who opposed the election Q
Governor Wells, it will have great weigh
with the deceived and deluded Wake
mon who made the tools of the designin,
conservative and unrepenting rebels:
PORTSMOUTH,, Vir., Oct IL, 1869.
Editor Daily State Journal
The newspapers have informed US O
the organization Of the Virginia Legisla
ture and the ratification OF the fourteen
tn and fifteenth amendments to the con
stitution of the United States.
The conservative papers have been very
careful not to mention the shabby man
ner in which the conservatives treated the
30 called Walker True Republicans; but
not withstanding the silence of the press
it is we'll understood by the people, and
universal joy prevades the faithful
democracy at the pl aspect OF seeing the
patronage of the state once more diStrib
utea among them; and [ heard one OF
them say that he was perfectly satisfied,
because if Malone and Walker could not
persuade the legislature to select one Off
Ger who could take the oath at this time
when their own status in measure de
pended on it, he was perfectly sure. thai
no id black Republicancou hold Office
in the state after she was once fully ad
mitted as an equal in the Union. asked
him what he thought of Stearns, Gilmer
and Rye. He said they he'd certaiE!y,
aided them to get power, but in time:
past they had prosecuted the Democracy;
and there were too many Southern gentle
men, who had been impoverished by the
party to which these men had claimed to
belong. He thought it impndence for
any one to expect a Democratic Legisla-
ture to put Republicans in Office, adding
''Itis true;I expect they will be compelled
to select men who are not obnoxious to
the test toath for Senators; but there Is
Mulford who is so much of gentleman
for q Northern man, and who sympath-
ICES with us in our opposition TO carpet
baggers and scalawags; aud there is also,
Bob Owens. Southern gentleman,
whose disa abilties have been removed
These two would fill the bill and make
fair Senators.
In connection with the above. [ met
one of the aspranta for the United States
Senate, and when In conversation L told
him that Stearns and Lewis were aspir
ants, he said; how the hi are they 60
ing to take the oath; it is. reported that
Stearns subscribed $20,000 to the Con
federacy, and Lewis was contractor with
the same government. L answered " Ii
that is so, they have almost excellent pre-
cedent in the case Of Patterson, of Tenn
essee, and encouragement from the
speeches of Democrats throughout the
state, wherin they taught that there was
no dishonor in t. king an oath with a
mental reservation, when exacted by an
illegally established government ruled by
usurpers.
The conduct of the Legislature in pro-
Tossing to be friends of the administra
ton t'fAneral Cant. but saying at the
same time mono Of tho Sc who supported him
-il.n nu.u n.uoc uu,.r US, reminds me OF
one of the departments in the Navy Yard
here. During the last Presidential can
vass two of the foremen in said depart
ment were ardent and active Seymour
and Blair followers, denouncing veng-
eance against all who supported the Re
publican party After the election and
it had been announced that no man would
be retained in Office who was opposed
to the Administration. these two gentle
men became very strong Administration
men, and called themselves Grant Walker
Republicans In the late canvass in this
State. Well, now, under their profess
ion one would suppose General Grant :
friends would have some show with them,
but assure you it is about as difficulty
to get them to give Republican job of
work ~ it is to get good ardent Con
federate to admit thar Grant is a good
General The same feeling actuates these
two nayy-yard bosses which operates in
the Legislature. The party and press
have so often called Grant hard names
and abused him that they have actually
got to believe what they say Is true, and
now think that they can shut up the eye
of the administration by simply saying,
1--WE are General Grants friends" nc
matter how proscrlptlve they act towards
his friends and supporters.
1t amuses Inc much to see and hear
the Chiva!ry who had ~o lately denoun
oed d'theRepublicans of Virginia as nercen
aries. touowcrs for pay, with no principle
but the lus, for office, now going round
with hat in hand boot licking those whom.
they charged were covered all over with
eruption. Did any man ever see the
| kepuplsans present such a ridiculous
front Why think that ninety
Republican wives out ofa hundred would
desert their husbands if they were guilty
of such disgracetul acts as the leaders OF
the virginia Democracy have lately