The Van Buren press., 1869-08-31
The Dent Boutwell, Difficulty.

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/ ~ published caustic letter to Secretary
! Boutwell,, and threatens another to Post
Master General CREsWELL 1t appears
that Boutwell, has undertaken to read
Judge Dent out of the Republican party,
because the latter is in favor of Universal
Suffrage and Universal Amnesty, Dent
is not to be put down or read ont, but on
the contrary, does little reading out
himself: He charges that Boutwell, is
pulling the wires for the next Presidency,
with every assurance ofsuccoss, except
in the opinion of the people, and that
the said Boutwell, is interfering in the
Mississippi election, with every assGr-
snce Of securing his, Dents, defeat
"eXeept in the opinion Of the people OF
that State in short, that Bcutwells
calculations for the Presidency aud for
Dents defeat amount TO nothing, Judge
Dent reminds Mr. Boutwell,, that his die
tation in the Virginia election coat his pet
candidate $4,000 votes and that his in
reference in the Tennessee election, in
behalf Of that blatant perjurer, Stokes,
insured his defeat by the snug little ma
jority of $4,000 votes
Boutwell's calculations thus fAr have
fallen far short OF the mark, and 30 far
as the next Presidency is concerned, he
may we'll be considered as on the shelf
Bat how about the Great ulyacsE He
too, expects to perpetuats his coat Of
arms through another presidential term.
VIII at chance has he? As little, we think,
rs Boutwell,! Andy Johnson was right,
when he declared that the "little fellow
had no policy or ideas We see him
first layoring the Conservative policy in
Virginia and the election Of Walker; bat
Immediately after the election he sides
with Boutwell, and Wells in requiring the
"iron clad OATH from members of the
Legislature, which he knows will neutral
ize the effect Of the Conservative victory,
and secure the election Of two 'proscrip-
tive United States Senator's Mr. Sharpe
is Radical candidate for United States
Senator from Virginia. Mr. Sharpe ia a
brother-in in-law Of Grant, and this OK.
plains, in part, his change Of front, In
Tennessee, Grant permitted Boutwell, and
Creswell to pledge the administration to
the support Of Stokes; and went further
in It threats and promises than any adj
ministration before, declaring that every
Federal oiilcc-holdcr in Tennessee that
did not "sprcad himself for Stokes,
should have his official head struck OF
instanter. The brave people Of Ten
ne.see-God bless them -spat in the
face of this venal administration, and
elected Senter by $4,000 majority
Why did Grant favor the proscriptivo
cause in Virginia, after giving counte
nance to the Conservatives Because
Boutwell, bullicd him, and because he
wanted his brother in-law elected to the
Senate, Why did he throw the vho'e
aeeigM Of his administration into the
scales for Stokes, of Tennessee? Be
cause he was afraid Andy johnson would
be elected TO the Senate the irrcpressible
Andy, who would never know when to
"let up on the " little fellow
Why does Grant now affect neutrality
in the Mississippi and Texas elections Z
He says to Judge Dent =" Ifa Cons-rya-
tive is to be elected in Mississippi |
much prefer you to any body clsc'
And as TO Texas he says There are
two good candidates running, and the
people OF Texas ought to he satisfied
with either Yet every boy in the coun
try knows, that Hamilton is the Uniyers-
al Suffrage candidate, and his opponent,
Davis, is the candidate Of the proserip.
tionists The latter carries the banner
which trailcd in The dust Of Virginia and
Tennessee; while the former il theclam
pion Of the Conservative party which
follows Walker and Sentcr to glorious
victory,
Dent will be elected Governor Of Mis-
sissippi and Hamilton Governor Of Tex
as. The Conservative cause will triumph
in those States, and throughout the Tn.
ion. After the fall elections, there will
be known but two great parties in the
United States: the Liberal Republican
party crd the "Old Democrat party"
which still retains lis vitality in the great
Northern States.