The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-08-27
Judge Dent on the War Path.
lie .iyes Secretary routwell Il Piece of his
Mind.

bcrnltorial honors in Mississippi. j. on
the war path. The judge says be repre-
SCENTS thc Conservative Republican party.
of which his broiher-in-aw. President
Grant is the head center. He blalnes \
Boutwell, for Grants deirctirn IN ihch
Tnrbell conversation. and has addressed
that gentleman the following highly i'll
tcrcsling and spicy letter: .
"Iion. George Boutwell,, Sccrctaryo OF Tic
Treasury:
SlK-l Shall make little apology forf
asking Your attention 10 my letter. and
less for he nature OF its contents. OF
were the first 10 deny the political ortbo-
doxy Of my friends and myself. and byI
all the rules Of the folnm am cntitlcdI
TO defense. Again, YOU hold an Office
of the Republic. and Your acts. therefore.
ARE legitimate subjects of criticism by The
,lunbie.t citizen thereof But in some
respects we arc alike for instance wei
are both aspirant, ior place, with thl~l
difference You aim TO hc the next Prrsi-
dcnl.Wiih every assurance OF success. oN-
ccpt in the opinion of the people: while
seek mn lumber place. with ny hopes,
in disastrous eclipse, except in the judy
mcn Of Mississippi. so. in the proba-
adverse to ihe Judgment Of the country.
In lie pursuit Of Your ambition You
are unscrupulous as to The mems OF your
success. Your organ. the New orh
sun. in The same breath ridicules the ca-
pacity OF your niastcr. and dWell@ Wlill
emphasis Oh Your peculiar fitness Tor ills
office.
Aour excellent tool. Ir Tullocl. be-
icainc 20 reckless in the manipulation oi
'lNour department in the interest OF !our
ambition. and 80 defiant of tic wishes Of
HE President and the country. that 10
: save Yourself from an explosion OF pop
nlar indignation You found il conyci-
Iicnt 10 transfer him to anotller sphere oi
:candaous activity. where lls talents
might be execricd with equal effect. and
les, cilronicry.
.Nirginia. Tennessee. Mississippi and
Texas. not 10 mention anything 50 hrnl-
siblc as nvscli. were distractions in the
: iwav Of Your success. because, through
: President Grants 'sintcrvention in cxclud'
ling tie proscriptivc clauses from their
T organic laws. these States are lroi2h
Into the 'nion iiruly welded 10 liS up
!. port. Now. ilis i in direct conflict viii
lNour systematizcd plans: for what Gen
.icral Grant gctS in the next election. clear
ctlv Mr.. Boutwell, will not get and there
I fore you have denounced the tonsciva'
;ltivc Republicans who are for Grant. that
! Won max obtain the proscrlpiivc icpub'
! licans. Who are ior Boutwell,: aud b,
some strange. dcNtcrou~ management
land occult political strategy. YOU haNe =
u worked upon the confidence of the Pres
-li,lcnt rs 10 cause linn 10 flourish the clul
/ with which You intend 10 break his head
,,iby inducing him 10 join you IN dcnunci
q alton of the Conservative Republicans
Z paliv created by his magnaninity. ant
!. triunphant through lis management.
! But. sir. your purpose j. easily dis
!. ccrned. and has a tNo-loid object, name
'.Ilv. 10 destroy the National Republican
elparty in the South. and thcn 10 recon
lstr,ct from it, shattered fragments {
lRoulwcll party. with no Richmon,
in the field 10 strike for your crown. Bu
elf vou can not succeed in this scheme 0
n desperate enterprise YOU mean 10 run :
O u result. from present appearahces.nuci
j more likely 10 be reached.
~ "Nour official intervention for " ellis
i for instance. gave rocco majority 4
i Walker. Your letter 10 stokes gay
q Scntcr 10 Tennessee by an ovcrWlcm
/. ling vote OF 10000 Your marvellous po
II litical ~auacity. now active in Mis>is>ip
~ III and Texas. will repeat your calamity
10 and again ovcrwhclm yon with discom
|. future and defeat. 'supcradd To these re
!. suits OF your unapproachabIc folly ih
10 imposiiiOn on these states of your iron
:. lclad oath. and the alienation i, colnpct,
4 landing them all in The outstrctchc
i arms OF Democracy.
But the consequence Of your foil
docs not end here. Ohio. and PcnnSyl
$ vania. and Others will follow. decid
T. their political STATUS in October. an
D. the North will echo back the condcmna
~ ton Of the Sonih, and peal in your car
in this fact that there j. still left cnoug
Di'iof the incorruplible virtue of the II,
Ut public 10 rehukc you for - waiiion II
~ preston Of that most sacred right. tn
rc elective franchise.
"a "5n,. sir. this will not deter Won frol
nc vour mad course. You will still pcrsit
ne until every prop that supports our pa1
nc ~ ia stricken away. and the whole gran
in sperstructurc .tnmblcs about our cal
n i'll hopeless ruin.
"Whcn You were appointed Sccrctal
of the Treasury and unanimously col
v.,iirmcd by senate Of every shade
- political opinion. did You not take Z
&c oath TO administer your Office imparlia
&C IA. aud for tho exclusive objects of !
'd, creation to collect the revenue and roi