New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-21
WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENT TO RETURN NEXT wEEK-THE
MISSISSIPPI CAMPAIGN-LETTER FROM AL
BERT G. BROWN TO JUDGE DENT-A NEW
PHASE OF THE BROKERS QUESTION.
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PHASE OF THE BROKERS QUESTION.
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WASHINGTON. Friday, Aug. 20, 1869.
The President will return here Thursday of next
week 10 attend Cabinet meeting on Friday when, in
addition to other important matters, successor will
probably be named 10 Gen. ZeitD, Commandant OF the
Marine Corps. ut.-Col. McCawley Major Nicholson
and Major Slack named for the position with the
chances in favor Of the latter
Albert g. Brown formerly United States Senator from
Mississippi and afterward member Of the Confederate
Senate has addressed the following letter Judge Dent
TERRY, Kinds Co., Miss, Aug. 1869.
MY DEAR JUDGE: Your letter dated July "a was re.
of showing il to some Of our influential friends and am
grafed In being able to say meets their full approDa
ton 1t has never been expected by any OF US tha RyM you
lcan, or that being elected you to administer the
Grant platform Of Equal rights TO ali mem OF course
there will be dissenter Entire unanmity is not TO be
expected in any great movement but very certain
that speak the sentiments OF ali that vast majority Of
our people who T.. sincerely desire peace, :, and
f RPPss to ana '' Equal Justice as Oa'S Of en
before the law. We regret that the President thought
the 8Oth Of November, not that it win make any differ
TO the result that Will DO tho same no odds
when the election is heidi but the late period appointed
will have disastrous influence material interests.
Contemplating commences about the 1st OF September
the whole is TO be covered by political canvass
that promises to be one Of unusual interest The ne
groes, as we have seen, easily excited on politics,
and we dread the effect not the election, but cot
ton-picking. We do not complain, yet we can't help
terests Subordinate to the political interest Of the Pres
dents friends supposed IN Ohio and Pennsylvania
eel, we are Getting used to it. regret more than
do the Posp9nement OF the n election t hni
persuaded, Notwithstanding our prOtesatons that we
not sincere and cannot therefore be trusted Why
my dear Sir our pain idea IN asking you TO take the head
Of our ticket was TO the President that were
snGeTe II We e s y sTSy we
inlawf Even Butler. think would give us credit for
more sasscty than t6at Now what have We donei We
on his own grounds we have laid down platform OF
principles as sincerely think, in exact accordance
With his policy; we have invited his brothernlaw. who
we suppose 70 be In full sympathy WIN hn personay
intend in September to put ticket In the HELD com
posed exclusively Of his acknowledged friends and VEIN
tend elect IL II he will let u.s. When Isay "we, mean
all who TO the policy We are PURSUING and that
undertake. to cay is vast majority % te people Of
your election IL he WILL and he ia the only power on
earth that do It, II he shows want Of confidence IN
support he viii parayze their zeal and neutraze their
efforts and the consequence Will be that thousands on
other side that would otherwise be cast for you II the
President will simply carry out his promise made 70 your
election that all we want To do this he must check
up Gen Ames Is Il fair as Commander OF this Depart
ment and Acting Military Governor OF this state, that
should openly pledge his support TO the other sdei
1t fair that he should turn your friends out OF otee
were, and Republicans though they are, and have
been from the first Is Il far TO appoint none e 70 ONCE nee
General holding the relations he does to Mississippi to
this charge and prove and simply ask, Can we,
under these crcumstsnces expect Ialr eleotloni rs
two parties this State, making his own election the
dividing themi do not hesitate TO give II
and write and therefore what being DONE
very large majority for you The negroes viii
take sides they are led either way To show the utter
weakness OF the other side Gen. Ames. after the most
diiens search has not been able win an tnS
ing influence Of official PATRONAGE 10 nha men enough
in the state Of his way OF thinking TO MI
The Ss sa bowen Re as that at the expense dTySS
support Observation-Disclosures OF all the white men
in the State and necessary consequence sooner or
later large proportion OF the coored voters then all
have say Is that he Is very indifferent pohca tac
armies The President ought to understand tho It
that offered TO repose entire confidence In him. UeiOe he
pared 10 prove IL incontestiby II is denied that
offered early last March, 10 sign Joint address to
Congress IN reference to Mississippi affairs, and
pledgng ourselves to stand by that recommendation
proposton VINO, then. showed want Of confidence in
The PRESIDENT VAST We who proposed TO leave every
told chung TO the idea tnat Congress would stand by
them and force on us an Infamous constitution, which
the people had rejected and which both the President
and Congress have virtually since said ought TO nave
To- II STr RoST to-day have been but one
organized party In Mississippi worthy on the name OF
n party and that would have been the Grant PartS
our proposition was accepted, and what theni We
came home satisfied with what the President ana Con-
gress had done. The other side came soreheaded and
erumblinR Our people commenced organizing
in good faith TO sustain what the President and
and after while they seemed to awake and all Of sud
den appeared scrambling 70 get on TO our PLATFORM
prescription which they had with so much vehemence,
urged on Congress and the President only Few weeks
before And these are the people who now claim tnaV
the President has taken them into favor and turned ms
back on you aud your friends We shall Deheye %neh
we see more OF It, do not know what course the rreSt
dent will consider It his duty to pursue but hs KNOW
that brains and education W te aT tbe Preden
willing 10 take u.s. WE'LL II he REJECTS our oyertnres OF
he must not blame US We seef 30 that
we do not to give our countenance or supoII 10
who but SeT ow Th %o i Svo ground US to dust
under the rough heel OF the most despot government
of relying on tho President aud Congress as
did we should today have been fixed and fast under
o for them now or il we refuse TO trust to expressions
OF generosity eItorted from them at the last hour Ihey
We now demand that they do as the
Conederates did stack their arms and take the best
with more generosity than they have shown us in little
while when they have shown their faith by their WORKS
sands but not yet We want to be friendly with the
President but It depends on himself 10 me, ana many
politically personally, what course things may take take;
There hardly anything IN inc chapter on 10 tSs rs
OF the Government but we want peace, permanent ast
ing We would not mat nav be ip
flcted on us. The old must soon die on, ana the
young ones take their places over oSsS
man0no wrongs of mine 90 set right after am gone.
Al nost 10 be long before these boys now growing
up will get possession OF the state Government IL
belongs 10 the men OF this generation 20 decide how they
shalI manage a. That they may ayenge Rratultous
insults heaped their fathers Is not without the range
OF human probabilities Such things have happened
Snee 10 write this letter. the printed address
OF the Old Line wings and Democratic has made It's
appearance. 1t will OF course arrest your attention
in tho Convention, but pledge ourselves selves
s0uare On the "Eatonal Union Republican Platform.
this class OF friends to stay cut OF ne
Convention TO avoid charge, even Suspicion tnaS
we had controlled the nominations, and leave ~ All 70
Grants original supporters In word we want 20 SNOW
80 hv our worka That advice, ana |