The Republican journal., 1871-02-23
NUMBER .s3,
Mr.. BLACK TO Mr.. WILSON.

Generals office, and Mr. StantOn'S reception OF
him. he goes on thus: ''He began an earnest con
yersation saying he must see me alone--that this
was impossible at his otlce-that he was watched
by the traitors of the South--that my visit would
be made known to them at once; and he concud
ed by proposing to call on me at my lodgings at
o'clock that night" ETC., etc. Why was Mr.. Stan
ton afraid of the Southern traitors? Why did they
set special watch over him! No other member
OF the Administration was tormenteu with fear
like that. All OF Mr. Stanton's colleagues felt at
perfect liberty to speak out their opposition TO the
hostile movements of the South, and they all did
it without conceulment or hesitation. But Stanton
was put by the Southern traitors under surveillance
so strict that he could not speak with a Senator
cept at midnight, by stealth and in sqcrecy, At
his own office it was impossible to such vistors
the Southern eye was always on him. How did
those traitors of the South manage to control him
as they controlled nobody else? By what means
did they ''cow his better part of man., and master
all his movements? What did they do, or threaten
to do, which made him their slave to such fear
tul extent? His relations with them must have
been very peculiar. The suspicion is not easily
resisted that he had his nocturnal meetings with
Southern men also, and that he feared simply the
discovery Of his double dealing This is what
must believe if we suppose that he really was
my theory to be that did he not feel them and that
he made pretence of them only that he might fool
Mr.. Summer to the top of his bent What does Mr..
Sumner himself think? Was he he not the
victim of Il cruel humbug?
| 1N.-Did Mr.. Stanton cOnspre with the political
enemies of the Administration to arrest Mr.. Toucey
OIL ltse c1arSe OF treason! mat Such c0nSplra-
cy existed seems to be flct established. What
you say about it shows that you knew and approx
Ell it: Mr. Dawes and Mr.. Howard were in 1t, and
no doubt many others who have not confessed it
themselves, or been named by you. But Mr..
Stanton was not with you. The evidence of his
completely which you produce is altogether too in
definite indirect, and obscure to convict him of so
damnlng a crime The enormous atrocty of the
offence makes it impossible to believe in his guilt
without the cearest and most tndubitable proof.
stanton ana Ioucey were at that time acting to-
gether IN perfect harmony, closely united in sup
port OF the same general measures ana principles.
Toucey, at all events, was sincere; and Stanton
kne" MN 70 De Just upright, anu honorable man.
whose 1ldellty to the Union, the Constitution, and
the laws was m nS mrm AS ne oinAatAon q the ever
ilstlnS nils. 10 Iolcey himself and TO MS trends
ne never expressed any sentiment put esteem anu
respect and he declared his confidence IN him
even to Mr. Seward, who was his enemy, IS you
yoursei! nave taken the pans to prove. was the
destruction OF this man one OF the purposes for
when the hrst law officer OF the government
sneaked about among your secret committees, met
the plotters i'll their midnight lurking places. en-
ployed a go-between to fetch and carry his clan
destine messages, anu like Il treacherous lnformer
wrote accusations which he trusted even to the
hanas OF ms coniederates only While they were
read in the light of street lamp:
Ihere were two distinct ana separate ways IN
when the cohsplrators could effect their designs
upon the man whom they had marked out for their
Flctm. one was TO Take nm III custody Under Il
legal warrant, regularly issued by competent
ludiclal oflcer. But to get such warrant 1t was
absolutely necessary that somebody should perJure
himself, by swearing that Toucey had levied war
against the United STATES. was stanton 70 make
thls alse oath IN addition 10 the otnef proofs when
ne gave OF ms loyalty: or was It expected thai
le'ef II. Malsoh, VINO carried thc charges, would
swear 10 tleh aiso! III you au no. rely on ot,ili-
ton or atson, was It you, or MI Dawes, or Mr.
loWard-Whch OF you-that meant to 90 me
neeulul LINZ! VI Was IL intended lhat a t1ree
OF you shoulu cn!Whe your consclences Ill tle Ten,
der embrace OF Joint aldavit? Orhad you looked
out loI some common man OF helial, VINO was
} ready 10 pc suporned ior inc Occasion; No. no
you may nave Deeh eager 10 eeu III. !llt ancient
sruuge you pore against noucey lof Dens Dem,
o;rat anu "uhlon-saVef; put none OF you Wouti
nave sworn that ne was guilty OF any criminal Of
renee. NOR couit stanton or watson nave been
persuaded TO encounter sucll peril OF soul anu
pouy' NOT coulu YOU II you l;iu lriea your DeS'
nave io.nu any otier person 10 iiMhe me tcclt7f
oli @ IN ti'c oi.il VI ltSai o't,l' me L't vi per
Jury "s iioI tilen 'Sit ehonsii IN tno Washington
'i @ Ao1 'r VI u iN ouu ilol,, ,Htl, ','N tii''
sMa.n vi Souess "te'ches VINO aitc!WAt" SWofe
Mt a tnt li'e' vi men una women "''h S"'h 'e'F
III, LIua,,, u,,'i ny ny ,,,;
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t IL" @ ny III ttSe' consequently @ m no Juc''
w. "i III Iy law ''' nut i"uc1y WAS -
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pioaotu Plo!e my ths VII nol 'sh W ~
aepo,'' ~ .uo "ioh'uhcss, ~ - hct Wlon2 ~ yu.,'
eyts' ~ COMES W 10 your pest l!eas OF loyally
palllotisIi ~, lia hlSil slalGshthshp. lour VIZ
hesscs th!hk vi IL rs ou uo' lhey take price ih't
pleasure IN their guilt and wrap TINS garment OF
in!ally ABOUT lhem WIN rs much compacehcS a'
J II were ropc OF Imperial purple.
put was stanton IN IL; was the Auorhey-'Ieh-
Gl art anu part III loui conspiracy TO kiuhap lhe
secretary OF the Navy, ms own ltmlliar FRIEND
ale pread: u n. had sent the paper whlcn was
READ unucr the street lamp. why 40 you not pro-