The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-01-26


Friends "a he am Emil uent , JHuat thRH
Wtad4soSae l'ussIfnG Q rssIons Pro.
pen adesI1 10 SeIistor summer, 6c-.
81 A W GH AGAGD
nMs, Hon. Henry #rRs0a, Senator 5rone
Massachusetts,
Uautrary &c my first intentions, and not
without reluctance, lay aside other bu
sinesa2 2af far greater importancs while
take a brief review of your supplemental
eulogy on Stanton. The occurrences
which caused this change of mind might
require explanation, but they are too en-
tirely personal to occupy any space IN
these pages, Without more preface /
give you my thought on your latest essay
You take violent exceptions to my for
mer letter as being imperative and i'll
tempered. , Let. us see, how the account
stands between us on the score of mere
manners, and then determine whether you
have a right to set yourself up as an ar
bAer eLegdnttGrtt7,e. sfstss tf8sI#
You wrte. or caused TO be written, and
published in magazine of large circula
ton, an article in which you attacked the
reputation of certain persons IN a style 60
scandaious thai vituperation is no name
fer it. Without reserve or qualification
crimes known among men, The specific
acts of which you accused them, and the
opprooious rpithets you applied to them,
were as insulting as you could make them.
Most Of the gentlemen thus assailed wefe
dead but that made no difference TO you.
your invective was not checked by any
regard for the feelings of friends or rela
tives. The indecency of this was greatly
aggravated by The fact thot you put 1T In
the form of funeral panegyrlc upon
man whose recent and sudden death should
have sobered your party rage and solem
nIzed your heart. lor at least operated as
temporary sedetive upon your appetite for
delamat,on.f What was | TO do7 Ny
first impelso was-no matter what dId
not obey it But l concluded that all the
purposes of fair vindication might be
accomplished by q simple contradiction OF
your statements. coupled with the plain
reasons which would show. them to be un-
worthy Of belief Itdld this, and did NJ
more did it in terms so free from un
necessary harshness that am amazed thin
moment at my own moderation. Butyou
declare and affirm my denial to be an act
Of RECKLESS audacity"; in your eyes nv
defence is an of fence really cannon
understand this, unless you suppose that
your political opponents have no rights,
even Of reputation, which you are bound
to respect, and that Islander, Ike other in,
Iuries, is consecrated by loyalty when q
democrat is the sufferer. q E'l3k1s5>5
b@I9gss NovRNBEa, 1860. ID 40OA 3
You made no attempt TO 'impugn the
souudness or truth of thetaw as 1 gave II
to the President ON the Goth of November
1860. That opinion was Very simple as it
stood upon the record; and IN my former
letter I gave youthe elementary principles
clarified b the most familiar illustrations
and brought the whole subject down tc
the level Of the lowest understanding :
Besides you had the aid Of about dozen
senators and members of congress in get
ting up yonr reply With all these helps
you certainly might have specified som'
error in the opinion, II 1t be erroneous
But you content yourself with merely
railing lat it. / think l may say. wit
more conhdence Than ever, thai you can
not be 81 ignorant of the fundamental law
as not to know that our exposition OF Il
was perfectly sound and correct"
While you rdg not deny its truth, -yor
think you annihilate it by the assertion
that it is extensively disapproved. d,
you really believe that an. officer dealing
with questions of law, is bound to b
popular rather than right? Will you nev
er learn that Statesmen and patriots
of your school have notions about all &c
political virtues which a sound moraliC
holds in utter detestation2 To aatter tn
passions and cajole the understAndin @
the people is not the highest object of an,
honest mans p.nbiuon. Mr. Jeffersoi
thought he ought to "do them as muc
good as possible, in spite Of their teeth.
But on your theory. to be Fever stronl
upon the stronger side," is not only goo.
fortune. but high desert while it is mef
imbecilIty to offend the powerful by lettin
the countenance of the law shine upon III
weak OF the oppressed, who cannot re
ward you with Office or money. If you
theological opinions conform TO your idea
of political duty. you esteem the luck {
Barabbas as more merltonous than th
fidelity of John or the devotion of all ih
Marys. - A. - p 81
No doubt there was then, as there
now, a set Of small, bnt ferocious polit
clans" who became completely Infuriat
against me because did not falsify Il
law, advise tie President to violate II
constitution, and thus on an Immedia
dissolution Of the union, But you, ca
hardly expect me to regret that did M
escape their censure. They were men WI
had been taught that enmiIy to ihe COZ
stitution was the, sum of all public al
private virtue There certainly is not q
uncurruated man n The country who wi
say thai was s-to-blame for giving the la
faithfully and truly 81 t1lJEN5l5
NEVER MIND PosTERITY.
You declare that 'contemporaneous hi
tory has already prououncedg against m
and you quote x few words of twvdd
apparently from the writings of some o
whose name yon are ashamed to mentio
You call ths a9udgment upon me viii
-postHityIs notIlkel y 5oireyerse s1Pohl
cal power 1dish0Gestly yWields6 always b
hacks to defend, Itsa exeesses, by nnahgnl
its oppenentsT "A y dozen books of ID
character. have been printed within 1
last seven years These productions COZ
within. the awkward description you ha
given Of your owns they are mot histu
or. biography. nor intended toibe;;" th
are places OF deposit for worasogt calp
nies-mere eewefs into which the filth
the party is drained of I hope / am b
erably secure from. the, prsises OF t
veaaI tribe aud their abuse is prIl1G ia
evidenee-of q character at least negatIyi
good Its not worth while for you
me TO trouble ourselves abORt p0steT7
for posterity viii NOT probably take Epr
1CCOuub VI w. kAtO uO0DbA JoA NAAAA -
your power TO subvert the free insti
tions Of our revolutionary fathsrs. and
debauch the political morals Of the col
try; but the utmost eIertion Of u
abilities has not snficed to raise yOn abI
= the common fle Of partizans who have
gagged in the same evil work. On !
other hand, the cause of liberty regula
by law has had q crowd Of advocates
infinitely superior to me that my Ges
efforts cannot be expected 70 attract
notice Of future generations. ai. d
1,o BUCHANAN a co. VIHDIcATED.
You make no attempt to justify y
abuse Of Mr. Buchanan you do not
peat your charge against Mr.. Toncey
scattering the ships Of the navy TO Reu
that arm powerless nor do you now
tend 10 assert that. Mr.. Thompson
iuaiItgi of lrobbing the Indian trasE fu
But you offer. olreparation, nor g
r,aLa an axnuae. for the Wanton and