New-York tribune., 1872-10-07
ANOTHER LIBERAL SOLDIER.
THE NECESSITY OF DEFEATING HARTRANFT-AN
ELOQUENT PLEA FOR PEACE AND RECoNCIL-
IATION.

THE NECESSITY OF DEFEATING HARTRANFT-AN
ELOQUENT PLEA FOR PEACE AND RECONCIL-
IATIoN.
The following letter from Gen. w. T.. Dos
ter Register in Bankruptcy for the XIth District Of
Pennsylvania, and Republican Of unimpeachable re-
cord was read at Liberal meeting in Easton recently:
G.. W. stout Esq.
DEAR SIR: cannot address your club in person, but
have no hestduoh III ETitng S9G oA,e,s ~ ~ ny
personally, whom know to have been brave solaer
Nor 90 / pretend to decide whether he be guilty.
r Inn1eent "I we Sidse9 oe@tor % fbat nropeTiy be-
longs Jury Suice IL that there are Jures ana tht
there plenty OF In Pennsylyauia abe ana Will
ing TO serve as Governor On Mnpsg @ m o tber
are SUCH % is folly 10 try officials by means oil an cleo
non or 10 IA c up men whom 1t Is necessary defend
What Al do know is that by this unfortunate nomina
tOn, mass evidence has been paraded winch 10 say
The e et shows that our Auditor General has kept very
bad company; and oonroyc.sJ has arisen Walcl
ought never To be possible about any one who offers
himself as a candidate Governor OF this Common,
wealtha controversy which has divided his party and
which, even ia the event OF his election WILL IL ls NOR
ally certain, hang over hls administration IKE cold
or else take the shape of endless and unpronaDe lnVes-
LEGATIONS. do not see how his party can gam any
credit or the State addition to her fair iane Dy eject
ing him and therefore, feel ii my duty to vote against
him. - ,
mean kept by force which Is no peace but the
quiet which rcgns In this country whey there IS general
confidence In the President 10 DO What Is rlgh Dy al
and Tor a-the harmony which comes by casting behind
Us the hatreds heart1urEnes and prescriptions bred by
civil war; mean by peace what sald III speech, ny
Washington CITY, ia 1865: We at the end of a civil
war. time when it Is desirable there should be no
further mention remembrance Of iraternal strife"
That is true peace, for it from the heart That
kind of peace for than ever, because our
grudgcs now seven years olderi because such
Datrots as Chase Sumner, SchurZ ana Trumbull advo
cate IT, and because people In all the States from both
armies Of all parties, ana OF All cOors nave TINS year. as
If mpeed by tho instinct OF ancient fraternity, risen
up with coUmou voice 10 demand 1t. And, sooner or
later they will have It, Not, however, through the Re
publican party under Gen. Grant. That party became
great in war ana become great in peace without
ceasng be martial That glorious WORK VIII nave 10 De
done by new hands, unembarassed by past differences
and lead by civilian who loves civil modes OF pro-
eedure respects local authority and devoted 10 objects
which appeal to the pride OF every American citizen.
The task OF establishing permanent accord between
Americans g., its nature, outside OF ana beyond n-
ary skill and az, during our revolution the things
which were beyond Gen. Washington were well done by
printer from Philade phia, am for leaving the
things which beyond Gen. Graut TO printer nom
New York. Icertainy believe that before tins country
Is four years oder the wonder Will he how any Rational
man or Christian could for moment doubt the good
policy or righteousness Of national reconciliation.
Vciy respectfully yours, ". j.. DOsTER.
TdSfOU Oct. l.l5