Middletown transcript., 1872-07-20
Letter from Hon T. F. Bayard.
WILMiSeros, July llth. 1879

f'0sct " ic"sc tHc country MY passage
has been engaged, aud shall sail for Eu
rope on Saturday, the 18th inst. Although
untitled by my condition Of health. fel,
It to be my duty TO 60 to Baltimore as a
delegate to the Convention, and it is 10
relation to the action Of tla, body tha, |
wish few words with. you, and through
you. to my other party friends in Della
ware, before | leave need not say to
you or to them with what astouishmcn,
and disappointment, heard Of the nom.
nation Of Greeley and Brown at Cincin-
natl, nor how steadily and openly | have
at all times expressed myself in opposition
to the adoption Of that ticket By the Dem
.ocratic party at Baltimore But the re-
suit has been accomplished however much
against our will aud efforts, and il /, our
duty, calmly and steadily. to confront the
fact now presented to our eyes
II the issues Of the campaign were those
only OF Revenue reform. or Civil Service
reform-qucs,ious in which pecuniary loss
or gain TO the public were involvtd--l
might be willing to take no part in the
Presidential contest, but allow the lenor.
alizing course pursued by Grant aud his
Administration TO be continued four wears
longer. trusting that the very extent and
hagitious nature Of the notorious abuses
would in themselves - instruct the people
that they would reeJi from placing fur
thcr trust in such hands
The natural capacities Of the soil aud
climates OF our country, together with thc
industry aud energies Of our people. ren.
der the production of wealth mere wealth.
almost boundcss, aud we cnn almost af-
ford TO bear the results Of financial blum.
ders. aud so long as they are confined to
official circles, OF public robberics and pee
ula,ions, provided We can IN the eud buy
our experience through the usual methods
of loss and suffering But. severe aud
painful though these abuses and their con.
sequences may be-. they weigh to me light
!y, compared to the destruction Of all the
limitations upon power, which cur written
Constitution ut Government was designed
TO create, aud which tcnsral Grant, aud
those who assist him ia administering the
Government. incIulIng the liadleal major.
tiles in both Houses OF Congress, seem ei.
ihcr 10 disregard. or. us | hase sometine.
thought, 10 take scorlt4 pleasure in
lranpliug ii under loot
1t is utterly impossible for inc With the
scenes which | haze witnessed in the Sen.
ate Of the United States rising tei5re my
eyes, not 10 feel the grayest apprchensnn..
aud alarm. at any prospect, or suggestion.
of allowing the policy ef Grant aud hi,
Administration tnnafls the Southern
States, and their white inhabitants. longer
TO continue il any honorable act Of mine
can tend to avert SO great a calamity
Can any inan justly deay that the con-
dition of the people IN the lthenish nrosin.
ccs. torn from France hs the armed hand
of Germany, is preferable today, in all
that protects person and property. 10 that
of the white people in masy of the SOUTH
cru States under the governments which
Congress has sci un over them unler the
so.called system ot recoastrAetloa aud
which Gran, has ppheld either by threats
of the bayouet or It's actual presence in
those communities. lie ard his rarty
have stood by. for tie las, three years,
aud have seen the South robbed. nsulted,
and almost beggared, by moilay crew,
all Of his own poi,icalpariy of unprinci.
pied political aayenturers from the North.
aud ignorant and Vicious negroes q the
native population. and lave uttered no
word Of disapproyal; but, on the contra
ry, have frnm time to time lent the mill.
tary power OF the Government as in the Gu
ses of the troops sent upon application Of
Gov. Holden of North Carolina. of Scot, Of
South Carolina, or his own broihtr-n.
L.. 4 tatn
power those rapacious and dishoncs, rulers
whom the suiierings and diseon.en. of
their people were threatening 10 eject from
Office and power.
Now whether | approve Mr. Greeley
personally, or not whether he had, or
not. been the steady and violent opponent
Of the political principles and measures
which you and | have been upholding all
our lives; yet II he has become, with or
against our action or wishes. the mos,
likely or practical means of restoring q
better condition of feeling in the North
towards the South aud restoring security
and justice to tha, oppressed region, |
should feel myself as an American, with
out regard to the name of party, but with
out the sacrifice of any conviction in rela.
ton to my political principles, impelcd
to assist in placing him in power.
say nothing now Of his qualifications
or personal fitness for the place,-l have
spoken of them heretofore. and against
my wishes and judgment the representa-
tives Of the party have placed him in the
candidacy-if there was any practicable
means Of eleciing man better fitted for
tho place. and one whose political career
had peen in harmony With your views aud
mine, need not say to you that | should
strive to see such one chosen but the
current Of popular opinion in this vest
country takes strange aud oftentimcs IN.
toward directions. and for good or III
sweeps US with il
Sixty days ago the condition Of affairs
we now witness would have been deemed
Incredible. and any man would have