New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-10
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
letter from Hon. John Z. Farnsworth.

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you to ask my aid during the present can
Vase, and desiring that / should fill such ap-
pointments to speak as the committee might
make for me, etc.
In spite of my love for the Republican
party (which / helped to create), and for
the many personal and political friends
who still cling to It's organization and sup
port its nominee, some Of whom are upon
your State ticket, / can not persuade myself
70 accept the invitation Of the committee,
and labor for the reelection of President
Grant.
1t lie a conviction of long standing in my
mind, and which has constantly grown and
strengthened, until can not divest myself
of it, that his re election, with a continu-
ance Of the present administration and its
policy for another four years, would not be
for thehighest good Of the republic.
Prior to the Philadelphia convention, /
did not hesitate to express the hope, when
ever conveFsed with upon the subject, that
some other Republican might receive the
nomipatiOn for President. After that con-
VentiOn was held, however, and until the
action Of the Baltimore convention made it
certain that the support of another Repub-
lican would not result in, nor hazard, the
defeat Of both, did not feel justified in
prOnouncing against the action of the for
Ener convention. But now the case is diff
ferent. 1t is simply a choice of Repub-
iicans. Greeley or Grant Will be elected
President Of the United States. Under
these circumstances, and with these alter
natives, ] can not hesitate, but must fol-
low my convictions.
The advocates of tie election of General
Grant object to Mr.. Greeley because he is
supported by Democrats and former rebels.
But he was, like Grant, nominated by Re
publicans; the Democrats and rebels did
not put him in the field; had nothing to do
with naming him as a candidate, and they
would have supported almost any other
capable Republican who was honestly and
sincerely in favor Of needed reforms in this
government, had he been brought out by
the Republican convention at Cincinnati
instead OF Mr.. Greeley.
To my mind the fact that the former
rebels Of the South and the Democratic
party support him is the most gratifying
spectacle that has been presented since the
war; for it shows that they accept the YER
dict Of the war, and are willing to abide by
10 and by its legitimate results-only ask
ing, in return, honesty in the administra-
ton Of the government, and the same rights
OF selfgOvernment which the citizens of
the Northern States enjoy.
If the election of Mr.. Greeley wiH bring
peace, good order and fraternal good will
in the South, it is certainly "cOnsumma-
ton devOutly to be wished" I think it
will. The most intelligent people of the
South, and those most interested in the
preservation of good order there, say it |
viii. A large and intelligent portion of |
the Republican, and the entire Democratic |
party of the North say it will have that |
effect. The present administration has /
failed in this; and is there any promise, in |
its continuance for another four years, of a
better RESULT
1t is now seven years since the teTmina-
ton Of the war, and what do we see? The
advocates of the election of General Grant
are fighting the battles over again, repeat
~
threatening to chang JEFF Davis on 3 s s,,1 "a
apple Tree" In my opinion, it is high time
we should give our attention to issues
whlch concern the present and future wei
fare Of the country. "0i-
MI Greeley is true type of X ,GIIedu-
Gated, selt-made AmeTtt5-h Republican.
With Chase, Supaaor, Hale, Julian and
many other apostles of the anti-slavery
cause twno are now, ! am glad to see, IN ia.
vUr of his election), he helped to form the
Republican party From these men re-
eeived almost my first lessons in politics.
and have less distrust of my own iudg- |
ment in this matter from the fact that / am |
still in their company.
Mr.. Greeley is thoroughly familiar with |
the history of our country, political, indus
Tlal, educational and legislative. He has !
been successful in his own business His
and profession did not instill any !
d the elements of aFistocracy. They were
republican in their influence
he is confessedly the chief Journalist in !
Americas and 1t does seem to me that that
profession is quite as good preparatory :
eho0I Tor the Presidency, especially in time
u peace, as an education at military !
academy and the profession of arms. Who I
would not prefer the counsel or advice of
tOrace Greeley upon political question IN j.
hat Of any one of the great military chiefs :
4 the countryi Who is a more competent l.
ldge Of the statesmen and statesmanship L
hn ANN t~vgA hCv. 10 =
are. The friends of the present admins Q
ration, it seems to me, are indiscreet in .
hallenging comparisons
1here are many reasons why there should ! -
Q change Of administration have been
member of Congress thirteen years. and
ruth compels me to say that, during
hat period, there has been the most |
tasteful and extravagant use of the pnbTc
loney, and the least accountability of those
no have disbursed it during the present
There can and will be no genuine civil
5rvtce reform under this administration T,
ne IeeDle apparent efforts which have
cen made in that direction are standing
IKE IN Washington, among the chief friends
the administration, and have only in
'eased the methods of chow not to do tn
ldeed, when they declare that the admin
tFation is in favor of this much needed re-
'rm, It Is done with q wink of one eve at or
-
There should be q change of admipistro- IN
on in order to arrest the tendency to fed Z,
'atism and Capitalization, whittier this one e.
rapidly fastening. T.
lt has been argued, and / have recently NJ
en 1t repeated in the letter of the Hon. NO
smes q. Blaine to Mr.. Sumner, that there a.
danger that the Congress that will be III
ought into power with the election of Mr.. | NJ,
reeley will refuse to iegislate to enforce -
o thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth tb
nendments to the constitution, etc, and ia
at, without such legislation. ''they ftbe ~
1endments) are but sounding brass and 20
lkling cymbals to the cOIored man." etc. IA
those amendments depend upon acts of N,
'ngress to give them force and vitality III,
en-, indeed are they cas- sounding brass | Ia
ID tnklng cymbals;" for what one Con-
ess does, the next one may undo. The | III.
~ reason for their being imbedded in | de,
constitution is, that they may be be- tn,
ND the reach of Congresses or State | III,
'glsiatures; They are enforced nv the | rer
eLCs, preGise!y as an act of Congress il hs,
IoFeeui BESIDES, IN every one of the tbe
nsntutlons OF the rebel States are provi- hes
ms securing 10 the people of those States v;d
9 same rights which are guaranteed II va va
Jse amendments. W s!g
II the people of Illinois must reIv ,nor llOI
VS. enacted by Representatives from Ms pos
sippi, Georgia and Massachusetts for tba Nv
ioyment of their rights; or if the people nj.
Texas and California are to DEPEND he
on Congressman from Illinois and Penn. mo
wanna, then their rights are held by very s
'ole and uncertain tenure. No; the near in
we get 70, popular sovereignty the better. sha
g LaW-makers and courts, and the people cor
WhOm the laws and COurts are nroyide5 | am