Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-06-07
PROTEST.
NEAR GLADE spRiHe VA.

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Dear Sir I'm the "NeaOS"- of .24th
inst, is an article criticising Mr.. A.
III. Stephens, of Ga. ;, in such a severe
manner, that / do,het feel willing to
see it pass into, the history of the times
without entering my protest. Surely
we of the prescribed States, should
| not bite and devour each other for. ey-
| cry little difference of opinion that
arises on pC litical questions of no more
! importance than the one which seems
| to divide you and Mr.. 5. As l under
stand it, the difference between you
and him is. simply this: You think
we all ought to become Republicans,
and 20 for Greeley or Grant, as each
man may believe to he best. Mr.. Ste
phens thinks no one in the South can
unite with either wing of the Republi-
! can party without first abandoning his
principles, and giving up all hope of a
! restoration of constitutional govern
ment.
AS between YOU and him, on that
issue, [ do not hesitate to side with
him against you, and believe nine
out of every ten of the people in the
! South viii fake the same view. But,
in this, do not question your right
1 to run the ''News'i for the benefit of
either wing of the so-called Republi-
can party, which goa may think best
for the country. OF course, say moth
ing rs to the tpisdOm of your policy,
but only speak of its eXpediency as q
shrewd party measure.
[ reach the conclusion, therefore,
that your article is unjust to Mr.. Ste
phens, ill-timed, and altogether un-
called for, at this particular juncture
of the canvass for President. After
awhile, when yon and O. hers get warm
led mp in the advocacy of the claims of
the different candidates, it would not
look. so odd TO see one Republican
abuse another for q mere difference of
opinion. Hr 4
In the name of all that is reasonable,
let me ask you, upon what principle
90 you demand that Mr.. Stephens
shall sneeze because you choose to take
little Republican snuff, in the shape
of Greeley and Browns? az .r /
: But let us avoid all bitterness on
these subjects. 1t ia supreme folly for
us to slash and attempt TO force each
> other to swallow the hateful dose of
Republicanism, although it is sugar
coated with the term Liberal Let
us he patient with each other, and not
be so unwise as to abuse our friends
because they cannot turn political
summersault at each recurring cleo
ton.
So far as | am concerned, it shall
not make the slightest difference be-
tween you and me, personally, even if
you DO turn your political coat and
: publish the News" il the interest of
one of the Republican factions.l But
then, politically, should differ with
you as to the wisdom of your course,
aud would not feel bound to so with
you. Could you ask me to follow You
into the Republican camp, if my judg-
ment did not approve the course?
Very truly your friend,
90 = KILN. NJ. I. PEOPLES.
We regret the necessity of Civ
ing publicity to the above letter
from Dr. Peoples, becausewobelieve
it pregnant with an inadyertencc
which will leave that gentleman be
fore the public as having charged
that we have gone into the repub-
lican camp" and that we are ''run-
ming the News in tie interest Of
one of the republican factions"
Charges which the public will write
/ down as untrue. We are 10th to
see DR.. Peoples who left the hills
and valleys of Tennessee, follow
that movement by leaving the path
marked ont by the democracy of
\ that State in its convention recent
ly- held at Nashville. The letter
I is both too thick and too thin to
merit afarther consumption of our
space than is sufficient for this one
remark, viz: that if we. have march
ed off from DIR. Peoples, itllas been
into a camp where we find Sey-
more and Blair, John Forsyth, of
Mobile, Thmmon of Ohio, ex-Sec-
! rotary Mallory, Gen. D.IH. Hill,
4 ex-President johnson, Hon. Jno.
Goode, who represents Va, on the
National Democratic, Committee,
August Belmonte, Chairman Of the
same, and g. II. Pendletoh, of
/ Ohio. l..
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