New-York tribune., 1872-07-03
aMARRNGToNv on WILSON.
ELYIEw OF THE LIFE or THE DENOMINATION
CANDIDATE FOR vICE-PREsDENr BY A CAN
DID FRIFND.

WARRINGTON On WiLSON.
EEv1Ew OF THE LIFE or THE RECONCILIATION
CANDIDATE FOR vIcE-PREsIDENr BY CAN
DUBUQUE Iowa, June "A, ls-..
To The Editor or The Chicago Tribune
SIR find in The Springfield (Mass.) Repubb-
ea an exposition Of Henry Wilson's political record
copied from The Chicago Tribune which, think ID not
In a respects accuraie and perhaps you may not De
unwilling TO get a chapter OF errata from one VINO mas
known the gentleman for thirty years more or es ana
intimately known him since 1875
You speak OF Wilson as a professional offcs-
seeker and confirmed oice-holder Th, does no grlat
injustice 20 him nut, after al. wilson b seeker io'
calsc he really believes mat ne is usem M omce i
not at all because he s on the make Wlch, lax IL
Is the only thug which makes Grant an oIcoseeke' OF
an oihce-hoider. Grant n hpP4IeADs as nv ,ar @
Of politics aud government ~ any NAN Whp W
asnired 10 hold office Wilson. from boyboh'
has known politics. lohucii t4ehf PDil.!,,,h -. -
fcrv and has a knowledge, not eZtrlOrl 1lriy 1ip'r-
fcin Of the principles of government ne Us % p.io
crat b. nature, with no Innate notions o. 'lc sup
OF class over another man o5 sii's L. ooa
am gradually coming % me poih.-a7 '-'' T Dsties M
anti-fpreign anti Catholic fandtlcisul BIS Snpates
are al popular ana, although he l0ods up'r tAe "a
paying m1ie c'tzen or u yca.a ui ~. W." L. ,,, t,c
i've with more interest. the whole, tuan upon 'io
unnaturalized man. the man who has no YET pald
his taxes. he has prejudice against ne iatieI,
he any hostility To the AN & Oh ne 9he
hand OF the .uhdel. the otner. He "a n orthodox
CongrecatiOnalist by education ana c'-llst lheos
and, nye or six years ago, lOf,u'''s.1 A., npoi
r TCmu 'ne e,,pnr@,tIv fbe evbortpg ag,l. did NOT
succeed In bringing a welding heat % bef on him nut
only what the Often-cOnycrtoa blacksIlth c1eI q
norax heat" which does not Last forever. ne Is not
brOt. politically rehGOuslY. Tic We o. co ieh'o
WING from the antTsxas times MP to lse lno III Una
wear followed or rather accompanied lar.es Aliel
ont OF tho Philadelphia Convention. j. Wuuid De
0rgauzef the Free soil party OF Massa"hu'0 ts5inner
Charles Francis Adams, Juo ~ AieA, 5tep e. fAln -
amount OF drudgrry; hut 10 useful and1dpensant
and honest Tor-. When "en,ter We. oN.l i W @ ,io
,avcuoiIur party, in 1885, the FreeSouGS determined
t1 break him down, ard ll. purity NIA
him. And. by coalition with me Deho,
crIr- then mainlv controlled by Boutwell, ana
cans" they succeeded Tie confessed X H pr,y ngi1
sumner senator and " ls0u President o. gao senate
and Banks Speaker OF the House IL tnh aAi5Tlooa 70
Now commenced the m1st dsrespeetablc part OF VII
,,rt vt any rate 10 was 30 beloved lLc shrcwt-
ness of the Wn-5 in geiuA- thr Roman . '.iioiC ND'o
abuu- TINS and was stimulated 10 Ei,at act't ~
Ia Massachusetts by tlis r.A or supi ''9 IN -
moi think 10 can be- truly aid that he OrSanzed IT. II
probably le Ia with % a. the only WAY Oh ue'IoJ III s
many people Who 90 no believe on protection or hr
Greeley or the Democrats who viii elect -ir Greeley j
,r-o r. was in h. nd of i,. aud bis .cat ofInse.
n the eve, OF al lIIrdealing men, was mat ne
was and Of 10 wlIie actually running rs 'le i
regularly nominated candidate o. tAc f.ct aolcls TO-.
Governor he the only instance ln our o .lI MS
" 4
.l b., & ,,,ali- .,tr,r,rr n.. . e4gd.lf- Vao was
four VINO the Held. To 90 nm JdrI'ff
he never did tbc thing before since 40
NOT think that he established tAc lot-.o Oh lAo
purtv-tlat work wa, dohe Dy lNe -cl'oNs VIZ
0eneyed IN IL; ho never did so to any great eA-
tenf-ueyrr 10 any great extent, pretauutt o. wan
trc Ie. ltrr OF 1855 met be sought me oeIai).a-p
aud cls %. against the opposition o. tar ~
TIE party and organizers. the Jonathan Fr'es anu
Alfred EYs VINO thought the Pope had actuLy sdiieu
.Frro fu nta
iu dry Dau- ali the evangelical clilLchs ol tue
rsv 81 III. was chosen because tuo Fr,.-5ol and
af-Wbi, element was stronger than TIE aLL "a hOIc
md afti0rcign element His majority IN me house was
siderable. In the senate, only one, ~ rightly re.
a,,'-r H. wrote a Ierfer 10 Robert b. Hail, whicn
ws lust K. y. enough % save his credit WIN me h y -
hut mainly occupied WIN lhe pI.n.'l.ea ~ WIZ
uuicrr the inOvrmu NJ, rather thdn WIN l- measures
tt,,t AMER his election he took but little pains 10
di 1ise his contempt FOR bis assOcates A lter oi ~
Ne,paslau EI- of Mississippi s dcce'-l't o. e AM
tris. period Of his Nothing 3ut when tHa
ksuuD rau paIfy he gave 10 ms iu4 ana It"i'F
,,nlr-. and never was there a felieW WHO old tuIs
at getting rid OF a scaly connection. y 10 OHN
he never prosGrptve Dut M. coni',is . st VIZ
and auti-CathOAc measures IN the LeglsldtuTe-Ao'
against them as we were, who haled me "lO. % A.'M
Nothing gang and principles alike but AGAINST theh
substantially ana a. strongly as circums ahcea perhtIe"'
THE IRBUSE speaks ol MS pr0scrpil'e spirit anu =,
I'M, elve him Know Nothing nomination IoI
Governor, which ne declined ia favor OF Gardner.
never heard that he received the nomination. or hau
fOr.Ip when he joined the party is likely enough; Dt
tnlnk ms main purpose 70 defeat aud break up tAe
Wink, a process necessary. h.s opinion, % the gOOd
of the country, well Indispensable 20 MS own pO-
tical Tie DID, original aseoor h n stuck 20
Gardner through and 1885, wilson lrt DcIOic TIE
election OF 1855, supported Rockwell for Governor gOt
beaten with other genuine Republicans, ana mas
stood by party he believes III ~ because
ever since 1855 has acted with H. and has really done
an immense amJunt OF effective WORK IN IL.
he ever quits IT, 10 will be when 10 becomes
apparent 10 everybody that II rs likely 10 De IN a
minority. or thal something else Is likely 10 sup
plant H. Then will he apt 70 think that ia DAYS OF
usefulness are over. He is an honest RepuDcdn ana
believer in Grant but is apt 70 have his opinions noG-
fed cOusiderabybY the chances OF success or ueI l
But l Will not trespass upon you lmtneI.. .y ny
pnrpose has been defend Wilson against tine
spirit OF your article, which IS that the gene
ri was a believer iu and OF the 0rsinatots OF,
the X ~ = and OF ~ proscrptye members Thls Is
not correct the contrary Is true nope nave Inhue
tbs paIA but fear that | have Deeu Obliged 10 state
some truths him equally unpleasant ana mat ne
NAV have occasion 10 quote George Cannugs line OF op
urgation against the candid trend. But wilson l.
good fellow and "A strong candidate and, chosen inc
country may bid defiance 10 any fatality whlch may as
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