New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-27
KENTUCKY.
Ex-Gov MAGoFFIN's oPINIoNS-FoLLY OF
, THIRD TICKET-GREELEY AND BROWN me
MEN FOR TIE PRESENT ISSUES.

Ex-Gov. MAGoFFIN'5 oPINIoNs-FoLLY OF
, THIRD TICKET-GREELEY AND BROWN me
MEN FOR TIE PRESENT ISSUES.
The following letter from Ex-GOv. Magoilin
Of Kentucky appears in the Lexington journals
TEMPLE HALL, HARRoDsBURG, june 16, iS72
DEAR srR; In answer TO your letter have 10 say
that il wise eOunsels prevail at the Baltlmore
cas 's Is TO divide the Democratic party and have an easy
victory Our object Is laying aside the past 70 u and
Civil Service Reform men Democrats and every ~
of strength beat him.. II the Baltimore the
Democratic party viii lose It's organization ana
II the Convention dominates straS' the resnlt
and defeat Is inevitable Either course WOMB DO SUI
cidal-but II laying aside all old ISSUES se.en
war IL will bury the past preJudices ana antlp@'iSo
growing out Of former bitter personal and political con
ctsf IL viii rise 10 the dignity OF s , be s9
burying the past and accepting In eood S,cts
ton, and viii act in accordance with % tre II
looking alone TO the good OF the country on them we a
believe We shall then be successful Elen snon, 20 do
have easy victory IL will require every na To
Grant TO be Effected Can We 40 any Det b Ginctn
indorse the Cincinnati platform ana the Cnu uht
he isdoIa 10 act otherwise but with this ticket in the
field dividing rreconcaby the Republican party SUP
the most just and patriotic OF the old Abolition parry,
seems TO be the best we can 90 70 Het 70 ia Anil
ton party having been accomplished see no Ieaso
why cannot in the future act with tae rues ID
securing the country from the dangers tnat s
= The work OF tho Aboliuonlsts was enectualy
done and could not be prevented. Slavery no longer
exists in our land That apple OF dlscord in the
and clothed by law with ali Of his civil and
political rights. The work is done-lti IS
marty H. accommodated Greeley and Brown, grant you
were earnest, conspicuous, powerful actors III phShho
about the result but when their Work was d0ne, "Lo
amonr them have acted more manly paIt-wth more
Justice, kindness and magnanlmy 70 IaHcn dar
they have1 1t IA proposed, by the Leerss uufa
relieve them from the expressions OI INC @ S,ise to
their promise and unable TO govern the country 1ney
propose to them all their lost nights
exefR gega a9r IN this Government They
pose to reconstruct and reunite all our Ioe
US to civil governmental hold the mnltaIy ytbi1
the civil law-tO keep the Federal GoteIiedhS ward
its legitimate sphere OF action 10 arrest O ~ Fed
course centralism and despotism, 70 prevent s1
eral Government from unconstltutoaaI mars
with the management OF our local anu % toIard ~
regarding the writ OF habeas corpus az the ~
freemen that there shall be real Clyh Der s1cb a
that we shall have government OF tue Ia ~ Inc
fathers gave US as an lnncfltauce' 5ui.od and
present gerous personal government OF Knueu, Gnu
ciques, and rings and corporations, reeAey ;ntsed
power with which eonhdlng people nav M hicb
them for their personal Advancement ana plulueI
II not arrested, must end IN Tue ,ih ondeT
liberty itself Upon these principles winch unT ~
nnosed ~ tnrn Grant and his wicked advisers out OF
office, and put honest, faithful, capaDe men IN e
The representatives OF these principles in the held II
we do ths inevitable defeat awaits US. Cdn W. S
Democrat / think not. The chance tlen Is Desme1
Grant and Greeley these representatives OF
istio opinions and principles, ana cannot to I'M
the southin fact the Democratic party IN an tne %
-rasard Greeley and Brown less objeouonaDe thlh
any other Republicans; and, as they eanhOt Ret q
Graf II seems to me the next best thing they can 40
to support these. They were eahuIu, "o nnoIiti-
manly in their opposition TO us as PSpiii.Iq
cal antagonists, not now trust them a9
not trust each other and act together III gOou Ialtu
the future trying rescue the Government IOnl my
danger which surrounds and upon pocy III WHICH
Is bound up the future aud the destiny OF the COuuy
= WIDESPREAD discomfort among the masses
Of the Republicans certainly exists Ihey say tne %
change for the better but when you o1er tneih eI
Oerat they shake their heads, ana polhI 20 tc ON
New-YOrk They will take Greeley ana Brown, 10 whom
they have been listening, with whom tney nave Doon
acting, nd whom they have eontded Tor 70 years
will get more votes from the Republican party
than any other ticket Unquesonably they are less 90
iectonable to the Democratic party than any Olher I've
where will drop the old issues WHICH have been setIed
by the war and lay aside their Old prJudlces tts the
would old WORKOUT clothes, putting on new ohesl auu
raty the platform and nominees OF the cincinnati Oo
venton a better and a brighter day will dawn upon us
I'm fine near future What want Is "a Union
of all the OppositiOns to Grant single Ticket Hnat
to restore it 10 its former dignity and character; what
want Is American policy, IDEAS prlnclpies man
ners, and customs, developing and improving thls
great country In every way, IN OPPOSITION 10 apeans
and policies which will lead 10 the over
throw OF our institutions Greeley and Brown are the
representatives or these ideas always eadng ia every
nroyressye movement and supported as they VIII DC Dy
The active talented patriotic young men OF the country,
10 whom important positions should be gwen III the com
ing canvass and whom high duties should DC In
efforts and the country be redeemed have written IN
great haste and loosely, but hope you VIII agree WIN me
in the views have expressed am sure they are tue
views of the Democrats of Kentucky and II So delegates
ought be sent to Baltimore VINO VIII IathIuy carry
them out Respectfully yours b. hA"offN