Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23

Gentlemen You ask me to allress you on
the ouertion involved in the cRnvssS between
! President Grant and Mr.. Greeley. | thank you
| for the confidence implied IN your request
| Among you | zee macy who have been workers
with Ine in the sati-ssvery cause for years-
| Ny resideuoe here makes it announcement for re
| to attend a public meeting in Boston and
| indeed think can state my views more sltis-
1 Sctorily in letter than in public address
/ II you please, therefore, will communicate
| with you in this wy, rsthe- than tie one you
| euFgest
/ OF course the first thought that occur 70 you
rad me j1st nov il, that enc Of your best, sbiett
sad most wSichfll friends, Mir. Senator Sum
uor, sl7ises you to vote for Horace Greeley ,lnd
believes that your rights viii be safe only in bis
[ keeping ! touch with reseTent hand every
thing from Senator SImaer. | car never forget
his measureless services 70 the anti-sl.yery
cause, and 10 your race Whenever | read his
words | read them o7ershad0geI By the mem
ory Of his elily and entire conservation 90
[ tie Eeryices Of Impartial Ebey'y,-of that zeal
which has never flggel,- that WaicdtulEess
which has seldom beeH deoeiyed,-Of that deyo-
ton which has 60 rarely shrunk from any ssc-i-
fce,--g hich no opposition could tire and no
d-a-er appal. From such = counselor, ven
ture to differ With great reluctance, sad caly
to publish NJ dissent L I were Eot tu-e that
Tas right, and that lie was wrong,-that the
occasion Was very important, and be mistake
one which leads to fatal results.
My judgment is tie exact oppo2iti5n o. ar
Summers. think every loyal mar, and especi-
ally every colorel nan should vote for General
Grant. sad that tie nation AMI your race are
safs oaly il the Ltads Of the old, regular, re-
publican patty Some may ask how Z cone to
think thur, when Tss one Of the few loyal men
who protested, in 1875 against Grants aquiu-
s.ioa. and seeing that have 10 often Sirulel
that the republican party hal C1,lived i's usc-
iulacEs Gentlemen, the reasons which ZEAL re
% ny present opinion, in spite OF my former
views, ought 90 give my judgment more weight
with you en- forced ~ late Developments 10
ny present position.
You remember that ia ISIS emphsticslIy
denied General Grants i.ness FOR the presi1en-
e. Dsriled by The republican pIess, went
from Gig to city protecting against his election.
Ia private, vita Hr. Sumner saI others, 1 a.
cCei long aud earnestly against the risA Of put
ting suCI a man INFO such al Ctlcc st th2t
tue they raw only his great merits and sup
ported hin heartily. The defects @. The sduir-
is,rzti3n are 70 surpriie to me. l nay cay,
without b1ks-ieg. that I pr0phesicl these de-
fec.s / 10 not wish 10 hide them today. l
entirely agree With Mr. Sumner IS 20 the grave
faul, an Info,ersb.e iEsoieuce Of the slminis-
;rzti5n ia the Sza Domingo matter 1 think
the fecquent putting Of relatives into ofice
highly oJiec.icaElle and Inc sad career ofNeo-
ster e warning enough szainst Sny man in
public life yeu,GriEg 10 accept gi:ls from Nv
ing Ken Theae 2ut other defects are no su--
urlse g. ne. The eminent merits of General
Grants Administration are, / cJuteSs, sur
pr.se % ne.
Hs truly original. ststeEuanliEe -nG Christian
policy towards tie Iniisus If aiuirA5le, and,
standing alone, is enough to mark him srsts-
man. i'i7 patience t1ii inuuls7abie difficulties
in cur fore n relations is wonderful in one
bred 8 soldier. The all TIE administration has
given to rle industrial ard tia.ulial prosperity
cf the country is great merit General Grants
promp: in,c,icreace i0r justice 70 working men
IN defiance Of those about him, relative to the
execution u ,le e.ght-h0ur Law, shall slSsys
remember The criGo Of the republican party
in toierstng .te Euk'ux is Alerant But the
President snl bis immediate freu3s deserve CUR
gratitude for their efforts su1 SUCCESS il lie
matter. His service: 10 the Eitseuth smsllueut
+ tha,l never f1rre. When ZONE even 4 the
f1remos. st0-i-iouists, doubted kuI we're luke
warm. gro.c to =ustor Wiison sssing him %
urge General Grsnt 70 p1, three lines into bic
fret Iiesssge, commenting that ueasuve 90 Con-
zress and the country. The susver came back, [
.'Tcu ase too ale. Ge-eral Grants massage
rts finished before yolr no;e arrived and the
recommendation you vish = Ia it. l. still re-
-Iias l.rellzhly true thar the co!lrei msu hss
no full reo. guiii5u a. the North an 40 s5equate
protection ia the Sluth-sh2ue to the Eiminis-
trk,io1 AMI O. tie republican party Bat their
friends may fairly claim that during the last
three yesls TIE cegr1 Las sieali,y gained IN
the SAFE exercise sad qliet enjoyment OF his F.
-iratf
ku-a tla detects o. General Grants sim.n- .
;s,r2,i-u as veil IS sry nan. Think, distrutt-
ful az ! vas e hin, ! sm ale 70 see the COED .
rsrrice be has unexpectedly rendered the nation. +
Eli 10 matter for theze defects At The most .
they sre got tlfs.; AMI events have lifted PIesi- .
dent GRAFT into being to-day the symbol sut /
rcu-eseutstive q ioys.ty The conspiracy be 4
.see1 Southern fecessiC1is.s snl Northern COP /
rerhsals, OF which, very naturally. Mr. Greeley /
- the tool, aud, unfortunately, Mr.. saInrer If the
iuicrse- sni j think, the iupc-leayes room but /
for tFo psrias-thlte who are 'or the nation
and those who arc sssinst it. hate no i1t Of
ny tIctberiy regard azd sincere ettcen fer Mr.
Sumner 10 tins holding him deceived. The en- .
tire faith l have in bis honesty Of purpose
obIzas ne 90 tdick him lurei. The only Won
y D
i1solsut sui thaue,efs u rroclsjnirc l,r iaie--
tons. The south has long seen her mistake snd
often co1.e9ei K. The Tribune its9lf makes
this statement IS late IS June, 1871. That mis-
,.ke VAS 90 contend f-r her idtss wiki mussets
5utsile tie Uui11-lesvinE Us the govern
uent sri taxing he-seli the part Of a rebel.
She htE often Snuognced. in the last instance hT
Be liut e Jl1eTson D2y.s-thst the cause WIS
not i0st, and nue., lie wor by getting Possession
81 The government aal leaving CO in the oppc-
s.;icu. Such is the pretcut plot. That Mr.. Gree
leg 5ecs j. would acver prevent his Aili1s it.
( lat NJ Sumner does net sec it is 10 me matter
4 7-uio1ni ss.caishment AZ such a moment
he regular republican party becomes sgsin tae
.cceptei sui only Instrument OF resistance. and
irsrt represents L-yAlty az Lincoln did ia S6l.
20 not csre f1T his defects. w5rel they ten tines
.7eats-. Chatham and Julius riEhiiuliy forgot
wen the irismy Of Wilkes when he stood the
representative ard symbol Of the rights Of
Br.;ish s-tjact. Esea il I scseptel Mr. sum
ler's portrait Of President G-En,-Th ich in some
cuso e true. hat in no senEc is the whole truth
Il si0nli T,l vote for hiu against q rebellion
Il DE bsllot-box, to which disloyslty gives AL
ne strength snl childish croiuiity AL the cher
lcter. To stop nov for criticism Of such faults
IS those Of General Grant is Ike blaming usn's
when he IS dsfeaiing ycu sgsiuft
n Sss.ssiu.
Ia proof that The conspiracy charge ia real
IL no fiction. need not cite jefferson DAVIES
ate speech or the confession Of Mr. Greeley sd-
erents very impartial man Fho comes TO Us
rom the South bears witness that the mS.s Of
outsern vhites are wholly unchanged in opinion
nd ready for smother revolt whenever lhe way
pcus The widespread organization Of the
.ukiu1 shows the sane thing. That orgsaizs-
ion existed only heosuse public opinion there
heersi il OF. and in suPpre;sinE i cur govern
lent had no title Of help from TIE former ret-
s. AL this was TO be expected 1t would be
outrsry TO AiI,ory and experience were it other
7iGe. To put the slightest faith iE the p-otestA
Ions Of copperhe2ls and secessionists, made
My to get ofice, is building on a qlicksrrd
With the exception Of Mr.. Sumner, no Leading
iberal republican dcss really Put any faith in
hose pr0,estGtions. Theirs il not : case Of de- :
usi0n. They ere hypocrites, not dupes. They
uoE full well the plot, and for the sake Of Of
Ice are wiling u help it snd risk the conse-
uences. They ka0c thSt Dir. GTeeley's election
leAns the negro surrendered to the hate Of the g
outhern slater. with No interference from the
a;i0n in his behalf; that it means the constitu-
ion amendments EeutrsliEe1 by copperhcsi
congress. our deot tempered with. sni our
onds falling twenty per cent in every market :
ne democrats millionaire Shois willing 90 risk c
bis has already '.hed-ci - lie holds millions '
t confederate bonds, and IL plotting to make on Q
hem more than enough to pay four times over
IT sll be oses CT the national securities, .nl j
len ssiely sugh ct the small boudholders he t
a. dipped. Observe that | count as Mr.. Gree p
> 5 slice only the copperhesdso Of the demo-
ratio psriy. Il is loose talk TO say that he has
lined the democrats. Such statement is an ]
isul1 TO The democracy. The ezac, truth Is, he
as joined the copperhesi wing Of the dsmocrs- I
y-its worst element They are his reliance
know some honest var democrats wish to !
lsnge their base and accept heartily the result 1
the var. All hohoT to them But their place q
not with Greeley. but with Grant They ,
ught at hiE side; there they should stand to-
az. | know it is hard to confess mistakes; but 4
practice what preach. -