Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-01

| intentions. They were deceived. Their strengh
was not equal TO. their day and designs, The
lesson III GrecleyS case is still more striking
He thought, peTadventure, that he might draw
after him his muliitudes of readers and pat
rons Of the Tribune. Here, IN this part of the
Reserve, Greeley and the TT76mue were pow
er that none might despise. But 10 His van
! ity upset his honor, patriotism and principle
and the numbers of those VINO will follow him
in his aspirations, in this section of the buck,
| eye State, are too insignificant to make ac.
count Of There are none in this locality, and
are rather looked upon as q curiosity when
met with elsewhere, The people are indie
pendent in thought and action, aud will so
teach those who think otherwise.
SENATOR FERRY AND HIS PosITIoa.- The
re election of this gentleman to his seat in the
United States Senate in the face OF, and in
! spite of the caucus nomination of Gen, Haw-
| ley, Is we'll known and has been vGylously
commented upon by all partiea-R Republicans,
Liberals and DEMOCRATS. The two latter--cs-
pecially the Liberal nominecs=zas n detection
from Mr.. FerryE political alliances The Tri-
b,lne has heralded It as Liberal triumph, and
| an evidence Of the growth and spreading inn
portance OF that sckly plant that was forced
into existence IN the Senate by those nursing
| fathers Sumner and Shurs. Mr.. FerrYs
| Republican friends, away from the scene of
| action. and where the particular motiyes that
| controlled parties, were not understand, cYinc,
ed little dissatisfaction at the way in which
the result was brought about, THIS complex
| ion Of tic case was not Materially improved
by Mr.. Ferrys FIRST letter to Col. Rlbcoek Of
| New Haven. Knowing Senator Ferry rs we
do, 1t was difficult 10 believe that he was slip
ping from his moogings preparatory TO voy-
| age upon that uncertain sea upQn which Mr.,
| Greeley has SO thoughtlcssly Get sail. We
could not however, make out our rcckonings
from this Babcock letter, and therefore await.
ed further developments The Norwalk Ga.
fette, Published at the residence of Mr.. Ferry
and It's edit or, Mr.. BYINGToN. being famaliaI
with Connecticut politics. and friend Of Mr.
Ferry, was looked for with some solicitude
| Its appearance left us no reason ia doubt, that
though the help of the democracy had been
accepted, and the regular nomination had
| been bolted, the Senator's political character
had not been compromised. He was no less a
| Republican than heretofore, and no terms had
| been accepted tha! would require a sacrifice
| Of principle. We were enabled to discover
enough Of the workings Of partics and indi-
| viduals, TO understand how the thing was
done. II was simply this-Mr. Ferry's friends
! thought he was, according 10 usage, entitled
to Gccand term, and Gen. Hawley's friends
unwilling to see him defeated in Rccond cf
fort for this position, played pretty bold
! gamc-both with regard tu the Senator's bodi-
! ly infrmties, and in manipulating the cau-
Gus. Those Republicans, therefore, who had
independence enough 10 stand up for Ferry
and resist nomination obtained by the more
than questionable machinery brought TO bcAI
in making up the nomination, were not un
willingly, Of course, to be approached by the
large body Of the Democrats of the House, as
they were, to insure justice 10 Mr.. Ferry, whose
course had been marked by steadiness, fdeli-
ty and power for good TO the Republican par
| ty since ii came into existence. Hence the
coalition and boiling OF the caucus. In this
view OF the matter, there il nothing blame.
worthy in Senator Ferry or the course of his
| friends in securing his return. We could have
wished that the BabooCk letter had never been
written, but that the second sober thought o.
the hst-to Mr.. Ferris, Of Stamfard--coult
have stood on its own mcrits and covered, as
il does, the whole ground. But here are tho
letters rs they are:
The date Of this note addressed to JAMES
| f. BABCocK, editor Of the New Haven Falia.
dunn, is the 1Tth ult
| My Dear Sir II thank you for your pleasant
cangraiulatory letter | am grateful to the
| Democrats who gave me their votes am n
Republican, indeed, and probably always shall
| be. They are Democrats and not likely 10
| change. And yet we are not all antagnnisns,
| even in politics. We have one country that
we love; one wish for its prosperity. We
| differ In many ways about tho best method OF
! promoting its welfare, but. In some things. II
has turned out that we are agreed. | knew
| that was acting In accord with the platforms
OF my party when | proposed to remove the
| disabilities which incumber portion of the
Southern people, and when | resisted nn un.
constitutional attempt to take away from all
the people the management OF their local af.
| fairs. But have found Democrats and Re-
| publicans alite giving me their support In the
| position that have taken upon these measures,
| and am grateful TO both. Tho moral of the
Senatorial elcnllon III Connecticut Is, not that
any party or faction or individual has won q
triumph, but that the people sustain ndepend.
ent thought aud action In their representatives.
Yours truly, o. $. FERRY.
TUE following Is Senator FERRY's second
letter. defining more clearly and fully than the
first his position In the Republican party, and
how far his reelection and the manner of II,
Identifies him With the "liberal." or Greeley
boilers;
WAsHTNGToN, May 10, 1872,
Hon. J, d. FERIIe, SrAMFoRn, Conn.
Ny Dear sir: thank you for your oongratu-
latlons. They are peculiarly gratifying from 80
old and va.sed y friend as yourself | do not
know why any one should misanprehend my
political position on account OF what has han.
pcned. l haye never concealed my opinions,
My record In the Senate is open to everybody
| believe Us firmly Us ever IN tho doctrines
! which ] have advocated for the lnGt sixteen
years, ever snpo the Republican party haG 4
national existence. There are certain ideas
Indeed, which have grown into prominence
since the passage Of the acts Of reconstruction
In which do nat believe. do not believe In
| the continuance of political disabilities aitei
| they have become needless and mlschiey0uI
irritation without q single good result, / dc
not believe In mlscalled aClYl Rights" bills
subversiyc OF local self-goyeFnment and des-
tructiyc OF the school system OF while gr0uni
of States, do not believe In the re,enacimen
OF the Ku'klux law, ailtr IL has expired by IL
lOMn limitation and hna accommodated all tha