New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-09-11
From the Daily Chronicle
The Virginia Campaign.
LETTER FROM SENATOR LEWIS
Tie D.ni,. IN. Accusation that He Hs. OF
posed TN. Election of Colonel HuEh..

posed tn. Election Of Colonel Hugh..
The enemies %; Senator Lewis having IA
dustriously circulated the story that he has
been di>alcctcd aud Indifferent a., to the -u--
cess Of the Republican party in Virginia, be
has addressed the following letter to a per
sonal friend in this city, which ", give be-
low. and which fully answers the charge
INNWoop, September F., Is:
Jain a. iJy, Esy.
My DEAR SIR: In my note OF the 9TH
ultmo only essaycd 10 answer briefly the
friendly inquiry contained in your letter. TO-
ccivcd the day before, o. 10 the state o' ~,
health, leaving the political portion uu-
touched for n few DAYS. in the hope tina, nv
Notwithstanding strength would soon en-.
able me To deal with the latter topic NOR,
satisfactorily. both to Won and myself than
| could do M that time. And although, a, /
stated in NV note. my physician cnioins nae
To- maintain rs much mental and phvs.ca
quietude As possible, ana INV illng 10 re-
main silent in reference To the approaCh.ug
very important election in this state, c~pc-
ciallv when informed, aS | am by YOU, that
nv silence is being construed as furnishing
evidence of NV disaiiecton toward the great
and glorious Republican Vlrty-the part,
Z winch, Win the manifest AliIolllltts anu
under the equally manifest guidance Of Pro,
idence. has achieved within few short wear
grander results, and displayed Ia mankind a
nobcr example in the sacred cause of human
freedom and constitutional liberty than have
marked the combined career "a! all thr other
pcoplcs of the earth since the lawn OF time
Yes il i one of the ,Icarr~t aud lcCpc~,
convictions of my mind that the wonderful.
strides that have been taken, aud the MAJ
velOus progress lhat has been made in the
/ last twelve years in orr beloved country in
the direction Of 4 purer and higher c,yih,n-
/ tIOn, have been accomplished, under Cod
benign providence. through the mastery
agency of the National mon Republican
party; and this, too in despite ot the per-
! ~istcut, uupatrotic. and wicked opposition
/ of the Democracy, an opposition waGed az
| the outset, and increasingly and releutlr~,.y
| prosecuted ever since. | di>aliccted toward
, the Republican party! y" friend or ''r H.
| mine in the land believes any such thiug.
/ With sinister designs, and the hope Of adj
] vancing the cause of the Democracy in \ IL
/ ginia, some may say this .. me; hut, | To-
/ peat. no one believes it, am gratifcd e.
know that YOU stand in no need Of my as
! suranCc that | am rs little inclined now g.
unite myself with the jeff. Davis Democracy
/ "a was in 1850. which, a. all know, 'rI.
al all.
No, my good friend, | am ~ YOU are wei.
aware, deeply anxious that the RcpublCan
/ party should long retain asccndcnCy in the
I executive and legislative branches of the
/ National Government, and hardly less 50 III
/ the State governments in which it is held |
/ am also most anxious that the States now IN
/ the hands and suffering the misrulc of the
! Democracy should he wrcstcd from them and
| brought sarWyiy within the Republican lines,
| | dcyoutly hope and trust that the Rcpuhli-
/ cans of this long suffering, down-trodlru
old Commonwealth of Virginia are destined
! to assert the supremacy of their political
/ principles aud faith this fall by clcytiug
! Colonel Robert W. Hughes, our active aud
! able candidate, To the office of Governor, ~
| well as all the other excellent nominees on
! the State ticket together with majorite~ in
the two branches of the Legislature. If
| this be diSaftcctiOn, | am disatlectcd ire
| trevably. assure You regret exceedingly
/ that the condition of my health will not per
! NIT me to take an active part in the pending
! canvass, but | shall d" whatever can to
/ promote the success Of the Republican
/ cause.
You are AT liberty to make my views aud
! opinions rs herein expressed public, If in
/ your judgment the smallest good can be az
complishcd by it.
\ ours, truly, Ions 1. lEWI-.