New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-25
A CARD FROM MR.. WILSON.
SOME ADVERSE NEWSPAPER CRITICISMS
NOTICED.


HIS SOUTHERN sPEEcHEs-HB IS UNCONSCIOUS
OF TREATING THE PRESIDENT WITH DIsREsPEcr
THE POLICY OF RECONCILIATION.
The adverse criticisms with which many Repub-
hcan newspapers followed the e-President during
and since his recent trip through the South have
served to draw from him the following letter, winch
will appear in The Boston Adrertiser of to-day:
THE vICEPREsIDENT's LETTER.
NATIcK. June %, 1873.
To he Editors Of The Boston Daily Advertiser:
Recognizing, to the fullest extent, the night
of the press review and crcse the words and acts Of
public men, claim the right and believe 1t to be some
times the duty of those criticised to yindente those
words and acts Acting upon these convictions pur-
pose notice adverse criticisms that have recently
appeared in few Republican presses
Eight years ago there printed at the capital
journal which assumed to be the Of Andrew John
son and the exponent of his policy" That journal
the imputed reputation Of being the organ
OF the present Administration. Recently re-
R ne sne sO9 South s and ws find myself and
trip to have been the innocent cause Of extreme socitnde
inspire IT, II be any, Of which entertain than
doubt But all such solcitude, assure them, Is nm
the carrying out of advice TO take a few
weeks OF rest before commenced upon the task
welcomed by the people Of both races, by Democrats,
Republicans, and Conservatives. visited colleges;
by people and presses Of every Shade OF opinion sara
nothing in the twcnynine brief addresses made Of pub
OF industry. material development education temper
anee justice 10 black men and Of generous 0cy 10
Taylor aud Polk. OF Crit,enden. Bell and Benton; J
momeu win Mrs jefferson Davis in the streets of Mem
pms. Never did make more innocent or agreeable
journey than was crowded into those ak weeks Bu' ma
ON my return all very " significant Ilesc
welcomes from all without distinction OF race or color
these speeches. tins visit to the couch cr nnS
fnnt1 lie t4lk
late COniederacy were full Of meaning Inc Wahuri
victim of presidential ASPIRATIONS and he must be re-
buAed 0tIer gentlemen suspected OF Ike desres nAu
HE HAS NEVER LIMITED DESIRE To BE A PREsi-
DENTAL CANDIDATE.
To all this reply that indulge, with thousahus
u, my eountrymen the idea that the fresiuoH'J =
a lofty and responsible position; that 10 DO 49,
10 that high Office, and co'heo VII" i -,
nowcrs for good by forty millions, II an nonoi ~
the side of which uneounted "'an i bs sstimair
nothing But Notwithstanding TINS hSn c8esrnissd
I assure the organ and all 0theIs "a I'll "a ,otn
that there ia not one being III al ,n.s nIVa % desired
have ever written. spoken. or even hlh'Su tu' s're
honed expected or intended to be canlua'e, - "a
Them too that have been so G me- me- mon sub
courteous as TO reply TO letters written nv in II
iec these imaginative deem me 80 @ III tho
NAV so0th their anxiety further II asse o a. that
ha,a neher money nor patronage, nor an organ tnit
never made "A promise. in pOtci ire Oh o. 800 or
give oCc W Inever intend to No money. pa
tronare no organ surely this pillahe C M .rasse
console ana aSs" re- ch mighty influences in money
patronage and organs, and protect ine "oi" W 49,
onseS anu s natter oerse hardly less hcinous On
the morning Of my return to orh nSed several
Giestions concerning my visit ana uAe oueStions
ton OF public and party ar have done for any
other paper and these answers were puDhs" 40 70
out any revision OF NINE lhGS "' tbose Repubii-
cans who supported Mr. Greeley ana the tens h VI
thousands of Republicans VINO ot ali in losirc two
thirds of the states had car ied III = 80 nil
yeTting Republican majority OF three-laleI "a r ,,,,
lion to minority OF half R @iliSp iHe q
who do not SEQ that ,o these ditlsatised but
who are st proud of the record the party ha n ea
hold in their hands the fate Of the next
e'"' n is NECESSARY to success Journal that
does not the wisdom OF arr sS'HE F 20 TRS VI
has said sundry unkind things OF me: anu Of
taunts me with being me h n,sy hs .exceIlent
men, af osf bIi Is not scf spect anness
cac the conclusion Years ago tnS se i personal
wrongs. and have been for lS Sags " snid
f0Tg Nd grus S or untruthfu things expect to
Srgye those Who are foolish as to say n
sSs t U snirit of exceen Christianity can hnor
to let my "selfrespect and my mahin'S' '"Ae 'A''
OF themselves .-.,
Mp wilson's TREATMENT or THE PRESIDENT.
aecused too. of not treating President with
hocor,ipo resr,ect wheret wheni Howl am surely
unconscious OF any such purpose. nave seldom
obruded my opinions upon the fresideHl' ahu
whenever / have made Suggestions IL mas Oeei,
because 1 reigiousy believed that what l
doto-ortialIy suggested would be for the cralt
~ h Hdni1,straon the success OF the party and me
od Of the nation nv opposition 10 the thirderh ioV
Las been construed. too, into opposl'9h 70 'o aat
issue raised and pressed with such ulsas,rva'
effect upon the party TOOK en r OCCASION to say to
timId friends that there was 10 real danger tit ~ %
I nd that thew would elect President for
third term was actuaed by no nos. w. NV s snc
uena, 'o 3.nmed the proposition by @homsOeyer Ia,
yored quite as fatal to the Republican party as woa
have been a, proposition n4 t1I 10 aiieiu '"0
Having opposed the policy Of recons. uc'lon Mde
adopted not surprising tnat lhe Ogm tic;sc
no progress in the southern states, ana tn' h
me for expressing the opinion 'Na' hc .e feeI
i nee" fhan heretofore. Having been an anti
slavery man for thlrty.nne a,,rs examined
With soIne care the present condition ~ tc HOu iht
have unquesonably mitah,.' III ,ane totLc
In some eases corruption on the lait -. .u ~, n
high duty Of working ont the lai;'- ho..ap
tees saw progress-slow, but thnK SUR re- n, -
noce o ten wears there should happen JUST Whnt nae
happened few would have believed n, Ine ~
cnred race inst emancp atcd, had neither property
bomes education nor political or cyhrsht7' NOW, tnoug
little accustomed to habits 81 e'slohg anu hn,, nd
nossessrs million Of piOpert! has hundreds o thoushus
Of children in schools, has been clothed WIN CIV. au
political rights occupies high p9si,is AZ nom rn with I'm
nlfitutions iadusries and labor dsOrgahzed haccus
! tomed TO toll. disappointed AMI dc,steI WI
careless alike of the rights OF black uh ana OF ne "p
ons Of their counryinen Now states, iidusifi8 uhu
ostitnfions have been reor anHe lao"r Is pcr"'i !
more honorable and universal, the bpNefhtht
mere rcsnccted the old flag is more loved ana me itEr
able opinons Of the Northern people more m,.i ,s
1,r.ci,ted Mich remains 10 he done; Dut D'gnnlnE
has been made and hopeful progress ms zen .l'et"s
sccnred There are YET INSCRIPTIONS men VINO eIv 80
, 70 divide society and parties upon the pc Nous lhr o.
race Iuemes of their country OF mahIiu' anu ~ noi
these reckless should receive the serst 'tnuein
In spite h0Weycr OF al untOwaid innuehco > nnei1 =
unauestonably kndlief ana Ie,,ei dee,,i6 o. mo-