The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-10-14
politinl Sfairs.
Judge BLACKS LETTER TO GARFIELD.
The Republican ReCOrd--A Party Of
Lawlessness and Corruption.
yCATHINe REVIEW OF GRANTIsM.

To Hon. James A. Garfield, Member o.
C5agress from Ohio IL have read the
speech you sent me. am astonished and
shocked. As the leader Of your party, to
whom the candidates have specially dele
gated the conduct Of the pending cam
paign, you should have met your respon-
sibilties in very different way. | do not
presume to lecture SO distinguished man
upon his errors; but if can prevent you,
even to a small extent, from abusing the
public credulity, it is my duty to try.
Promising only my great anxiety to pre-
serve the fraternal relations existing be-
tween US Cor many years, follow the
HOratian rule, and come at once to "the
middle of things"
You trace back the origin of present
parties 10 the earliest immigrations at Ply
mouth and jamestown, and profess to find
in the opposing doctrines then planted,
afterward constantly cherished in Massa-
chusetts and Virginia, the germs of those
ideas which now make democracy and
abolitionism the deadly foes Of each other.
The ideas so planted in Massachusetts,
were, according to your account, the free
dom and equality Of all races, and the right
and duty Of every man to exercise his pri.
yate judgment in politics as well as relig-
ion. On the other hand, you set forth as
irreconcilably hostile the doctrine of Vir.
ginia, "that capital should own labor, that
the negro had no rights of manhood, and
that the white man might buy and scllh
ofsprine forever" Following these as.
scrtions with Others, and liking the prescnt
with the long past. YOU employ the devices
of YOUR rhetoric to plorify the modern
aboiitionist and to throw foul scorn. not
merely on the southern peoplc. but on the
whole democracy of the country.
This looks learned and philosophical.
and il gives vour speech n DIGNITY seem.
inply above the reach Of the ordinary de.
mecogne Uannv il bo who knows the
canses of tbinus. felicitous il the nartisan
member Of CONGRESS- whose stumn speech
goes nm the river Of time 10 the fountains
.of good and evil Rpt vour contrast of
historical facts Is omen To one objection
which I give you in n form as simple as
nosa;blo wben I saw that Il ia wholly de,.
.titv,s of ,rvb This of course imnlies
no imnntot;on on vonr faith Your bipb
character in the church "a well as tbe
State forb;ds the belief that vou wonld he
puilty of willfnl misrenresentatiop
Tho mon of Massachusetts 90 far from
nL,ut;no tLo rigbt' oF nr;v,te iudoment cx.
t;rn.,c3 and Utterly ert;ooyisIed Il bv
means 40 cruel that no man Of common
humanity can think of them even now
wi,bout d;so,st and indionn,;on lam
,snrnr;sed 10 fnI Won IGNORANT of this
DID you never hear of the friphtful perse-
cu,ions tbev carried on svstematicallv
nc,ins. Bantists and Ouakers and Catho.
lies? how tbey fined imprisoned lasbed
mu,ilnted enslayed and banisbed every.
body that claimed the riobt of free tbougbtP
how they stripped the most yirtuous and
inoffensiye women. and publiely whipped
them on their naked backs only for ex-
pressing their conscientious convictions
Have YOU never. in all YOUR reading, met
with The story Of Rooer WilliamsS For
merely snggesting to tbe nubl;c authorities
of tho colony that mn nerson OUGHT To he
nunisbed on account of his honest opin.
ions, be was driven into the woods and
nnrsued ever aftervord with n ferocitv that
mt his own life and that Of his friends in
Constant danger Tn fact the orueltv of
their laws ega;nst the freedom Of con.
science and the unfeelino rioor with which
thew were executed made Massachusetts
odious tbroucbout the world
Thoso orest crimes of the PILGRIM Faith.
ers ouobt not to be cast up to their chill.
drep. far some of their descendants n hone
a GOOD mo;or;tvl are b;gb.nrincinled and
honest mon s;1cereiv ottacbod 70 the lib.
orol ;n.t;,ut;ons nlonted in tbe more south.
avn la,;tndos or ,be cont;nont Rut IL Won
,ro r;ah, IN vonr ossort;on that the aboli-
,;on;sss dar;yo - ,ha;r nr;no;nles from The
;Joas on,or,a;roa and pla anto5 NJ plvmoutb
,Ls, NOV acconnt sor tLo con rse and brutal
,vrannr w;,L wb;cb vour marty has in
s,aan. @ ,.a,nnlad nnon tho y;ah,s of
&C. i .SonnS, [ and froo snaocb
'nos -, op,no,a p :, Won, ia
49,; ~ ~. :, ~ 49, | Ia V"nI"os rl.n,ad ,ho
on Jna,";u .' as esooaon, .no and aouoi;tv or On.
nosod ,So dom;na,ion If one race over
p.I aUo,Ior w, W"aars palfrev and sumner
nu."ol Ia :, n~aah;.a a,io ~ I ~, osao, ,La, slo
@ nav s.'u son:.a2 ,;'.a5 " MassonSnso,,s I % % and
wy ne'1, eAibSsa IS"a ~ ',;.IaJ hn ,Lou Rnt
yoa may nav DoOn Ill. -, 90 ,ho
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sugec. o. esc .ney sPOh; Ph;.h W.. !; r aam~on ,U,'
end iavlsn pnsesacis' ,Sa;. ma,' nn,;a;oaI o aaO.
Ts .T,' p,h pmOng 0" oo,Onv % nua ,bs nro~;oce Of
MI. M S,"o.,a Ro' DO, yoro u nro r slavery ~ Tho
bia,spS a,saonuse'1s r. ~ SoaSi IN M rosar vom @
oacnoone; ~ you uosVS SIN, sns M NJ" ~
70 MoorG s'oly y, ;sa"a 3e'y Jao.a;s.;0a ~ ;0a
unase''s, wncrs 'ne esiuonoe IOonsacsS .e'a.Is,
en.euy cI IeySrGs anu ouIS aoouloa.s pI peal.".a5
sa.hensiea.eu ih ,s prJuuoc &oh o 'o Oanno,
S,;nnnd m,.n ,a'uoI' a% Tho piumo,,,h ;mm;grants
'. qacs'.ouoe. ~ ~ iya..;"a .h;nS Won
Pan,eu preeiSe,y 'ns uoO'l,Io ",.,. Mn''n yJs
sserloe 70 'ue yanss'own s',, Oo,ous saa, 40 .
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