Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-13

Rice, the present Republican Cover
nor of that State, and candidate for
reelection against Mr.. Adams. In
deed, from all New England, as ]
have already said, in that hour of
supreme trial, no other Republican
proved false to her principles and
her teachings save only he whose in
heritance should have made him the
foremost defender of right. And af-
ter Mr.. Adams had made this fear
full offer of the eternal permanence of
slavery to the ranting Democratic
disunicnists of the South, he super.
added to it in a formal speech the
intimation that if it was not accepta-
BILE to the South he might himself
favor some scheme of disunion if it
could be Of peaceful character.
And now with this record Mr.. Ad-
ans naturally and properly supports
Tilden, and the lengths he would go
to conciliate the rebel Democratic ele-
ment may be inferred from the extent
to which he was willing to 60 in
1861, when he was ready and eager
on the heels of national Republi-
can victory to concede more to the
slave interest than it's EXTREMIST fire.
eating advocate had ever demanded
in Congress. Imagine if you can,
tell me if you will, one possible con-
dition the South would impose on the
legislation of Congress that Mr.. Ad-
ans would not gladly support? The
possible cxaction the rebel Demo
Gratis could make that Adams would
not gladly concedc? Would he hes
itate at anything a "solid South"
would demand? Would he inter-
pose his influence against the pay
ment of any amount Of rebel claims?
Would he, I ask in all sincerity, even
enter protest against taking the
right of suffrage from the colored
men, whose hopeless and endless en-
slavement he SO lately advocated?-
When Massachusetts, forgets the Re-
publican teachings of John Quincy
Adams, his son will be elected Gov
ernor of the proud old Common
wealth-not till then.
l have said that have no time and
no desiro'tor personalities. If I had
| might readily indulge myself at
Mr.. Adams expense. The personal
and political gossip at Washington in
1861 was busy with Mr.. Adams
name, and it was currently said that
he obtained the mission to England
in a manner and by means of which
he would now gladly consign to OBJ
liv1on, and which his children would
blush to have repeated. | have no
disposition to indulge in that line of
gossip, and prefer to confne my
criticism to Mr.. Adams record on
public questions. Nor have any
wish to comment on his utter disre-
gard Of the difference of principles
between the great political parties,
standing as he has for years ready to
accept nomination from either
Still less do | desire to rehearse the
assumed belief in certain quarters
that Mr.. Adams candidacy of the
Democratic party was
THE RESULT OF A REGULAR BARGAIN
BETWEEN HIMSELF AND MIR. TILDEN
IN which Mr.. Adams agreed to give
the responsibility of his name to the
Democratic party, and Mr.. T'ilden
agreed, if elected, to make Mr.. Ad-
ans his Secretary Of State. | have
no taste for such gossip, and | only
refer to it's currency that Mr.. Adams
may be reminded that, as he has a
political house containing great
deal of glass, he should not with i'm
punity throw stones at his neighbors,
nor loosely indulge in railing accusa-
tons against those who conscienti-
ously maintain as high standard Of
honor as he breaches himself, and
higher perhaps than he has already
practiced.