, 1877-02-10
Mr.. RANSOM TO "lNDEPENDENT."
IN fAs Es6fter NJ Ths Tribune


ATLANTA, Ia, Feb U.-Tho comments which
you madc upon my communication Of the Goth
ult. OH the questton OF arbtlrati0n while not re-
garded al quito fair, wero not Objectionable
when coupled with the notifications Of your
article whirh cnlled Il out, and rs controversies
with the editors Of great Journals like TIE
TR1HUsr arc not profitable to tho proprietor,
nor generally entertaining to tho public, for
boro to cunbcr you with a re1olnder. But somo
remarks made by one "Iudepcudcut " In your
Issue oi tho IL lust, referring In terms uncoma-
p,tIncntafy tu myself and Mr.. Marvin, seem to
tall toE passing notice. The serene height Of
"patriotisin ;, to which he modestly confesees
hi md his fcllow.ndvocates Of the compromise
have reached Ia truly dazzling, and VIC can tho
more easily comprehend tho truthfulhcss Of this
'4confcsson " when We consider tho political au-
whose lofty patrlotlata and self.sacrInce made u
possible lor the bill 10 loeomc law,-the thirty
solid Demoerats tn the Scnato and ths 15a
"pstrotic" e1-Confetlcrates Of tho douAe.
mingled pity mud seorn upon tho common herd
OF ssretull Republicans like Morton. and shcr-
man, aud Garfield, md Kasson, Who were SO
lost TO all patriotic sentiments aud oro OF COUP
loUrkeepcr in tho house ot tho latter than stt ut
tho feast with your patriotic cx-Confedrrutcs
who are now 50 solftitnus for the honor OF tho
country and It's glorious fag. But "Indcpend-
|
reason for the compromise. This hapicnt
| mind Is tho 0rst to recogntzo this rcasou, as tho
1 other uistfnRulslIcd advocates Of tho mcastlru
Lave rcrt,gnizcd In tho emergency such
q peril to Tic pence Of the country Is 10 Justify
| extra constitutional resorts to bridge over the
cl'as'n. making TIE measure tcmpoFay only IN
it, operation, anu hensa ncrc cxpedlcnt. Tic
! editorial columns of The tribune bear nc out
In tho statement that the strongest argument
IN tayur Of the bill was that cOmnotlon anl
posaible civil war would result from It's failure.
| AfeCfary's whole argument la It's favor w1a
hascL upon this illca. In Ills language. IL would
"aycrt the horrors Of q dual Presidency," aud,
he should know best tho ground ulsn wh!cl, hn
aetcd. i do not want war. l know personally
what wnr means, learned from four ycnrs carry
ing gun. But there was no danger Of war.
Tile TRIBUNE Apcnt two months III F1d!cullng
ths' "wain a3d "Eoah " aereschcts: + ), WIS Is
It honestly secuted the tdea that war waa
posslble upon tho Inauguration Of either candt-
tiate. Republicans would hNyo submitted to
tie cho!cu OF Tltdcn even II counted In through
the Cronin lufatny, ~ It had tho form VI law
Nobody talked wiz but tho tolluwB tn the North
who failed to avail Themselves Of EoM oppor'
tullty y. tie late trouble eneoa;agea g there.
NlO1000 gorst," OF Chicago. llu is equal tu
"al1 Of US" Kclknap. But bis "n!ne men Il!
burkramn 10000 men would have dwandfet!
| 10 few ward buMnlers ut tho first sound Of
real danger, "1nlcpcndcnt" has character
lied tho writer ~ all " extreme hatcF OF the
South" VIII he point out one word 10 this OF
former communications that gives color to M the
the lions skin behind which ho skulks is strip.
ped or, tho full! long cars OF Tildcn ass will
stand out betruyIuE hlA assumed "indcpend
cpee.'' JAxEs n RANSOM.