National Republican., 1878-09-12

Governor CHAMBERLAIN. But these facts
are of Importance now as illustrative OF the
character of HAMProS's government which
is about to he perpetuated for another term
upon n deicnseless and almost friendless
people. And this is Republican govern
ment in one of the leading States of the
South as it Is administered by u man whose
most ardent worshippcrs are to be found
among the Yankee mud-sills of New Eng
land aud the North generally. While he
enjoys their adulation and the hero worship
accorded to him by his Confederate follow
crs he is plotting for the Senate and aspir-
ing to the Nice-Prcsidency. Meanwhile
the Liberals or Conciliators who are rcspon-
sible for his success and for his liberation,
since he acquired it through their treachery,
proclaim themselves to be Republicans.
THE REPUBLICAN AND Mr.. BRANTON
We publish the following letter from Mr..
BRAxToN asa simple act Of justice-and
desire In justification Of our previous re-
marks relating to him to say: We were
prompted TO them by some Of his Rcpub-
lican neighbors, who ought to know his po-
litical history and ought not TO misrepresent
it. Every material allegation was made
upon their authority. We have signed
statement in our possession which repre-
sents him rs having said that he had never
voted Republican ticket, and in that con-
ncction had an oral Endorsement of the
truthhlncss of our informant from highly
respectable citizen Of Norfolk or thcreabouts,
who corroborated verbally the statements
made. We had been provided also with
the published proceedings of mass meet
ing of Republicans held at Norfolk, January
27, ls77, which openly and earnestly pro-
tested against Mr. BRAXTuN's appointment
to his present position for the reason as set
forth, that they did not recognize the snid
"BnAXTON as Republican" or entitled to
" the Office under consideration
Not having any personal knowledge of
Mr.. BRAXToN or of his political antecedents,
we based our remarks, TO which he now
takes exception, upon information that was
deemed reliable and conclusive, and with
nv hh''AN' VI Rul p'NN IVY pH" N'i' hN4lhi' VI
the Republican interest. This it IL our duty
to protect so long as we publish a Rcpubli-
can journal. If he has been misrcprcscnted
to us, we regret To have been made party
to such Misrepresentation. We relrained
from using the information furnished in
form aud only made it tho basis of our re-
marks and we cheerfully afford him the
opportunity to antagonize or correct our
statement, as We will do no one an inten-
tional wrong
NORFOLK, Va. Sept. O. 1879.
To he Editor Of The National Republican:
SIR In your issue Of the 2d instant find.
among other statements, in the article headed
The Second Virginia District" in regard to
me, and which are equally false aud unfound.
ed, the following:
But ono thing Is very certain. Neither Mr..
BRANTOS nor any other professed Republican
can establish his orthodoxy by hanging on to
the skirt Of Mr. GooDE, by sustaining his
cause. or by an effort to dissundc the Republi-
cans Of the district from organizing and push.
ing the canvass with the full force of the Re-
publican power, determined to win" and that
l have never been moro than thin. plated
Republican"
/ have been n member of the Republican
party consistently and persistently for thir-
teen years past and was Wing all the pre-.
vious years of my manhood; and there has not
been at any time in me any Democratic
metal lying near the surface" Neither Is 1t
true that | "am hanging on to tho skirts Of
Mr. GOoDE" or "engaged in an effort to dis.
suade the Republicans OF the district from or.
ganzing and pushing the canvass" On the
contrary, have no more earthly connection
with Mr.. GoODE, politically, than the man IN
the moon, and am helping to promote the
election Of his adversary, Major DEZESDoRF
who is pronounced Republican, whose nomi.
nation warmly favored, and am co.operat-
ing with the Republican party in its detcrmi.
nation TO win.
1t is true that l respect the civl.service
rules" and rs collector OF customs abstain from
active political labor in tho field. shall not
go into an argument or offer evidence to prove
my Orthodoxy" or attachment to the Repub-
lican party, which is perfectly we'll known in
Virginia, as well as to tho leaders of the Re-
publican party in tho United States. !, how
ever, ash, rs you have socu iit to publish the
article referred to, that you also publish this
letter in the columns Of THE REPUBLICAN.
Worry respectfully, JOHN $. BRAXTON.