, 1879-07-07

uleso faGta aro chiefly retn!niaeentIa' IN charae-
ter, AMI! Of only losnt interest. Une from
Josepl, Warrcnt now Of Washington, buI who
IN 1874 was the otlflOr ut tl1p Detr0lt tribune,
fusion, contains
THIS fHrRRnsTtNu sTA7KmEnT,
which II cofroborated by nthcrss
Tho honor of InvInR natned and chriatened thu
rn.iy, thc writer h.- swa,s enine!l and nnw IN.
s,tte buionga }alatly 10 !arnn M: ltowatf i!ofaee
70 htsskinR ctaractatstic Of cltars, ho n1Ght.
81 tlo originator Of this whole movement. nr nate
sfy %soa as os: :rgf: Il, "sss % q ss
vesslg,son IT The rho1e que.,l"r for the purpose 70
e sa'Sod1ing in H. l!i.' , sn f"l ,; e ,a t,is
exception. md tho frank and cordial admiration q
tho lase senator Howard. hardly man h.s hsen 20
s noK nw e q nv sa he honnr t
equaly Intwsen she three to whom 1t all bctopa':
soon nftet tl,e writer BOG aa to aayocate shfouvn
opponents OF Slavery intc d singld party, liorace
Greeley voluntarily opened eorrcspondsnre with
hin, in regard ttis nusauan'. iM "L.ell hu fank
y communicated hls rscwA, and nAYs many yalua-
hla euagnrtions to tho wIseat cansac 10 b. pnr-
sued. This cortcepondcnee was ieccssartly very
short. As IT began md endca n Jnnr, II oclux
mise, May 10. to the .a"k4on Convention. IN hts
last fetcF received only day or tro befosa II was
LtoaN, according to ti,s recollection. but, ~ Mr..
Howard con.snded. De'aoerdt- tkrust,rAh, ~ an
appropriate n.me Tor TIC nrnp.'tsd new pssty.
The uAteriat fact IL. that this n,eetng tho writer's
cordial spproral he gave ~. tarrrlars letter con-
Of the Convention, after hs Lad been nppulntoii
Chatrnlan Of the Committee On ftca0lnttons, and
strongly Adtised !ts adoption. This was dons. ths
~ has already becn stated: and The machinery Of
tho new marty, which, like tha ston6 cut out OF the
mduntain, has oFeFsprcad the Nation, put In op.
Grafton,
rHn FOLLOWING NOTE
!s also alno*.s those published in this conoec-
sours BEND. Ind, July !. LTD. ~-1o tht Editor
u 10 my mind the political conflicts Of quarter If
Is ens esmp.s 3 Il. I'D is
Zach Chandler. then pottotr merchant juat COM
menciug polIslcal life: and tho opening campaign
e!aet poiiIs i Southern st!shissn. .a7oestsa Tic
w. ho .na
faslon Of Free: Democrats. Whies. xbolItionists,
aud Anti. Nebraska men. 'uuder THE naka At Jack
spiteI in indaun to snch rednublsd exertlons AZ
70 change the Democratic nlajorly u 1i.0M In
18s3 Into Republican majority Of y, 600 in 1864.
It's absouse necessity Ia tbs light Of all tlAt hna
x,nce transp!rcd., con!inccs 1no that what Au-
nonncod r. the d'tk d.ys q o1, Naien .ftsrw.rd
iu later years. a. nxt0mlttc now ~ 1t was thon:
tlat :loya,ty should royorn what loyalty pre-
scsred," Yours very truly. scuuYLEn GoLrAx.
INTERESTING nEMINlscENCEs or / NAssApuu-
sETys skTEAAH.
The Boston Trape'ier priuts an occouut OF m
interview With the hon. Stephen III. Allen, who
was very, fitt!nEly chosen ~ Chairman Of the
meeting held IN that city rccentty to organize
BIRTH of the party. hfr. Allen hAd the honor OF
taking an uetiye part 10, and presiding pro tsrn
over, The flret Convcotop Of The tlrat Republican
party Of Massachusetts,, which ras held III Wor-
tions, and to tho 1raHlItr's reporter he said:
On the 9TH Of July, 1884. a larse Convention was
held In Michigan. which adoptad the name ''lta.
pnblean party" On Tug 2olh Of July similar one
tho mans. On the 18Th of ths same month large
CosventIon wa held in the STATE 81 Now York;
sna thg sHn.c yeas Gonyentens II
adopted thu SANG nsn,s. The Worcesscr conron-
ton Waa iargo and enthusiastic one, and passed
WIFI Ths otae5 T. f'.9a11s; t,
friends Of Ftcsdom In other States. We hereby
form she Republican party Of Massachusetts"
yeasion which followed ii September. by Ilslr nc-
tton anh'ly pespe.astcd the Republican 1arty. The
leading n,s'nsts Thereof were ever in tho
said py others WIG would deny the fack Ii cannot
y " di:putea 'h.t the Isspnblsan pstty uas fo'nod
ried tae State. WITH soino o:Seis IN tic sieei.on Of
shat year: but It l.. nlso that That marty nnnl.
bosod laTge majority in, the North 81 good AMI
opce convinced thnt tho is.tsr sentiment i was a.
tetss Of ths organization Il ths North Inio
not Aaso carried Tie country il lSoo. Henry vii.
son sas nominated ID ~ tho Republican Candidate
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