The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-09-13
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Republican party he was q citizen
Of Kansas, and continued such for
anorc than three years thereafter
having in the meantime, in 1865,
supported Mr.. Seymour for the
Presidency. The people of Kan
Eas had before that time conferred
upon him high Offices. lie was
one Of the political leaders of the
State, in the line ofpromotion TO
The highest honors; and the State
ut that time was and ever since has
been, overwhelmingly Republican,
which party also thon held the Ma
tional and nearly all Of the State
Governments,
Could personal and selfish con-
S;dcrations have induced this
change?
General Ewing returned 10 MS
native town and State i'll 1870, and
again became citizen OF Ohio.
The following letter under date Of
November 10, 1867, taken from the
National Mtelligeaccr Of November
80, 1867. gives tho reasons why he
could not support General Grant
and the Republican party. 1t is
addressed 10 Colonel Q. a. Bassctt
of Lawrence, Kansas, and is as fol-
lows:
"WAsnISCT0H, November l0.lS19.
Dear Colonel: ] have your letter
Of tho 10th. inst, advising me Of
the formation of Grant clubs by
many of our comrades in Kansas,
md asking my opinion of tho
movement.
II earnestly wish to be in accord
with the great part of my Kansas
and army friends, and still hope to
unite them in supporting General
Grant for President. But l want
first 10 know whether he approves
the reconstruction measures, ;of
ifhc docs cannot support him. |
regard them as mischiovous-bG-
got Of revenge, mislirccted philan-
thropy and lust of power. Iwould
as soon expect y house to stand on
the crater of a living volcano as Il
State, where whites and blacks
being nearly equal in numbers, The
whites are prescribed and the
blacks made rulers. Such a Gov
eminent cannot long have the
heartfelt sympathy Of any large
body Of white men anywhere.
Blood is thicker than water, and
Northern whites will sympotilise
with Southern whites in their strug-
gle to shake off the incubus Of ne
gro rule, II there were no prciu-
dice of race 10 affect their action
the Northern people would still re-
fuse TO reproduce in the States Of
the Union, lIayti Or San Domingo,
Or any other government and civil
cation the negro race has estab.
lishotl since the food. To punish
the Southern whites for their trca-
son tho Northern people might
possibly for time he willing TO If
ilict them with such governments ;
bit sclf-intercSt for bids ii. 1t were
like the tabled war of the belly and
the members. The North alrca ly
groans under the punishment now
being inflicted on The South, and
must. besides, pay for the whip.
The negro governments, when form
cd, must he proppcd by Northern
hayoncts, and the North must pay
for the hayoncts, and, however
costly, thay can never safely he
withdrawn, When RECONSTRUCTED.
each one Of those States will hc
like n magazine, all secure while
carefully guarded outside, hut
when left unguarlcd = chance
spark will blow il and all about il
30 the devil. s
Entertaining these views, |
would not support Gne candidate
for the Presidency who indorscs the
reconstruction measures, even il
they were lawfully, still less rs |
consider them wholly unconstiut-
tional, and full of dangog and PIE
ccdCnts.
If write YOU explicitly, because I
yalUc your good opinion and want
you to know how think and feel,
and mean to ACT on The -stuprm-
dous questions which lie AROUND
and before Us.