The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-23

Hinton Rowan Helper. the author Of
the Impending Crisis" has written
the following letter to the St. Louis
Republican,, in which he declares his
intention Of voting for Hancock and
English and explains why he will
do so:
SIR: More than dozen years ago the great
political party. which, TO the ImperishabIe
honor OF rs wiscst and best founders, Seward,
Adams, Lincoln and Blair had abolished
slavery and maintained the integrity of our
Union. ceased To be Republican and right, and
became Radical and wrong. since that time
the party having committed the mOnstrOus
aud unparuonable b.undcr--such a blunder as
Iayrand would have very properly de-
nuunced ~ worse than crime-Of recon-
STRUGGLING the Southern States on a basis Of the
most revolving Ignorance and liackness, II has
received no vote from me. and will certainly
never receive another whilst. ON many inn
portant issues, National and international, II
remains so Numerically opposed 70 the laws
of nature and 70 the piainest dictates of COM
mon sense.
81 Washington at the very time that cuacuscs
of Republican Senators and Representatives
were being held there with q view OF giving
the suffrage TO the negroes, as several OF the
more irrational Republicans proposed 10 give
il, Unfortunately, and without requiring
any qualification whatever, OF either educR
tion or properly At the first general caucus
which met for the purpose OF turthering that
exceedingly unrcpublican and nefarious de-
Sgn--aS happen 10 know from one Of its
and Representatives; of whom. after much
discussion OF the question. and even on the
very last ballot OF the evening. only - voted
for the measure What a pity-and IL 10 al
most a great mystery n a pity-that the
III. who were then wisely patriotic, should
ever have yielded. ~ In subsequent caucnses
they did yield. TO the =, who were 50 iooiishly
fact0us-
one OF the most persistent and successful
advocates " the false and abominable system
supp )se that my Endorsement and cooperation
would be especially helpful In inducing gem
eral acsuiescence In the conspiracy, speaking
for himself and certain Of the other plOtters,
offered me. II would but earnestly join and
assist them. the influence Of the Administers
tion for ths position Of Congressm from one
frankly informed him that had TO ambition
whatever 10 be Congressman on any such
terms. He then offered me a Coliectorship off
customs. whcih was, he said. with salary and
perlusltes, worth six thousand dollars year.
NV reply In this case was substantially the
same lss nal made o. hi first proposition.
He then ole Ell me still higher Office. which.
nS NJ dccla ed. WIS worth 5000 per hnnum, 70
which, cmphaticay, ana with some degree or
impatience.. replied that there were not then,
enough in the II ritcd states 70 prevail on mo
I'll recommend neg o suffrage or any other sort
q dubious AMI ieku4nan. snnraye, cxcepa
There and then terminated forever my cons
ncciion with the sp-cailcd Republican party,
<1ucp WniCu lime nav eifufT tuttu the De-u-
ocrafic ticket or have not voted at all.
Four years ago had the pleasure OF aiding
by my ballot in the election 70 the Presidency
and Vice Presidency sxceen, those c;y,s swo
Tildcn and Hendricks, who. however.
through the Vaccinations and frauds OF
Radical demagogues, We're denied the honor .a
futional duties: and l anticipate the new
pleasure Of aiding In corresponding manner
| this year in the election % the same surperla-
80 4 n
statcsmcn-Hancock and English-who. feel
confident. will be decssiycly and irreversibly
elected according % all the provisions " law
and with popular majority Of nj least 100000:
but for the fact that the Radical party had
already put In nomination for the Presidency
and Vice PRESIDENCY two Generals
| at least a shadow OF force In the objection
20 Hanc ok on account OF his very
prominent and powerful position m the army ny,
untary cxcmplar and defender Of the prin-
\ cipies which recognize the duty Of always hold
ing, the military power subordinate 20 the ~.
l wholly unobiectionablc on that score. while In
every other respect his nomination is en-
titled 70 the hcartiest approval and praise; y
1 tration Of Hancock and English Il fortunately
4 destined to usher IN nc last the golden era OF
1 American good feeling, wise and honest Gov
i eminent, and general prosperity and happi-
l ness: an era which. when II shall arrive. we
| ought 10 pcrpctuate inyiclatc and unimpaircd
I 10 the end uf time.
Only 4 few wccks ago. while on a visit 70 my
mother. stil living ~ an advanced aRc IN
i North Carolina. saw much ~ the people Of
| thnt state and alsa 81 Kentucky. Tennessee
Alabama. Georgia and Spnfn tarui,na; for
Y the most part they were rs sober. orderly and
| indusfri, u rs the people OF New England, or
any other portion ~ our republic. aye, ana
4 reasonable and lust laws. The attempt Of the
Radical party ID keep these wcll-dispvscd and
| worthy people Of the south forever dcbarrcd
| than merely partisan and unpatriotc; Il Is
narrow mindedncss inexcusablc. cowariicc
1 conspicuous. and mcnnncss unutternble.
continuance OF the practice 81 the cardinal
/ virtues by the Southern people, as they are
| now prnciicinu them. will doubt not, soon be
| well rewarded by the elevation 10 the Prcsi-
dcncy and Vice Presidency Of the two broad
| hcasei and libcral-hcartcd nominees Of the
Cincinnati Convention
ST. LOUIS, July I, 1880.