The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

!, the gift of the people of the State
On the 23d and 10Th OF the san
month, received similar communicf
lions from two prominent and infll
entail Republicans of Vicksburg-on
of whom served in the same divisio
with myself in 1S72-3. IN one of thes
letters the writer said 81 appreclat
your disgust at the failure at Chicag
and what you say of the want of ell
thusiasm was true at the time; bu
think not now"
August Sd an eminent Republican
Southerner by birth, nephew OF
former Secretary of the Navy,
graduate of Annapolis, and for man!
years a resident of Carroll and Lefior
counties addressed me Il note in which
he stated that my friends in thos'
counties had heard that | intended tt
vote for Gen. Hancock, and requested
him to write and ascertain if such was
the fact.
On Tuesday the 18th ult., wrote tc
Judge Alcorn requesting certain intor'
nation and in the same letter [ took
the liberty (for which 1 presume
should have asked the permission OF
the unknown writer in the Republi-
CAM of injecting into it paragraph in
regard to the political situation. On
the following Friday, l received a
reply in which the Judge implored
me not to commit myself to the polit-
ical fortunes of Gen. Hancock in this
contest, and in conclusion he said :
"Pardon me for writing so plainly, but
I feel deeply, and wish, if possible to
save you from committing the great
est political blunder of your life"
TO these many kind and courteous
letters from gentlemen whose friend
ship during many years | greatly es-
teemed, | might we'll have been par
doned in giving my views to the pub
lie through the medium of an open
letter; but I did not; my reply was a
hildst Of other and more important
literary labors and was not intended
for any other eyes than those of the
party to whom it was addressed 1t
was written and mailed on the 18th,
and on the 18th, | received copy OF
THE COMET, and much to my sur
prise it contained 4 paragraph from
my letter Of the It'll above referred to-.
On the 18th, gave my consent to the
publication of the letter written on
the 18th, which appeared in THE
COMET Of the 18th ultimo.
Now what was there in that letter to
call forth the personal denunciations
of myself which has characterized the
feeble articles and squibs with which
the sO-called Republican has teemed
in its last two numbers? Absolutely
nothing that any fair minded Repub-
lican could object to. Failing to an
swer a single one Of the irretutable
arguments which | presented as Il
reason why Gen Hancock should re-
ceiVe the suftlages of Republicans,
the unknown author Of the articles in
the Republican launches out into per-
sonalities which have no revelancy to
the political questions at issue, which
have no foundation in fact and which
the writer knew to be utterly and I'M
false when he was deliber-
ately and maliciously penning them.
My services in the volunteer and
regular army Of the United States
covering the entire period of the war,
until l resigned in New Mexico in
January 1867, met with the approba
ton of the government and with its
| am content. When ] left
my home in Lcflore county (where we
had no railroads. | bore with me the
wishes Of all my neighbors
among whom were Capt jeff Me-
Lemore, Hon. EnOs Rogers, 4. A.
Towns Esq, Mr.. James Towns and |
Messrs. Jones d Sower, my merchants,
10 whom, during the siX-years | was
in planting | had paid
over twenty-five thousand dollars. 1 |
paid every dollar which owed in the
county and when / got on board of a
BOAT to leave / had the satisfaction, of
moving, (aRd all of my neighbors
will acknowledge it, that Leflore
county had prolited by my residence
herein.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, will not
&c an applicant or a candidate for a
lace or position under the next adj
my vote is my own and
egardless Of the illbred, malignant
nd ungentlemanly personal assaults
f fanatical Jacobites who have not
he manliness to attest with their sig
atures their scurrilous productions, |
nall cast it i'm November, for the man
HON ! think is most worthy Of the
residential Office.
The time has come when Republic |
ms and Democrats can safely discard
strust, and Jealousy, and hatred,
nd win confidence by extending con- 7
lence. In the beautiful language Of i
II. beautiful in its SIMPLE ]
y and tenderness
" The people must be trusted with {
eir governments. With
alice towards none, with charity for c
], with firmness IN the right, as God I
yes US to see the right, let us finish /