National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-11
JOSEPH ~. BRowv AGA1x.

His Course Willie Governor OF Georgia.
TO he Editor of The National Republican;
SIR. Twelve Years in Georgia" fails to do
complete and full justice to Senator Brown
from Georgia, in his recent letter In your
valuable paper. When Governor Brown joined
tho republicans in Georgia and helped frame
the new state government he vol know the
ostracsm and harsh treatment he might ex-
pcct at tho hands of his old political associates,
aud yet he had the manly courage to stand
firm for the rights Of every citizen before tho
law, and Insist that tho constitution Of the
state should protect all alike without distinc-
ton of race, color or previous condition.
Governor Brown never believed or advo'
Gated that In order to restore the GolorCd NOM
beers of the legislature to their seats, to which
they had been legally elected, and illegally
aud wrongGully expelled it was necessary to
| reorganizo the whole legislature as did GEN
cral Terry. But no did maintain that the
legislature that perpetrated the outrage shoul d
be called together aud made to undo the
wrong by rcseating the members expelled.
The decision of the senate in the Hill aud
Farrow contest for The seat in that body.proved
the correctness of Governor Browns views
As chicf.justicc of the state Of Georgia Gov
ernor Brown rendered the republican party
| eminent service IN his impartial and able de-
! cisons, as well as by his influence, advice
aud encouragement. Though Governor Brown
has not been in active politics In the last few
years, yet have the republicans of his state II
kindly remembrance of past services, and If
Senator Brown wishes 10 be elected to sue
coed his term of appointment rs United States
| senator, then am quito sure the republi.
| cans will gladly join hands with the liberal
democrats this fall in choosing such legis-
lature rs will look TO tho best interests of the
whole country in general, and particularly of
the south, by elocting Senator Brown to serve
| out the remainder of the six years. Your cor
respondent goes out of his way to attack
| Joshua Hill, who defeated Governor Brown
| for the United States senate in 1868" In the
| first place. the thirteen republicans who voted
| for Mr. Kill on the first day never went into
the caucus, MS stated. They were all old
wings, union men, aud personal friends of Mr..
HIPS Knowing they hold the balance of
power, they resolved TO bring votes enough
from one or both of the extremes to elect Mr..
Hill as moderate or compromise man.
The democrats fearing some Of Hill's men
might go over to Brown came to Mr. HIPS
room at the hotel, and / CHANGED to be pres
Ont at the interview with their committee.
Mr.. Hill told them very frankly that lie never
made n political bargain in his life, and If
they voted for him it must be with the simple
| assurance that if elected he should strive 10
serve the best interests of the whole country in
general and those of Georgia in particular.
The democrats in voting for Mr.. Hill did so
because they hated him little less than they
| did Governor Brown, whom they called traitor
to the south. Hill having been an uncompro-
missing union mau during the war, they said IL
was quite natural and pardonable he should be
q republican, but in Governor Brown 1t was
unnatural aud objectionable. Your corro'
spondent certainly knows nothing of the
character of Joshua Hill when be applies the
term of foxy politician" There is naught OF
the fox about him. and those who have sought
to serve him in times gone by have often
| failed because of his singularly frank and out
spoken manner of doing everything. cor
respondent of one of the New York papers told
me q few days since that he had mentioned
Mr. Hill's name in connection with the post
master-generalship in some dispatches or let
ters, and that he supposed this had furnished
your correspondent with the slight grounds he
needed to make his charge against Mr. Hill
| for "conniving" for that Office. Mr.. Hill Is
out Of politics. both state aud national, from
choice. Senator Brown knows Mr.. Hill well
and would confirm what / have said Of his
character. Your correspondent certainly does
not over-estimate tho capacity of Senator
Brown to make himself felt aud respected as q
| leader in tho United States senate. B. j.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., June 8, 1880.