The daily gazette., 1880-11-11
WILMINGTON. DEL. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER H. 1880.
Senator HUI on the Election.


The following private letter from
mission, furnished to the New York |
Tribune for publication by the Hon. s. b.
ChittsndeD, of Brooklyn, to whom it was
Addressed
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 6, 1885,
My Dear Mr.. ChittendeD:-I regret 80
much to see you were defeated. 1t was Q
disagreeable surprise to me. Well,
my friend, the most anxious event in our
history has become fact-a solid North
against a solid South! Nc language can
express to you the view l take of this
event for evil. 1t can have no logic-if
continued-but disruption into several
moDarches or the absolute consolidation
OF all the States into one Empire. In
either event our constitutional 81 stem
will fail.
In my opinion the time has come when
the one great question for real states
hen to consider is, How speedily to
break up this sectional solidity, and Or
ganize parties altogether on other issues.
The Democratic party is hated at the
North, and, therefore, 1t ought to be dis
banded. The Republican party is hated
| at the South, and therefore it ought to be
| disbanded. Whether this hatred is just
| or not makes no difference. would be
glad to see great National Union party
organized, for believe that the Govern
ment formed by the Constitution is Ma
tion. True, 1t is limited Nation; but
within the powers delegated to 1t by the
| Constitution, 1t Is as nuch a Nation as
any on the globe. But there are certainly
some marked federal features in the
Government, and these features were
incorporated to enable the States to pro-
| tect themselves from encroachments OH
their reserved powers. The Senate Is
the great federal feature of our system,
fand was expressly so organized to re.
present and protect the States as equals.
really like Garfield. 1 do sincerely
hope he will have successful admin
istration. He must feel keenly the
fact that he is elected solely byNorth-
ern votes. But he has great oppor-
tuni Y and he can-if he will-sasily
and consistently destroy all sectional
animosities and solidities, and be ohos-
en- for second term by majority of
States North and South. This oppor-
tunity is far greater than the office it,
self, and if utilized will give him a
fame which the Office could not give
and which no previous President at
tanned. But will he do it? greatly
hope he will; and greatly fear he will
not.
see a movement to mako an issue
on the result in New York, with Q
view to defeat Garfield in the count by
Congress. There would be great dan
ger of this but for one fact, and that
one fact is the South will not counte-
nance it. The poor, divided, and
abused South, if necessary, will once
more save the country from revolu-
tion, and, as before, will get no credit
for it, The Republican party will take
the Presidency peaceably because the
South wills it, and at the next cleo
tion the leaders of that party will tell
the people from every stump and pull
pit in the North that the South must
not be trusted. Nevertheless,w we shall
avert all revolution, not to win Repub-
lican praise, or to avoid Republican
abuse-for either is impossible-but
solely because it is right, and we are
determined to preserve the peace of
the country. How long human nature
can bear this l do not know. 1t is in
jus ice unparalleled, and wrong that
ought to cover the North with blush
es.
But did not sit down to write you
such a long letter. l only intended to
express the deep regret l feel that
you were defeated in the late cleo
tion.
Garfield has no idea how / feel to-
wards him, and how anxlously wish
for his success, and suppose if he did
know, he, like Mr.. Hayes, would be
afraid it would injure him with his
party.
With warmest regards, am your
friend.
B. H. HILL.