, 1880-08-16
Revolutionary Letter.

Another letter from Hancock has beer
brought to light, announced in advance
by the Republican papers-p tally ths
| Oregonian---as revolutionary" in ssnti
ment. There is remarka ble accordance
in sentiment of all the letters Of Genera
Hancock which have been represented al
revolutionary and REASONABLE; revolu-
tionary in aiming at the restoration o.
the Union upon the basis "f the Consti.
tuition, and reasonable to the Republican
ptrty usurpation and domination. "The
man who quotes the Constitution Is a
| traitor" said Ben Wade and Thad Ste>
vens. In that view, and that alone, is
Gen. HANCOCK n double-dyed traitor.
The following is one of his old letters,
published in the Oregonian under dis
play Beading: I" Revolutionary
NEWPORT, r. l., July II, 1868.
s. T. Glocer, Esq st. Louis: My DEAR
SIR-I am greatly obliged for your favor
of the 18th inst. Those who suppose that
| do not acqnisre in the work of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. or that !
do not sincerely desire the election of its
nominees. know very little of my charac>
ter. Believing as really do, that the
preservation of the Constitutional Gov
ernment eminrntly depends on the suc>
cess of the Democratic party IN the cons
ing election. were to hesitate in its cam
ded support, l feel sheul ! not only fall
sity my own record. but commit crime
against my country.
never aspired to the Presidency on
account of myself l never sought its
doubtful honors and certain labors and
responsibilities merely for the position.
My own wish was TO promote, if I could,
the good OF my country, and to re6uke
tile spirit Of recolution which had invaded
every sacred precinct of liberty. When
therefore, you pronounced the statements
in question false. you did exactly right.
Principles, and not men. is the motto for
the ruggid crisis in which we are strug-
CLING. Had | been made the Presilen
tial nominee should have considered it
tribute, not TO me, but to the principles
which l had proclaimed and practised.
But shall | cease to revere those princi>
pies because, by mutual political friends,
another has been appointed to put them
into execution? Never. Never. Never!
These, sir, are my sentiments. whatever
interested parties may Say to the centra>
ry. and desire that al! may know and
understand them. / shall ever hold in
gratful remembrance the faithful friends
who. halling from every section of the
Union, preferred me by their votes and
other expressions of confidence, both in
and OUT of the Convention and shall do
them all the Justice to believe that they
were governed 10y patriotic motives ; that
'"ey wv NV Pi'p''eC o'l'P'y I" "SSi"'
die my personal fortunes, but to SAGE the
country through me, and tn they will not
now suffer anything like personal prefer
ences or jralousies to stand between
them and their manifest duty. l have
the honor to be, dear sir. very resprc,tul>
lv yours, WINFIELD s. HANCOCK.
The Surrender Of Port III sdsOn.
Before daylight on the Sth July 1868,
Gen. Gardner sent flag of truce with
communication to Gen. Banks, asking
him for confirmation OF the news of the
tall OF Vlcksburg. This confirmation,
substantiated by copies of the official
dispatches, was Immediately given, and at
o'clock Gen. Gardner sent three COM
missioners to treat fer the surrender
The preliminaries occupied the whole
day, and it was not until late in the after
noon that the commissioners returned -
An unconditional surrender had been
insisted upon, but the terms verbally
agreed upon were satisfactory. The ems
listed men were to be paroled and set
free; the officers would remain prisoners
of war, but would be allowed to retain
their arms and private property. The
ceremony of surrender would take place
at o'clock on the next morning. There
y ! ',AAn much discussion during the long