Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-11
independent Testimony Regarding
HaRcock'> Letter.

rrom The New Yolh H,aali.
In the little that Gen. Hancock
chooses to SAY, he presents himself
happily in several respects. He
has made a skillful selection OF
topics. He appears in this to have
been guided by a strategic instinct ;
for it is As distinctly wise in poll
tics as in war TO so manpuvre your
forces and utilize your opportuni-
ties as to compel the enemy, if pos
sible, to come in contact with that
part of your line that is best, and to
drive him with noble roar Of the
artillery of defamation from any
attempt to get near that part of
your line as to which you have
misgivings. In bearing so heavily
upon the war amendments TO the
constitution, i'll laying the whole
emphasis of his communication
upon the inviolability of those
guarantees, the General fortifies
the Democratic position at point
where it was particularly exposed
to damaging assaults I; for the
Democratic party is yet, in fact, as
has always been in our history, the
southern party; and the difficulty
of a full acceptance of the spirit
and the letter of the war amend
ments to the constitution is what
the south has not yet got over. II
there was not in the mind Of every
former owner Of slaves some linger-
ing hope of the possibility of get
ting around the clause in the four
teenth amendment against rebel
debts, obligations and claims, there
would be less ground for hostile
criticism of the Democrats on thi:
point. Ii is the indication there
fore of a good view of the genera
relations of the Democracy TO til,
country that the Democratic can
didate seems to give to his refer
ence TO the amendments the mos
important place in his letter.
They are the true points III tn,
case as between the Democratic
party and the American people
Democratic leaders may get to
gether at Cincinnati or elsewher
and draw up what strings of plati
, tudes they may please as a part,
platform, but unless the Democrac
can stand squarely and fairly upo
all the war amendments they can
not be trusted, and their candi
date recognizes this fact. VIVA
he says of the constitutional rela
, ton of the States to the geners
9 government is sound and well pu
but his consideration Of the amend
> ments is more than that II
wise.
IRON the Torontoi Canada Globe.
: The Republican organs have ;
' yet found nothing more damagiu
to say against Gen. Hancock tina
that he is a-s"mere soldier" is {,
tally "unskilled in civil admin
: tration," and is certain TO be fai
: ure therein. As they have accoun
$ ed the Democratic candidate such
p mere baby in the affairs of til
;, world, they probably looked wit
confidence 10 see the General cor
II nit some astounding blunder in h
If letter Of acceptance. IL they iii
: they are wofully disappointe
IS General Hancock's letter is una
e sailable as respects sins Of COZ
% mission. Fault can only be four
a with it because it omits to tou,
{, upon several important subjec
, which 10 man on earth could ha
3 die without offending somebod
lie On such questions General Ha
= cock lets the party platform spei
(. for him. He does not add TO il
e single wordFwhich will detach
re supporter from his cause.