, 1880-09-30


1'he venerable Gril. .Jnmes Watson Webb
writes us icrsety aid vigorously, mid thinks
Ms clearly, as III tile days OF his prfM. Wien
he edited the New York Courier and Eli
sIitifrr. 1le IL too III III bodily health to tnko
the stump, but his ntental powers, as shown
by Ets reeeitt lcttert0 the New York I'rii,hgle,
are uniMpaIretl. III discussing tho peril Il,
the euntry's prosperity Of bringing the Solid
SUutl, into power, he gDcs OIl to Say:
'SDw, let ns s1tppuse that thus Enlfnnt SOL
dtGr, llancncl;-lsDl,est, ,hutul,sulutcly lncatns.
benf administering tll. Gnycrnnlsi!t- SHOULD
b. elected 10 thu Presidency by tho si.'e trai.
tors who SO recently wen. III 0l,ru Rebellion
neuti,st tho t,oyerlnent they HOW seek to
eontroi,-zSho. ! nsk. would II f.St atluinis-
f III f + %D 1s Sdt Sa tbs 81 " S"Fy eos "st d siF e
lrutters Uf Tho Northern Democracy: "
would, uaauesttouaby ba tle llclml
s!sa'ess , i,, a Iro4 p!a!ls!'s n conss Wa.a roy \
Would ] bc TIC thayefy lieu w!,on, the joyal Nertli
conquered after four years nf tlcst'lnllng
OILY iuuk bacls Intu tic un!tsN "n!washvd et
additional imwer ii ConKfrss a,,a our Elcrl-
orul Cnllrge tllut by their unconditional sur
render a,Nl iiteos.s nppeR!s f"r 1Merey, they
achleyctt far more than the trla1ntlHnt cs-
Establishment nf their confetlcracy would llave
secured lo them.
,''l'Irtr treason, # successful, would haye
given thent Il prlty Government founded on
Slavery. without resources, md with n lslts-
tSrlrist, M! utmost wi.lso'!t ciyI!'zat!on;;'
They would ltaye leun nv weak mud lcslisCat
us II l,atiO ns they llave4 4,pEOred themselves
reckless ainl INSCRIPTIONS M dependent
Sii a., NJ, nis!c"t for ~ their Nar,;, trss.
ei e"n,lt.,ns Il, t.,els pretvssea repentance, a,M
lW|fpyiug Il, their Eratitllle for our gullcrus-
lin
celse thpm lack Into ihe UMlou they lln.l
sought To destroy; and tlfls converted their
dctent Into what i!as proved ~ t'o t. Victory.
tn n,onIel't nf folly we Eayr them far 'tio',
yirlling IL thclna putty Confetleracy founded
bower as could, L 1l,sernp,toi!*ly exercised.
make them thu rulers ut, tsls Satlul.. lla,-
tllV nasls of, REPRESENTATION, we raala1
tlnlttrts, mid five Ut wllol,, We counted
" t!scs fresnne1l; put wl.o ,:arc nGW t,,Y
| sr.ss nili thss Eiectoral C"iiceul ThIs was
mnre ll1an follyi It was natness. knew
tho South, autl. ,forcsaw thy dlnger Of tho
procectlIg; nl;l M ~ son,'rstlo,, with ny yeit.
inlsc.l foiiy. bit !tr.i,lintt'l tIut tur \ peful
of thirty yrnts tlIn conquered Kebe! Suites
s3"r t. tsir s olcni ~ rsts 3 tll III ts ~ x
rrutl0l 0f lrNlturs Ind passed AWAY. Unt aIl
IN win: Flushed With yicsUry mil s'yerlEow..
INK with gellcrt's! a,!d pty Tor ttle crushed
viS' baek 'o "t tic s a; s iey ~ &i III is snisfai
for pnr gc,eipsity and clenlGncy; alMa thu
| freed slaves will t,y their yol,s eilGrtun!ly rc-
strnin my attc,nIt oll tlle pHrt Of TIN Hx.
kst,els 10 t;et cDntr"i Of tho Government tlley
"S!lcl, ,iuul',icss. would l,aye been TIC case
iftu Rebels WI conquered n1N( lriE0lIpa llati
sSssSs ,ny sIni,te :, Or I ,Gi1gzs
erers or teir II s iscs aa or " Re test.rns @ @ "a
them political lreettu,ll. Honest atld uiinr.
allie men wo,s1 Ill havc cnrsIetl out III good
faith thu implied alsd expressed cotHllt!ons
lIayv recognized tileIr honorable III we'll i.
lesn! obligations 10 secure t1 this tIlp,,llttet
s!ascs the lesal alsl constitutional rights wul
for then i'y their eo,n@'lert'Fs;
lty n14I tbs elel,lelicy Ut their euiIuunrnls, tlit
IN. A.lsetu|s wiIt'sn treason tlelugct tiie ct,nli
,ry T. n!oo '!,st,. n1Hi s,st untal4 i'lons o
been spare.l, mil l,,,ye as,soiutely refuse.
e the ,nanu'nFtt.st slAya all pnliEcn
sclyss nf tilu poI!ttsal lx,wcr which as ''ni.it
ttsrs. ;illey lavy murdered aid bull!ozci i'll
dfsf sE'ox NJ xa , ''tlxsn Nm ff r., r,yl The pGils
lraisr ot ihe .x-Ilc6rl*, !'oass tiat liz, Hauti
Ii 'ssliu far tho principles fDr which l.ronn,
JaGksMoi M toaE!lt., a!nl pledges ~ l)s,noertls r. ;
nominee, ultl tho trusted representative .
the ex.ltelrls., III thu 1l'es'lItlne. tha sont!
eril l,rs.,S asni S0nthel1. speakers i,nputlrnI1
tler!ilrr, In etFyt, tlIat, controlling ~ they Il
nl1Say Int Tie Ss!S tS. ,iat n% t,r ts iSH tan,
lHr President tl!ey VII! roll tIa Treasury q
thousands af stIlIluns Ut dollars to tewur