The Dawson journal., 1883-03-29
THE BOYNTON LETTERS,


THE BOYNTON LETTERS.
We publish this week in apoth-
er column the celebrated Boynton
letters. I'hag were addressed to
Gov. BullocA, as their dates show,
In the year of 1853, and have been
on file IN the executive office, we
presume. ever s.nce. The oppo-
nents Of Senator Boynton are IN
clined 10 regard these letters as
very damaging to MS cause On
the contrary, IL j. our opinion that
there is aotninr in the letters, con
strued II the Hight Of the explana-
ton winch has been made b. the
citizens of bis county, that is cal
culated to % him any harm or
injury. Pat. upon the other band
there will be a very large and res
pectable number Of persons a-ho
would have opposed Mr. Eoynton
that VIII nov come to his roacde
and cast their votes aud influence
for III a. As Will be seen rom the
procee iiu,,s OF q mass meeting
ae.d at Griffin on last Saturday,
waich We also publish this week,
fiat, in both instances, Mr.. Boyn-
ton sougHi the offices in question
Ca.} t lie instiration of MS peo-
Pie IN order to protect hem from
TINS violence and malToatlnent Of
designing and NM l5rlnciplel carpet
bsggels. So far as his devotion
to democratic principles IS con
c4rned, inere Is not q mau in Geor-
gja to day who doubts it. In the
Language Of another, there Is moth
ing in the letters which furnishes
reasonable basis Tor such a
charge. True, Governor Boynton
congIatnl tes Governor Bullock
upon "the restoration Of Georgia
t. tLe union, and his own iuaugu-
ration as governor ot Che proud old
commonwealth, but was moi the
restoration + Georgia to the un-
ION and the substitution of civil
government for military despotism
a pr per Inject of cougratuhtion
and rejoicing even though Bull
lock was to be governor. 1t is al
50 trae that Gov auor Boynton
states in one Of ms letters thai he
has taken no decided stand, politi-
cally not heing a politician and
believes that, as ju lga, he would
not be inimical to either party be-
Cause Of his "respectfnl bearing to
al parties" and that he promises,
ii placed in position, not to take
political action obnoxious to his
friends who place him in position.
Bat were not the people Of Geor-
gia at that time urging the best
men everywhere for appointment
as Judges, an | could they hope for
the appointment Of man who
proposed to be obnoxious to the
administration, politically, after
his appointment as iu lge. IL
Governor Boynton meant to say he
was a republican, or sympathised
with republican ideas, OF policies.
it was as easy to have said 50, and
would doubtless have proved more
effectual. Taken in connection
with the fact that he was not in
politics, and was seeking judicial
position, his statement can only be
fairly construed to mean that he
viii not take an active part in pol
itics while acting as judg,; and
this course on the part Of Judge
is, to say the least of it, not cen
surable. True also he refers to
republicans as well as democrats
as to his standing, fitness fer
Office, etc. But it is to man
praise that his political opponent
as well as his particular friends,
can speak well Of him"
We are perfectly willing th7t
the people shall see these letters,
read them and then pass judge
ment But, in the meantime, all
fair-minded persons viii road both
sides for all questions hqve two
s. les and, then, ii Is oar deliber-
ate judgement that one-half the
people who are now opposing
Senator Boynton viii benumbered
among his strongest friends. Read
what Boynon, himself, says and
also the citizens Of his county,
and, then, make your verdict. If
it condemns him, well and good:
if not, let him live.
THE BOYNToN LETTERS.
Columbus Times.)
In a7pfbor r.1aoa xza l,ul,lful Iof4arg writ