The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-14
WAS Mr.. STANTON A PRo-sLAvERY
DEMOCRATe
HE ssrvivise sistcr Repeis the Hnputatiou.
snd Proves HIS Ants.sia~ery Position. By
His Letters aAd Other Evidence.

His Letters snd Other Evidence.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-!Sir: An article
from the pen OF Mr.. Goo. Alfred Townsend. re.
porting an interview with the Hon. John Sher.
man. was published in your paper Of Sunday.
Feb. %. In 1t Mr.. Sherman. speaking OF Mr..
Stanton. Secretary OF War under President
Lincoln. makes some assertions. honestly be.
Loving them to be true am sure. which.
nevertheless. are so entirely false. az regards
the political opinions and position OF Mr..
Stanton. that beg room in your columns for
tho refutation OF the charge by means OF Mr..
Stanton's own words. 80 that they may be as
widely circulated.
MIR. Sherman says: stanton was Brock
inridge Democrat as Gen. Butler was, and
supported the Breckenridge and Lane ticket"
AS this Misrepresentation has for more than
quarter OF century been again and again
repeated. it is high time that his friends
should DO able authoritatively to deny the ac
cusation and his enemies be silenced.
Here is the testimony Of one friend, Louis A.
Walker. the only one now living who knew
him intimately from boyhood to manhood.
He writes thus:
was Pro.Slavery Democrat shall be
curious to know upon what authority he or
others mako that statement
Politics werc tainted considerably thereby
before Stanton changed his place OF business
as attorney to Pittsburgh. l have often Ind
familiar conversations with him on this mat
ter. always eliclting from him tho strong
est i-slnvery sentiments. and never hearing
s .,o.u n's ups pro,s'AVery uttoranco. No!
Stanton was essentially and thoroughly an OBJ
ponent OF slavo-y and friend Of freedom.
You properly resent the idea that Stanton
was 'Pro-slavery Democrat Oh. mol
no" ~ nom us own Ups .nat ne utterly ab-
nv, .o,ieu viz increas'ns hoia mat pro slavery
inuuehce was ekine upon parties. Churches.
anu inc people. 10 iehgthen lease OF power
'',e ''o'uine Vi "h'oh was IN outrage
more 10 .ne same r"rpose Mr.. walker has
gwen. out Stanton own words are the strong
est 'estlmohv ana y'eiu no uncertain sound.
.lo secohu session OF .he Iwenty-eighth
nohsress' "hen tho resolutions Tor anneXing
ieAas were unuer consideration IN thn House
vi representatives. tne measuf" which after
Wrtu reserved inc hamo OF inc one who
onereu It, anu 'hus maze IL illustrious in con-
set"ehee' kno"h as lne Niimot irofiso.
was presented anu Immediately supported In
asreecn oy inc HON. JACOB brinkerhoh. tho
reai author OF the measure. VINO. through rare
se'i,ne.a'ion' never assorted MS right. when
'ne frofiso nerame famous. to have his name
suached 10 1t as tho author. He drew up the
pauer' ana. making three copies. gave ono to
"iifno'' win the understanding that which,
ever co0id seC the moor nrst. should present It.
Milmot succeeded ana i'rlnkerhoh followed in
support " IL Inns iettef 10 inc latter from
otanton was "ritten IN consequence:
I'LoHBts Jan IT, 1919.
DEAR SIR: cannot refrain from express
ing mo Satisfaction with "h'ch nave read
your speech on the leSas question. 1t would
nave ueigheu me 10 nave been abe to hear
you ueH'er IL out the eIeet VIII Tell upon the
pubic mihu a. u "oro III season.
ihere 10 700 ihach INCLINATION among
No''herh men u submit IN silence 10 me lnso-
lent demands OF the south; and ono OF tho
cniei uut'es '"a. VIII oefoi'e upon US as cltl-
zens OF free ana independent states. Will DC to
c"'o 'he spiri. OF domination mat mas TOO long
poem suffered 10 prevail
.ou nave SET manly ana nople example
IN "hich many hesidcs myse'1 VIII TO tho ut
.eruos' sustain you. TRUST. therefore. that
me GROUND you nave taken VIII be maintained.
anu ,'''lt 20" wiz oe'.e'e mo 10 DC sincerely
ana truly your tricna.
EDwlS d. STANTON.
IN le'ter from I. I. "oicott 70 ramon.
oated AKRON lin December. ls4'' no writes
10 you nov ~, a'.eno inc ,ohvehaon on the etn
January. Aney VIII, very mueh need your a!d
1h INC ".',no' i,',,s' II you are NOT 'he1e.
: an "''"'" VI" o'u i''hAei s"'iio WAL pe way
eu over nea'n'
again no "tres'
.oI'o ,, We Dec' -. io1i.
w.. 'T''s Gnu W. 10 '''"ue W s,''o'nei '"e
"nnlo. ilo'is' Meu'.y 70 ,ike ',olu OF
every newcomer a,' ''o MN oo"h ehec'n-
any, "pa'u.nE IN" ,",.er came 10 Town MERGE
as ''o"s, wv ,'oua', l"Acu o''o'n III SHORTY.
wiz heo' n..pns arms ana s,"u.
hearts 90 o'''r up we iro''so "sa'ns' H. wiz
~" nol oe ~. Al '.n'e " ne"u i..f y'hins
i"N,.,.'os wa. .s' ',r Ion,en.'oh ".t oe an
eAcH,"s oao' anu VIII ''t'"p' oi'aA w III
row.
IN IN ic.'er ua,eu i'''soursh' |hris'lnas' 1914
't =. =. iep,i ',
~ Is "ouo''"i M'e''er s''ali DO nole 10 get
" "a ue.i Hs lny heht. desires 10 10
~ '"c eon'ch''oi' " s'fiAe 'or truth anu iree-
uo'n' M ,o .,
AEa'n. lil.soufs'. Jun ~ io4o: me pemo-
cra''c .oh'en''on seems !" nave h-h'eu OUT
LOT want o. SONY ONO VINO nau courage enough
70 lnnhe 'n'ii 700 .'le iIin'h' wy en."Eemen,s
mere WOulu MOI uiIpW no leave. or i WOulu