The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
IS ATKINSON A TRAITOR &?
GEN. SHdTTUC REPLIES TO AGUI-
NILDOs BOSTON CHAMPION.

He SAYS Atkinson Answers webster's Def
inition of, Traitor, in that He Gives
Aid and Comfort to HIS Country's
Enemiss-Each Gets Letters of sympathy.
CINCINNATI. o.. Sept. "A new chapter has
been added to the controversy between Con-
gresham ". b. Shattuc Of Cincinnati and Ed
ward Atkinson OF Boston. Atkinson mailed
some OF his pam phlets to mem bcrs of Congress.
Gen. Shattuc promptly resented his action In
vigorous letter. in which he said he was not n
traitor to his country and did not desire to re-
ceive any more literature Of the character cir
culated by Atkinson. In response to his letter
Atkinson wrote as follows:
"The Hon. ". b. Shdttuc, ". c.. Cincinnati, o.
DEAR SIR:-I have the honor to acknowledge
your letter OF Aug. %. l note with approval
that you have published my letter and your
reply. which has brought to me many letters Of
sympathy and approval with large demand
for the pamphlets which you do not desire to
have sent you, Perhaps you will also publish
this Yours very truly
EDWARD ATKINSON.
Boston. Aug 30. 1899"
Gen. Shattuc has also received letters warmly
commencing him for the vigorous course he
pursued in replying to Atkinson and his latest
letter which he mailed to Atkinson this morn
ing is even warmer than tho first 1t reads as
follows:
'FdTdrd A'ktnson. Esq. Boston, Mass
DEAR SIR:-Your letter OF Doth ultimo has
been received. No doubt you have received
many letters OF sympathy from your
people in this country, and / am con-
fdent that your friend and co-worker,
Aguinaldo. would have written one thanking
you, had not the Government OF tho United
States efrectually prevented further communi-
alton between you two chieftains. Neither do
] doubt in the least that my protest
60 you (which was published) against
your sonding your scditious literature to my
home had the same effect as a preachers
denunciation of dsrerutable theatrical
show You would not have sent your sedi-
tious publications to the Philippine Islands
unless Won had reason to believe that your
friend and co-workcr. ARuinaldo. would be
comtorted and aided thereby. Webster says
that treason is conflned to the actual evying
OF war against the United States or adhering
TO their enemies. giving them aid and
comfort" Webster was New England
gentleman. too During the Civil War in this
country Lincoln was denounced. Grant
was vifed. the Government was assailed. and
the war declared unconstitutional. inhuman
and n failure by some people in Boston. as
well as by people in other sections THE North.
and peace was demanded at any price. The
men at the front called the authors OF such
declarations "Copperhcads" and TRAITORS"
In your last letter you do not renew your
threat to have my nave left of the Com
gressional list for the Fifty-seventh Congress.
but you suggest that 1 publish the letter. |
will do so with pleasure. and l may add
that l also have received many letters
from Boston and the rest OF the
United States. but none of them
was letter OF sympathy either for me or for
AGuinaldo. am sure that those who wrote
me had no sympathy for Apuinalto and prob-
ably thought needed none.
Yours very truly,
wv b. SHATTUCK, N. G.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Sept. .. 1890"