Arizona republican., 1899-09-09
A TRAITOR
Gen. ShdffuC Replies to Agui.
noldO'S Champion.
He Says Atkinson Answers Web
Sfer'S Definition of a Traitor In
That He Gives Aid and Comfort
TO His COunirY'S Enemies.

Cincinnati, O., Sept S.-A new chap
ter has been added to the controversy
between Congressman W. B. Shattuc
of Cincinnati and Edward Atkinson OF
Boston. Atkinson mailed some of his
pamphlets to members of congress
General Shattuc promptly resented his
action in a vigorous letter, in which
he said he was not a traitor to his
country and did not desire to receive
any more literature of the character
circulated by Atkinson. In response
to his letter Atkinson wrote as fol-
lows:
':The Hon. W. B. Shattuc, M. c., Gin
cinati, O.:
Dear Sir: 1 have the honor to ac-
knowledge your letter of August 80
1 note with approval that you have
published my letter and your reply,
which has brought to me many letters
of sympathy and approval, with a
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, Sept. 2, 1S99.''
General Shattuc has also received
letters warmly commencing him for
the vigorous course he pursued in re-
plying to Atkinson, and his latest
letter which he mailed to Atkinson
this morning is even warmer than the
first. 1t reads as fellows:
Edward Atkinson, Esq. Boston.
Mass.
Dear Sir: Your letter of Septem-
Der has been received. No doubt
you have received many letters of
sympathy from your people in this
and 1 am confident that your
friend and co-worker Aguinaldo
would have written you one, thanking
United States effectually prevented
further communication between you
,wo chieftains. Neither do I doubt in
he least that my protest to you
(which was published) against your
seditious literature to
ny home had the same effect as
preachers denunciatiCn Of a disrep-
ltable theatrical show You would
lot have sent your seditious publica-
ions to the Philippine islands unless
,ou had reason to believe that your
riend and co-worker, Aguinaldo,
would be comfortad and aided thereby.
Webster says that treason is con-
ined to the actual levying of war
Igainst the United States or adhering
o their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort. Webster was a New Eng
and gentleman, too. During the
ivil war in this country Lincoln was
denounced. Grant was villifed, the
government was assailed, and the
var declared unconstitutional, in
human and a failure by some people
Ii Boston, as we'll as by people i'll
ther sections of the north, and peace |
vas demanded at any price. The men |
t the front called the authors of such |
declarations 'copperheads' and trait |
rs. In your last letter you do not |
enew your threat to have my name |
eft off the congressional list for the |
'ifty-seventh congress, but you sug- |
est that l publish the letter. / will |
o so with pleasure, and L may add |
hat 1 also have received many letters
rom Boston and the rest of the United |
tates, but none of them was a letter
f sympathy either for me or for
guinaldo. l am sure that those who
rrote me had no sympathy for
.guinaldo and probably thought 1
eeded none.
'Yours very truly,
'FW B. SHATTUC, M. C.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 8. 1899."
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