Year: 1868

SIR: TIE TRIBUNE of this morning expresses
some opinions and makes assertions OF fact with re-
gard to the letters signed "a Yankee which nave Deoh
published for years in The London Spectator ana
also with regard TO the correspondent himself Ihougt
is free and in this country Is It's expression SO nave
nothing say about THE TRIBuSEs opinions IN TINS mat
ter except that they dssppoiut me; bat msePre
sentaons OF fact although they the consequence
of forgetfulness ignorance, ought sometimes 10 DO
corrected.


THE TRIBUNE says that "assume" the name under
which write. that make more unfortunate predlo-
TONS" aud ofener and moro severely snuDoed Wy
my employers than any other newspaper correspondent
in existence and that argue prophecy that Grant
will he elected President next" All Of these aSor
tons. aud all that they imply, are directly ht Nardnce
with fact as beg leave TO show


For than two hundred years my iofeIalneTS' on
both sides. have been New England men ana besides
not one Of US myself included has been across the
wafer submit that IL there is a man who has right to
call himself Yankee 1t Is l. But did not so cal! my
self The name was gwen me by the editors or Ihe hpec
tator though by very willingly and proudly accepted


s TO prediction have dealt very htdo in that lprophe
sying before the fact being fun Of pcr, 80 little mat
can clearly remember aud very briefly set forth every
instance did maintain without swcrving even IN the
Repucs darkest hour, that the Rebellion would be put
down did say when people were holding their breath
Ms the assembled Southern armies moved nortWardt 10
carry out Jefferson Dayss threat Of lankee
out Of Tennessee that the further Hood went into Ten
pesseo the better Cen would like It, aud that when
his time came Gen. Thomas would smash him to flinders


did say that Mr. Lincoln would bo elected inls6i When
the question was so much discussed IN Europe what
will the Americans do with their army after tho wari"I
said that there would bs not the slightest difficulty In


that respect that with the end OF the would end all
military trouble but after the the struggles of
polucians for power would bo fierce aud disgaccful
did say too the people of tho North those OF the


Rcnnbcan" States included wished TO have nothing To
do with the negro and would not give MN 'he 'kn' VI
suffrage when the two attempts TO lmpeaeh iIeSiuen
Johnson were made did say each time, without hesa
,iop that President johnson would not be impeHched
When he was impeaohed on the third movement, Whch
was 80 sudden that there opportunity for predo
tiop as 10 It's issue said at that tho House. con
stituted as II and acting as u had dohe' couu o'
have refrained from voting for Impeachment her ho
Presidents disregard OF Act OF Congress bui that
nevertheless he would be found guilty These pre-
dictons have made and these only IA all OF your read
ors who ha We been In the habit oi studying iaDkees'
prophecies" will remember. whether they are unfortu
nate matter OF opinion whether they were sustained
| by tho event IL matter OF fact


As 10 the snubbng" that get from my employers"
whether by this TIE TRIBUNE the praise often
bestowed upon my letters ia the columns OF The Spectator


the strong and sharply wOrded dissent from OF their
views which has thrice appeared there or the warm aud
conndng personal letters which used to receiving
from ts editor IL is not worth my while to inquire IL





IL In its own columns, It's editors should be ro
garded as miracles Of goodnature and frankness which
indeed they are The fact is simply this that when they
wrote 10 me in tho early part OF the 10 ask me 70
write for The Spectator replied that the Office they pro
posed TO me was In which was without experience
and which did not SEEK and that what they offered to
me- although deemed good pay by better would not
pay me; but that had something TO say about this
country 10 British readers and that be able say tins
In The Spectator would pay me better than money And
together 1t being distinctly understood bo-
tween that should write what wished TO say and
they should be perfectly free TO dissent and condemn
at their pleasure. We have very many points Of
ment and very few although important, OF difference;
and when writing on tho latter have again and again
said privately "Ptch into Inc to your hearts content"
THIS they have rarely done and never but once In way
that was perfectly acceptable TO and for that
they publicly expressed their regret For to the chef OF
virtues caDdor they add the Of graces courtesy
And more than this we are friends far can be
who met personally we trust and respect each
other although do not always think and see alike.
We do not suppose that because man differs with US In
Judgment or as TO fact that therefore be must e nten
tionay mlsrepresent, or be a humbug Strange as IL
may SEEM this Is true there are such foolish Creatures In
the world


Now as to Grant have not predicted that he will net
be elected did say May that he would not DO elected
unless political changes did then foresee took place
before November Such change did take place-tthat
which brought about tho nomination Of Mr. Seymour,
event unexpected by anybody; and that greatly In
creased Gen Grants chances Of election. Had tho Dem
ocrats nominated Cen Dix Mr. Hendricks Mr.. Chase or
Mr. Adams the Chicago platform would surely have been
defeated IN spite OF Gen. Grant have also said that
"shoud the Republicans succeed 1t will be because Of
their candidate and in spite Of their platform should the
Democrats to power It will be because OF their
platform and in spite OF their candidate" This Ia all
that have said about the Issues Of the election. Your
readers judge whether tits prediction but whether 1t
is or no, II Is still the opinion OF YANKEE.


Ne0 York, Sept TO- 1868.


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