The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-31
SPRINGFIELD, July 10, l84l.

JOHN REYNOLDS.
SPRIsGFIELD, July 10, 1871.
DEAR Sin: II gives me great pleasure to say, in an
swer TO the question whether YOU were a candidate
for the office Of Speaker Of the last Congress" that
had frequent conversations with you during the dIfe
rent baotings for that office md thar you uniformly
informed that you did not desire 10 be considered
candidate.
Further, know that you brought forward by
your colleagues who acted under the hope Of electing
10 that high office citizen of Illinois, and faI
could judge, you took no interest in the matter.
had frequent conversations with you about that time,
and If you had been anxious TO be a candidate, think
you would have told me.
Ia relation TO the second question: always consid.
cred you opposed TO the Sub-lreasury. You were al
ways SO regarded at Washington, by both parties. |
never heard Il minated there by any individual that
you would vote for the Sub Treasury
was frequently IN company with Boyd, Montan-
ya &c, and heard either Of them say that you
had pledged yourself TO volefor the Sub treasury
believe that If you had made such pledge and broke
II, they would have mentioned it then
Your obedient servant,
JOHN 7. STEWART.
Hon Z CASEY
We will take the liberty to add, that we knew Gov
ernor Casey intimately and that our recollection con-
firms the truth of the letters he has published to
throw this vile conspiracy. He was not a candidate
for the Speakership-he was only talked of; and he
was always opposed to the Sub-treasury from the be-
ginning to the end McRobers and his endorsers
are therefore placed in position not at all compliment
tory TO their veraciy and if Mr. McRobers can read
the following extracts from Governor Casey's circular
and enjoy his dinner afterwards, his imperturbabty
or his obduracy must be of a rare nature;
81 trust, under the circumstances may be INDUCED
in th, ID Il.
the author of great many low, scurrous and vim
dictlve articles that have teemed in the newspapers
against me- over fictitious signatures for the last four
or se years TO none of which has he subscribed his
name MI now Under a combination of circum
stances which seldom occurs he was by the lat Lee
gslaure, elected to the United States Senate. and
now seems to think the high station he holds, iust
hes HIM IN subscribing his name to his low vulga
rlsms lie should remember, however that he is
Senator-and that he ought not to disgrace his pre-
sent station-as has been his practice heretofore If
every station he has occupied-by pouring out hi
gall and poison, upon almost every Of any promi
nency IN the Stale, and that in language that woult
disgrace any station. trust shall always have NOR,
respect for myself and for public opinion, than in
duige IN bandying epithets with him. He has lona
envIed, and hated me, because he wanted the place
the people have heretofore kindly given me; |
have been IN his way and even now he thinks it o
more Importance TO put me down in this district, thar
to vote against the engrossment of the bill in the Sc
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vote being the test vote upon that bill it the
important question he will be called to vote upon du
ring his Senatorial term
have had the honor of being member Of min,
sessions of Congress. have attended every day ant
every hour, and voted every question for the Who'll
nine sessions, with the exception of ons day and
half He is not in Congress nine days till he fails t.
vote on the most important question that will be
during his term. Instead of attending to his dutie,
IN the Senate, and voting against the repeal of thu
Sub reasnry law, he is engaged in writing and hav
ing published this scurrous and yindclive handbil
against me-"