The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-02-09

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Sra: Yonr letter OF the 26lh ul,. Vas
duly received by Mr.. Russell, and In con.
sequence OF the absence Of my frien,l,
Mr.. Bragg. from Town, uniil evening be-
fore last. a de'ay Of day or two has oc.
CURED, in writing you an answer.
In regard 70 the conversation in the
Rotunda. which you refer 10, as having
taken place between Us, on the subject of
the Senatorial election, il is substantially
correct as stated by you. though my recol-
lection Of il is different from yours, as 10
the time, and i think il occurred some
days before you left Raleigh. Afier
the expressions used by. you on that
occasion, discIaiming any unkindness,
personally, towards me. and also disclain-
ing on the part Of your friends any IN
iention TO vote for a Wing, in any con-
tingency, my feelings prompted me TO
reciprocaie.tlie same sentiments. s'
While state this, frankness requires
| that should also say, that subsequentto
that conversation, learned that your
course had, in some respects, not been
characterized by kindness towards me.
lnatldition to this. an article was published
IN the Richmond Enquirer, without giving
the date or place from which i. was writ
ten, containing many inisstatemen,s as TO
myself, respecting the Senatorial election.
and doing me great injustice. Without
attribnting this communication 10 any one
in particular, il nevertheless had the APP
pearance of having been written bysomc
one in your counsels and confidence.
After these occurrences, aud the dc.
clara,ion by some Of your friends. that
under no circumstances would they vote
Tor me, together with ibe clear Indications
given, thai The Wing party were relied
upon to effect your election, il cannot be
just cause Of surprise that my senti-
mems should have been changed, in re-
gard TO the subjects referred 10 in our
conversations. au.
You ask me 10 inform you. whether I
used the expression attributed 10 me in
an article in late Raleigh Register
|" that had rather see en- ultra Federalist
elected than yourself" or i" that would
vote Tor Federslist sooner than YOU"
While deny The right Of any one 10 call
inquestion my privilege Of expressing pre-.
ssrences in elections for important pablo
stations. ! shall not hesitate to ,nswsr
frankly your interroga,nrv. | did, in
conversation, use substantially the ex.
preston suributed 10 me, under change
OF Views Cor the reasons above mentianed,
and because I believed that On eleciien OF
Senator from The Democratic rsnks by
the Wings. would prove more injurious
t., the Democratic patty. than the election
Of one from the ranks Of our political on.
ponents.
You AJAX alao. if ! had used the expires ;,
sion" iha, had long known you 10
be pohucslly dishsnest." In answer, /
will state, that in conversation I used
,hoss or words of similar import. Its
due. however. 10 = proper understanding
of my meaning. that l should say, that I
used them in the sense 10 which t!,ey
ara ordinarily used towards public men
who are supposed. on come occasions, to
permit individual views 10. influence
them to too great an extent. in their en-
beavers TO attain public promotion.
You further requess TO be ,nfeumed,
whether had said thai Mr.. Van Buren,
bad ,old me. he had long known you.
and that you thought no man in North
Carolina. bo, yourself. was capable 0