The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-02-16
I have The honor 10 be, &c.
II. VI. SAUNDERS.
Hon. BEDFORD BRowN, Raleigh.


RALEIGH, \. c., jar. |, lsi3.
SIR Your letter Of tho goth uli. was
duly received by Nc. Russell and in con.
sequence Of the absence Of my friend Mr..
Bragg, from Town, until evening before
last, a delay Of day or two has occurred
IN writing you an answer.
In regard TO the conversation in the Ro-
tanda, which YOU refer to, as having takcn
place between US, on the subject Of The
Senatorial election, it is substantially cor.
rect as stated by you, though my rceollec-
ton Of i, is different from yours, as 10 the
time, ard think II occurred some days
before you left Raleigh. After The OK.
pressions used by you on that occasion,
dlsciaiullng any unkindness, personally,
towards me, and also discIaiming on the
part of your friends any intention TO vote
for Wing, in any contingency, my {. eli.
Ings prompted me to recipEocate the same
sentiments.
4 While | state this, frankness requires
that | should also say, that subsequent To
that conversation, learned that your
course had IN some respects, not been char.
actcrizcd BY kindness towards ne. In
addition 10 this, an article was published
N the Richmond Enquirer, without giving
the date or place from which il was writ.
ten, containing many misstatemen,s rs to
myself, respecting the Senatorial election
and doing NC great injustice. Wilhou,
atiFlbui,ng this communication to any one
IN particular, il nevertheless had the no.
pearance Of having been written b, sonIr
one IN your councils and confidence.
After these occurrences, and the dccla.
ration by some Of your friends, that under
no circumstances would they vote for nc,
together with the clear Indications piycn.
that the Wing party were relied upon 10
( erect your election, /; cvnnot be lust
cause Of surprise that my sentiments should
nave been changed, IN regard to the sub.
Ject referred 10 IN our conversations.
on ask me to INFORM sou, whclhor
used the expression attributed TO me IN AN
article IN late Raleigh Register" Thai
| had rather see an ultra Fedrralist elected
than yourself, or that would vote for
a federaiist sooner than YOU" While
deny the right of any one to call in cues.
non my privilege Of expressing preferences
IN elections for important public stations
shall not hesitate to answer frankly your
hierrogatory. di, in conversation. use
substantially the expression attributed 10
me, under a change Of views for Tie rra.
Sons above mentioned, and because | be.
lefed that an election Of Senator from tbn
Democrailc ranks by the WHY'S. would
prove more Injurious 10 the Democratic
party, than the election of one from the
ranks OF our political opponents.
You ask also, # had used the cxorcs.
s'on-" that | had long known YOU to be
politically dishonest" In answer wil
state, that in conversation used those or
words OF similar import. It's due. how.
ever, to u proper understanding Of -,
meaning, that ! should say, that / uscd
them IN the sense in which they are or,,.
narIy used towards public men who nro
supposed, on some occasions, TO permit in.
dlyldual views to influence Them 10 too
great an extent, in their endeayors ,o At.
tain public promotion.
You further request to be incorrnod
whether bad said "ihat Mr.. Van r.,
had told me, he had long known YOU. and /
That You thought no man in North Caro-
una but Yourself was capable Of fllinc m
Office" The above remark wae IN Con
..efsalion, substantially repeated by me =,
III d conversation with Mr.. Van Buren, i