True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-09-03
For the True Democrat.
PAuLnING. Mis-

PAULDING, Miss, Sept. LIST. 1915.
Col q. {. DeaSe:-Sir; on my arriving
to day. received some information which
was scarcely prepared TO expect know
that Judge Mounger and some Of his sup
porters consider my defeat paramount to
the Judges success; but little did l think
they were driven to such shifts already, to
accomplish SO unworthy an object lam
reported by some of them as am inform
ed, to have said that Sol. Dawson cannot
in any event, get more than 600 votes, in
KempeT," the county Of his residence.
The effect to be produced, by such a
statement, going the rounds of converse
ton without correction is too manifest for
me TO be mistaken, and therefore, beg leave
through your paper, TO beStow, OH that
dark design, merited notice. 1t is known
that Col. Dawson has been visited with
great domestic aflliction in his family this
season, so much So, that hitherto he has not
been able TO leave home TO engage in the
canvass, whilst the willy Judge, struggling
for rule or ruin, with instruments suited
TO his purpose, is traverSing the district,
in every direction, catching the unguard-
ed expressions that may be drawn out of
myself and others, and straight revealing
them as may best suit their Interior ends.
Without even suspecting any intention TO
mistake the matter suppose the thing has
been misunderstood. | was in a CONVEX
sation with one of Judge MOunger'S friends
wherein matters were urged on me which
are unnecessary 70 state. In that CONVERSE
ton assumed that in 10 event could Col.
ID. be reduced beLolD, not that he could not
get Over GOO votes in Kemper, and that
upon that low estimation, Zone which / am
assured from a reliable source is at least
200 below what lie really will get in that
county, he will be elected. ! gave him
600, with the chance of 900 votes, in KEN
per, $50 in Neshoba, $50 in Newton, 500
in LauderdaIe, so in Jasper, LIS in Clark,
rs in WAYNE, rs in Jones, $50 in Green,
% in Perry and 100 in Jackson, in all
24OO. Then as there were only about
1900 polled at the presidential election,
and il is generally estimated that we shall
not vote more than 5000 at November, if
the other two divide the remainder how
can il be possible TO beat Col. Dawson and
this the more especially as il is satisfacto-
rally ascertained that ne will run a long
WAYS over those estimates in the four up
per counties where 5000 ofthe whole vote
will be cast. hope the error may be cor
rected, The object evidently was to wsa-
ken Col. Dawson out Of aud myselfin
Kemper. To make such calculation on
the vote OF Kemper as to say Col. Dawson
could not in any event get over 600 votes
in that county | should consider as a d.
rect insult upon the intelligence Of the
people of Kemper where know / have
many friends whose feelings | should not
insult be my vote, in that comfy, what il
NAV. That they will give me as large q
vote in that county as they may think I
mart and the public service require, I
have no doubt, unjust and unkind as this
statement, without correction would have
been. Respectfully yours &c.
JOHN STEELE.
P.S. In some Of the lower counties,
nv estimate was based on such informa.
lion as had been able 10 obtain, and on
which relied. 10 some ofthese may be
mistaken, but certainly, not as far IS am
certain, am under the real vote, Of dc
upDer counties, and leave my friends
who may be better informed to judge how
far. II I am at al mistaken. Us.