Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-08-26
CLAEESViT,Lv.
Johnson County, Aug. 18Th, 1913.
L.rrLE Dae1, Angus, 10. I848

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Coz. GEO. ". C-AaEE,-L-a- Sjr In your
paper OF the J.a inst. observe you have suffered
yourself lead into an error by The Batesviie la.
g,c," and am OF opinion tAat your editorial. based
upon tho Information thus derived. is caIcuated 10
place me IN false position before HE people OF
IAls State.
would be unwilling to be,ioys--as much as 7
know you dislike mc--luat you would Intentional
~ 90 me an iajGry, therefore make the foIowinr
corrections:
Ia the hrst place, have never, for moment.
allowed myself 10 uso my position, as candidate
'0r L'ectof, 10 cIec-Oueer against Judge Oldham.
or ior OF against any other member OF tho demo.
cra.c party, for the Senate Of tho United States 4:
od'' on 'ae contrary, have ever s.sIIousy avoided
t"o slightest Interference, as Elclog, in the soma
1oHa. contes. believing. as DO, that il is mors
my dusy 10 u4,.o than encourage divisions in the
democratic party.
If, thea, Judge Oldham and myself differ. II is
because "c have arrived ut different conclusions
upon the susacl OF &" I.fsrH.t EaDrycsMsalg by
Lt- -or5I"~cdi' Judge Oldham. as I understand
h'n, holding tAot Congress has tho right. under
'he Constitution, To- apPro, ,riato money il order TO
carry on system % .ta-orHgI improvements. I'M
proving rivers, &c. IA The di.ieg-l, States. DENY
HAT this power is conferred by The constitution.
surely, neither Judge Oldham or his friends would
wish mo 10 give up my opinions upon tAis great
question, iuEoFing as il docs constitutional cuusi-
4egal.oas, simply because u- may think proper TO
u,ileT with me. leave him 10 OF iov-Iis own ooiD.
IONS upon tins question. aud hope hu and bis friends
may ihIAN proper 10 accord the same 10 me land
"Aon ne makes his opinions known as "a candidate
IoF lA9 Senate, no wall surely panit mo TO Dfo-
Hounco mine as candidate for Eiecior.
You are much mistaken il you suppose that NV
views have undergone any change since I was in
company with Judge Oldham. or that his preseuca
o' absence could exercise the slightest influence
over me- did, when With Judge oldham. pro-
c.aim precisely the same doctrines that / have
since, and then differed as wi-oly from what no,y
understand the Judges opinions TO be, as now
oo' nave satC nothing when he was mol with
me- mai have not time and again said in his Dre
seAce. must, therefore, say that this is rather
10 ma idnIt with me, and that, too, for advoca,
Tag what understand TO be Que OF the most sa
cred principles Of my party.
Judge Oldham has been, ever since he proclaim,
ea himself G candidate aware Of how widely we
must diiier upon this as well as other questions
he has known my opinions for eight wears unon
the subject of Internal improvements. When rba
Judge was 10 lhs city, before startngo on his north
efn tour, Informed him that in the course of the
summer !, too, should trayerse the north for the
purpose OF addressing the people and that should
"o'oca'o doctrines at war with his peculiar views
upon Internal Improvements by the General Co
Nerhment' 30 you see that have taken no adj
vantage OF the Judge, but informed him OF NV
Intentions before either OF US went into that region
with the motives OF the Judge | have NOTHING
10 DO. But, as for myself, can assure YOU thai
nave been actuacd by no other motive than TO
ADVANCE The general interest of the democratic
party. II, IN thus pursuing my course. nv views
ciosh WIN the views and opinions of other men,
''"S 81 my party can't help il. If any have