The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-09-23
Glen. 'a'ay1Os's 2lpefe;.

iouhd Inc letter IN 1ull, as written. 1t
will command attention. and will cause
many who have wavered to come out de-
cidcdIy for the old Gcne.al.
EAST psssAGovIA, Sept, /, 1918.
Dear Sir On the 22Md'lay of May last
| addressed you letter explaining my
views in regard 10 various matters OF pub
lie policy, lest nv ielow-cii2ens Nigh, be
mislrl b. the mauy contradictory and con.
tiiring statements in respect TO them
which appeared in The journals Of the day
and We're circulated throughout the county.
/ Low End myself nliarepre>cn2nd and mis-
understood upon another point. of such I'M
! portancc 10 myself personally, if not 10 the
coumry at large, as 10 claim from me
candid and connected exposition Of my re
gard TO the pending presidential canvass.
The utmost ingenuity las been cXpcn-
ded npon several letters and detached SEN
fences ofleuers, winch have recently appear
ed over my signatu ., 10 show that | occupy
an cQuvoca attitude towards the various
! parties into which the people are divided
aHl especially towards the Wing party as
represented hy the National Convention
which assembled in Philadelphia in June
last. Haul these letters and Strap Of letters
been published or Construed in connection
with what have heretofore said upon this
subject. should not now have 10 com
plain of the speed whlch my answer 10 j.
oIa.ed questions have been given up TO the
;.' ,,T no Iay l,n,
made my enemies by 4 nomination which
has been rendered to me without so'lcia-
lion or arrangement of mine, or OF the man
ner Of which select pa ,Sa-es in some of
my letters, written in the freedom and care
lossmrSs ofa confidential correspondence.
have been communicated to the public
press. Blu, rvrn from the context. and sep
aratcd from a series Of explanatory facts
and circumstances which are, in 50 far aS
this canvass is concerned, historical, they
are as deceptive as though they We're posi-
tive fabricationS address You THIS letter
10 correct the injustice that has been done
me and the pablo 10 the extent that am
an object OF interest 10 them by this illiberal
process.
shall not weary you by an elaborate
recital Of every incident connected
with the frs: presentation OF my name
as candidate for the Presidency.
was then al the heal Of the American ar.
my in the valley ofthe Rio Granle. was
surrounded by Wings and Democrats who
had stood by me in the trying hours o. my
life, and whom ii was my destiny
TO couduc, through scenes of still greater
uial. My duty to that army, and 10 the Re-
public whose battles we were waging for
babe my assuming position Of seeming
hostility to any portion Of the brave men
under my commanl-all OF whom knew
was a Wing in principles, for | made no
conceamcnt of my Political sentiments or
predictions
Such has been the violence Of party srug
9lcs dining our late presidential elections,
that the acceptance of domination under
the various interpretations given 10 the OBJ
legations Of 4 candidate presented to the
public with a formu.a!y OF political pmuci.
pies, was equivalent almost 10 Il declara~
ton OF nucompromlsIng enmity to all who
willing 10 hazaid the effect of such relations
ship towards any of the soldiers una cr my
commWd when III front Of an enemy cons
mon to Us all. ], would have been unjust,
III itself and il was lis repugnanl to my own
feelings as it was 10 my du'y. wamrcI
unity in the army, and torbore any act Ihat
might SOW the seeds of mi>Ils, and diSrord
in its ranks. | have not any letters at the
Time before me. but they are all Of QUO i'm
POL: and in coalogmily with the views here
in expressed.
Meanwhile was solicited by my person
al friends and by strangers: by Wli.s and
Democrats TO cunscu! 10 become caudi-
date. | was nominated by the people in
primary aesemblirs-by Wings Democrats.
and Natives, il separate and mixed meet
ings- | resisted them ALL AID continued
10 do 50 till led TO believe that my opposi-
ton was assuming the asacct of defiance
Of the popular wishes. ! yielded only
when it looked like presumption 10 resist
longer, and even then | should no, have
done so had no, the nomination hcca pre-
scented 10 me in form unlikely 10 awaken
acrimony or reproduce the bitterness Of feel
ing which attends popular elections | say
it in sincerity and trut! thai part of the
mdnccment 10 my consent was the hope
that by going into the canvass it would be
conducted with caEdor if no; with kind
ness, 1t has been no fault of mine that this
anticipation has proved u vain one.
Aher permitted myselrto be announced
for the Presidency, under the crcumstan-
ccs above noticed, accepted nomination
after nomination in the spirit iii which they
were rendered They were made ire
sptctiye OF parties, aud so acknowledged.
No one who joined i'll these nominations
could have been deceived as TO my poIiti-