The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-10-10

claiin'hg their candidate 10 Lc The
choice Of The wings ot bennington
county, from which ii seemed concs,lel
the candidate s'.ooli BE- selected. !
then addressed you lc,,cr. in which |
pfornssd that cecl, should do all IN III.
power Tor The ~hig State and County
ticket. and il,a, after the firs, ballot. III,
! one ha' ing The least number of vote.
i"r Congscss slo',ld withdraw his name
/ rom the canvass. My ol,iec, being "a
hS upon fair and ready mode of ter
m'nalihg the controversy. should
have been rs willing at that time as
was afterwards, 10 have lef, the question
o' our withdrawal 20 The vote Of The djs
iric', instead Of that Of the county. II
such had been your desire. To This
letter you did no. think proper TO make
any reply.
II would be useless ut this time 10 re-
can TIC past events OF the controversy
They have been fully stated and dis.
cuSscd by our respective friends, and
are familiar 10 tie wing Vi iLc district.
never entertained any doubt tha, the
proceedings at Manchester were wholly
imperative; and tin, by the nomina.
.iion Of the Rutlind Convention I was
the regular candidate Of the party.--
i'u, many wings appeared to think dif.
ierenily, and s,ul insisted that you had
been Nominated at Manchester, and
were to be considered Us the regular
candidate. Each OF US was supported
by numerous friends, aud while it was
known TO every one that neither o. us
could be elected on the first trial, it wa,
unknown and uncertain wl,icl. Of Us
would receive the greatest number OF
votes.
In this state Of the canvass il was
urged upon our consideration by many
leading wings and whig journal.
out nt the district. where there could be
no prejudice for or against either Of us,
and feeling but for tie good Of the party
that the vote upon tie fr,t ballot should
by common consent, be allowed 10 de-
,ermincd which of us should Withdraw
from the contest: and believe ll,a, a
large majority Of Jte wings in the Dis
trict were then willing TO be governed
in their future action by the voice of
the wings 10 DC expressed through the
ballo, box. .r
| would haye been glad to have en-
tered into an arrangement with you TO
that effect. But had once made YOU
proposition Of similar character, and
my letter remained unanswered. Del
icacy forbid my addressing you again on
the some subject. You were silent in
regard TO the matter, and could not
myself have the benefit Of such an ar.
rangement. But I could give you the
full advantage Of it, and this ] did. I
published card before the election.
pledsing myself to withdraw my name
from the contest after the first ballot,
and give you my support, sheuld your
vote exceed mine either in the county
in which we reside, or in the district:
and | need not say to you that the
pledge would have been faithfully re-
deemed if you had led me but single
vote.
both of our names were used at the
polls, and | believe it is admitted that /
have received Il plurality Of the votes.
II is in this state Of the controversy tia,
] have received your first letter on the
compromise, and that letter asking me
to Withdraw my name, inimating that
if | refuse 10 do 80, you should again
be candidate against me. certainly
did no, expect such proposition at this
time ; and might ask in all candor,
whether ifyour vote had exceeded NINE
your proposition would have been the
same that it now is Would you then
for the sake OF peace and harmony have
offered to withdraw from the canvass
must be allowed TO .hink that the ex-
citencn. in the whig ranks might not,
under the same circumstances have ap-
peared quite so alarming to you as il
now docs, and that you might have been
po rsuaded to continue candidate, O.
mitting TO address me the letter | aln
now answering.
| have reason to believe tha, a large
maj oriIy OF the wings of the district
the vote at the late trial as a
verde, of the party in favor Of my
nomination, from which there ought not
to be any appea', and tha. .hosld 20
contrary to their wishes il ! should nov
decline 10 continue a caalidltc.
If am not deceived by my friends
in the difieren, par,- OF the district in
coming to this conclus ion. | am not sat-
sized that the strength and harmony oi
The party would he promoted by di,re-
Qarding their feelings and opening the
iisiric, anew 10 the many conflicting
claims which are ready to be presented
for a new candidate. 1, IS for these
reasons which have en,leavore1 10 re-
fer for your consideration, as fl,o to the
Tac, that in my opinion, the iarce ma,
# the whigs Of the district are disro-el
10 do justice TO Bennington county, iha,
must decline arceding 10 your pro-
position.
must still hope that yon Ni,l be al-
owed 10 reconsider he question q con-
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