The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-10-10
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Lid. last eecning. A. you d.cl,nc ac-
ceding 10 my proposition, for us both 10
Withdraw our names from the canvas,
and have frankly giy,n mc and The pub.
lie, through the Hammer. your rc,i>on,
Tor 80 doing. ] will nlso be ~ frank and
furnish you my reasons for the course
which t,el bound TO iaic.
Before ] proceed ! will say few
words in reply TO your letter.
The handsome whig gain made in
bennington Probate District. was cred
stable 10 your friends. and you doubt.
less link some weight should be- c,cu
tu that consideration. or i, would no.
have formed the first paragraph in
your letter II 80, my friends should
come III for an equal share OF credit, for
while the south Probate District, com. .
paring Gov Cooiidgc's vote with Need
hnns and Judge Williams with Nj.
PccA', shows a whig gam OF iss. the
north Probate District has gained l92
lhis gain nj the south is coutn, i to
the town Of Bennington, while iha, at,
the north Is quite uniform through the
several towns. There was more room
to gain south than north, for if the re-
turns are rightly Published, .lc Whig
Governor vote is vet in the minority in
the south district. while in the north
district, Judge Williams la. nearly
three TO one over Mr. Peck, and about
two TO one over both Mr. Peck and
Judge Roberts.
1t is possible that the lar.e VIII.
gam III the town Of Bennington ma
not be permanent.
Ia the next paragraph you LAY "ln-
mediately after the Manchester con,cn-
tiun and before the call cf another. il
was understood that our names were Ia
bc used hy our respective friends, cmh
claiming llcir candidate to be tho choice
Of the wings Of bennington County,
from which il seemed 10 be conceded
The candidate shonld be selected, Won
then say YOU addressed me letter pro-
posing that the one who had the least
number of votes in Bennington county
should withdraw his name.
Now, sir, had never heard il init
mated by any person that you thought
OF being Il candidate after you Guilc,i to
receive the nomination at Manchester,
till l received the above letter. Tha,
letter was handed to mo Monday eve
ming, the 29lh July, five days after the
Manchester convention. You were IN
Manchester that day, and IA gentleman
Of this village informed mt the same
evening that you read it TO him ,ha, af-
ternoon. l, is true it bears an carly
date.
was quite as much surprised TO re-
ccivc such letter from yourself, as
should have beer 10 have received n
similar one from either Of the other
gentlemen, who were candidates AT the
convcntion,--Irom Mr. Isham, request
ing me TO withdraw if he received the
most votes in this county--from Col.
Townsley as TO the vote in Windlam
c"unty--or Mr. Picrpoint As TO the vote
in Rutland county; and canno, see
why any other individual who lad not
been voted for. at Manchester, might
not have made the same ,propos ition
with equal proprie,y.
My surprise was still greater at Your
proposition TO run without a nomina.
ton, from the fact that you requested
me 10 withdraw if you received the
most votes in this county, even If the
entire whig vote in Windhan and Ru,
land counties lad been cast Tor mt; and
also from the fac, that the Banncrpub-
Islcd in the village where you reside
ard which appeared sufficiently IN your
interest, the next day after the Man
chester convention, in a long editorial
article. thought neither Of Us should be
candidates, but advised running Mr.
Henry, to heal the difficulty in the par
~; but by your letter you proposed to
heal the difficulty, and make the con.
troversy as brief as possible" by both
being candidates. How that was to
close the breach in the party, or shor-
ten the controversy. ! could not well
see, az there could be bu, two ballot.
At most. The day aiier the receipt Of
your letter, Tuesday the 30ll, the Bel,
lows Falls paper arrived here, with q
call for another convention At Ru, and.
signed by Sir Root Of your village |
thought you must have known OF tlli
call at the time you sent the letter to
me, as it mast have been published on
the 29th Ia have been here the sob.
ioriy-Gye miles distant w stage, and as
Mr. Parks your Former partner aTd re-
laiion, went 10 sec the no members Of /,
the committee residing in Windhan. and
Rutland counties, TO procure their sig I
natures to the call The evening ! re- /
ceived your letter, ] also received in
,elligence il.at y1u had written 10 Mr. .
Billings. requesting him 10 call another .
aud saying 10 him If he
would do ~ you would not be caHIj, T,
date. Sincr thai lime ! have seen a
letter from Nr Bling, in which hc !
s1ys you had agreed no, 10 be a candi. /.
date, II another convention was called. ,
\ gentleman has since informed me-
thar Le ,aw your letter 10 Mf Billings, /
and il contained s.siement that you
woall not b. candidate if AIr Il.
would caii the convention. TIE letter
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