Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-11


OF his public course, and for no man can more
cheerfnlly do battle than for him; and without
at this time predicting for whom Maine will
cast her first vote in the convention, will say
that believe that no man in the nation would
command larger vote at the polls than Gen.
H., and that he would be entirely certain Of
the electoral vote of Maine.
| agree with you that the call for the con-
vention should be made public as soon as may
be, and we can better Judge what course GER
tain portions of the South mean to pursue.
will, at this time, give you only few
names, but will send you more as soon as
have time to arrange them. Yours truly,
CHARLES ANDREWS.
We take the liberty of emitting the names.
Argus
1t will appear to every candid mind, that my
letter was simply hasty reply to that of Mr..
Donaldson, and that spoke of Gen Houston
as candidate | could cheerfully support in
the event of his receiving the nomination by
Democratic National Convention, without even
expressing my preferences-for there are many
other distinguished Democrats in the nation
for whom entertain as exalted an opinion as
expressed of Gen. H. in my letter to Donald
son. ..-.,..-.l ...fe.f ..i Sd rHI
1t will be perceived by Mr.. Donaldson's let
ter, in asking me for list of Democratic
names, he does not name Gen. III. and most
certainly in the list given, the inference cannot
be drawn that intended to confne the names
TO the friends of any one individual or interest.
| simply wrote down such names as thought
of at the moment, and regarded as efficient
Democrats, and who would have a'regard for
the whole country in the union of the Democ-
racy.
OF Mr.. Donaldson, OF his being member
of the Democratic National Committee know
nothing more than from his letter, nor do
know any thing of his plans. lregarded him
at the time | wrote as member of the Com
mittee, and answered as such and if he had, or
has, any plans to carry out in connection with
spch politicians as ]. r. Giddings, he can have
no aid from me.
vi the comments upon myself and letter,
which appeared in the Portland Advertiser of
Saturday last, have nothing TO say.
/ CHALES ANDREWS.
Paris, Sept, 1851. DOLL. .......
Now this Mr.. Donaldson and Mr.. Greer,
we contend, are no more nor less than specu-
lating politicians and are not even clothed with
the power that they claim, of being members
VI tiS -Ndiioudi SohiiiittSCs ouiiOlCHJl dp-
pears from the paragraph below, which we cut
from the Boston Post, and which we would
thank our whg friends TO honor with publ
cation -
"NATIoNAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
We are authorized To state that there has been
no meeting of the executive committee of the
national democratic committee in New York,
or elsewhere, respecting national convention,
as has been Incorrectly stated in several press
es, founded on an article that originally appear
ed in the New York correspondence of the
Vincennes Gazette. All that has been pub
lished or pretended to have been done on this
subject is wholly unauthorized from any Off
clal source, or from any member of the COM
mlttee. The subject of meeting of the ma
tioual committee at Washington during the
session of Congress to consult with members
on the call for 4 convention, and obtain the
best concentration of opinion from all parts of
the Union as to time and place, has been sug
gested but no person has had authority to act
or correspond on behalf of the committee, nor
has any meeting been called or held about it.
There are two or three vacancies-one in Tex
as, and one In lowa-caused by the lamented
deaths of Mr. Kaufman of the former, and
Gov. Clark of the latter State but the vacan-
cies have not been filled, and cannot be filled,
without the official action of the committee, or
its executive members, which has not been
had. Mr.. Donaldson, of Texas, and Mr..
Greer, OF Iowa, who have been represented as
members of the national committee, are not
such, and have no authority whatever to act or
correspond for them. The representation of
any concert or correspondence between any
members of the national committee, having the
slightest reference to the candidates of the ma
tional convention, is wholly false and Unbound
ed
So much for this ne,o ,chig bubble,