The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-05-30
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF POLK,
McMINN AND MONROE.

TO THE DEMOCRACY OF POLK,
McMINN AND MONROE.
GENTLEMEN: have no doubt you are
extremely anxious to know who will be
your candidate this time AS all agree tina,
there should be but one in the field to en-.
sure the success Of the party. am anx-
ious for Mr.. Buchanan and myself 10 sub.
nit our claims 10 our friends in any way
that woull be lair and honorable, by a test
vote in Polk county, or throughout the
whole district, in order TO ascertain who is
the choice of the party, for will not be IN
the way of my parry when | know il, es.
pecially in the hour1of danger. hope our
friends will set this matter right yet, and |
now say tina, will not leave the track
wiiout fair hearing IN some wav. | told
Mr.. Buchanan when became candidate
that If a Wing came out would then sub.
NIT my claims to my party. AT Madison.
vile Court last week. Mr.. Buchanan told
r. w. McClarv, of Polk county, that il he
became candidate for Foater. he and my.
self would settle our claims, and but one
of US would run. | afterwards went to
Mr. Buchanan and told him that McClary
would run this race-he then IN the pres
ence Of James Montgomery. Esq, Of Mon-
roe county. pledged himself to me, saying
that we would 90 home and request our
Democratic friends in Polk COUNT to hold
a test election between US, and the strongest
man would run the race. and the other
would support him. | then thought all
would be right, for had put him or his
own ground, as he claims all OF Polk coun-
~, except John Williams and few Others,
both Wings and Democrats. come home
and told my friends whit was going on
tina: we would have test election in Polk
county 10 settle our claims, and that MIR.
Buchanan had agreed TO do so. tod my
friends that if Buchanan beat me I would
be out of the way. for If could not get
my own county did not want the race
On Saturday received letter, mailed at
jacksonville, from Mr.. Buchanan inform
ing me that he had talked with the Demo
Gratis generally oil Monroe county on that
dav, (Which was the 18th of May, 1879
ton. and that they were not willing for us
10 make any such arrangements in Polk
county, and intended running him as their
candidate any how--and says that such n
course might bring more candidates into
the test election, and make the matter worse
than what it now is-lhat | need not pre-
pare for hearing this side of August. A
strange course if it be so. | have tried to
pursue one straight course all the time-it
is not so with Mr.. Buchanan. Hear what
he says to me IN a letter last Winter while
in Georgia:
"NDIAN STRINGS. Ga, Jan. II, 1851.
81 learned from friend recently that
my name was spoken of as candidate for
the floating district. To settle this matter
| will say TO you, if there is an expression
sufficient 70 satisfy me that am the choice
of Polk county, | will accept the offer
otherwise will not be in the field this
wear. feel my interests closely connect
ed with those of my fellow-ctlzens, and
unless they should deem it their interes,
FOR me 10 represent them ! would scorn to
do so, but this is matter leave with you,
the citizens of Polk comfy. Make your
choice to suit your own feelings, and | am
with YOU"
If that is in keeping with his present
course, is he ,o-dav wiling for Polk coun.
~ to make her own choice. Is he ready
to say to the citizens OF Polk, select your
candidate TO suit your own feelings and |
am with you? leave the parry to answer.
, now appeal 10 our party to know whether
they are ready TO sustain any man IN such
a course at this critical moment. And well
may ii be remembered that il our party is
defeated the sin, il any, will be on his
head and not on mine. And | now say to
our party in Polk county, to open and hold
a test election in every precinct IN the
county, on the 2ls, day of June next, and
send the result to our Sheriff as soon a,
possible for unless can know that have
majority over Mr.. Buchanan | will moi
run, and if he heats me will support him
as my reasonable duty.
r s. SUNNY.
MAJ ponion M,v ~ 1871