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properly constituted, whether they reside in the
North, the South, the East, the West. Many
OF us, however, entertain the opinion that, under
existing circumstances, il would be true policy,
and productive of the best ineress of the party and
the country, to have a northern designated
for the Presidency. individually. although have
personal preference, could give my cordial sup
port to any of the distinguished gentlemen you
have named, either for the first second office,
knowing, as do, their intelligence, integrity and
devotion to this whole country. Will not next
winter be early enough to fix ON the time for hold
ing the convention The place is OF minor i'm
portance / do not think the people of this State
have, as yet turned their attention to this matter.
For the kindly terms in which you pleased to
speak of me personally, accept my thanks hope
to have the pleasure Of seeing you in Washington.
Faithfully, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM r. KING.
| c. II. DONALDSON, ESQ.
| Colonel KING, it seems, is impressed with
the belief that large portion of the Democra-
cy of the North lend themselves to Free-soil,
and, with such indications as he sees in Ohio
and Massachusetts, in New York, Vermont,
Connecticut, and other Northern States, we do
not well see how he could come TO any other
result. But the Union insists that the North
ern Democracy are all right, and that even in
Massachusetts they are returning to the nation
al platform. 1t is no part of our business to
attempt reconciliation of these differences OF
opinion between such leading Democratic au-
thorities; but we think that Colonel KING oc-
cupies altogether the most tenabe position on
this subject.
Mr.. CHASE, Of Ohio, and Mr.. ANDREWS, of
Maine, are the only correspondents of Mr..
DONALDSON who have come up to the mark in
the expression of proper feelings towards Gen
eral HoUsToN, as far as we have republished
these interesting letters. But there is Wis
consn correspondent of the National Demo
cratic Committee who takes General HoUsToN
as his second choice after General DODGE, and
his letter follows
JOHN A. EASTMAN, OF WISCONSIN,.
FoND Du LAC, Wis, July %, 1851.
DEAR Sin: Your letter of the 10th instant to my
father-in law, Nj. C. Darling was received by him
yesterday just he starting for Massachusetts,,
and he has requested me to answer it for him.
The time and place of holding the next Demo
cratic National Convention has been the subject of
considerable interest in this State since the last
pressed themselves as favorable to Cincinnati, as
being the most central and accessible point.
As to the time of the convention, there ID not
much unanimity. Could tell who would be
the nominees il less difficult; for instance, if
General Houston ia nominated, (and many in this
State prefer him for fret choice, and many more
prefer him as first after General Dodge,) if he is
the nominee, the longer the campaign the better;
but if some other is nominated, shorter time will
do as well. / think, however, that leading
men expect the convention in May early in
June.
Our State convention ia to be holden September
TO- when shall choose delegates to the National
Convention. Yours, &C.,
JOHN H. EASTMAN.
II. C. DONALDSON, esq.
The member of the National Democratic
Committee from Vermont, Mr.. HORACE CLARK,
gives a view of the Democracy of that State
which corresponds rather with that of Colonel
KING than that of the Union. He thinks the
Free-soil Abolition party has drawn every
largely" upon the Vermont Democracy for the
last two years, and that the Democrats can in no
event carry the State. We should think that
the Union must despair of patching up a Ma
tional Democratic party when it reads such
letters as those of Mr.. BRlTTAN and Colonel
KING, and compares them with the letters of
Mr.. CHASE, Mr.. CLARK, and Mr.. HALLETT.
HORACE CLARK.
MIDpLETowN. W., July s. 1851.
DEAR Sir Yours of the 2Sth ia received. In re-
ply say that we have small National Democratic
party, well organized national grounds, as will
be seen by resolutions at the late State conven-
ton. The Free-soil Abolition party has drawn
| largely from Us the past two years, and cannot
in any possible event expect to carry the State.
Wish to God we could. We have at preaent but
three papers in the State urging our cause; they,
| trust, are doing good service. You ask my views
as TO call of National Convention. would certainly
call early 10th goth of May that we give our
opponents first and only choice, whoever il may
be. We have many men whom can cheerfully
support from the far South, West, and North. /
have long been of opinion that we should call our
National Convention as the centre of the Uni
ted States as possible. l mean where delegates
can congregate with the greatest We of the
North have railroads, and cannot be called so far
South West to be of 80 great inconvenience
TO US as the South and West must be. Virginia,
| Ohio, or North Carolina would not have any
| objections from North. OF course, we would
not object TO Baltimore, but you of the South and
| West would be taxed three or four fold more than
US. My choice would be Cleveland Columbus, or
Richmond, or Petersburg, any other place you
and our friends shall be pleased to name
| Your obedient servant,
| HORACE CLARK.
| G. II. Donaldson, ESQ.
We shall complete our selection for this
morning with an epistle from General HoUs
TON himself, written by an amanuensis. The
General believes that his friends in Texas will
attend TO Mr.. DoNALDsoN's suggestion at ''the
| proper time"
GENERAL HOUSTON, BY YoAKUM.
| HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, July %, 1851.
DEAN SIR General Houston has read your oblig-
ing letter of the 2Sth ut, and being greatly alict-
ed by the pain in his wounded arm, that he does
not write with any comfort, he requests to ten
der you his thanks for your suggestions, and to say
that he has the fullest confidence in his friends in
this State; that at the proper time they will attend
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