The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-09-17
Hon. Charlc4 Anderson.

Mr. Anderson has u Ire SSg,l 10 the S1c'y o.
the Dem. State Central Committes the letter
which will BE- found b,low That the state Of
his health should prevent his taking an active
part in the pending canvass will ho much re-
grcttcd by the renlinlcr of his Union loving
fellow citizens. However, though lac cannot bc
heard in the public asScmbagc1 Of The pcopl"
his patriotic sentiments aal wcighty Arguments
will have a salutary effect when disseminated
by the Democratic press:
CNclNxArI, O., Sept ), 1857,
ME. CHAs. J. FoSTE3, See. State Ec. Cm.-
DEAR SE:-I have, on my return from the
East, Just received yours of the 18th uimO.-
This explains my delay, in acknowledging its
receipt and replying to its contents.
! am very sorry, for variety of reasons, that
my present condition of health will prevent my
acceptance Of the invitation with which your
Committee thus honors me. In addition to
public and general reasons, for my wish to take
my proper place in this campaign, | confess |
have some strongly impcllent motives which are
/ personal and perhaps peculiar. They are GER
taiuly miret Of various eemcnts-as, patriotic
| feeling, | hope, nay | know; of private friend
ship for some of our candidates, | believe; OF
Seli-intcrest, | fear, and of small tincture OF
party revenge, | half suspect. Amongst these
grounds of desire to cooperate with you in this
BATTLE may name two more; the one, wish
to participate as an eXultant victor in that sue
cess which expect with much confidence for
several reasons; and the other, very natural
desire to advise my former political associates,
not only, why, upon the recent dissolution o
/ the only party to which | had ever belonged,
| could neither 'go over' to the "know Moth
ings," nor to the Black Republicans; but also,
acly it's and hoc II is, that disregarding the vul-
gar prejudices OF old party names and party an,
nnoSities, | had the courage to unite myself
and have the cOnstancy to remain with those
with whom, in times and issues now decIdeIIl
past, have interchanged many hearty, ear
nest, angry blow but never, that am aware
any gougng or other foul play whatever. "As
for my single Self,' feel, in my new party re
lati0nS like a French soldier, whilst charging
sQuarely along side an English platoon upon ths
MaIakolf, no sort of compunction or disquietud(
at my present alliance. The once bitter defeats
of Agncourt Cressy and WaterlO, like those o
l829-'32 and So, if not all forgotten, are al
forgiven in the remembrance that they arc past
and in the clear perception of the facts, that il
the many overturnings of this very rotary
world of ours the earthly old sinner has neyeI
turned up political crisis, more novel, imm
nent, nor perilouS, than that which at preSeil
divides our people, and that it is one infinitel.
more momentuous than those questions eve
,Ocrc, much inore--the dead AMI dry leaves OF
vanished Autumn, than they no0 are. To MT
however, it may be with the cold Line Cla
. Wings" who are fervid for Salmon Z. Chas
and his Abolitionist fraternity--to me, not asha
med to love the Union above all its parts o
partial interests, the Finances, the Tariffs, th
Public IIlnls &c. which heretofore separate
me from the Democratic party, are AZ nothing :
nay, lCoiAL haze been as nothing in the terrible
, presence of such conflict us this, which nov
divides me from them, wide as the poles, ant
untes me to you as closely as brotherhood an,
rs warmly and strongly as a great danger {
our country can, and ought, and must unite Il!
patriots. And so every man is my ally an,
friend whatever may hHVe been or even may
our differences upon less essential points, VIII
fully aud heartily agrees with me in this Grsa
and vital question, and will brayely join witt
me in an active and p3rsevcring hostility to thi
run mad ianaticism-mis-c called philanthropy
which, if not check Il, will soon djsunte our sa
cred conGderacy, as it has already divided ou
once fraternal and happy people.
, But | must torego the pleasure to myself an
the benefits to the public, if any, in the expires
sion of these sentiments and warnings. It IN
too much neglected private affairs would no
have prevented my extensive participation i
this campaign, there is another restraint upo
my inclinations which is imperative. My oil
disease-thc Asthma-which seemed for year
past to have relaxed its grasp upon my system
had suddenly ard unaccountably returned, j
? such force as would render my efficiency i
the canvass, if should enter it, very insignif
, cant and would certainly do my constitution
+ permanent injury.
beg YOU therefore, to excuse me to the Com
Q mittee and to assure them that no one can re
gret this necessity for my declining these nj
} polntmcnts aside from the matter of my healtl
i so much as | do. Yours very truly, NC.
2 ... CHARLES ANDERSON.