New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-05
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 81, 1856.

Coz. ISAAC g. SEYMOUR
Dear Sir. beg leave to call your attention to
communication Crescent Of this morning the sigma
ture American The writer says taludirg to 'ter
never was doubt about obtaining hare
reason to beoe that obained before there taclnc
fThe italics mine 4aAs " g 4=s
This literally but not in the nsinu
ate The whole involved in other ac;s, which beg
leave to state:
During my late sickness. while confined my room
called by gentlemen who informed that
existed Legislature from the resignation Of Mr. Etn
They the honor state in substance that services
might valuable the city ana State and in the lu after the
political which has just passed city, they thought
would acceptable to the voters Of the District and that
influence would he arrayed against consented
for the District under such conditions but my dermia
unr circumstances could be narel to accept
party nomination The day after this interview, Of the
gentlemen called and Informed they had been mistaken
surprising vacancy existed in the
had been filled by the election of Judge Curry At the close Of
this interview the subject dismissed from my consideration
snd only recalled weeks after when another VACANCY
by the resignation Of Mr. James second application
my made, and my given similar
conditions before recited is that he
application made by the gentlemen who first called
and that in neither the number
g American continues:
But Col Campbell Of the American party
His friends the have begged the the
tossa mimi s n o e
s a a s 81 saag Nsys an s ss
% s him n always ways had had been an
they know that he his ebga,ionhat
he had returned to the city in the midst Of the late Presidential
midst q desperate struggle carry the city and State for Mr.
@ s Ia he he to
others to do the same That convention did forget these
unanimously They did day the eleco
the people will unanimously confirm that rejection
When returned to New Orleans after the adjournment Of the
Legislature, 1885, initiated into the American
order. found its rolls nearly all my political old
and Of intimate personal also found
among many who dissatisfied with their political
organization When the mysteries Of the order revealed
me greatly dissatisfied with of its tenet and would
have Withdrawn my at that time, if had had party
had been Influenced by personal attach
ens and profound belief in the patriotic purposes of the
the American party never have been in lodge of
American party since iniaio have partici-
paed Of the proceedings of the party have not voted
polls my initiation violated, within knowl
edge, any obligation imposed on Last june wien il was
suggested should reoganize the old Wing party
gesed TINT those Of MS American
designations, when it WIS stated on
present. the ormaies Of the order had been dispensed
with which might make such course necessary Under the
circumstance to have rendered formal resignation, would
have carried something like discouesy party with
which had kindred synlpathes The language used
by equally applicable TO YOU and hundreds of
Wing gentlemen who have formally renounced the party
myself For instance you vote at the ensuing election
or even express preference another candidate than the
nomination, yoa may be denounced "recrean to
his obligations.
have sought nothing from the american party nor nave nay
friends been authorized thing for me- except that
the occasion coming election they would
making any nomination. bat permit independent
candidate Until reading the article Of American jig
that had been presented to the convention fer
nomination. Ii is that the gentleman alluded to by Amer
cant my friend and leading Native American called
my apartments the evening the American Convention
their nomination. but his visit but Major Ran
ney, whom he had failed find home who for
being guest; An interview took place between those
gentlemen in adjoining apart from my
pany and until that genteans departure
he felt any interest in the the
Legislature. was left under the impression that be the
convention advocate that the party should RETAIN from
making nomination II my friend Major Ranney, in the
abundance Of Seal pledged American gentle
pledged lie convention, can only done
without my knowledge authority ard my great oEtifca
ton
deemed ,hs explanation ny friends
Of those who wish good.
Yours, very truly,
jas 2plt W. s. CAMPBELL.