The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-19
d. f. SICKLES.
NEw York. Sept. u, 1865.


SIR Referring to our interviews on Tuesday and Sat
urday last and 10 the arrangement made at the latter
meeting that all further discussions between US in refer
the nominations for Congress In the third district
should be In writing have the pleasure to address you
this note, and to say a....... ...a
/. That am candidate for the regular democratic
nomination
q That, having determined to become candidate for
another term, i would gladly, in accordance with
former understanding TO that effect procure for you
nominate in other district, but that the extraor
binary you have pursued has rendered it imposs
BILE for you TO be nominated in any other district
candidate in the ensuing canvass and that consequent
y relieved by your own act from any obligation in
the premises. ."-..t.
The memorandum made by Mr.. Brega of conference
and agreement on October a. 1856, was prrdte memo
randum" Your present claim rests upon it. To make
it known TO render its fument 10 far this in
voved your nomination in another district through my
fundamentally. impracticabe. Desiring in good faith,
to perform my part of the compact and approaching the
Importance of this complete reserve have shown
Mr.. Brega's memorandum, mentioned its purport,
even to my most intimate friends But you have dis
closed its contents to many persons and therefore, you
have placed nsupcrable practicable obstacles in the way
of obtaining for you nomination in another district
These obstacles apparent to all persons familiar
with party movements that need not enumerate them
to you .....
The breach of confidence q speak of it only act
of ndiscretion) by in giving general publicity to Mr.
Bregas "private memorandum of our conference would
of itself deprive you of any claim upon based upon
stipulation you had already violated.
But even if this otherwise on Tuesday night last,
and in advance of interview sought by yourself on that
very daywhich was to take place the following Fri
day. Gath instant the avowed purpose of arranging
all dicutiesyou accepted an irregular stump nomina-
ton candidate for Congress in this district from
promiscuous assemblage OF people at the Asor House
BY forestang the action of the regular nominating
vention of the party thus menacing the established
ganization with sort of dicttion to which il
yields you have made yourself ineligible according to
the usages of the democratic party as its candidate in
this district for the present that If
could surrender the field to you il would he unavailng
And furthermore, by proclaiming yourself nominee
for Congress in this district five weeks before the cleo
on you have made it impossible for yourself to get
nomination in any other district during this canvass
Hence it would be in vain for You to demand, for
seek, one for you
You have thus involved your position as a candidate in
difficulties which seem inexticable
You cannot object to my nomination in this district
since is clear you cannot receive it yourself You
not look TO for nomination elsewhere for you have
precluded yourself from accepting it, If rendered and
of course you cannot insist upon the performances of
stipulation which you yourself have made impossible.
The result is that you have removed every mpedmcnt
which has been supposed to exist to my acceptance Of the
regular nomination the democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the third district If it shall be rendered to me
by the convention. Very respectfully
:. D. E. sICKLEs.
Gen. HIRAM WALpRIpGE, Astor House, New York
Gen. Walbrdge produces the following the agree.
ment:
Pirate Memorandum AT meeting between Mr. ID. T..
Sickles and Mr.. Hiram Wabrdge in my this
ing it made the distinct understanding between those
gentlemen
That Mr. Walbdge is to retire from the present
test in the third congressional district giving his aid to
secure the election of Mr.. Sickcs.
That Mr. Sces is to make all proper Acknowledgements
for this course ry "
That Mr.. Sickles does not contemplate being candi-
date for reelection in that district but, in contn
gency should arise unforeseen rendering necessary
for his political justification to seek denomination, he
will only do upon securing for Mr. Walbrdge demo-
cratic nomination in other democratic district OF
this city otherwise Mr. Sickles will not be candidate
| unless with the consent of Mr.. Walbrdge.
GEO. W. BREGA.
Everett House, N. Y, Oct. 81 1856. t..,. &.
H. w. These initials are placed here to show that
DIES. the above memorandum. has been read by
both tho gentlemen named in it, and stated to be correct
GEO. w. BREGA.