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70 'tr AdHoJgot he NIX
The ridicg.yl, aUl unfair a,,emr,s a,
mlETefrcsoaisi!ua # what saiI a short
;ii2c h.ac" ~ 'he Convention. - ror,i,p
of the Democratic pres ia Ik.s city. can
only serve TO satisfy all who heard nv re.
marks of the abandonment If all at,cmpt
TO answer the argument, aud Of the dean.
rate straits TO which they arc reduced. for
something that will consiitute n ear;,al IN.
on which the existing canvass ia this State
may lie conducted.
Despsrug Of ell efforts to refute the stub.
born facts tnat have been presented against
the Democracy ,hey have resortei 10 the
most uucsnaid, di.ingeEuou,, and urf,ir
means, 20 create popular prejudice for the
mcmeut-uot sgaius' the caudiiats Of cur
INtY, tut aga st ne who an IN 20 fensc
before tie people Tor suy Office At this
however, neither felt surIrsc nor regret
i vas not surprised, because have been too
long accustomed 10 such m,.rcrrcscrtat.ou
not TO have tgen prepared for il dill not
regret Il, because II cpnc!u.iycly slowed
tie weakness Of our aiycrsarIc- POSITION.
But aid regret to see 81 ~ Nr Ietrhe.
between whom aud my - IL the kiu,ic.i r,ls
uoaa have always existed had inflated 80
had su example aud, taking the "eus" from
the Eirhmond EtgV!TeT had uuccrsmouions
ly AID graiuitou,'y introduced my name in
t. toe canvass a. !f my s.unIuss,. or nm.
souudnrss, on tbe slavery or other Jue.tioqy
ha anything 10 do With the contest between
Mr. Gpssiu aud himself; anL as II my me.
-. Fr. 4 =
consideration aud judgment oC the State
II he J. correctly reported be has misrcpre
scrtrd NJ language aui tie meaning it con
Nsyrl.
SIN 10. 10 tie habit ~ taking POSITIONS
tlai Vi'i Impo'c upon me the Deesssity fll
T5'Hcton o. apology ou the score Il youth
iuii.crsiip1 o. thougbile..uess IL t. cu.-
tcluAry sith ~ o. weigh abl measure Al,
ny word. sod q - usual f1r me g. ,.v what
msau a0d 20 neon ~Lst say snd. o1
ile occasion alluded g.. certainly usant
sIi iIatI did .sy
H. the y 2 Herald q tbs I0ih. Mr..
LsfClcr j. rtpHftsi o. LAv-saii .ovsfal 40
gracious and rumr rI.sltotaty tLings of me.
tss' | tad o. reason g, expect rom Lim
"Johu " Boiu DO ssii hsd t,ssu the
stand sgairst him How stand. he yt Tho
RIcbmood Whig has bssa ,...tellsI 70 d..
bCubcs be uns0uudusss HE ayousl ia
BIS Richmond speech his willingness T. HHiis
wlth free negroes g. %, dosn the Dsmocra
ey' "spoils we're q more iarsrest TO him
than the rights of The South
When aud ubcre haVe taken the stand
sgaiust himi ] have mentioned his name bot
once anI then 10 ,srms q pstm retssnsI
friendship agi chiefly % sltw tbs iua8n
ss.,rcy of those ubo lsi denounced BIN
as iqirg decided ai8lit1bist. untrue
~ The south 'grftLiul 20 pcmocraey. ."
.3sh-Isri 'r moral t0tsgr'y a7d vsutiBg
fr n,rtsi opacity sud yet ib the sane
lftsfb d. -ilr.rr ttslf purpose o. W arI
work flr h.m y Ia FbsgIi b- ths nomins,
sf o., rafty - eL,e-i we n sLau that
tie rB.ti'ltlsa rf-sf,vsGy ard the iuifrlsts
Of ths South were least cared ff. by a. .ss
vLH we're most fsvy' On the .1lJart sd
'hst tbc Dsmg,rstie patty bsd 7aiy o,sI
tie question af sisvsf, ssa football ff tar
tyuuify sni ascsHIancy
Tl.s % tta br'F r.lHsct,0n ih uLieh /
hsgs ussJ Mr Lsicarrs usus. and if ibat
10 offensive. ,hsn Plead guilty Of isvisg
thrcwn The Gfst tfoue. although Ii not
mske ous sf lls charges myst.f several
weeks ego ceriaIr ite's were placed 81 my
dispose ulder ths surpositi1n iiat ] ilteu
dsd % take ~ active psrt % tbe ssbvsss
r8upsetsi ~ith esr'sin sresllsuvs cpsra-
tsns q Mf Letobsr Boo Wsstingtou. that
ssbuot bs 0thsruiss ten detumsutsi % hf,
rrisr+ets z 81 .ss'r..I#