Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-20

For the Gazette.
Mr.. EDITOR. Il noticed a few weeks since that
nay beloved friend, the Editor of the Standard,
having partially recovered from the effects of
the castigati0n he received when ! last paid my
respects to him, again introduced my name in
his columns, proposing Inc : : by way Of varie-
ty," us q candidate for Congress, in connection
with sundry worthy gentlemen of our county.
Being encouraged at SO favorable an indication
of onvalesence and returning vitality. ] had
concluded to give him what in Kingston we
would call a =" yosper. and lay Kim cold Cor an
other six months at feast-but when about to
carry out my savage design, intelligence reach
ed me that a sore a~ffliction had befallen him
that a prophecy l had made was fulfilled
that ]. b. had cut off his supply of fodder re-
moved his proboscis from the deep recess it had
SO long occupied in the Democratic feed trough;
in short, literally turned him out to grass mi
nus his head !. Could l persecute the afflicted,
pitch into the already floored, raSp the already
too severely rasped Nay, verify, l could not
do it-there is altogether too much of the milk
of human kindness IN my composition to war
rant any such act--and therefore, from the same
consideration that operated upon Uncle Toby
in the case of the fly, / concluded to let him
slide" and threw my missive in the fire instead
of hurting it at his devoted and headless trunk.
This kind and eonsiderate conduct on my part,
l regret to observe, is not appreciated for, I'M
mindful of his past experience with both J. 3.
and myself, he still shows fight, as is evineed
by subsequent filings at me through his columns,
which are, to be sure, entirely harmless in them
selves, but as they show a uicioQs intent, almost
impel me to forego my avowed purpose and
put at him after the old style. l shall not do
SO for the present, however but will content
myself with thanking him for the high compli-
ment no doubt honestly intended of naming
me for so important an office and placing me
in such respectable company. l of course can
do nothing less than reciprocate in kind-and,
to bring up the rear of a long list of prominent
Democrats that wili-readiiy suggest themselves
to the reader without naming, as candidates
from our county, will designate % by way of
variety GEORGE FREDERICK The Great STAY
MAN. l must be frank, however, my dear sir,
and say that l merely intend this as q coanpli-
ment due for your iberality to me--for in sober
seriousness. lcant spare you for any such pur-
pose. l do not aspire to CongresSiona nal honors
myself, and l nlust keep near you-the good of
the country demands 1.-THE voice of the peo-
pie calls for it. Therefore, as desire above all
things during the coming Presidential can
vass to be in n situation to force you into a dis
cussion of the relative merits of Republicanism
and Denocracy, l hope you will accept some
lower nomination Ito which l can aspire say
Sheriff OF something of the sort--so may be
with you and after you. AS the redoubtable
Gov. Wise declared if an opportunity occurred
he would pitch at Fred. Douglas with all the
aTtior of the bridegroom when he embraces his
bride, SO will | with equal fervor pitch at you
if you will only vouehsafe me the chance. The
great desire Of my heart is to see you safely
through the campaign of 1860 to ride, speak,
eat and sleep right by your side Do be pre-
vailed upon to crafty ME
AS my stock of swine Latin and canine
French is exhausted, and 1 am decidedly rusty
in Dutch, l hope you will excnse me for failing
to dip into the LANGUAGES in this epistle. 1t is
Il habit, like some of my other bad ones, / Dor
rowed of you. A. H. CASTOR.
Kingston, April Is, 1860.