, 1860-01-30


nzesps. Do,r. UruBAnp AND H.owS.- Gtnfs:
Your levor Of The l.th il at hand. u'a It f1ses
me pleasure to be able IL ah3wcr It. II IL not
M Intention to takc part in any Of the risafles
fnr the ,rubcruatorlul nomination, but the rear
ofheinE misunaerstoed upon that SUBJECT ou:'t
nud 1rcyenting wrong bcinS done to HIM nF
the use Of my name III connection With a3leseu
wrongs IN He.
Mr.. Judd was guilty. Of my untairnesa 10 me- III
1hn time Of Senator Trun,hull's election. an.
aTer unhesitatinsiy In the negative Ms. Judd
owed no political allegiance Ia any party whose
Candidate was. liz waa III the Scnatr, holding
oyer, l.avng been elected hy democratic con-
atjtueucy. lie never was IN auy caucus Of INC
friends who sought to make INC U = senutor-
nercr made nc any promises or pledges to sup
nort ue-nud subsequent events have Ercat!s
landed to prove the wisdom, politically Of MIR.
:ludd's course. The election Of Judge Trum-
bill strongly tended to eustalii and preserve Tue
nosi,;on ot TINT portion Of tue Democrats who
sondcmned the repeal Of the Missouri Con'pro-
.n;sr and left them in position Of joining with
-. in furtniug the Republican rnrty, nj was
done at the bloomington Contention IN 1856.
Turing the canvass Of 1855 tor the Senator
shin nv belief rns. aud still is, that ! Ind no
-nofc s,,,cero and faithful friend than Mr. Judd
cnrta,nly none whom trusted more. His
no,,tion as Chairman of the State Central Com
tn,t,ee led to my greater intercourse with hltn,
and to uy giving HlM 4AikF1 sbNIe y! At <u''-
daenec, than With, or to, almost s"y ott'er
friend; and have never suspected that Thai
routidence was to any decree misplaced. My
r-iations with Mr. Judd since the organization
nj The Republican party 10 our State ia 1886
and especially since TIC adjournment Of tht
I.cris,uture 10 Feb 1851, have been so very III
tiuaate, that deem it au ilnposslb'lity ttaa h
could i,eye been dealing trcacheruus!y with NE
lie has also ut I'LL times, appeared equally tru
and faithful to the part5:
In his position NJ Chairman OF tho Commute
believe he did oil that anv man could haE
done. The hes: Of us nrc liable to 'Inutt q
rors, whicl, becoms apparent by subsequent d.
reiupment; hut do not know Of single erfo
ever committed by Mr.. Judd since lie aud nav
acted together poiit cailv-
/ had occasionally heard these insinuatior
against Mr. Judd, before The receipt Of yourle
*er: aud in no instance have hesitated to pr
nonuce them wholly unjust, tn the full extent
rny knowledge and belief. hayc been, nr
stlll am. very anxious, to take no part betwet
the many friends, all good and true, who a
!. mentioned US candidates for Republican Gu
T. erustorial nomination; but cannot feel th
nv own honor is quite clear, if l remain sile1
when hear any one OF them assai:ed abo
natters Of Which ] believe know more th
3,is assaslents.
l take pleasure iu adding, that Of nll /
avoued friends had in the canvass Of Inst ye'
| do net suspect any Of having acted treachl
ousy to mt, or to our CAUSE; and that there
not one Of them in whose honesty, honor a
integrity to-day have greater confidence th
i hare in those Of Mr. Judd.
dislike to appear before the public in L
matter, but you are at liberty 70 make such
or ibis letter rs you may think Justice requi1
Yours very truly, L. LINCOLN