, 1860-07-14

EdtorH frtas and T1buue:
In your issue OF the 7th inst, notice sous-
several prominent citizens Of Morrison and Star
ling For The enlightenment Of your correspon-
dent. IL. A. b." and to correct the false i'm.
pressious that hare gone forth from the publ.
cation Of those epstles, would crave short
space il your columns.
But, in the first place, does it not appea. a
little str gulAe that these 81 honorable men "
should resort to an epistolary mode Of obtain
ing information. when It is known that at the
same time they were all in consultation together
in certain Office in this town. Either, we must
conclude, thera il something in tho shane of
Food:sized Niger IN the fence Or fhat these
"hono1able men Rre actuated By very laud-
able ambition to see their names in print. But
to the correspondence.
In reply. 70 the questions propounded by
Messrs. Kirk and Sacket., the following an.
swers are returned: 80 '..'.''
!. "That our town convention Was regularly
called BY our Town Central Committee, and the
notice published in our local newspaper; Its
regularity Was nerer questioned"
2. "0ur Convention was we'll attended, and
numbered about two hundred voters, and was
almost unanimous in their choice Of Mr. Arnold.
Not more than twelve men voted for Ar. Farms
WORTH"
s. ave were present at the County Conven-
tion yesterday, and Enoto that il the friends of
Wr. Arnold from Sterling Composing, as We
think, the regular delegation, had been Allowed
their seats il the convention, he would have
had large majorlty." - !
4. There was In fact NO CONTEST about our
| By few of Facnsworlh's friends, for the pur-
pose Of keeping our delegation out Of the Con-
vention, until The Sterling delegation (about
! which there VAS in fact a contest} c"''''.
9asssiaa 9E1asia. uESn p;sas, =, the aud IT, t.
as soc- - rom Sterling excluded, and
| 80. ~ thai YVES done dlk claim o. Prttense
that there was any contest in Cur town Was
withdrawn ty the same friends OF Mr. Farms.
worth. who bad previously presented and in.
Twill reply to these answers in their regular
!. The call fur the town eaueus in Morrison
scas published In our local paper, but the paper
was not issued until two hours after the caucus
had adjourned. But one notice could be found
posted in the town. and that was in bar room,
where it would not be likely to attract atten.
in this town were anxious to keep the people
in ignorance Of the caucus, and Tor that put
pese requested men outside Of the village, sup.
posed to be Arnold men, to "keep still about
9. There was no such number Of persons in
attendance as claimed, Including Irish, Demo
Gratis and persons from abroad There was nc
free expression Of opinion in the caucus, owing
TO the noisy and rowdy proceedings Of The
Arnold men, and lriah without their naturliza
tio1 papers; and Democrats assisted to vots
down a resolution to elect delegates by ballet
4 vote By ballot would have resulted in tht
selection Of Farnsworth delegation, and the
fac: was admitted BY one Of the persons whose
signature is attached to the published letter il
the PnEss AND TRIBUNE.
3. The Farnsworth delegates from Sterling
were regularly chosen. There was in fact NJ
l T.. a. %n-
Gus was regularly called, and the Fasnswortl
delegates elected by majority Of two to one
the leaders Of the Arnold conteating delegation
remaining in the CAUCUS and participating in i
until it's close. The Arnold contestants wer'
{ made up after the regular caucus adjourned
md not By meeting held pursuant to An.
: public call for caucus, nor held in the sam!
, hall. But had the Arnold delegation been ad
mitted, lit. Farnsworth aud not Mr.: Arnold
would have had still majority Of eighteen vote
in the County Convention, as | shall demon
| strate hereafter.
4. The Farnsworth delegation from Morrison
did not withdraw their claims TO seats in tn
| Convention, but maintained their right unti
excluded by the adoption Of the report Of th
Committee on Credentials. l would here stat
+ that the seats Of the regular Farnsworth de!ega
| tou from Union GFore were contested by a,
Arnold delegation got up in Morrison on tn
morning Of tbs County Convention, for tn
F avowed purpose OF excluding the regular dele
cation from passing on the pretended claims Q
" the Arnold delegation frcsa ote1liug.
So much t!::1 tue statements !" over the signa
sures Of responsible and honorable men." Is
the way, 1t is rumored that this luminous " col
| / 1espondence" was gotten up bY no less pc,
sonage than Mr.. Arnold, himself, in the office {
: certain lawyer in Morrison.
+ There was represented in the Convention Ri
teen towns in which there WAS no contest fo
seats. These sixteen towns were entitled I
cast sixty.eisht votes-being majority Of Ii
Convention, and which stand as follows: