The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-02
Letter from sam Houston wtsharr WIN <
From tn CANVAS.
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AUSTIN, gut Is. 1880
10 Ny T.w>ps IN usrrtD sTarsa
wthdrav my name iron the Int o. -and ias Tor tue
Presidency lcossentea to i's use because toe ~ aa,
iron, TIE SPONTANEOUS voices of rspeolab numbers
the people tic ,nseves nc because cesir,d the on q
Gut the time has ~ arrived n u bshooy -vc.,
patriot Il act for himself and - do all ns
his country fr,n dangerous ~ secti,ua!sn
and r. kltss SPIRIT o. snuioa, North aud su.h IN.
responsibility NOW dcvoves upon the ear ''oa,cs hem
svee, abety called into the held by tns uutramm .i
will q the people b. the srscrs conventions shcu
bay- unfortunately DESTROYED all harmory AMI thrcaeae
thr sIsb Of the Union Self Cannot h.s .ie my he
lief that ia the uty " the sancs 10 s7croe their
tcpee thc altar Of or common corc. - Il nay -
sd that yield least ~ ~ chances OF success sre -,
&C apparent but with four opponents Of the tonince
the H publican Cnventicn IL TIT ~, tie defeat OF al
10 eqpaiy certain. IN such scramble tn pleasure
mortidsa,ion az eating rcpulsr e.ctor.
votes wouhi only he comparative and reihr candidate
wunf stand relieved before the country from the charss
81 having rcckessy tampcred with the ,iberes Of 20
hest government VA the world
Let not those VIM sey upon carrying ia. "cctn io,o
the House o. Representatives acceiv. themselves {,
I-op,e have been taught To dread such c"psunplnu
k.her four three, two opponents To the c,u,cn
Candidate can carry there; aud II they cou the strife
would render result very Tn-r ulust he Al
abandonment o epecious dogmas clap rap platforms sni
principle fr acamno purpose else the tactnns which,
united, would constitute ajorry rnast ml~c " their
m Ids TO the elevation o sectional Frneidctt, whose
Claim 10 SUCCESS s bSej .;n oppsi bn - the insttu
tion whose cxstcncc sholla never have b--d uisa'
into national poii,ics timely unoc VI al psiousl
uni0 n defeat this setonaisn wpiin mt a
Call npon ny eounHymtn TO forget me arc :, forget
the elaine and endorsements OF all well
the hopes Of tho Office seekers who expect
ny the elevation of ont min or another They should
rem, mber ths fsrcscl address of the Father Of
q uny and tic immortal ssntIu,e, VI the ncru ~ Sex
Or.t.Es and rage %, tic Hermitage the federal Caou.
must &c preserved Cocd the spir l. ~ jackson,
Clay and Webster be recacd " take part Ia thc
trsnsa ctous Of the political tne linton woad be
preserved. taboriug through ~. IN ,-tsts tie cory,
thy tncS its value anc AZ ,ryciatsd IL hiessoss
am that 1t be pleasing to IN ,ri-uis =
different PRE- a. the remaining caaiidsts v
hav, express choice f,r ono th- other 81 scu
Cat that IL IA be- from ts's sni prsvio.
letters that my sentiments rise above perso pre-
ference
ccsre 70 eec q ion of oil raiion,i minded n
defeat dangerous sectional sn and leave my ffl- e
IRE t. whatever nay appar 10 tncln ., ~
Al tuch . crisis.
cannot conclude without returning s sincere taslks
those 10 haze In ways expressed desire u
oocuyy the oistngu-hcd position ~ President.
But hnsef toe ueid culid be protuctvc u
good Gld II might b. stumbling block tn the wsy ot
thcsc ~hc deere harmony. Very Respectfully,
HOUSTON