The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-04
Letter from Mr.. Daniel e. Sfckles.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.

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Ono or two OF your Washington correspondents have
fallen into several concerning the votes my own
among others, which Mr. Maynard, Of Tennessee, re-
ceved for Speaker These correspondents rcpcsent Mr..
Maynard as ga Know Nothing" This assertion 10 con.
radiced by the entire record Of the proceedings Of the
House on Wednesday last. That gentleman was nomi-
mated distinctly upon the ground that he not and
novcr had boon member Of tho Order Tho votes Of
a. members were sought and given 70 him
Preston, ChOatc and Reed The political opinions and
Mr. Maynard were repeatedly and publicly abjured by
his friends and in his presence. This was done sponts.
Mr. Maynard, and rcarcd in reply to interrogaaories
put by Mr. Burnett and others II is not truc then, that
iorty,six democrats voted for ga Know Nothing when
they voted for Mr. Maynard as gentleman equally op-
posed to the antslavery crusade OF New York repub
canism and the proscrpve bigotry which distinguishes
the Medusa head OF Massachusetts fanatcism.
And your correspondence Is also unjust and inaccurate
in the speculation that voted for Mr. Maynard to secure
the aid Of the Southern opposition members in retaining
my CONTESTED seat" My seat Ia not contested nor can
be. No proceedings have been taken by either Of my
opponents in the canvass Of November 1885, as required
the election of member Of thc House Of Representaycs
and the time within which he legal notice OF contest
should have been given and the testimony taken has
long since passed. My reasons for the vote gave to
Mr. Maynard were nvowed on tho floor Of the House
during the ballot and perhaps Mr.. Editor, is not too
much TO ask you to reprint them. said
national conssrave member for Spencer although Be may
not belong TO my own party beieve that was to gentle
that the country indebted for the democratic
party in the presidential of 1S56. Nor
forget the elective support had the honor to receive in
last canvass from constituents entertaining the views
And beyces is well known that In the election in the
State OF New York. the republican organization suffered fatal
blow through The patriotic action OF the old line wings Be
levng sir that when sectional combine II is the right
time for national men TO Unite vote with great pleasure for
Mr. Nay nard, OF Tennessee.
Equally inexaot is the statement Of another correspon-
dent that other Northern democrat voted Mr. May
nard Mr. Scott Of California Mr.. English, of Indiana,
and Mr. Florence, CT Pennsylvania united in the
effort to concentrate the anti republican clements in the
House. That this overture not misunderstood
appreciated nthe House Of Representatives. sufficiently
proved by the very large vote received on the following
day by Mr.. Scott Eli
These have thought right to correct because
they relate to my official acts, and appeared in journal
which Is extensively circulated among my constituents
In SO doing must not be understood departing from
my invarabe rule never TO notice any OF the thousand
and stories about myself OF q merely personal cha
racter, which find place in the newspapers; OF these
eorics will only remark that not entertaining Tho
thousand and tales Of the Arabian Nights they least
provo that equally admirable ronances might be written
in these days, the vagrant invention which is wasted
the production Of the numbcrcss "iems OF the prcea
were usefuy employed in standard works Of fiction
l7 D. L. SiCKLES.