, 1860-11-05
pEmOCRATEC COURTESY.
A Cincinnati Merchant Driven from
Jhe snp1sss
49,
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati GakEtlc.l
1Fn..runrrr~ Ain i)ct N

Correspondence OF INC aincahnaA aa@F'e'j
1{oSEoxEEr, Ala., 0ct. -.
atr, Straight, Of tic highly respectable house
Of strai.ht Dcn:ing q Co. Clne'nna..: y Pass
called up0n hv COMMITTEE" who question
cd him IL to lis political prefer nccs or oWn-
ions. Rring an honest and candid man, ne
stated fat iii. p.,il east his vote for Lincoln,
If at home, but TINT he did 1.2. Sxprct 70 oc
there in season to vote The members CT tne
Committee" upon learning ms oi'es,t .',st 1u, %c
nigI. E,lilr5 1,efsopal violence, hc left INSTALL
Now, Mr.. Straight had not nccn 1qmpenns
wifi, .egr1rs; lug had not crcn pTomu1sateuo
volunteered Ills opinions: but the bare laetol
voting for Lincoln was sufficient 10 HahG ~,
odious to thc Committee" and hG felt ms
i;Tc in danger by remaining here. But since
his departure lave conycrsed with several o.
the 1norc ratioual end conservative portion OF
the community, WHO sincerely rcfc! tHe t1si5
retreat Of Mr.. .Stnsight+ and who Mnhcs'tatns-
Is Affirm Tint the Comn,lttce" alo noL ', .epr
srpt rp IL; u sl3 M f Elk lf a ;'ks is ps?eve hn' any
Respectable and intelligent com'hun.15 Eoula
sanction the driving from thetr midst On uhoi-
ftntli,,r and upright individual, for the mere
ihct of holding different opinions from tneln'
tc,+s..s. without his attempting ~ spseaa Ut ~
f1trc ihc,,i upa;, that community. II justice
~ ~ EcIfn,s; Of: tho ,aa4ofi:3 Of the more
10 oo,n ans en r;al Thinking prtijn Of the Mont
eomvfy ss r. p@bi!o, ! have taken . moment Z, to
drop you this note.
Card from Mr. Straight.
! From the Cincinnati Commercial. ID.
CINCINNATI, Nor. l. 1SGo.
EDS. Con- My Southern advertisement
| having reached your co1nlnns, her ica'e to
make 4 brief correction and explanation.
| With the exception Of strung desire to in
form myself fully as possible In regard TO inc
wrcat interests involved III the proposed dircet
Connections with the Southern system Of rail-
ways, had no other object in view, In my re-
cent Souther,, tour, than to turn the attention
| of these who were trading In the Atlantic
cities. Kew Orleans, ST. Louis, &c, to tFffr1-
market here from which TO obtain supplies oi
many leading articles. In ttls l mnst, .1 o1
| cuitrsc, have the sympathy o1 oil WHO Regard
llIc interests Of our city.
Is for my political principles, ohtruded
tllcln upon no one, and gentlemen seSef1a
Zines arologtzel to me, alter brief discns-
sion, for having forced me into 1t. II 81 Win
| vhom came III contact had been grssttesne'',
| those paper missiles "oalo never nase e'os0e"
coi,ld not bc moro prudent, If ! should
make the same trip dozcl TINES, unless pru
ilcncc III this boosted land OF freedom meant
denying ones strong convictions Of what -: !:
. true and really patriotic, whenever IN th'
august presence Of onc Of the ncgro~worship
| ping Disunion Democracy. Those who Know
. 'nc, % would hardly expect this IN my case,
. trust. These 1nen arc determined 10 RUE o
ruin. and the strong probability ot very soo'
, being obliged to rclinQuish the immense pa
trouacc Of this Government, renders them des
peratc People who have dwet peacefully i
n,1r ,,ntet ctr the last three months, can form
no correct itca of the fcndish disposltions q
!, some Of these men towards alf opponents Il
! the supporters Of Lincoln and Hamlln In pal
An Overwhelming Republican triumph is th
| much needed and only medicine TINT can CUT
n there insanity, and I. earnestly hope tlis NJ vi
= nce"ssitieS NJ a next nc Tuesday.
ID BEFORE closing, I must do tho Bel and th
pes e ust,ef u to souS say t41st 1sq4 n
III ~, thc cxc,tfnr circumstances; and Il have I,
1t doubt nearly iii Of them will bcfound 1attl!n
s. patriotically for the Constitution and thc tnio
- litter .lcaion. Respectfully, e.