, 1860-07-16

{oy. RICHARD YATES, JackbonSi1cs ~:
DxAa sl.: As ! expect s9oo: 70 saser upon
.nox If it would be agreeable to you to make
ioint canvass Of the State, and if 50, when We
m srrsnse the tins Of commencing this order
t discussion, DC. Your reply will reaoh me
4 this rlace on the 10th inst
Yours respectfully, DC A1AN
4sr1rxaF1nD, 1ulY Ii. 1867
uox. J. G. ALlxx-DzAn S1n: Your nots IN
,itink Joint discussion was recelved on !es,
arday al Jacksonville hase toaaYn Ynnse fecelsSa sSa
:andidate to-dsy nominated by the National
lsefore Receiving your note, had given my
consent to address Republican MASS meetings
a various parts Of the Slate. ancxPt Votsr IN
ilied lie appointments to which atn already !
shall he ready to unite with any
o{ the rubernatorial candidates, who may Dc:
s;rc il. 10 scriea Of joint discussions. \ Will
+, short time prckcnt you with list OF the
ti,nes and pIares ut which propose ne shall nd.
dress the people. Respectfully you5s.
srusarnn. July Il, 1s;o.
uoy. RICHARD YArEs-DEAn Sir: received
your note OF this evening jug; as , was RrePar.
Inc 10 lG4FE GfIlukAC!A3 wv = "%*s sA-N+s~
vii be agreeable 10 you. to meet me to rnorrd~
when we mar tx the titn@ and places LOT o.
ioint discussions. the order Of discussion, &c
NJ. Nesbit will hand this to you. Please se'
mo IN answer by him. -!
Yours, respectfully. j. q. ALIEN
2rzso,u1o. July II, 1st<'
Hos. j. G. A1LEx-DEAR Sir: cannot, Wit!
out nv letters end Int Of appointments, whl";'
are at home, determine the times and places a
which could meet you in the proposed disc-,
siou. | will, however, forward Jon the llsi y
the times und places which / propose Mt 1:
early dey.
srax,cE1r1p, July II. 1s&'
Hox. R1cHAnp TArEs-DkAR SIR: 1tH'
second note is received, and beg leave to ~
in reply, that my purpose IN my noto Oh 49,
evening, was TO procure an lntefsle" Y w.
re could arrange joint canvass ior .ne e ~ ~
paigu. in which due regaraf Ehgoh %e' M had ~ some
that I desired to til also, before the eonm,aee.
mant If The proposed joint discussions: 1oo5
nr,nost;ons contained in your first aud second
notes Of this evening. that ut some fatote ums
fleff entirely indefinitely ron will SEND me nss
of nsen1a a. %is9 s o eompe ne e;lher
to refraia from mixing any further aPpo1nt,
ments till that indefinite period is determined
liz nourstif. or, il made, fail TO meet them,
an bound. therefore, to construe your sns"efa
as egasions Of my proposition.
Il spectiu1y. yours, .. v. A1Aes'
Now we ask all persons, OF whatever 1ollt-
ical belief or personal prejudice, What is the
net purport Of this correspondence Is ii not
clearly and briefly this: that Mr.. Allen c'al-
lenced Mr. Yates to u joint discussion; that
Mr., Yates accepted the challenge; and that
Allen thereupon zan away under tho subter-
fuce that Mr.. Yates answer was an "cva-
sion" Of his proposition. Read it any way you
will. that is the sum total Of it. In Lls note
dated Springfield, July II, Mr.. Yates says Its
tinct]y, II accept your proposition for joint
discussion" So far NC have plain sailing.
Tho challenge is distinctly accepted, and it
remains for the challenged party to h1 the
terms, or for both parties to do sojoIntly: MI
Yates saws that he has number Of ipritations
at his home in Jacksonville, to address Repub-
lican mass meetings, that after he has ascer-
tanned exactly the lsngth Of time required to
fill thess prior appointments, (of which Ar'
Allen says he also las number), he will be
ready to meet his antagonist according to the
terms Of the challenge. Thereupon Nr. Alot
backs water with tue utmost agility, covering
his ret1ea. with the lame and unsatlstactor.
excuse that the period Of time when Mr. Yate
will be ready for the joint discussions, is to-
.inde(initc."
Let us call to mind tie challenge which hi
Lincoln sent to Mr.. Douglas Two years agt
and the latter'a answer thereto. Mr.. L'ncol
sent his competitor direct and percmpto1
challenge OF five lines, TO q joint canvass
the State. The Inter replied in half colun
of excuses aud apologies, urging chiefly tn
there might bo "Danito" candidate in t:
fold. who would alto desire to avail himself
the loint discussions, and that be (Douglas)
reaay had largo number Of appolntmen
made out. When pressed rather more close
by Mr.. Lincoln, be accepted the proposition
tho extent Of seven meetings-he dough
naming the times and places Tor al OF tue
putting three Of them OTTAWA, Jonesboro al
Gaiesourg) in places where they could have
possible elect in determining the complex
Of tLe Legislature, and taking the opening q
close Of the discussion at jour Of the seE
meetings This was the courageous conds
Of Mr.. Allca's commander-in-chlef,bu but Mr.. :
len LIS not Tie confidence in his own abllit
to meet Mr. Yates seyen times, nor even o.
In fho whole State, so far rs get appears
Ttc fact il, Jim Allen il the poor st 81
ever get act up for the Office Of Cover
The strong men Of the party, Buchanan, Cl
and Richardson, wero mighty willing 10
off the track while the locomotive was c
inc, aad put up a figure head to take
place Of q man. It was well known IN spr
field, the day Allen and Yates were th
that tho former never intended to have
Joint discussions at all His programme
to send tho challenge, and fix the times
places himself. It was for this purpose
insisted all tie way through upon havir
Apersonal Interview" Mr. Yates unders
perfectly well that Aliens game was to
meeting il parlor, where he (AAen) m
insist on holding all the discussions in
Northern part Of the State, thus stopping
7avages which Mr. Yatea is making an
tho D ~mocracy Of the centre and South.
course this would not be acceded to, and
len intended tl.ereupon to tell his own e
Of Tue Interview. HI. Yates adhered ril
to tic pea aad ink stylo Of negotiation,
he now has his cowardly antagonist on
hin. The State Central Committee adjou
without making any appointments for
Yates, for the sole reason that ho had ncce
ALIENS challenge, and that soma days V
probably elapse before the programme o
Joint discussions could bs arranged. E
one believed that Allen would ultimately
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do 80 in adudnee Of the usual prelminar;
such discussions. Every body believed
to be d coward, but no one supposed hi
be such coward as he has shown hims'
be in the brief correspondence printed alb
CITY AND COUNTRY. ).
Tho world Is moved chiefly BY men
lave had their start il the country. OF
who are prominent in politics, in theoloi
the profession Of the law, and in the
material enterprises Of The age, at least
Of e7cry ten are Of country origin. The
Of each was tillcr Of the soil, or mas'