, 1862-10-09

On the eGth nit sent by mail the folio 1ina
letter to Hon. A. L. Knapp, and up to the Sd
inst. have received no response:

On the oCth ult. sent by mail the folio wing
letter to Hon. A. L. Knapp, and up to the Sd
inst. have received no response:
SHELnlvuLE, III Sept 26, 1862
HonEA- L. Knapp:
DEAR S1n: By the par;ialitY OF my Union
frienus iu this district, have been solicited
TO become your competitor for Congress-.
If agreeable to You, I will be pleased to
know what course you intend to pursue in
the caLyass in regard to holding p1b'ic
meetings; ard ii you intend 70 maSe
q ublic canvass, whether . joint d =
cnsslon would be agreeable to yuu,
it satisfactory arrangements can be made as 70
tinlc and place. The time is very short, and it
will pei haps be impossible to have more THAI
the meeting iii any Que Of the counties. Ny
time will be somewhat in errapted BY the
ccurts, but trust we eau harm 7uize on that
point. ! will be llsased to hear from sou Is
ST on as it may suit your convenience touch
ing the foregoing. Your mos: obedent,
s. ". MoULroS~
Not having received any response to the
above, presume Mr. Knapp silently declines
to canvass the district With me- / regret this
tie more, because there are some things said
and done BY Mr.. Knapp in regard to the is
su. & Of the day Of Which am very desitous Of
having some further explanation: The De
mocracy have found fault with the manner
tie war has been prosecuted, charging that
the acts Of the president have been uuconsti-
| tutor al and trtaHonable, aud that personal
rights have been violated, &c, Sc ; and have
| generally taken the ground that the rebels IN
! ;h's var should be hurt as little as possible.
I Mr.. Knapp, In speech delivered i1 Con-
| gress by him as late as June 5th, 1862, says !:
twas also no wsr against foreign foe upon
which the country was entering, Whete tna enoei.
est1oad to peace was y ne inist'on 1t as p9ea 9S
least expense, consistent with the dictates u nu'
Eanity ard the laws OF var.
| Now, if Mr. Knapp is not for prosecuting
this war sga1nst the most implacabie, bitter,
rmorselets and eavage foe this OF any otas1 ss
| nation ever had the misfortune to encounter,
| with all The power and means at the com
| mard of the government, In order that the re:
beIlipn may be ended in the shortest time aud
with the least expense, then the voters III th1;
district will be Interested in knowing how aud
In what way Mr.. Knapp and his tt1enns Pro
pose to end it, and when.
lam for u:ing all the means In our p2Ner
and at once, and crushing out this rebellion
with the least expense, and In the short:s
time; and this, too, if the South should bf
lete howlpg rhdernees; IT, CIT, ,oe, ,s.no;
to the world for the benefit Of rhe Democratic
| party, and signed by Vallandigham, KNAPP
| AID others, there are many things that usterl,
repudiste and condemn. I viii now onf!
aliude to ore or two statements. The "Ad
Dress says:
| AND YET Inc 0fA[OTF III l1f Ao
the twelve months past has been and continues
be history Of repeated usnrpatiuns Of power N
Violations Of the constitution and the public an
private rights Of the citizens. For the proof ~ v
| appeal t1 fats too recent to need recital hete
and teo f1aersnt and heinous for the Calm naEs7
| ton which we propose.
: This sweeping charg. aga1nst the admin:
| tration deny, aud pronounce It wholesa!
: ! SANDER and libel upon the administration
without the facts to support It The voters
: this district will be anxious TO hear Mr, Knap
make good ;he charge BY the production I
! | the evidence. This charge against the admit
, fsstation, as I believe, WAS made only to pr
= judlce the people against 1t. The "Address
Q 1uKther says:
= It (she Democratic p.rty} is the only party cs
able Of carrying on war II auecs
thtn ii military point Of Fiew be requisite. Il
= | Democratic party stone can command it,
In tt1s, the arrogance ct the address
unparalleled. But what are the iac:s? Il
DENT cratic party. as ia claim ID Nss Apo
0 s.r~ix,y years, and had the coatro eve
= d. par n. MT Of the government uo ttAa7
4sh, 1861 During their control OF the COVER
/" mens, large numb+r. Of the Sta:es sectd
without any opposition from the Odmocza