, 1862-10-04


Editors Of the State journal:
GENTLEMEN: Last week I sent, through
Dir. Conkling, the following open letter to III.
Stuart:
1sr71a TO Mr. STUART.
--~-. -. sPR1kaFH1p, Sept. e, 1861
Hon. John T. Stuart, Springfield, H.,
Mf DEAR SIZE: have authorized the announce
Inent Of my name candidate for Congress in this
district. Knowing you have done the same take
this mode of inviting so9 to public d1scnaaloa of
1agFeeable to you. wou,d Ike to commence
In This county at an ea,ly d:y Of this week, and
continue tpeak1ng as e ottsn IN each county as Is
In q tins ike the present. When the storm OF
revolution is upon i il the duty Of the citizens
to d; SR IT, e1a cpn H.
p1aced in an important position .,
know OF 10 mode lin which al you and feel
and shtnk IN the present fss1s saa 6e mere iseelg
II you see 1T to accept my proposition, Mr. conk-
ling. who bears this, Ia authorized to make the
OH A''''N'''''' "'''1 'O' LzoEAnn swzrr.
On Saturday I received the following from
Nr. ConkHng, also al open letter:
m. sTuAR1's REPLY.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Sept. 26, 1864
Hon. Leonard SWEET:
Dear Sir Yon1 favor Of the 23d inst has been
received Since the receipt Of your letter. the
president, by bis proclamation Of the 24th Inst,
has declared martial Law III force.
II feel, therefore. bound to make the suggestion
that If when the sstorm Of revolution is upon 1s''
you and1 express in debate al ne think and feel
might not rome military authority, court martha,
OF military commissioner, imagine 9s perchance;
gni1tg qf d1a1oya Rr9etice or as Offering aid and
You are young az compared with myself, and e1.
citab1e in debate; and teco at the thought that
for some ungQardad word or sentence used in the
heat Of debate,. at the instance Of some heated
tn
martialed md cosined n . .fozt Of prison. with
ont benefit Of the writ Of h03eas corpus and sc
Ifeel, therefore, inclined for the present to post
pone the farther consideration Of your PROPOSE
II Is my desire. and think It is the duty Of eve
~ citizen. to give the president frank and ear
nest support In all bis c Institutional efforts tt
anppress the present wicked feoeMion, and reserve
all censuze, Iauy, for . more suitable time and |
dnet-. Youz obedient servant, Jons T. STUART
Mr.. Stuart cannot be opposed to discus
1ions,: because he announces himself to tn
people after the ancient order Of things in th1
State, of which joint debates were 8 prom
I He cannot be fairly presumed to avoid thi
debate through fear OF any signal adVautagg
be might gain over me.
He cannot be jesting; because it is not th
venerable statesman who speaks with
patroniziug air of his sedate age, bnt the Ne1
He says in substance that since I wrote hin
the president has proclaimed martial law, an
If We should speak unguardedly in debate, y
might be Imprisoned; that l being tt
. younger and more e1citab1e might be LEI
cautious and consequently In greater DANCE
For these rea.ons he does not enter upon tt
discussions.
His suggestions to me, however kind, d
+ | inopportune; because all my thoughts al
feelings are Tor the government and again
the rebellion: and the more frankly mig
, speak, the less I would be suspected Of ente
{ ! tanning questionable sentiments
= 1ouaillier gave to Jackson, as he suppose
: ia frauk aud earnest support In all his co
stitntional efforts' to expel the British Al
= defend New Orleans; but he published in t.
! Louisiana Courier an article which the genel
thought gave mid and comfort to the enem
jackson seized and imprisoned him; seiz
= the writ OF hd5tas corpus Issued By 1u1
t Hall, and imprisoned the judge himself
9 daring, upon a proper petition, to issue t
writ; and Cougrtss, upon the argument
e Judge Douglas, justified Jackson.
# Mr- Stuart knows best what public (
!. preston Of all he thinks aud feels might /
:, ye1op. He Is the best judge Of the con
Gut nces.
|. II were not thoroughly and entirely
# the government, and thoroughly and entir
- agai1st the rebellion, would do as he do
As it is, I leave him to the safety Of si1en
0 while you will please publish for me the
= pointments enclosed.
= Tie door is still open for discussion.
Yours truly, LEONARD SwET7