Washington telegraph., 1865-10-04
TO the Citizens Of the Second Congres
Gional District.

Feilo,o Cai1ess: When / announced myself
last Asy as = indicate to Tepr ut YOU in th-
Congr, SIS Of the United STATES, and issued al
address expressing my political views on thr
18th Of July, II was with the expectation that
the constitutional provi-ion asserting that all
free white male citiZ-ns of TIE State twenty-nn
years OF age and six months drnca, would
be al owed to vote. Such was the promise ~
the Executive and ruling powers at Little Rock
On the lst of August, the Governor having
changed his miud, issued non Official procla-
nation prescribing oGiods and 1nconstitu-
ton i t.sJ Ga b, passed by = bogus Legislature,
which is inrnC-d TO and sill drbAr nin--t- DtnS
o; the 3 op,- OF the State, and especially OF the
second district. from the rights Of franchise. 4
canv assoc IA district from Ih- commence men
until 1 srflvcd ~ Littl.. Rock with tht hope th4
the Gov-IuOr would abandon this determination
and aJh-r- u bis original promise There
learned that the gag law t.st oath 10 be
enforced ~ all hazards, and tIat the mtEll-rs
of the suyr-me bench had been removed from
he STATE. So that by writ of gE0 nsrraHto the
ou-stion of constitutional y VI said test oath
could not b. d-trrniB, until after the election,
thereby forcing upon the people All election
under restrictions, .uch a. would prevent tn-
choice of the trsp.v; End having refused when
called on ia ls64 10 run ior Congress. not wish
ing 10 repr- SEN people Who conld not vote,
1 therefore request my friends the day o'
election. She jih of October. To ray that | AN
not Q candidate, i. said t,st pat is ~ BE- eniorc-C
aud none otueTs allowed to vote
l have proposed 10 all the conservative can
did stes to sign this kind of statrment, and l,-ave
Mr. Kyle, the T. S; oath adj al candidate. ~ make
the race by himself, relieving that Congress
would not receive him, thus elected by few
hundred, from district composed vf n ar fifteen
thousand voters, who by the Presidents pro-
clamaiion of amnesty should be allowed Ele
right OF elective iIancl ise.
Fellow citizens the responsibility of bring
in til. reniofrst sense accessory TO the Election
of q b,Srk republican cvngrrs man from tbi.
district shall not rest with n-, and althoug b
solicited by conservative mru rf All pHIti- 4
lave canvAssed the entire district With good
chances OF success, Yet meeting on the Way
round with other cAndidasrs who have locA
strength and who are determined 10 Iun regard
less of the consequences, and knowing tnsf
such division will prevent the election OF situ.r
conservative and will elect the radical. / there
fore say to nay irieids, that vii willingly leave
,he contest and the responsibility with thos'
who thus dangerously jroparliz- thr peoples
| iniefcst, if a nlsD can be- found to mute upou
Viii no' assume the respOnsit ;Gty Of With
draw lug my name, believing that in the enTir'-
| district may have the strongest vote, and that
! by Withdrawing the chances of the radicals
might be advanced;. but ask my friends to D.
| tree in saying, that do not wish to stand ia
anothers way, should there b. a chance OF co
c~ntralipg the conservative vote.
| By unity of action upon the part of all con-
| servafiv- men, the RADICALS will be dcf-ated
Let those who eau take the test oath do so, and
| those who cannot, vote in a srpzrste boS, and
forwarded on ,or basis of contesting the dis
| .bling law.
| Ny competitors are clever gentlemen, WIN
profess to nave the inter SIS of country al heart
| and could know who of them could g-t = gen.
eial vote. would willingly Withdraw in his favor;
| as il il, can do ~ more than leave it with my
| friends. Nv energies shall ne ex-ried uniil tn,
canvass closes lor til. principle rave rspons.a
| anG tor such notifications oi Stale governm-n.
| us will give equality oi rights.
| have Sustained, to the best Of my ability,
| The government of the United States, .ipeiual
I'd upon principles ct constitutional liberty and
advised others t. do the same. All rigatfu
Avs and authorities Of State hav. also sus
| isined, and claim the natural aud constitutions
| right Of resisting what is wrong
Very respectfully. &c.
&. v. MEADOR.
| Oct. !, 1865. r.r... ...-..I