The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-10-17
For the Palladiuna.
Mr.. EDITOR:

M. AIDAAoh'
aas1 You will place me under renewed
obligations, if you will insert in your
paper a short article from me. II has
not been my habit TO answer newspaper
squibs, Or indeed lie pay any ettest ton
to what certain papers might say of me
personally or politically; yet | find in
the so-called "Irue Republican" of the
Sd inst, an article purporting to be edi-
torial, headed a crooked thing straight
ened,' which i deem but just to myself,
that / should give passing notice.
The paper is not before me, hence can
not perhaps quote the language of a sin
gle paragraph or sentence of the article
verbatim. and shall not make the at
tempt. ct b9e e
The substance Of the article is, that
DIR. Dickey, one of the Union Central
Committee, and I, had fraudrhently con.
federated together for the purpose of
having my name placed on the Union
ticket rs candidate for the Legislature,
to fill vacancy voluntarily made by my
own act. This charge, in every sense
and particular is false. DR.. Dickey had
never. to my recollection, solicited me
even to consent to be candidate.
Many others had, and / uniformly an
,swered that did not desire the place,
and thought it unwise to consent to any
such use of my name. I did, however,
say to Judge johnson and others who
we're importuning me to consent, that I
should not take my name off the ticket
if placed on it by the Central Committee.
This is all the consent, and the only
manner in which I did consent to he
candidate, and the only agency directly
or indirectly ever had in or about the
matter in controversy, the editor of tho
Republican to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. =.
In this article it is said that 1 am de-
sirous of being restored to popular favor.
If have forfeited the confidence of the
good people of Wayne county, frankly
confess that 1 do desire restoration.
However in this confession, want no
one to understand that regret any po-
litical act of my life. voted, as q
member of the last General Assembly,
and I would do it again. j gave no vote
upon any measure while trying in part
to represent the people of Wayne co,'n
ty, that regret or would not do again.
have uniformly voted the Republican
ticket ever since there was a party Of
that name, and shall continue to do the
same as long as my judgment says the
policy Of that party, if enacted into laws,
will most likely produce the greatest
good to the greatest number of the race
Of mankind: and this Republican editor
can not, shall not, read me out.
1t is said in substance, in this article,
that am not Radical, and that my name
on the ticket would split the party to
pieces. Claiming to be q candid man,
and having no opinions which desire
concealed, ! will say that if understand
myself Alright and understand the defini-
ton Of the word s.Radical,' according
to the True Republicans lexicon, am
not Radical. Ii the essence, the quint-
essence Of radicalism is revenge, Sian
der, defamation aud detraction, of all
and every member of the party who does
not see things exactly in the same light
that this promising editor does, I am
happy in saying TO the good people Of
Wayne county that am not q Radical. /
servility to party leaders, whether the
Judgment approves or disapproves the