TO THE PURI.lC.
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Dy- As my absence from the city on Saturday the 26ih lnsl has created good deal of surprise with some of my friends, deem it duty which owe myself, and my constituents, to give plain state ment of the circumstances which led to it.

 I was waited upoR on Friday by a supposed friend Mr James Griilia "a nd asked by him 10 take Christ mas dinner with hun. l consented to do so, and accompanied him 10 his house. After dinner, he proposed ride of few miles in the country 10 see some of his friends. A carriage was sent for and after my getting in, he asked the driver if he knew where to take us. He replied that he did. We accordingly departed. and after having been in the carriage for severe hours, Mir Griffin asked the driver if he returning to town He replied tha' he was. hr Griffin censured the driver Tor having lead us astray so far. The first house that stop ped at, Mir Griffin asked how far frsm town, and the person addressed stated that il was 2l miles. Mir. G. then asked if he could give us lodging; he said no, but that we could get lodgings some two miles further on. We drove on. and on reaching the latter place, halted 10 rest the balance of the morning, for Il must have been between and 4 clock when we reached Il.

 Thinking Mir G 10 be my friend manifested less anxiety to to the city than otherwise should have done, up to this lime; but in ihe morning be gan 10 lear that could not reach town Tn tune 10 meet the city convention to eleci city marshal, and expressed my desire to return. Upon tbis Mir. q . frequently called the driver 10 get ready to re- urn but the driver invariably objected, stating that his horses were much atgued start until the day was sufficiently advanced to give them time to rest l expressed my fears al being delayed so late. but Mr G. asked me not to be uneasy, us we could get to town in " plenty time"

 We started to return to town between 10 aud II o'clock, stopping the way for dinner, and did not arrive until between and o'clock in the evening.

 The above is d plain statement of facts, aud now leave my constituents and an impartial community 10 decide whether l censurable for being absent or whether one, who under inc guise of friendship has dared, and deceived me, shonld not receive the united condemnation of every respectable citIzen.

 dined with Mir. G. as my friend, rode with hiu, as my! friend, but from what has taken place am satisfied that hs object to deceive me and get of the way in order that might mol be pres eni to vote against Mir, David Walker for Maj shal to whom alh informed. since my return. he is de. voted friend. BUTLER SIMMONS