& WAsHrsoros, Feb. 22, 1876
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Ulysses WARD, Esq. MI


DEAR SiR In your paper Of this days date,
observe that ia the list Of names you classify
as Of persons who were in their seats. but did
not pots, upon the resolution to grant the Hall
of Representatives for the use Of the Congress
sional temperance Society on Wednesday last,
have the .MoRrrr,cATIos 10 find my own re-
Corded As l0 NaAora n8dg ,aaEN s p


have been too long and conspicuously iden-
tilted with the cause Of Temperance, to sup
pose that such a statement will gain credit in
anyquarter ofthe country, much less in myown
city. And sdpposing the list to be an assump-
ton Gas regards the names Of gentlemen in
cluded therein rather than grave statement
Of facts, by absolute knowledge, have the
confidence 10 believe that you will most cheer
fully correct the error as far as am concerned,
when inform you, that on the day the vote
was taken, and two subsequent ones,I was
confined to my bed by severe illness. Had
been in the House, my name would have
been recorded in the affirmative. have rea-
son to believe also, that several other members
who intended to vote in favor Of the resolution
did not reach the House in time to do 50, as ii
was decided at a very early period Of the
morning ho,r--but they are Of age, and must
speak for themselves. am Of your opinion,
that such as were in their seats, and did not
vote, virtually, did array themselves against
the Temperance cause, which Heaven forbid
ever should do fAAtekfsh,tt At.asf@S3 @9


Your obedt serv't, .nsg


sTHOS. M. WOODRUFF.


49, sdt lo seas8a of New York isa