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respondence with you both; but KIN owing that it
has ever been his failing to speak of things just
as they are in plain and unvarnished manner,
l have kept the pen of his hand for many weeks.


have designed for near mon tn to write to
you both, but the reason why have not till now,
is because l. well as all the balance of US, have
been so very closely engaged in trying to bring
about that union and harmony among US, which
is so necessary for success, sthat have not felt
myself authorized to take the time till now.


have been candidate for the Legislature by
order Of that tremendous meeting held at Toilets
on the 23d ult which was so accurately described
by our letter writer Riley Riquens. We had
hoped for many weeks before that meeting was
held, that it would be the means of restoring har-
mony among US, but alas! our prospects since then
have even been more gloomy than before. Here
is myself for instance, who was elected so easily
in 1912, and who was tho ught, until very recently,
to be the most popular man in the county, am put
to the bitter, yes BITTER necessity Of drawing
backH! Shame, shame, upon community so
much at the command of the loco foco pariy!W


This is not all, there are two others of our nom.
inees whose prospects are just about as gloomy as
my own; mean Mr.. Orr and Mr.. Hampton, thev
are both quito clever men, and am sure one of
them (Mr. Hampton) is very smart man, and
still expect nothing but the defeat of them both
particularly, Hampton. | have requested him to
draw back, bat he insists that he is man of too
fine talent to be beaten, and so he will run the
race out.


We are not yet fully determined whether we
will have some one to fill my space in our ticket.
or let judgment go by default as to one. The
most prevalent opinion among us is it will be best
for US to all concentrate upon Enyau and Aleran-
der, and by means of Swapping votes, elect them,
as "half loaf is better than no bread"


AS to our candidate for the Senate, Rev. Strick.
land, TO be plain, there is but little or no chance
for his success either. My own opinion is, he
will be beaten about $50 or 200 votes for am
sure he falls short of Mark Beams vote, very con.
siderably, and Of course he can't succeed as Mark
himself was only elected by II votes. When he
first come out, which was early in the spring, he
claimed to be ION his own hook and even de.
nounced our Clay Club which was then recently
organized and seemed resolved to have himself
elected right or wrong. About that inc our
Clay Club wished to select candidate for the
Senate, but knowing that it would be bad policy to
do SO unless could get his Rererance off the
field (he not being choice) we thought it best
to defer it until that object could be effected. But
to our great surprise and sore annoy ance, found
II perfectly impossible. The more talked to
him about giving way for Reagan some other
man who would be likely to unite our forces, the
more he would cut his tobacco, and insist that he
was very great preacher, and could speak
well as Reagan or any one else, and that he
the very &c. and concluded by saying 81
will rum


then used my influence to get the Clay Club
to reconcile his very vain and presumptious
course to their feelings, and finally succeeded in
having him nominated formerly at the great whg
meeting at Toilets.


And now, after all this, he has no chance to be
elected, and even doubt whether he will be able
to save our party from disgrace. Thus you see
my friends how 10 be cut out of Senator.
He is now going ''up and down the country" pro-
claiming aloud that he will not vote for that man
called, Bob Snipes" Just as if he thought Bob
cared fig about his vote even if he had vote, and
Bob candidate suppose he means vote in
the Legislature.


He SAID in conversation which had with him
few days ago; for him to be elected, it was only
necessary to declare himself candidate. then
asked him if he was ever in tho Legislature, and
he said o,""nor' said .'unless youquit lansh-
ing and grinning so much at your own anecdotes
while speaking, you never will


He then commenced chewing his tobacco with
unusual spirit and said 81 ANA preacher OF the
gospel and it don't become you or any other earthly
being to critacse upon my acts" At this SAID
no more. nor have | spoken to him since. | will
vote for him, and will endeavour to get Bob Snlpes
to do so too, yet, assure you. all of us who knows
any .hing about political warfare, regret we have
not man more likely to succeed.


He says he is opposed to the reelection OF Judge
Roge and Bob Snipes, for tho reason they are
"wholly incompetent to discharge the duties OF
their respective Offices (and very good reason
it is too) and avows he is "resolved'' to have their
spaces supplied by far greater talents for much
less pay, and that too, UPON the tariff policy now
advocated by the whig party, that "higher the
duty, the lower the goods" From analogy he