OUR CORRESPONDENCE.

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Nix: EDITOR: A letter from friend in Washington to be relied on, informs me af the resu, of the a greement between Mir. Wilson and Judre Oldham to submit to the dcisiOn of the democrats of that connty which Of them should come before the Jan aary convention as the western candidate, for Con- grcss- Under this agreement made at the reaues, of their friends, they visited four tow nstips which gave Mir Wilson an aggregate of as, and Judge Oldham 30 voies the tarn out being much less than the strength of the townships. Their more pruden n, friends finding that undue excitement was grow ing up about the matter, which was likely to lead to unhappy results, interpessd and prevailed upon them to abandon the agreement. They however visited two other townships, where i, was aseer,an ei that Judge Oldham was greatly stronger than Mir Wilson

 It is now certain, from the tone of the public presses in the State. asweli from information de- rived from private correspondence, that the contest Is between Oldham and Col Johnson. Ia advoea- ting the claims of the former woali not detrae, from the merits of the latter, and particularly would scorn to False against him the cry of 'faaiy,'-the stale song of the departed Weller I, is no objee

 lion to Col. Johnson that number of office holders of the State happen to be eoaaeetea ta him hy con sAngainiiy or Aainify. They ase generally men of talent, capable of filling the office. which they bold, and hare been faithful in the d,s<harse o( their u- ties They were no, placed in then because of their relationship. ba, because of their 6taess fos the stations which they hold. and war aron them 's var upon the people ~ho pIssed them ia oshee Col yoatsoas father patriarch in the jadieiary, and aa honor to the bench. the bar and the State- Col Sevier has been of the main pillars of the pssseai. and Past deDocrae administrations. siace he has beea ia the Senate. He ranks among the hIst in the nasion IL follows therefore that whse we are aot to promote Col Johnson becaase os h,. relationships he is not 10 se rejected os that se count Let him stand or f4Il on his own merits there place hin ia determining between him and Judge Oldham

 Isis sFssd agsias, the Jsdg-. that he is now wei provided tss-has good ofice. and should be con. tent. If the indvidaai interests of the Judge were alone to be regarded h shs matter, ths, might be an afganest against his honinAtioa Bu, have ys, 'S kss., tst p~biis Oaiees are filed solely ia