| Show juda ilesi vt jurgo stanley of cincinnati m who ho was temporary chairman ortho liberal it ll publican convention bas lias and lies has wi atton tile fillou fu Hotting hg to a personal fricina frici nl may 6 1872 my tear bear sir nothing connected u aith ilia I 1 tile lie i lecont disgraced and disgraceful coi convention 13 at this place lies has given me s so a much pain A 03 your note calling my attention to a statement liken from a of mine poin pointed with willi the interpretation you evidently put upon it allow me in ilia first place to say ny unit that I 1 was lint forward ns as temporary tomp cimerman Ci of hint convention without nn an I 1 licurs liours 10 urs notice and th tint thit it consequently what I 1 said anid was totally lul filly unpremeditated and it in tho the next place that tile tho extract you make and which if I 1 had to be in its literal sense would bo be justly a matter janitor of regret that it ivia hid been uttered iiller cd does aoe not nol rop reent ilia truth of my illy sentiments on ahe ito contrary I 1 hivo have no TC remon to believe and never have belie believed that tho the present administration were guilty of corrupt conduct or motive find and I 1 ought to rato as to have avoided any tuch ruch charge what I 1 was wa striving to say ay lind bad refer e n 00 to a the general corruption of our political life parading rading pc it in ill scry whereby personal pars onal and party ends end seemed to be sub fur for ilia public publia good and ilia latest 4 and nd bt illustration of M hibb I 1 am fieo eo to lu say is ii now to bo be found in tha ilia action of tho the i cry convention in tile presence of which this declaration was in ida I 1 lain ain greatly chagA nned nt at abo while matter roy my own in it included aled and havo have con d pol poi linn not sufficiently cool that 03 a politician cian antl president I 1 ilia am not a 1 4 1 I greatly rogat agn that 1 have given a ruse cause to you and nd ni any other personal pera so nal friends fri endi aholo whoso integrity intas rily I 1 m anny ay have seemed to have questioned but chich which Nh ich I 1 lean can assure is you WITS tile tho althea from 1 rom my in y thoughts I 1 hope yon will boti ba bleta ichard it n though it hd had never been said mid barf respectfully your ri bend KY |
