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on the green sward at the dear old place in Columbus smoking
the cigars he got in Cuba-riding in the prairies of Texas, and
later, on the platform at Fremont with tears in his eyes as he lin-
geringly held my hand, gave me his blessing and last farewell.
They are gone; would they were with you! I rejoice that I knew
them and that they were my friends, and that this is one of the
links that binds us together in that confidence and affection that
political party associations cannot impair. Realizing this fully,
I appreciate what you say in your last-"You will not find the
least coolness escaping into my feelings, toward you because you
stand by your own party." Some cannot understand why I should
have stepped forward to secure and feel so much interest in your
success before the Cin. Convention, and now rejoice in the good
words spoken for you, and yet not advocate your election over a
Democrat. Day before yesterday I was waited on by two Repub-
licans who were preparing for the ratification of your nomination
in this city, to unite with them. I replied that while you and I
were personal friends and that you were a good man and my
friend, and I rejoiced in your success, and thought your nomina-
tion was the strongest that their party could have made, and that
you would as far as your party would permit administer the gov-
ernment for the good of the country, yet, I was a Democrat, and
should act with my party from principle. I will however say
frankly to you, from my confidence in your virtue, your justice,
your patriotism and good sense, and in the opinions you have ex-
pressed to me in regard to the sections and the late war, and what
should be done for love of country in the future, I would consider
it the best thing that the St. Louis Convention could do for the
country to nominate you for President, and the noblest and ablest
of the Democrats for Vice-President. This would place you where
I would have you free to do what your head and heart would dic-
tate, and I doubt not the result. I know that you will as far as
you can, act for the whole and not for a part of the country. But
a party man cannot always do as he wants to, and on this account
Democrats who would vote for you will abstain. Let me beg you
Rud not to give way to any pressure in favor of sectional agitation.
I believe you will be elected, and if you are, what a great and
glorious future will be open to you-to be the great pacificator.292
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 26, July 1922 - April, 1923, periodical, 1923; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101084/m1/298/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.