I have just seen Dick Gill, from Atlanta, and in conversing with him he tells me, a large majority of the Old Whigs in Tazewell, are inclined to go for Douglass, and that Nat Green of Delevan, or Dr Wilson, of Washington (two old whigs) are spoken of as candidates in opposition to Cullom–2

It occurred to me, that the best, or one of the best means to counteract this feeling among our old friends, is for David Davis (if he will do it,) to make appointments to speak in Mackinaw Delevan & Washington, shewing up, the bitter attacks made on Clay, by the Democrats & Douglass; and during that campaign, if I am not very much mistaken, you will find in the State Register, a representative of an image purporting to be Henry Clays formed by

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the peculiar arrangement of the type containing the most opprobrious epithets and charges–3 I suggest this as you will not probably have time to look after this field yourself— and there is no one in Tazewell, that can do this work as it ought to be done, Gill states the Democratic nominee, will carry the County by a considerable majority. Whether he speaks by the card or not, I cannot tell; his own sympathies I am sorry to say are for Douglass– I sincerely trust that you may come off victorious, in this fight– If Davis will not go, perhaps Gridley is the next best man.4