If there is any reliance to be placed in the papers which I read, you are certainly making a verry successful electionerry tour through the state, and whether you are elected to the senate or not, you certainly have reason to congratulate your self and feel proud of the manifestations of confidence every where shown you by the people.2 I am aware that this arises partly from the fact of your being placed as our Standard bearer in this great contest, there are other reasons ^also^ of a personal nature which have something to do with it

I have said and believed and still do ever since Douglas repealed the Mo. Com,3 that you would be his successor the first chance the people had to vote in matter, that was a most rascally thing and I believed would and knew it ought to politically damn him and all who had4 any thing to do with it, at least in the north, and I think the [seg?]a[l?] will prove that I was right at least for once

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yet I dont know but we have a right to thank Douglas for it was ^that^ which was the great moving cause which brought ours the great Republican party, in to being5

But my object is not to write a dissertation on politicks knowing well that I could say nothing But6 which you already know, But merely to inform you by way of ading to the encouragement which I believe you are every where receiving, the good news, that you may calculate with a very great degree of certainty ^on^ a vote from from Menard & Cass This will be again and I dont think now there is any doubt about it. The bogus Democracy7 have got into a terible shape here about there candidate for Representative. They held a convention here some two weeks ago, and nominated "Bill Engle". Miles was the oposing candidate and contended that he had not been fairly dealt with and swore he would run any how.8 Engle was down the other day and he and Miles were trying to efect a compromise. Engles friends say

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that Miles made a proposition, which was that Engle was to back off the track and let him have the field I dont know how that was at any rate Miles says Engle took time until to day to consider the matter and was to come down and let him know; instead of coming he sent word that he guessed the people would have to settle for them at the poles[polls]. Miles sais that just suits him and that he doe’nt expect to be elected but that he he knows he can beat Englle, and is determined to do so. There is no mistake but he will remain on the tract. I don't think he cares so much about the office but there some of his own party here Wright,9 [Reggie?],10 Rourke, and some others who are trying he sais to put him down, and he is to use his own language "hell bent they shant do it," we wish them Killkeny cat success.11

J. W. Judy is our Candidate by general consent12he will unite the opposition and get the full voteHe is an old line Whig and was a Fillmore man in 56, but he is a Lincoln man which is all we care for.

We are glad that you have made an

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appointment to speak here, and will endeavor to get you a large crowd