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Letter to Editor
July 1, 1862
The Western Democrat
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
R. I. Dearmon declines his nomination as a candidate to represent Mecklenburg County in the House of Commons of the next General Assembly. He explains his shift from supporting the Union to cooperating with Southern interests and resisting the Lincoln Government.
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TO THE CITIZENS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
I see that my name has been announced as a candidate to represent Mecklenburg county in the House of Commons of the next General Assembly. I appreciate the partiality of my friends, but must be permitted to respectfully decline allowing the use of my name at this time. I was a Union man as long as there was any reasonable hope of saving the Union on honorable and fair terms to the South. but when it became evident that such could not be done. I heartily co-operated with the friends of the South and favor a resistance of the Lincoln Government to the last extremity.
Respectfully,
R. I. DEARMON.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
I see that my name has been announced as a candidate to represent Mecklenburg county in the House of Commons of the next General Assembly. I appreciate the partiality of my friends, but must be permitted to respectfully decline allowing the use of my name at this time. I was a Union man as long as there was any reasonable hope of saving the Union on honorable and fair terms to the South. but when it became evident that such could not be done. I heartily co-operated with the friends of the South and favor a resistance of the Lincoln Government to the last extremity.
Respectfully,
R. I. DEARMON.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Mecklenburg County
House Of Commons
Union Man
Lincoln Government
Southern Resistance
What entities or persons were involved?
R. I. Dearmon
To The Citizens Of Mecklenburg County
Letter to Editor Details
Author
R. I. Dearmon
Recipient
To The Citizens Of Mecklenburg County
Main Argument
declines use of his name as a candidate for the house of commons, having shifted from union support to favoring southern resistance against the lincoln government.
Notable Details
Was A Union Man Until No Hope Of Saving The Union On Fair Terms To The South
Heartily Co Operated With Friends Of The South
Favors Resistance Of The Lincoln Government To The Last Extremity