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The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Mr. McDuffie declines to run for Congress due to ill health and may resign his current seat if health does not improve in two months. He criticizes the administration and states he follows his own judgment in representation.
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In answer to a letter addressed to this gentleman by his constituents at Abbeville, he declines being a candidate for Congress, at the ensuing election, on account of ill health, and states that if his health shou'd not improve in the next two months, he will be compelled to resign his seat for the unexpired term for which he has been elected.
He mustered strength enough upon the occasion to reiterate his anathemas against the administration, and to inform the committee that during the time he has represented the District in Congress, he has never considered what would or would not be popular, but has been exclusively governed and controlled by the dictates of his own judgment. Supposing this to be his sentiment, we need not be surprised at the versatility of his course, or the bitterness with which he has denounced the administration and those who approve of its measures.
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Abbeville
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declines candidacy for congress; may resign current seat if health does not improve in next two months.
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In response to a letter from constituents at Abbeville, Mr. McDuffie declines to be a candidate for Congress at the ensuing election due to ill health. He states that if his health does not improve in the next two months, he will resign his current seat. He reiterates criticism of the administration and explains that he has always followed his own judgment in representing the District, regardless of popularity.