I’ve been accidentally inform’d that your that your friends have prevailed on you to offer yourself as a candidate at the ensuing election for the Government of this State tho’ none of them have thought a communication to me of any service to their cause—1 What share I’ve ever had in politics, an independent disinterested conduct has always procured me more pleasure than perhaps emolument, and the political creed I once profess I shou’d always wish to adhere to, unless convinced of my error by arguments supported by more cogent reasons than any I’ve yet heard offer’d—

I therefore in adherence to those principles, shall do myself the pleasure to support your election; in assisting me to do which, I wish from a line under your hand, to confide some of the most futile (intendedly malicious) reasons given by your enemies against your elections2

As they cannot, or dare not impeach your integrity or abilities, necessity Obliges them to descend to the lowest Subterfuges of craft and chicane to mislead the ignorant and unwary— The part you have taken in the society for emancipating Slaves is exaggerated and painted in the most lively colors to your disadvantage. The song is, that that it is your particular wish and desire to rob every Dutchman of the property he possesses the most near his heart, (to Wit) his Slaves, that you are not Satisfied with doing that; but wish farther to Oblige their masters to educate the children of these Slaves in the best Manner, if they are not even able to educate their own children; And farther that you have procur’d a Bill to be brought into the legislature this Septr. for the above purpose—

In contradiction to those assertions I have told your opponents the institution of that Society of which they say you were the president to make Negroes equal to themselves (And in fact woud be easily done) was nothing more than an institution founded upon the most charitable, humane and Christian like principles, and that I defied any Clergyman from the pulpit to disapprove of their proceedings. That it was to protect those unfortunate persons who had no masters and were liable to be kidknapped and sent to the southward; to establish Semenaries of learning for those that were free, and to inculcate the principles of religion & Christianity into those that were willing and if possible to fall upon some scheme for the gradual abolition of Slavery if it cou’d be done without injury to the possessors of slaves— And further that I’m inf[ormed] you are not at present in the society.

If you cou’d consistently write me to this effect, the low cunning of the party wou’d by no means prevail in this country. I am with Due Respect & Esteem Your mst. obt.