Russell Hinckley to Richard Yates

Russell Hinckley's Banking House,

Strict attention given to Collections.

New York Correspondents.

Bank of America, Clark, Dodge & Co.

Belleville, Ill., Sep 9. 1864.

Confidential

Gov Yates.

Yesterday our County Convention met and put up our Union Republican Candidates for this County and a poor out they made in selecting men for the legislature. Feeling intensely anxious that you should be elected to the U. S. Senate, I am more or less mortified about it. I do not say that the ticket cannot be elected, for all the balance of it is strong, the one weak spot being the representatives, yet I told some of the delegates yesterday "if you put up those two, we're beat." The convention nominated Col John Thomas and Nathl. Niles. The first named was elected to the last legislature as I understand, by about six majority, falling behind his colleague Jo. Underwood. Both of them were members of our County Court that saddled this county with an enormous debt in making a very poor job in building our Court House. But we can but hope for the best, meanwhile God bless old Abe, and his fighting Generals and Admirals that are now ratifying (s) Chicago. May they go on conquering and to conquer till the last armed rebel is laid low, and, till their coadjutors lately assembled at Chicago are politically dead and buried, so deep, that sounding line and plummet never can reach them.

Very Truly

Rusl. Hinckley

Hinckley. R.

Belleville, Sept 9th 1864

Says at their County Convention they made a poor out in selecting men for Legislature. He thinks they may be successful. But the choice could have been better.

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