Joseph Medill to Richard Yates

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Chicago, Feb 1st 1863

Dear Governor

Do for heaven's sake confidentially warn Dr Mack and other Republican members that you will veto that swindling old McAllister Sebbens claim which the lobby is trying to angle thro' the legislature.

Tell them candidly that it will kill every Republican who votes for it

We shall certainly denounce any one of them to their constituents in the Tribune

What makes me indignant is to see Republicans smelling around this putrid old carrion like

so many dogs, with their tongues lolling out to get a piece of the nasty stuff, and are willing to allow the Congressional and Legislative apportionment bills to pass, and the bill breaking up our courts in Cook Co.

This is a fearful price to pay to earn infamy and plunder. If that legislative bill passes we shall not again have a Republican legislature for eight years. On the other hand if the present one is let alone, we shall carry the next one - as the war will then be over, the soldiers home, and the [adium?] of forcing a [fever?] and dividing the [illegible] will rest on the heads of the

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Democrats, and it will surely beat them while it unites and holds together our party. Of course that legislature will elect you Senator for six years, or if you decline, some other good man

But we can not afford to share with the copperheads the responsibility of passing the McAllister Stebbins swindle. Let the Democrats enjoy the plunder and infamy all to themselves.

Very truly yours

J. Medill

P.S.

Don't let Mach know that I have written to you. I wrote to him

J. Medill.

Chicago.

Do confidentially warn Dr Mack that you will veto McAllister & Sebbins claim which the lobby are trying to get through the legislature. Says it will kill every Republican who votes for it. Says not to let Mack know he has written you.

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