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Nov. 15th 48 S.W. Furber Gould Hampden

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nov. 7th `848
                                                                                                                                  Nov 6th 1848
                    Brother Isaac
                                      We rec'd your letter a few days since and I must answer it. I also read yours of a later date to Joseph. You appear to be very much excited upon the 

Nov. 7th 7 o'clock P.M. I had written thus far last evening when the boarding house master interrupted me. he came all the way from the Mill here to inform me that some of the men called for bread, when there was plenty on the table and also laughed very immoderately, poor man I threatened to discharge the men made out their bills put them in my pocket and there they will probably stay for the present. I was just upon the point of introducing politics last eve perhaps now all that it will be needful for to say will be that I have this day voted for Taylor & Fillmore. You say that your Reason your Conscience and your sympathy compel you to be an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of Van Buren. I wish you to write that once more before I can believe it. Van Buren who when President avowed his determination to veto any bill for the abolition of slavery on the DC, who sanctioned the Act to allow PMaster to examine all papers and destroy anything they might think injurious to the interests of slaveholders who would if in his power have sent the Aimstead negros into slavery, who is opposed to the protection of our own laborers mechanics and manufacturers against the population of Europe who is in favor of Government's doing all its business with, specid? in short who is now as ever opposed to everything which is considered sound Whig doctrine and is in the fullest sense a Loeo Foeo?