REGRET FOR CONTINUED DISABILITY.
Letter to Hon. Lewis D. Campbell, of Ohio, September 24, 1856.
Hamilton, Monday, September 29, 1856.
Editors of the Cincinnati Gazette:—
Tens of thousands of the Friends of Freedom were anxious to meet Senator Sumner at this place on Friday last. Many went away disappointed. I had assured the Committee of Arrangements, that, if the state of his health permitted, he would attend the meeting.
I have just received the enclosed private letter, which I venture to hand for publication, that those who were disappointed may understand and appreciate the cause of his non-attendance. It is in answer to a letter in which I urged Mr. Sumner to spend a fortnight in the Miami Valley for recreation, and to appear at the Hamilton meeting, even if his health should not permit him to speak.
Very truly yours, &c.