July 24, 1858.
I am under the harrow again in regard to politics, and do
not see any way of escape. If put up to run against Mr. Banks, I shall be
beaten soundly. If for Congress, I might be successful; but it would be like
cutting off my right hand to leave my wife and seven children (one recently),
my business and all, to go to Washington. Without any desire to shirk the
responsibility which every good citizen ought to be willing to assume, I am
distressed beyond measure. If it were not for making myself ridiculous I would
join the red-hot Republicans (who have many candidates) and so get rid of the
difficulty.
SOURCE: William Lawrence, Life of Amos A. Lawrence:
With Extracts from His Diary and Correspondence, p. 143-4
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