WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17, 1852.
MY DEAR SIR,—It is
the wish of the committee that the birthnight celebration come off at Willard's
Hotel on Saturday night, and that you should respond to a sentiment in allusion
to the President and heads of the administration. I intended to call and give
you notice of the position assigned you in the order of the day, but have been
too much occupied. You must hold yourself in readiness for the call made upon
you.
The dinner is an
anti-Kossuth affair, or at least it is intended as a demonstration in favor of
the neutral policy of Washington. It is our intention to have the proceedings
of the evening, with all the speeches, etc., printed in neat pamphlet form for
circulation. Hour of meeting, seven o'clock.
SOURCE: Ann Mary
Butler Crittenden Coleman, Editor, The Life of John J. Crittenden: With
Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches, Vol. 2, p. 27
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