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the Adair & Pulaski courts together. After dinner
the attention of the people was called in front of
the principle tavern, & Mr. M. addressed the peo-
ple [people] in a long, dry sensible speech, without any
previous consultation with me. Before he con-
cluded [concluded], most of the people had retired. I took
the stand, & having a good voice & perhaps because
I was a stranger, the people very soon collected
near and gave me their attention for probably
an hour, during which, I spoke in the best
manner, I could of "matters & things in general."
I am sure when I concluded, the people were plea-
sed [pleased] with me, but at the election I got but few
votes in the county, which was a new one, ha-
ving [having] only a few years before been taken prin-
cipally [principally] off of Lincoln County. I remained at
Mount Vernon, the county seat of Rockcastle, a
day or two & went to Knox County, where the
Circuit Court sat the next Monday. Here we met
again, but without the interchange of the
ordinary civilities. Mr. M seemed to have brought
himself to the determination not to "speak to
me" & he found me perfectly contented with that
state of things. We addressed the people at
this place, as we had done at Mt. Vernon
he speaking first without any arrangements
between us I next, & Capt Henry James of
Pulaski, who was also candidate, speaking
last. In this way, we canvassed the district.
In Knox County, tho' an entire stranger, never
having been in the county before, I made ma-
ny [many] friends. Mr. M. might not have found
it out himself, but his friends did, & became
alarmed. Some of them treated me, with a
little more respect than they did at first.
I was young - of ardent temperment - gay
busy and happy - laughed at their impudence
& presumption, & kept them constantly in hot
water. Having accertained that I was a foe
not to be despised, & that they were in danger