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after, I got home. The troops were discharged in
Maysville. It was some months before I recovered
my health and strength.
The next year 1814, I was again a candidate
for Congress, in opposition to Thos. Montgomery,
who was elected in 1812. I was elected by a majority
of about 1260 votes. During the canvass
this year, we had no speaking, except in
one or two counties, where Mr. Montgomery
did not meet me. He had great confidence
in his talent, as a "writer" & during the session
of Congress had prepared a lenghthy Pamphlet
on "the right of instruction", admitting the
right of the people to instruct, but denying
the correlative duty of the Representatives
to obey such instruction when given. To give
his views more weight, he got Wm. P. Duval
& Saml. McKee, both members of Congress from
Kentucky, the latter of whom was well known
in the District & popular in most parts of it
to unite with him. The Pamphlet was
the joint address of the three gentlemen
to their constituents. I lost no time in replying
to it. I prepared & had published a pamphlet,
not half as large as theirs, that took
well with the people every where. Mr. Montgomery's
pamphlet was printed at Washington
- mine was printed & distributed
over the District before he returned. After his
return home, he prepared & published a rejoinder,
which produced no effect. Knowing
that I had the advantage of him, in the
mode selected by himself, I did not care to
make speeches, and he did not choose to
provoke me to it.