Smith renews his subscription to the Freeman's Journal and praises McMaster's work. He said he met a young priest while travelling who accused the paper of too much "wielding of the tomahawk" but Smith says he admires McMaster for it anyway. Smith says that his state has just passed through a terrible ordeal victoriously and refers to a victory in the recent state elections. The value of such an election can only be appreciated by one who has lived in the "stifling sty of degradation and tyranny" which has characterized Madison County for so many years. He encloses a money order for $3 for his subscription and asks McMaster if he will please return him a manuscript he once sent to him. This manuscript was entitled, A Letter to Carroll Spence on Reputation. Smith explains he needs the paper because he put much work on it and can use it in an old argument continually recurring. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 3pp. 4to.