(Confidential)
	      Treasurer's Office, Cass County,

	       Logansport, Ind., Nov 6, 1865.
     Hon C.W Cathcart

I have just returned from
Indianapolis. when I saw Austin
Brown. He showed me a reply from
Genl [McClemand?]. Stating that it was
proposed to call a convention of
Delegates from the war democracy
of the N. Western States at Chicago
the 25 of November. I suppose to
put in nomination Genl Logan
for the presidency, for Brown told
me he was to be the candidate.
From a remark of Brown I think
they expect to make the rank & file
of the Copper head democracy
follow in that lead & furthermore
they expect that the Southern States
will be readmitted into the Union
without any conditions in regard
to slavry. which if done, leaves the

political questions precisely as
when the rebellion was inaugerated
   Now, a presidential campaign
upon those principles. will not
win. at any rate at the next
election. I intend never to hold
another office & have no intrest in
the matter, other than.. to see the
laws of the U.S. executive in every
State & Territory as they were
ten years back. & the country
once more at peace
Please write me your opinion
confidentially. The leaders of the war
democracy I think are mistaken
in regard to the causes of the [recent?]
Union victories at the Ballot box.
The war Democracy had a hand
in it. truly. but there was more in
the platforms, adopted by the 
copperheads I imagine
	       Yours truly
		C. Carter