69 Canal St. New York May 19th 1856 Dear Sir I am at length established in this city, and already begin to look with contempt on all small cities like Philadelphia and Boston. I saw Mr. Buchanan when here; forced my way into the City Hall at the imminent peril of my life & pockets, and allowed him the honor of a shake of my daddle, which he seemed to relish highly and appreciatingly; I am sorry to find that he still leaves that unfortunate speech, without explanation, to poison the minds of the Irish American votes against him. Should he get the nomination, I feel confident that as matters stand, he could not get one third of the Irish vote. Perhaps he could be elected without them, but I doubt that too, and as for Pierce, it would be suicidal to nominate him. I for one, cannot go him, under any circumstances, and the Cincinnati arrests, will prove if nominated, a [?] like shirt, with several tucks; among them his Nicaraguan blunders, and hesitancy and vaccillation in the Enlistments and Central American affairs. I wish that you would give me your views as to the nature of my communications to the clubs on this sub- ject. It is about time for us to have a finger in the pie, interested as we are in the matter, and already some of the clubs have placed me in a dilemma, by asking counsel as to their course of conduct. In plain and vigorous Saxon "Who they should blow for". In my present state of uncertainty I could not reply for myself, or the association and now appeal to you for the cue. I have not yet recd. any of the promised reports from Messrs [Lumsden?] & Conroy for their respective localities, and am beginning to feel surprised that one of the plainest, simplest, and most necessary provisions of the Constitution, should be treated with utter contempt. At this moment there is not the slightest evidence on the books of the Association, to shew that there is a single member in Ohio or in Penn. except yourself and the [?] Harvey Club of Phil. and Capt. Gillespie's in Phoenixville. I shall write once more to each as a matter of courtesy and then should they not comply, give it up as useless. At the same time I question their right to be regarded as members of the organization when contumaciously persisting in noncompliance with the requisitions of the Constitution. I have not heard from Dr. Smith for some time although I have written to him. Dr. McCracken is pushing forward with great energy in N. Orleans. Let me know your opinion as to the present crisis in the Crampton difficulty. Now that Clarendon has spoken. I would like to stir the clubs up with a little excitement as to a prospect of war. Give me your views in your reply on this as well as the presidential question. I presume that already the increasing warmth has dis- turbed the serenity of the peaceful hamlet of your abode by this influx of health & pleasure seeking visitors, attracted by the world wide fame of the Baths of Bristol which lie embosomed in the shadow of those mountains whose verdant garb of invisible green excels even the verdancy of the tourist and has been the theme of at least one ferocious attempt at poetry. Taking all things into consideration I am willing to allow, as they say on the Mississippi, that the polishing off I received on that subject at your hands entitles you henceforth and forever, in connection with your other genial qualities, to the soubriquet cognomen and appellation of a regular Bristol Brick. I hope that your sister gave the medicine I left a fair trial for in that event I feel satisfied she must ere now have recovered her health. please inform concerning that also in your next letter. I am Dear Sir Yrs Sincerely Jno. J. McGowan M. D. R. Tyler Esq. Dr. McGowan New York May 19/56 On [lg] of the L. E. A. Society