Transcribe Selden, Susan Ward. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1855-10-21)

is going deeply into politics - with a view as is supposed - to the governorship of the Empire State - He has joined a new party composed of Free soil Whigs & democrats of the same stamp - & opposed to the American or Know nothing party - The new party calls itself Republican - & is called - the Fusion party - Your Uncle (Sclden) is a candidate for the office of Judge of the Court of Appeals with some prospect though by ne means a certainty - of an election. Parties are in great confusion - several new issues having broken up the old organizations & drawn entirely new quartz lines- Slavery & anti- slavery -temperance & anti-tempe- dance - or rather anti-prohibition - Americanism - & Catholicism - have