I am now in the midst of my elections, and I may truly say the Canadians are intensely watching the conflict. Both parties are desperate, because they know they are each fighting for life or death. I believe we shall lick the radicals, and if so, the victory will be a permanent one. . . . The fact is, the battle I am fighting here is the cause of old England, and I want to stir people up at home to their interests, which they have sadly neglected.
I often think of you, and wish you were here. Dear me, what a deal of wine I would give you.
