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A confidential letter in which Brockenbrough states what he conceives to be the true feeling of the people in certain lower Virginia counties toward Van Buren; the Democratic party with not be united behind him and unless he should not "advocate unhesitatingly the annex of texas his vote will be nothing"; these sentiments were more confirmed at the meeting of the district convention of which Brockenbrough was the chairman. 1 p. ALS.