Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-10

| Hut suppose, fellow citizens, had haye know Al
Mr.. l. as candidate, and in the face of that n,
formation thought proper To offer my services the
district is there in that any thing at variance with
the principles OF government? Or Is there any1
! thing in tat gentlemaus character, or in the cha
racter OF any other gentleman n tine United States,
SO sacred, SO overwhelming To pat atztSafs aces
to ln'Sh TO scosu, Our G. ustitulionto ioas DOWN
aud to deter opposifiom, These ,lries
| leave to himself answer 49,,
Hfeally se1tHs to be OF no .ennssou. nee
wh" Is the first or last Candidate in this country
tor any Office; as presume the people will take a
more correct aud elevated view of their
than to be swaycd or governed by any such u,.i,rs
portant consderat ton. However, as Mr. has
'hought proper to place this before the
PIE. excuse me, if you please for show ing not only
me iailacv but the absurlity OF his position am;
10 eject tins object, gentlemen, il is only
'"r You 10 Dear III mind, that my annuuca ton rs n
ean',iaate was made ON The 27th day of August.
io,l' ana mat, on the gid Sept. following Nj. T.
publishes an address, in which he goes on 20 saw
VI shall be, if health permit ut King Georye .,,,f
ford and Westmoreland courts in October: n nd n,
Richmond, Northumberland and Lancaster courts
IN November. IL was then, aud not sooner Accord
ing tn my original purpose. isat intended To make
an unreserved decision as to my being "a candidate
at the next election"
nue'e appeal to the most prejudiced, the mos.
W'"'s 10 promote MS views and 10 do wrong, to
A'ow' u TINS IS not an admission of his being
Candidate al the time Of free from,
ambiguity, and too plain 10 be. 4nfsunderstoodes
fo to use again his own language, he says al such
'fhe, tie meant to make decisio,'s
TO his being candidate al the heNt election.
by this he must mean something, or ne must mean
nothins. III, then, he means any thing, he must
mean that he was in state Of ric,,I.t and thar
pending the time he had apart 10 make n, s.,,,,
reserved decision as TO his being u candidatc- he
would make up his mind whether he would agar,
Tender his Pervices to the people or not.
II then state, without fear Of contradiction. th,.
any one offering their services 10 the district n,e
vious to this contemplate declaration. rs did.
would NO more have been in opposition to the prc-
sent incumbent, than to any one else who had MT
declared themselves "A candidate
II we were bound to- receive those as candidates
who had once served us, until they had declared
themselves Off until they had an u,ic rs,anne witt,
their friends, some few individuals who claim To
themselves the only qualifications the exclusive ca
pacity tn represent the country, it would very
ly approximate to claim set mp to a succession ia
once by inheritance From such state of things
Pray God ever to deliver us.
The adyorates of such princi,e n this fello,,
ctzcus. coUi''rt an auiacious outrage upon rcru,-
iicanism, and an attempt to csta blish il cano, be
TOO much exposed tn be sufficiently detcsted.
While i feel myself bound TO apologize for the
length into which this defence has rum uevertle-
less regret am admoshed by its size to- stop for
leave unno'iccd other points in MIR. Us address
equally ihteiensible WITH the one feel
fellow citizens, to your satisfactipn have expos
ed ann 1t Is as much out of respect your patience
that pass them by, il is obedience To the inn
perous command laid upon me by the very limited
tune which have t. prepare this for the press.
With sentiments uf very high respect, i ren,uiu.5
| fellow citizens, yours, &c.
! DcrembCr 3fh 1901