Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-27
THE VIfas:INIAN.
LYNCHsURG. APRIL "a, 1920.
PLEASANT MILLER.

and else~herr Tor h,s moral aud political worth
in long address TO The Editors OF the Con
gres.i onal District ~ Tennessee, whore he
resides, announces his determination no longer
10 be considered candidate To- Congress. Mr.
Miller. great popularity rendered his sarcc.s
sure. In fact, We do not hecye ihfre ens ANY
serious opposition 10 his election. The fea-
sons which he assigns for tab ing this sep viii
shos The estimate IN which 6rn. Jaekson's
conduct since he became Presid NJ, is held by
his warmesi friends in his own State. Mr.
Miller was one orihe foremost 10 aid in al.
yancing the Gen. to his present exalted station.
but With a can1nr and Independence, rarely 10
he met with in these day, of political doafy
and en- hu~ias m--<hen ut TO worship the
Presidcn, rs tire greaiesf and bed is considered
n sin sulIieieni to d. anehist eyery ci ven aud
render him unworthy to hold any office, even
the lowest under the government. now proclaim.
10 the " ord that the General. conduct in So.
lec,ins his cabine, is such Ia destroy all CON
| liasnee IN him. We suhioin u few extracts
from his add ess
| Previously 10 M c,n3eniay IA beeome
| candidate. many ofny friend, were rartla,
.nouPh towstai uie TO believe thai might be
| abb iorend Z ibis piir,ci s'me service and
! Thy pruiftsrd also To- hcluse that lght be
/ ,erviccalle in su.'aieipa Grueral Jnek som
! adminislrati"u, against threatened attack
| upon II, by the pity opposed 10 him. IL
| these ends, tel wiling I" contribute my mite,
whichever fhe sacrifice might be. NV as
cannot NY longer sustain ten. Jackson, In
| III, pnld cal cou-", have no alternative lef
me rat TO change an opinion deliberately form
ed ,and thousand times openly express >e1, o!
| keep my prr.ent d termination secret, ard
fhereby Impose upon you brllef ,ha, | vii
| if 81 cied. fulfil intentions which have nj
The least notion of fuli lug Neither OF tl.ese
things will do. With the s filed determi-
nation no lnneer to suapprf Cen. JACK on, IN
! that portion of his political conrs', whcl has
hesb disrlo;rd in tie selection o his tablne,
connsrll0rs, ! caUnlt now ask the support %
thosr gentlemen wha hal gen rnu y etered Il
to me, OF time When | nirnded, nnd ihe4
| therefore hada fithl 10 expect ri me, that ~hici
cannot uoH be tea 'ized, WHeni became
csaddnte I ta4 10 rishtI? eApec, ihh
co Id p,,si.iI.y, te paced III Ia. dilcmulhi
Which iuom fad mysrIt.
IL soc. an 10 SAFE The csnsis'rn,v Of
Gen. JDtksons rintess Sous ~ 1922, hea
he declared in his letter OF res gnaIio1 I'll
his II, in the S nate of the Z States. ad
dressed To The Tennessee Legislature, thai the
constitution of the Unred State, ought Ia H.
so n aended as 10 prohibi, The Presidents az.
pointing any member If Congress I, office un1sr
The general government during The term far
mhicb he wnS eiecied, and for too gears hereaf
Ter, with his conduct in 1922. when he selected
three Senators aud one Governar of
State who had DOT left his seat in the Senate
$ months 10 form hi.Cabinet After quoting
seyrral extracts from this fansu Letter he
goes on ie say:
Fsum the above quota IONS. | cannot help
bul believe that al the time OF wrtlug the a
hove lettrr, Gen Jacks N wa, Ilemny inl.
pressed With be imprOpriety of appointing any
member of Congress, To aaY Office undrr til
gen.lal gov. RIM NJ during iht tllle To- u hi
he vas ell c!ed. and even for two years there.
aiie', Nay, 80 Thoroughly vas be eotsioeod
of the Improperly OF the piactiee, thai rs.
signed b's seat 10 iar Senate. lf this reason,
anorgsi o,hera, thai be night not tsc. be led
into temptdion Thai temptation, When he
thinks II Wa wrong Ia hiiDSelilu tacn, has been
bs him, thrown oul Ia % hUIs. ! forb ~ 10
press this snhie ri further At IL tender one for
his future hitorlan E.s change Of Optic.
upon this subject (for allow every man than
liberty caH Gully be accounted for, bu, from
the tact that be adhraej 10 the opinions OF
1925, h., coufide tial lficn1 aud adviser Ma.
jor Eaton, could mol, updcr that opinIn have
beeu npuoInt, d secretary Of War, far b ) Ia IN
Of service had 30, than expired. He vas, poor
! IN. n the nI tenn nj mr. Outa h,,
knows him, but will readily enough admit, thai
there are but ew men. il my, that " uuld be
more readily seduced, when prrf rm. nj was
tive rev ard. The nuth is that ihis maiiar has
not been fa.s'y la'd beore General Jarksun,
by his friends (lor which suppose ey had
their rtasons) OF he had acted IN this instance,
IN deh ice Of his o.H opiaious, deliberately
exp, Easel. | do Gui imagine that ia lac' there
has been any change OF ojiGo0 with bin
IL there has bee0, il Viii hardi, be allowed
: TIE people nobI, su,;aiued INN under Ibe o.
pinious OF 1925, aud it he had thionn himself
upon ths great body ct the people, fQr his Ca.
bp,et, ~ thtuk they had ght 10 eAprct
they would have sustained Lun TO tlia latest
honr of III, lie. How tney NIL low DO, | eau.
In1t AL rta<s Q say
In the following paragraph Mr.. Miller gives
gentle hin, ~ the gentlemen who have SO
,ocieroaIy talked about targaips between
Alrssis. Adams aud Clay.
;" do hope We shall bear no moro said a
bnui bargains. will puu n case. Does auy
msn upon the face Of the earth, 5elieve that
MajNr Ehton won'd have resigned his seat ia
the Senate, Without a,presious pronise. express
~ impi,ed. than he would he appointed Secre.
iary oi Nur ?"
E0REIGN NEWS.
The hehds Of political aud reli gious freedom
ull find much i,tarast in ,,.r.s;,u ,ha La. 90