Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-15
WASHINGTON, May 10Th, 1885.

WAsniNGroS, May 10Th, 1885.
CrNrLEMtx: have the honor 10 Acknowledge
the receipt OF your letter of the ed instant The
nomination yoa have been deputed TO announce to
me presents the only contingency. upon the occur
renee of which. could consent TO become can
di late for the high office OF President OF the nj
ted States. When my name was first associated
with the question of General Jackson successor,
more through the ll-wilI of opponents tlan III,
pa,tialty OF friends, determined TO vail Tor In
development al the teAs ol In Republican. al
the Union, AID Ia pursue thai cea,se Only hleh
their unbiased iud gmrnt should finally recommend
Idecmed that eoutsc 10 bc du, 10 the Administer
ton, of which was a slcmbcr--to the best inter-
ests OF the country 10 the indi>isibllfk oi
political party, by the original organization Of
which, the overthrow OF Republican principle, ia
the United States was prevented, and upon TIM a.
cendancv If which. We can alone depend iof tier
preservation. To the olcts of support which were
al thai period occasionally made 10 from differ
ent quarters al the ta.on, respectfully replied.
that the public good. "a my opinion, required III,
services Of Gcn. J icNson loI a second cnn=--that
the agitation al In question oil hs successor. At
that early period, must Of necessity embarrass the
Adminis'r5tiou-=1a tka il was NY desire that
my name should hot be connected With the sub
lec,. From that time 10 the present, have neither
soie'ed nc "a" h"i >1as"' INC support" an4 NAN
IA reference 10 the hish oIlef ioi @iu5h A'Sr
teeh homihaiods uhi's, my lel''2s 10 ihifret'to-
ries irom my fellow i'i. u upon lohhr questions,
and my sincere e"de'fai> 10 "'te nA 'ei worthy
OF the respect ana confidence 81 the Ametlrdh
People, are llabe II I n eoas'4fuoh' 81 the
truth of this declaration, saiey appeal 10 tn
hundreds oil honorable men VINO composed 'he re-
cent Gonvcniion-to the numerous Editors and POI
liticans throughout the mon, who have distm-
guished me BY their preference, aud 10 my private
correspondents and ultimate friends, not excepting
the considerable mmhel OF persons, once my
friends all associates, whom the fluctuations oi
political HE have converted into opponents. In
n,ne Of these clsses, OF IN any cihrr ot onr COM
mu1itY Is there man, Who can truly say. that /
haic solicited Ia political support, Of that have
catered or sought t. 10 enter will him into any ar
r,ncemnnt, 10 btln' about tie nomination which |
hive now received. or 10 secure my elevation 10
the Chief NapisuacY of the country
The liberal mca al all partiei, | trust, and You
ana thoec you represent, an sure, will paIdan me
fr havine thu, spoken of M own conduct IN re-
frencc 10 point upon which have hcen lhr 81
lent object Of attack, causelrSs a, il has hoen
violent and unrcmncd; especially as | alone can
answer for it in relation to all my countrsmcn al
though thousands may he ready Ia answer in rcla-
ton to themselves.
Under these circumstances, the Democracy o
the nation. in Convention assembled, having, rs W,
inform me-, with 4 depree of unanimil> that can
not too highly appreciate, pronounced me worth,
of so Great tr,,, cannot hesitate in making then
wishes the ruiz OF my conduct ! do. therefore