Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-04
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Union and State Rights 4ssOciGton IF Chatham county.
EXTRACT FROM MIR HALL McALttsTERs hErLY:
NEWPORT. Sept. 4, 1886.


Lnon and State Rights .4ssociGtion IF Chatham county,
EXTRACT FROM MIR. HALL McALtisTERs kErLY
NEWPORT. Sept. A. 1886
CsutIsmcn: Your letter of the 18th uIt, communicate
inc the nomination of myself by the Union ana Htatc
RiTbts Association Of Chatham county, as Candidate
for the Senate of the State. was receI"ea yesterday
The rood opinion OF my Fellow Clzens when obtained
without the sacrifice of principle, shall ever regard as
the object of nv highest ambition Thus viewed inns
additional testimonial Of the kindness and confidence OF
INV friends demands and receives my heartfelt ackho"'
Judgments.
IN exnrrss freely and frankly the views and feelings by
which am Influenced in accepting the noninatl9h Win
which have been honored.
1t is an item Of my political faith that no man is at
berty to decline when called by his !eow-cilizens
TO battle for principles which they and he deem intimate
" interviewer with the wcilbeIng OF ms country. HiS
views US to his inability to serve them cecua!y are 10
be controlled by the expression OF their oPnoh ta HIS
services may prove useful This proposition Is, howe
YER subject the qualification, that response TO Such
call sha! not materially interfere with the imperative
claims of private duty. Permit Inc to say, gentlemen,
that in my situation, the limit has been reachrd whlch
divides the general proposition from its quaiicaon
Yet when look around upon the political horizon, ana
mark the form and pressure Of the times, feel that
until that limit be passed. may not be permitted TO lis.
ten at moment like The present. 10 the Suggestions y!
private interest.
Since the adoption cte Federal Constitution there has
been, in my opinion, period oil time calling more I'M
peravcy UGicous and vglun action ICON the Cc'o-
cratic patty Of this country, than the present The
great question TO the Presidency, now agtating the
country, is not question as 10 the choice OF men, but
is, in TRUTH struggle between two great parties Tor the
triumph Of their respective principles 1he democratic
party are the opponrats of Mammoth Bank "A proec-
tive Tar-of the power claimed for Congress OF raising
money for works of Internal Improvement not strictly
national and the advocates OF such construction Of
our Constitution will give 10 the Federal Government
powers other than those necessary Tor seieXtence,
and expressly delegated to them by the terms OF that in
strument. The Wing plriy, as they have been pleased
call themselves advocate principles antagonist 10 ,esc
principles which in theory directly adverse to those
maintained by Of the South, and, f carried out) IN
their practical consequences at with The best inter-
ess of portion Of the Union 1t Is TO the election
of MIR. Webster and he cannot be rendered aTa!a-
bic" as Il candidate to that Of General Harrison, that
this party look for the support Of their plncipes.
To the election Of MI Webster, because his opinions
have been long known to be III unison win teir own
to that of Gen Harrison because IL believed ms views
of the constitution will be squared by those OF MT Clay
and MIR. Webster. As to Judge W,ite, 1t is impossible
to orcsee what would be the principles OF his adm ns-
traton for while it be contended, they would be IN
the MAN, those Of the present. it must be borne IN mnd
that if elected, he will be placed IL the Presidential
Chair by the enemies Of the Democrac party, the
Northern FeGeralists-tLe Western Tariff men-and
the Southern Nuliittts How Tar this circumstance
may control the public of Judge White cannot
be determined with certainty but that it will have It's
influence, no man doubt That twill give strength
20 the enemies Of the Democratic party and their pr!n-
cipes certain. So fully assured OF this are those enc
mics that they ''movimg Heaven and Earth to trans
fer the election Of Chief Mag srae from the people 10
the House OF Representatives, where if neither Of their
invorite candidates can be rendered available, some
compromise with their lukewurm opponent, Judge
White may be effected. Under the circumstances then,
if Mr. Webster Gen. Harrison be elected the prncl-
pies of democracy prostratcd-lf Judge White, they
are endangered and defeated What then, does it be-
hoovc the Democratic party do in this great contest bc
tween the people and the arlstocracy? What else can
they do but sacrifice all predileclonsa sectional feel
inss-all personal antpalhes-and rallyng around the
oF
their principles, in solid column to sustain not
the man. but the representative d tic Democracy ct the
country. Then indeed will the 'pichad cnnicdcracy
ofFcderalists Tariff men, and Nuilters. cemened tenn
porary together by common oJ"cl-lhe defeat Of the
people candidale-be resolved into their original
discordan elements. But, gentlemen we need not ira
vel beyond the limits of Stat" to appreciate the
importance of the presen, crisis to her as member o.
side Of the Savannah River known by the name Of
State Rights mcn) still exist within Stale
tive and welorganzed party, no one can douht-t!at
they preparing this year for last effort, which will
be Violent in proportion 10 its despair, is apparent 10
every SAINT with the signs Of the times -
Under this aspect of affairs ukcwarD, indeed, must lie
that friend Of the unlon who will permit the sugges-
lions of private interest to mplngc upon tie cas ks
Felow.citzens have upon him.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Col. STocKARp, OF ORANGE.-By the following COM
municaiioa from Col. Stnckard, the Democratic Repre-
sentative from Orange county, il will be seen that
va 'ie pl p1lElS
has Teen exposed and reiu,ed. Col Stockard is firm
Democrat, and as decided friend Of the Democratic
candidates. as any man in the Legislature. And the
fact that the Multiplying Federal party have laid claim
him. IS only another evidence of The desperate shifts TO
which they are dFvcn III their efforts to conceal their
weakness in The Legislature. Other Republicans have
been claimed by them; which, events viii shaw ticv
have no better authority Tor claiming thar they had in
Col Stockards case. "
To the Editor Gf TIC Standard:
have lately seen in the Raleigh Register an ,r,;,a
from the Fayetteville Observer. tie substance Of wbih
in part is as follows -; In the Legislature We have ~,
undisputed majority Joint ballot of votes besides
this however we nndcrsend from several sources tina,
Mr. Stockard, Of Orange, has declared since the cleo
tion that he considers himself Instructed to vote for
Wing Senator This statement is made by Of NJ r
stockard neghbors, who have visited this place since
the Election
How the Editor of the Observer can feel hmselrsst
fed in making the assertion, know not; but | uneou
vocaly pronounce them without any sort of foundation
have never, at any time, to friend foe, uttered
sentence which would justify such assertion or belief
During the canvass in August last told the people of nv
county that believed Gen Jackson in his
bad maintained the true principles Of Repubcanism and
sound end wholesome construction of the Constitution:
that Martin paR Buren, had aided in the administration ri
our Government, which to me, to be LEADING Our
country to prosperity and happiness that he now Stood
pledged the nation to pursue similar course if elected
to the Presidency; and that true Democratic Re-
publican was bound 10 support his eecon and in do.
ing So believed acting in accordance with the
principles which governed revolutionary fathers
who split their blood and spent their treasure, to gain the