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OF RICHARD w. BARTON. Esa.
Os fse Efeefiss or % a. ~. s<ssfsr.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

MosDAr, FEB. Is, 1859.
Mr.. BARTON said, lin sobsiance,l you,
Mr.. Speaker. and ell the members Of this
House. can bear me witness that have
not often been troublesome TO YOU. Ex-
cepi upon questions Of local importance.
| have maintained an almost unbroken
silence during the whole winter. This
consideration, together with the universal
interest excited upon the pending nomi-
nations. give NE some claim upon The al.
tenlion oil this honorable body, and as.
sure you, Sir. shall not trespass long
upon 1t. yesterday gave notice, sir.
thai should on TO-DAY present the name
o! Wing from one OF the Western Coun-
lies, General Baldwin or Judge J. J. Al
len, Mr.. Barton alluded to- but discour-
aged by the friends Of those gentlemen,
l shall not add 10 the nominalions-and
10 be candid with you, Sir. since the new
construction put upon the rules Of this
House by the Chair, which continues The
pending nominations. open 10 debute,
do not feel disposed to add to the excite
rent or confusion OF this scene, by intro.
ducihg the names Of other gentlemen
and indeed, unless il can be demonstrated
to mo by some one better skilled in
arithmetic than am, that 81 can beat S5,
il would be idle and vain 20 al.emp, 10
elect Wing. II is not in good taste
usually 10 indulge in egoiism. but If toe-
rated, u must be on an occasion SO inte-
resting as the present, when every indi.
vidual is called on 10 define his position
position connected with the views and
opinions Of The representative. and the
political character Of his Constituency
Sir, when ! first consented 10 become a
candidate al The las, Springs election,
did il Reluctantly, and under influences
which no grateful hear. could resist.
then told my Constituents from the IIust-
ings. that II elected. l should be faithful
TO all their local concerns. but must in
sist'on being unfeusred and unpledgcd
in regard 10 United States Senator
With this declaration was elected. IL
is true in private conversations with a
few friends, confessed my purpose was
TO vote for William {. Rives, and ingen-
uously. ! say, this has beeA my purpose
ever since. with the reserved condition
that he did not throw himself back into
the support Of the Administration, cspe-
cially upon that most odious and ruinous
measure. il adopted. the ub-Treasufy
scheme. My support Of Mir Rives inn
plies no deseriion Of my political friends
a Wing have been. and Whis shall
continue 10 be. so long as tina, party con.
.inue 10 act upon principles which think
right. No man on this floor has made
greater sacrifices than I, for msintsining
with consistency. for fifteen years. my po-
IItical opinions. care not so much for
the name Of Wing. bat shall periina-
ciousiy adhere to the principles which
lha, party supports. The 6rsi is. in the
present crisis. opposition 60 Executive
misrule. exposure Of abuses in ihe Nd
ministration Of the Government, esre-
cially in its fiscal aifAirs--and the support
81 those men who will honesty and IN
dspendeniIy stand up for the integrity.
honor and liberties Of the country. BY
these tests, ibeo. ! violate no consislen.
CYL desert not my party by supporting
NT. Riyes. Gentlemen say that sc 70
Tor expedieney in his support anG aban.
don principles. Not 20. Nothing is ex.
pcdient which implies an abandonment of
principle and ] contend that. IN political
stfFs - WI - ~ tAt IAtNHtt hNAafNNAat
relations, that honeTy 4, ihc besi policy
Bot. Il - Use aud polite 9or public a.
well as private men 10 conform 10 circum-
slsnces, when such conformity u not H,o-
rally uroag Some Of The Wings here
would prefer genuine 4 consistent Whig
ali our private consultations have de-
monsirsied 90 ne such one cannot BE-
elected. A. "a alternative. large ma
joniy prefer Mr. Rivss, While some Of
The party sfs Tor him az ~ original choice.
VI. Speaker. while feel greater inie.
rest nov for Sir. Rivss. than have done
al any time since ny election. on account
Of his late noble stand fof The honor and
principles Of the Old Dominion. be -
not v ne free from objections. re voted
ior The Expunging fesolutions-an sei
which reflects disgTace upon the Com
monwesl;h. Those resolutions arc BOW
condemned by q majority Of al parties
The Expunging vas en- scs which ''bluFr.
ed tie record Of the county. truth and
deceney;" boz let Il be remembered. IN
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