Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-13

" lie Senate.
Oh the Assembly.
Nonrn Brnp. o. May %, 1910.

NuRTu BIND, u. May %, 1910.
/ GruHcmen have the honofto acknowledge lie
recrtpl OF your ctlrr ot Tie 9th February convey
,ue the proerej'oes ID a meeting the Wing mem.
hrrs Of The Leg slaute convened IN The capitol Of
the State 90 the 22i Of thal n.oelh.
beg YOU to believe, GrGtlemfo. thai | am deep.
" impressed wIlh the hoaof winch has bern con.
fenced upon me By the dlstlnguish0 body. " I'm
I on THIS occasion YOU represent, The great otjeet
IT both my cWl aal military life has been 10 serve
my cGuutrl. Ia the utnos oi my ablles, aad 10 oh.
tan II, approbaupu, Tho hope Of tins has often
chccrcd me IN circumstances Of great difficulty aud
/ embarrassment.
lou will pardon me, | trust. if in Ills letter | 20
somewhat BEYOND the mere futpnse ri acknomledg
W2 the receipt ut Yum communication, aud Use the
/ occss,on tir making few remarks, winch cttenm-
Stances seem to require hom me-, 10 lesprot 10 a
drthWtpn ol opHleu=, or pledges, rs 10 future
duI. lrqmttd ol oanddltrs iof high Ollie
Wy publt hl", not how shofi ONT, Is btluie the
country. My opimons on important suffice haye
been espresso from time 10 Tune, tlose sui
ha'" ARISEN, aud siucr NY tane has been mehllonz
ch nnnnp tlusr from wtom a seleetlon mgln be-
wade iui the tthrc 81 l. esdrnI, lave IN several
lrtc,s to lucnds, fully aud lraubls asowed my sen
H''uts lauhrf than tbs, cannoi suppose intel
I LUCENT persons could desire me4o 20. TIE people
! 81 ths county do moi te'y un1aalt ssians, promises,
aHd pledges. The, know, that ii The candidate is
unruucplcd, lac VIII not sctapIe 10 give any pledge
that may be required of INN, aud as tlle will lie
/ II
lhe principles by which should be governed # e.
lrred FtcsldrnL 80 COT 1t relates 10 the proper tx
"culWe dunes OF tlat Office. Bul almost luutnnef.
able aprNtauuus have been made 10 mr., for my o.
rinlons relative 10 mailets OF legislation, even to
the popct mode OF conducting bl slnrss in the Two
honsrs Of Congress. My published letters 10 Nj
WILLIAMS aud Nh. DENNY, will show thai do MOI
CONSIDER The President u eons fluent baneh oil The
Legislature but II Is impossible 10 read the letters
itm' have been addressed 10 me. without believing
thai many oi the writes had adopted The oplnion
that the Ptesldeu'l office WAS the proper source
and origin OF all the legislation OF the country an
oWn ot ~ my judgment, At var with every plincl-
pie at the constitution, aud OF deep and dang efnus
/ consequences. The prevalence Of such sentiments
more than amus any thina else, would tend 10 con
soudae The whole substantial power Of The Govern
1rut IN the bands " 4 single man tendency
which, whether III OF IN Office, feel II my nos,
sol mu duty u resist
have declined Rbercfore to give any furlhe,
pledges OF "pnlouson subjects whleh belong To the
lutute legislation OF Con2ress--hecause,
LIST, ! conceive, tor the reasons gwen In my LEI.
teas to Mr.. Williams nd Nj. Denny thai Cnnp1ess
should be leit rs much as possible unlramnleed by
executive influence m The de charge Of Us lepisia-
ave lun'tip"s; aud that htter guarantee IL De
correct conduct ota Chei Maew,tale ma, be found
W his chNA,ler aud IA he course oil Ia former hfr
than "a pledges ard oInions gwen during the pen.
drucS OF a doubtful contest aud that although ne.
cngllsmg the night OF ne people to he informed Of
/ ne icadlug Polucal opinions of the candidates Tor
offices OF aust, YET MS urgards the sui jeels upun
winch tie Legislature may be called 10 at, the
! pie dyes and opinions shoud be required II requr.
/ ed At all, OF the candidates tor Congress
-. Because. the nabu of eonsleiinga single In.
dvJdual as the source from Whieh all tie measure,
at government should cmanate, is degrading To n
Il. publ c, and of tie must dangerous tendency.
81. Because, upon al the questuus IN fetafd 10
whlci, under any crcums anoes, II would be Al al
proper Tor me To make answers, my sentiments have
already been tally aud ciraly given to the public III
4 m,uuri to tntiIle Them to eredencc, as coneelye
ina, no hnues man Mould suffer ms friends 10 publish
documents m his name which were not genuine or
containing opinions winch he was no, lAen wiling
to endorse.
Accept, gentlemen, the assurance
uf my high regard.
W. II. HARRISON.