Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-26
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To DANIEL. r. sLhbblllL La, ESQ.
A rumor has reached us OF your acceptance of q
nomination for a seat in Congress from this Dis
t:ict. Whilst this intelligence, under different cir
cumstances, would give me %unfeigned satisfaction,
| cannot but declare as at present advised, ! I'M.
afTectedly regret it. Is there a fair prospect of your
election And if elected, can you h%onorably repre-.
sent the district : are questions you should salts.
factorily answer before you enter upon the can
vass. To both of these questions, | think may be
given an unqualified negative. You cannot be elect
ed, nor ought you 10 desire 1t, II you cou!d.-My
reasons for these opinions are, that the dominant par
ty Of the District although divided IN their person
al attachments between the two gentlemen noto and
late their candidates., will not and ought not to permi,
those attachments to lose them that influence to which
their overwhelming majority entities them. Can you
suppose that n District embracing a Loco Foco majority
of 574 at The las. test of strength of the parties, will
suffer a Wing to be elected: If they do, it will be
unlike any other act of that party which has yet come
under my observation. They will, as certainly as the
day comes, centre on one of the candidates.
But, concede they do not, and. that you could be
elected because Of the party feud which now exists,
would you consent to accept The trust upon sncll terms;
| hope not. Honesty and fair dealing should govern
in public as well as private life. The party which
will consent to avail themselves ofany other means to
accomplish their ends, will as inevitably fail, ultimately,
as that Virtue will meet with its reward or Vice with
its appropriate corrective.
Were | known 10 you, you would accord me sim
cerity in wishing you and the Wing party entire sue
cess in the control oil the District. But that success
ought not to be desired upon any other than honorable
terms. 1t should be the determination of both parties
to discountenance every attempt 10 defeat the popular
willard, of all parties, should the Wings most de.
nounce it. They have suffered too much from this
moral detection amongst themselves. Whilst many Of
the opposite party, are rejoicing at the treason in their
camp, there are some ito their lasting honor) who de-
spise alike the treason and The traitor. They will have
nothing to do with the unclean thing. This should be
The conduct of all honorable men. Use every just means
to carry our end. If we fail let s..submit like Philoso-
phers, determined 10 await the slow but sure progress
of truth, which is ~''mighty and will prevail"
creme. CuRRENTE CALAMO.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CAsvAss-Daniel F. Slaugh-
Ter (Whig) has been nominated as a candidate to re-
present this District in the Congress Of the U. S.
The Opposition have two candidates in tie Geld-viz:
WIN. Smith and Linn Banks. The result, strange
TO saw, is considered doubtful. This doubt arises
from the fact, that the Wings, though they have
but one candidate in the field, are not united. There
are influential Wings in the district, who maintain
that no Wing candidate should be rum from the belief
that continuance of the war between the Angels,
will ultimately be Of greater advantage 10 the party
There are others who contend that as the Oppose
ton have a decided majority in the District, they are
entitled TO the representative, and the Wings should not
avail themselves Of the advantage ola division in tbeIs