Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-19
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To the People IF Dinpiddie County.

To the People ~ Dtntcddte County
Fellow citizens. You Informed some time since,
bv card in the Richmond Enquirer, oil my determl-
nation longer 10 be candidate for your suitfages
At the time oil the publication of that card intended
seek the earliest opportunity to give you the reasons
Of my retirement, well as 10 thank you, (as now
do from the bottom Of my hear,) for your liberal sup
port all occasions when | have been before you.
Such explanation, conceived due alike TO you and
myself, and would have been made in person to you
before this but Tor illness, which for some weeks
confined me 10 nv bed and from which, am Just now
recovering. A still longer detention here in the dis
charge OF the duties of representative, make 1t neces-
say that should address you through the newspapers
have been your honored RI preventative almost con-
tnuously, for the last years. The necessary ab-
sence from home and diversion Of my attention from
nv domestic business make it duty owe to my ia
mly and friends devote several at least, ex-
clus;vely TO my private affairs. This consideration,
coupled with the fact, that my constitution II not SHAT
tered has been shaken your service, will plead with
YOU sufficient excuse for the desire my part, TO Sc
yer the very interesting and agreeable connection which
has long existed between usot constituent and re-
preventative In leaving your service my greatest re-
rret is founded upon the reflection, that have been
able to do so much less for you than deserved. My
hinhes, qualification TO know, that | have always
shared yonr liberal confidence. The only reward
seek for the privaons and tolls of active and not
short public hie IS Your approving verdict OF 'wei
done good and faithful servant.
Nv political principles unchanged. came into
10 remain in public life Democrat in practice, and
trus, leave public life Democrat both in principle
and practice. When ! came in public life, | believed
tina, every Democrat should DO his duty-now, be-
lieve that every Democrat should do more than hls
duty The Federal Go;hs and Vandals have got
ten possession of the holy temple Of our liber-
ties and it will require than ordinary ex-
ertions to exterminate them Although some OF
them swan into office upon the tide of hard cider
and others were rode in ''cooney rail, yet you
will not find easy 10 pull them out as they found
TO pull down their log cabins, for they have gotten
taste of the loavcs and fishes, and devourng them
with hycna voraci,y that shows they had rather have
their coon,as pulled off than 10 let 90 their holds
The only way earth To demoisb them, IS for us TO
make 'ong pull, strong pull and pull all together
and pull them clean out Then take the liberty most
Respectfully to recommend to YOU 10 meet together at
once and select candidate to represent you in the
next House of DELEGATES. Aud II you find amongst
YOU conflicting OPINIONS, part nn by concllla-
ton and concession you have determined 10 90 Tor one
man. ard one cause Whoever may be the honored m
strument OF your choice, shall receive my vote and
nv ardent, Jealous and cordial support
Fellow -citizens-If disease has little impaired my
holiness aud rgor 1t has at least not checked the ar.
dor OF NV Democracy Time, the Doctors and good
constitution Will soon, ! hope restore the one-the
other You will crafty and eyhilrac by your cess at
the Spring Elections YES confidently hope, that on
the Fourth Thursday Of pr next our good old State
will be redeemed recencraed, aud observation-disclosures
that under the resusci,u,ing influence of Democratic
triumph my constitution viii gain its woned bodness
and vigor, and our mutual graualions and congratu-
latons will be, that Orchard is himself again
ALFRED j. VAUGHAN.